Question 1

Van Helmont's experiment with a willow branch demonstrated that the soil in which it grew gained weight over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The study of plants and their impact on humans is important because plants

Accepted Answer

A)  provide food, shelter, and clothing. 
B)  provide the ecological support system linking all living organisms in their environment. 
C)  contribute to the natural beauty of the world and play a role in many recreational pursuits. 
D)  have, at least in the past, been an important source of medicine. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  provide food, shelter, and clothing. 
B)  provide the ecological support system linking all living organisms in their environment. 
C)  contribute to the natural beauty of the world and play a role in many recreational pursuits. 
D)  have, at least in the past, been an important source of medicine. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. E

Question 3

The early scientist who first demonstrated experimentally that plants do not have the same modes of nutrition as animals was

Accepted Answer

A)  Nehemiah Grew. 
B)  Carl Willdenow. 
C)  Alexander von Humboldt. 
D)  Sir J. D. Hooker. 
E)  J. B. van Helmont. 
A)  Nehemiah Grew. 
B)  Carl Willdenow. 
C)  Alexander von Humboldt. 
D)  Sir J. D. Hooker. 
E)  J. B. van Helmont. E

Question 4

Knowledge of plant anatomy can help in determining past climates and in forensic science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An experiment to test an hypothesis

Accepted Answer

A)  should have one specific aspect or variable that is altered. 
B)  have a control in which a specific aspect or variable is not changed. 
C)  must be repeatable by others so that the results may be confirmed or refuted. 
D)  All of the above are needed for a good experiment. 
A)  should have one specific aspect or variable that is altered. 
B)  have a control in which a specific aspect or variable is not changed. 
C)  must be repeatable by others so that the results may be confirmed or refuted. 
D)  All of the above are needed for a good experiment.

Question 6

Van Helmont concluded after his classical experiment with the willow tree that its increase in weight had been due to the water it had absorbed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Plants can live without humans but humans cannot live without plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Humans have contributed to global warming and atmospheric pollution which, in turn will affect plant distribution. However, a change in plant distribution will not affect animal populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One website for learning about botany is MERLOT.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When human populations increase, they increase their impact on plants and other living organisms by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  using plants as fuel 
B)  building homes 
C)  harvesting plants for food for themselves and their animals 
D)  replacing plant communities with agricultural crops 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  using plants as fuel 
B)  building homes 
C)  harvesting plants for food for themselves and their animals 
D)  replacing plant communities with agricultural crops 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 11

Tropical rainforest is the only vegetation type that is being negatively impacted by human activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

If a catastrophe destroyed all green plants and algae on land and in the water, animal life would be able to survive for approximately ________ before suffocating due to lack of oxygen.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months 
B)  1 year 
C)  6 years 
D)  11 years 
E)  100 years 
A)  6 months 
B)  1 year 
C)  6 years 
D)  11 years 
E)  100 years

Question 13

Plant ________ study plant relationships, identify and classify plants into groups based on genetic similarity, and name plants according to these groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  taxonomists 
B)  physiologists 
C)  anatomists 
D)  morphologists 
E)  geographers 
A)  taxonomists 
B)  physiologists 
C)  anatomists 
D)  morphologists 
E)  geographers

Question 14

An early English botanist who described the structure of wood more precisely than any of his predecessors was

Accepted Answer

A)  Nehemiah Grew. 
B)  Sir Joseph D. Hooker. 
C)  Charles Claude Smythe. 
D)  James Worthington. 
E)  Anton L. Bortenschlager. 
A)  Nehemiah Grew. 
B)  Sir Joseph D. Hooker. 
C)  Charles Claude Smythe. 
D)  James Worthington. 
E)  Anton L. Bortenschlager.

Question 15

The Swedish botanist who produced the elements of our present system of naming and classifying plants in the eighteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  Matt Johnson. 
B)  Carolus Linnaeus. 
C)  Gustav Bjorklund. 
D)  J. B. van Helmont. 
E)  Olaf Anderson. 
A)  Matt Johnson. 
B)  Carolus Linnaeus. 
C)  Gustav Bjorklund. 
D)  J. B. van Helmont. 
E)  Olaf Anderson.

