Chapter 1-the Flowering Seed Plants

Question 1

Biology

Answer 1

The study of living things

Question 2

Organisms

Answer 2

Living things

Question 3

Habitats

Answer 3

Regions where particular organisms normally live

Question 4

Three major fields of biology

Answer 4

Botany (the study of plants)

Zoology (the study of animals)

Human anatomy and physiology (the study of the physical structure and function of the human body)

Question 5

3 reasons why botany is important

Answer 5

Because plants are the ultimate source of mans food.
Because medicine is derived from plants.
Because plants and plant products are vital in industry.

Question 6

2 Woody plants

Answer 6

Trees (a plant with a single tall Woody stem capable of standing erect without support)

Shrub (a plant with several low, Woody stems near the ground and able to stand erect without support)

Question 7

Nonwoody plants

Answer 7

Herbaceous

Question 8

Herbs

Answer 8

Plants who’s stem remains relatively soft

Question 9

Examples of herbaceous plants

Answer 9

Daisies, tomatoes, grasses, mints, and daffodils

Question 10

Vine

Answer 10

Can be Woody or herbaceous.

Any plant with a long thin stem that grows along the ground or has tendrils that twine around a wall or other support.

Question 11

Examples of vines

Answer 11

Herbaceous: cucumbers, beans and morning glories.

Woody: grapes

Question 12

Parts of a plant

Answer 12

Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits

Question 13

What do most plants with flowers produce

Answer 13

Fruits and seeds