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NC Hort I Sci Class
Hort I Scientific Classification for North Carolina
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the science of classifying and identifying plants? | Taxonomy |
| What are necessary to identify plants no matter where you are in the world? | scientific names |
| What is the language used for scientific classification? | Latin |
| What was the name of the Swedish botanist that developed the binomial system of naming plants? | Karl von Linne |
| What did Karl von Linne change his name to? | Carolus Linnaeus |
| What is the first word of a scientific name? | genus |
| What is the second word of a scientific name? | species |
| If there are extra words after the first two words, what do they indicate? | variety or cultivar |
| Plants in the same what have similar characteristics? | genus |
| What is the broadest category of scientific classification? | Kingdom |
| What division of the plant kingdom includes flowering and seed-bearing plants? | Spermatophyte |
| Pinus is the Latin word for what type of tree? | pine |
| Acer is the Latin word for what type of tree? | maple |
| Ilex is the Latin word for what type of tree? | holly |
| Ficus is the Latin word for what type of tree? | fig |
| Cornus is the Latin word for what type of tree? | Dogwood |
| Rhododendron is the Latin word for what type of plant? | Azalea |