PPT-Plant Classification

General Characteristics and structures These organisms are all multicellular eukaryotes that are autotrophs and acquire their nutrients by photosynthesis They have plastids which contain chlorophyll A Chlorophyll B and carotenoids and the cells have walls consisting of Cellulose . Chapter 18. The science of naming and classifying living things.. Taxonomy. Pre-1700 common names were used to identify organisms.. Long. Variable. Common Names. Grouped all organisms into two groups:. Chapter 22. What Is a Plant . Plants:. Multi-cellular. Eukaryotic. Have a cell wall made of cellulose. Develop from multi-cellular embryos. Use chlorophyll(green pigment) to carry-out photosynthesis. Horticulture. Word first used in 1600. ’. s. Comes from two Latin words. Hortus. . “. Garden. ”. Cultura. . “. Cultivation. ”. Horticulture means . “. cultivated garden. ”. or . “. Just the Concepts. Plant Classification. Objectives. Explain . s. ystems used to . c. lassify plants;. Compare and contrast the hierarchical classification of agricultural plants; and . Classify plants according to life cycles, plant use, and status as monocot or dicot.. Botany November 20, 2008. Classifying Plants. Early classification was based upon segregating those plants that were harmful from those that were not.. They were further divided by their specific uses. Principles, aim and systems of classification. History of taxonomy , identification and nomenclature. Terminology and trends in taxonomy. Herbarium and specimen construction . Taxonomy of selected angiosperm families monocots and . Plant/Animal Game. (Classification Exercise). By Abe L. Curtis. Copyright information. Which game do you want to play?. There. are 2 worksheets that go with this game. One is the “Animal Key” and the other is the “WAI” worksheet.. Why should we care about plants, at all?. Carbon dioxide levels. Indicators for ground level pollution, long before animals. Japan/ radioactive food….. But… . Kudzu- invasive. Did you know……. Botany is the science or study of plants. Horticulture is the science and art of cultivating flowers, fruits, vegetables, grass, and ornamental plants in an orchard, garden, nursery or greenhouse.. From the Latin: . Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor. Introduction. Taxonomy is the science of classifying and identifying plants.. Scientific names are necessary because the same common name is used for different plants in different areas of the world.. . Spring . 2013. Elements of Understanding. Biological Diversity. Description. :. . requires observation and measurement of characters and their states and synthesis of this information. Classification. Understanding:. The binomial system of names for species is universal among biologists and has been agreed and developed at a series of congresses. When species are discovered they are given scientific names . Ely, Hoyman, Jackson. Why Classify?. Classification: the division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics.. Classifying helps us to understand and order the many kinds of living things. Dr. Habibur Rahman, Associate Professor, J. N. College, Boko. Aims of Taxonomy. . To provide a convenient method of identification and communication.. . To provide classification which is based on natural affinities of organisms, as far as possible..