The Science Of Botany

Question 1

What are the 5 major groups of plants?

Answer 1

Angiosperms - Flowering plants
Gymnosperms - Conifers 
Pteridophytes - Ferns
Lycophytes - Liverworts and hornworts
Bryophytes - Mosses

Question 2

What does “Ethnobotany” mean?

Answer 2

The scientific study of the traditional relationships between plants and people

Question 3

What does domestication mean?

Answer 3

Is the process whereby a population of living organisms is changed at the genetic level through generations of selective breeding to accentuate traits that ultimately benefit the interests of humans

Question 4

What country have these vegetables originated from?
Pumpkin 
Peanuts
Potatoes 
Zucchini 
Corn 
Chillies 
Beans

Answer 4

Central and South America

Question 5

What is the difference between monoculture and polyculture?

Answer 5

Monoculture is the growing if one crop

Polyculture is the growing of many crops

Question 6

What is the definition of plants?

Answer 6

Plants are defined as :

1. They contain chlorophyll for absorbing light for photosynthesis
2. They are adapted for life on land and have multicellular embryos- embryophytes
3. They are composed of many cells
4. They have cell walls containing cellulose