PLANT TAXONOMY, CLASSIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE
EXAM #17
Classification - correct answer A method used to group living things into categories
based on similarity. There are many different classifications used to group plants.
Classification methods follow a set of rules.
Monocarp - correct answer Multi-year life span (3 years or longer). Flowers once then
dies. New plants arise from roots.
Annual - correct answer Life span of one growing season.
Biennial - correct answer Life span of two growing seasons. First year is basal leaves
and taproot. Second year is flowering.
Perennial - correct answer Multi-year life span (3 years or longer), flowers each year.
Herbaceous - correct answer Non-woody plants.
Woody - correct answer Plants with wood-based structures.
Evergreen - correct answer Plants that retain leaves throughout the year.
Deciduous - correct answer Plants that shed their leaves annually.
Semi-deciduous - correct answer Plants that lose some, but not all, of their leaves
during certain seasons.
Herbs - correct answer These have soft non-woody stems. The term is sometimes used
to refer to spices.
Shrubs - correct answer These have no main trunk. Branches arise from ground level.
Are woody. Have secondary tissue. Perennials.
Trees - correct answer These have one main trunk. Branches arise on the upper part of
the plant. Are woody. Have secondary tissue. Perennials.
Broadleaf - correct answer Leaves are usually wide and can be of various shapes
and/or sizes. Can be evergreen, deciduous, or semi-deciduous.
Narrow leaf - correct answer Leaves are strap-like.
Needle-bearing - correct answer Leaves are needle-like. Can be evergreen, deciduous,
or semi-deciduous.
Erect - correct answer Stem stands upright without artificial support.
EXAM #17
Classification - correct answer A method used to group living things into categories
based on similarity. There are many different classifications used to group plants.
Classification methods follow a set of rules.
Monocarp - correct answer Multi-year life span (3 years or longer). Flowers once then
dies. New plants arise from roots.
Annual - correct answer Life span of one growing season.
Biennial - correct answer Life span of two growing seasons. First year is basal leaves
and taproot. Second year is flowering.
Perennial - correct answer Multi-year life span (3 years or longer), flowers each year.
Herbaceous - correct answer Non-woody plants.
Woody - correct answer Plants with wood-based structures.
Evergreen - correct answer Plants that retain leaves throughout the year.
Deciduous - correct answer Plants that shed their leaves annually.
Semi-deciduous - correct answer Plants that lose some, but not all, of their leaves
during certain seasons.
Herbs - correct answer These have soft non-woody stems. The term is sometimes used
to refer to spices.
Shrubs - correct answer These have no main trunk. Branches arise from ground level.
Are woody. Have secondary tissue. Perennials.
Trees - correct answer These have one main trunk. Branches arise on the upper part of
the plant. Are woody. Have secondary tissue. Perennials.
Broadleaf - correct answer Leaves are usually wide and can be of various shapes
and/or sizes. Can be evergreen, deciduous, or semi-deciduous.
Narrow leaf - correct answer Leaves are strap-like.
Needle-bearing - correct answer Leaves are needle-like. Can be evergreen, deciduous,
or semi-deciduous.
Erect - correct answer Stem stands upright without artificial support.
