Introduction to Botany

Question 1

Branch of science that deals with the study of plants and its fundamental process; a natural science

Answer 1

Botany

Question 2

Botany + Zoology

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Biology

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Father of Botany

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Theophrastus (372-287 BC)

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Theophrastus was Aristotle’s student

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True

Question 5

Theophrastus’ first written literature about plants

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De Historia Plantarum

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What did the father of botany first described?

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Anatomy of plants

Question 7

The father of botany classified the anatomy of plants into what

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trees, shrubs, herbaceous, perennials and herbs

Question 8

The top 5 famous Botanist’s

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1. Carl Linnaeus
2. George Washington Carver
3. Alexander von Humboldt
4. Agnes Arber
5. Gregor Mendel

Question 9

Name 3 Filipino Botanist’s

Answer 9

1. Dr. Victor B. Amoroso
2. Jose R. Velasco, Ph. D.
3. Magdalena C. Cantoria, Ph. D.

Question 10

Give 5 branches of Botany

Answer 10

1. Plant Genetics
2. Plant Anatomy
3. Cytology (Plant Cell Biology)
4. Plant Pathology
5. Pomology
6. Paleobotany

Question 11

Why is the study of plants important?

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1. Plants releases oxygen
2. Plants are primary producers
3. Economically important to humans

Question 12

Economic importance of Plants

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1. Agricultural plants (food)
   - 90% of the world’s food energy intake)
2. Flavoring plants :herbs and spices
3. Fiber and wood plants
4. Medicinal plants
5. Plant extracts: essential oil, gums, rubber etc

Question 13

5 careers you can do with botany

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1. Proceed to (a) medicine (b) graduate programs
2. Teacher/ Professor
3. Airport Wildlife Biologist
4. Biologist (Dept. of the Army)
5. Farm Manager
6. Wildlife technician

Question 14

The characteristics of Life

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1. Growth (and development)
2. Reproduce (offspring)
3. Heredity (of traits)
4. Homeostasis (stable inner conditions)
5. Metabolism (energy from chemical reactions)
6. Cellular (structure & composition)
7. Respond (to the environment)

Question 15

It is an inherited feature that improves an organism’s ability to survive

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Adaptation

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Every living thing exhibits this; as every living things increase in size and number of cells

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Growth

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It is transferred to offspring in one of two ways

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Heredity (hereditary information (DNA))

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All living things are compose of one or more microscopic cells

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Cellular (structure and composition)

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Refers to all chemical reactions an organism uses to take in and transform energy from the environment

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Metabolism (energy from chemical reaction)

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A process when plants convert solar energy into chemical energy

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Photosynthesis

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It is the production of new organisms that is essential for the continuation of a species; can be sexual or asexual

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Reproduce (offspring) or Reproduction

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The maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions

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Homeostasis (stable inner conditions)

Question 23

it is a stimulus that cam be within or outside the organism; physical or chemical change in the environment are the factors that could cause this

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Respond (to the environment)

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It is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions

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Scientific Method

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A step in the scientific method whereas you start to question (how, who, what, where, which and why)

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Problem

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A step in the scientific method whereas you make and educated guess

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Hypothesis

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A step in the scientific method whereas you test the hypothesis and identify the design of the study

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Experimentation

Question 28

A step in the scientific method whereas you based it on the results of the experiment

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Conclusion