Question 16

The science that deals with the form, structure, and life cycles of plants is

Accepted Answer

A)  plant taxonomy. 
B)  plant physiology. 
C)  plant genetics. 
D)  cytology. 
E)  plant morphology. 
A)  plant taxonomy. 
B)  plant physiology. 
C)  plant genetics. 
D)  cytology. 
E)  plant morphology.

Question 17

The noted Swedish botanist Linnaeus published his book, Species Plantarum, in the early twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A theory is

Accepted Answer

A)  an educated guess. 
B)  an accumulation of data. 
C)  a modified hypothesis. 
D)  a repeatable observation. 
E)  a group of generalizations or principles that help us understand events in the natural world. 
A)  an educated guess. 
B)  an accumulation of data. 
C)  a modified hypothesis. 
D)  a repeatable observation. 
E)  a group of generalizations or principles that help us understand events in the natural world.

Question 19

________ is the scientific investigation of the biology of plants.

Accepted Answer

A)  plant morphology 
B)  ecology 
C)  botany 
D)  cytology 
E)  ethnobotany 
A)  plant morphology 
B)  ecology 
C)  botany 
D)  cytology 
E)  ethnobotany

Question 20

The scientific method begins with

Accepted Answer

A)  reading scientific journals. 
B)  substantiated observations that aren't explained by existing principles or theories. 
C)  a tentative, unproven explanation of an observation. 
D)  restating a general theory in understandable terms. 
E)  testing hypotheses generated to explain observations. 
A)  reading scientific journals. 
B)  substantiated observations that aren't explained by existing principles or theories. 
C)  a tentative, unproven explanation of an observation. 
D)  restating a general theory in understandable terms. 
E)  testing hypotheses generated to explain observations.

Exam 1: What Is Plant Biology

Van Helmont's experiment with a willow branch demonstrated that the soil in which it grew gained weight over time.

The study of plants and their impact on humans is important because plants

The early scientist who first demonstrated experimentally that plants do not have the same modes of nutrition as animals was

Knowledge of plant anatomy can help in determining past climates and in forensic science.

An experiment to test an hypothesis

Van Helmont concluded after his classical experiment with the willow tree that its increase in weight had been due to the water it had absorbed.

Plants can live without humans but humans cannot live without plants.

Humans have contributed to global warming and atmospheric pollution which, in turn will affect plant distribution. However, a change in plant distribution will not affect animal populations.

One website for learning about botany is MERLOT.

When human populations increase, they increase their impact on plants and other living organisms by ________.

Tropical rainforest is the only vegetation type that is being negatively impacted by human activities.

If a catastrophe destroyed all green plants and algae on land and in the water, animal life would be able to survive for approximately ________ before suffocating due to lack of oxygen.

Plant ________ study plant relationships, identify and classify plants into groups based on genetic similarity, and name plants according to these groups.

An early English botanist who described the structure of wood more precisely than any of his predecessors was

The Swedish botanist who produced the elements of our present system of naming and classifying plants in the eighteenth century was

The science that deals with the form, structure, and life cycles of plants is

The noted Swedish botanist Linnaeus published his book, Species Plantarum, in the early twentieth century.

A theory is

________ is the scientific investigation of the biology of plants.

The scientific method begins with

The Nature of Life

Cells

Tissues

Roots and Soils

Stems

Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds

Water in Plants

Plant Metabolism

Growth

Meiosis and Alternation of Generation

Genetics

Plant Breeding and Propagation

Evolution

Plant Names and Classification

Domain Kingdom Bacteria, Domain Kingdom Archaea, and Viruses

Kingdom Protista

Kingdom Fungi

Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes

The Seedless Vascular Plants - Ferns and Their Relatives

Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms

Seed Plants: Angiosperms

Flowering Plants and Civilization

Ecology

Biomes

Filters