PLANT TAXONOMY EXAM #6 STUDY EXAM SOLVED
1. What is Plant Tax- The naming, describing, and classification of plants. Aims to: recognize
and explain
onomy the variation of plants, Organize variation to reflect evolutionary
relationships
2. Why study
plant • Central to many other areas of study• concepts and skills
taxonomy?
applicable to many fields• Documentation of biodiversity*•
conservation biology*• Wildlife manage- ment
3. plant-animal rela- • Local & regional natural history• biological processes• A better
understanding of
tionships: your species of interest• habitat and ecological needs
4. 3 parts of Plant 1.Cataloging 2.Identifying 3.Classifying
Taxonomy
(Plant
Systematics)
5. Cataloging naming, describing, recording
6. Naming using nomenclature system to assign a name to a unique object• used
to reflect unique characters for that group of objects
7. Describing collecting and communicating attributes• specific botanical terminology:•
Growth habit• Roots & Shoots• Leaves• Reproductive structures
8. Recording • Published in journals, books, revisions, & monographs• Organized by
region or plant group - floras vs manuals• Plant vouchers & Herbaria
9. Herbarium collection of preserved plants used for reference, research, and teaching
10. Identification • Techniques for determining unknown plants• Recognition of major plant
groups
11. Taxonomic keys emphasizes similarities and ditterences between species
1/
12
, 12. Classification Grouping & Ranking
13. Grouping sorting of objects with like features into groups
2/
12
1. What is Plant Tax- The naming, describing, and classification of plants. Aims to: recognize
and explain
onomy the variation of plants, Organize variation to reflect evolutionary
relationships
2. Why study
plant • Central to many other areas of study• concepts and skills
taxonomy?
applicable to many fields• Documentation of biodiversity*•
conservation biology*• Wildlife manage- ment
3. plant-animal rela- • Local & regional natural history• biological processes• A better
understanding of
tionships: your species of interest• habitat and ecological needs
4. 3 parts of Plant 1.Cataloging 2.Identifying 3.Classifying
Taxonomy
(Plant
Systematics)
5. Cataloging naming, describing, recording
6. Naming using nomenclature system to assign a name to a unique object• used
to reflect unique characters for that group of objects
7. Describing collecting and communicating attributes• specific botanical terminology:•
Growth habit• Roots & Shoots• Leaves• Reproductive structures
8. Recording • Published in journals, books, revisions, & monographs• Organized by
region or plant group - floras vs manuals• Plant vouchers & Herbaria
9. Herbarium collection of preserved plants used for reference, research, and teaching
10. Identification • Techniques for determining unknown plants• Recognition of major plant
groups
11. Taxonomic keys emphasizes similarities and ditterences between species
1/
12
, 12. Classification Grouping & Ranking
13. Grouping sorting of objects with like features into groups
2/
12
