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A). Please complete the following True or False statements. If a statement is false, explain how to correct the false statement, or simply correct. i.e.: Ferns reproduce with large blue fruits . False, ferns reproduce using spores. 1. As a general rule, the more developed the country, the less of its diet is from plant foods. True 2. Green plants are at the top of the food chain. True 3. ? Hemp is the world most important fiber. False, Cotton is the world’s most important plant fiber. 4. ? Binomial nomenclature is the scientific system of giving a double name to each plant or animal. True 5. New ways to classify plants in the future will be with DNA analysis. True B). Please answer the following Short Answer prompts / questions. 6. What are the most important food plants? The most important food plants are the grains of the grass family, particularly wheat, rice, corn, sorghum and barley. 7. Climate is the major factor affecting the distribution of plants and determining their structural adaptation. 8. ? Name the two classes of the Spermatophyta division of plants. Gymnosperms & Angiosperms. 9. List the six lower subdivisions of plants. Order Family Genus Species Form Variety/ cultivar/ clone C). Please respond to the following Discussion prompts/questions.
10. ? Which organisms are the earliest known life forms, originating from the water? The earliest known forms of life are bacteria and blue- green algae. 11. How do plants adapt to areas away from the equatorial regions? Plants adapt as they occupy drier or colder areas away from the tropics. 12. ? Discuss the difference between monocots and dicots. Monocots form a fibrous root structure in which no one root is the source of all other roots. Dicots grow a taproot system in which one root emerges from the embryo (seed), branches into a network of smaller roots, and eventually develops root hairs that take up water and nutrients. 13. ? What is taxonomy? Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing, and classifying organisms, and it encompasses all of the world's plants, animals, and microorganisms. 14. ? Give examples of crops used for food, beverages, fiber, industry, and oil. Corn Soy bean Wheat Coconut Potatoes Cited sources; Chapter 1 the plant kingdom . Efollett. (n.d.). Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.bkstr.com/collofthedesertstore/product/intro-to-plant-science-708941-1
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