Botany Quiz: The History of a Science

1. Who is considered the father of botany?

Carl Linnaeus

Theophrastus

Charles Darwin

2. What is the term for the study of plant fossils?

Paleobotany

Mycology

Dendrology

3. What is the term for the symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a plant?

Mycorrhiza

Lichen

Rhizosphere

4. What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Photosynthesis

Respiration

Transpiration

5. Who wrote the book "The Botany of Desire," which explores the relationship between plants and humans?

Michael Pollan

Stephen Hawking

Jane Goodall

6. What is the name of the structure in a plant cell that is responsible for photosynthesis?

Mitochondria

Golgi apparatus

Chloroplasts

7. Which famous scientist conducted experiments on pea plants to study inheritance patterns?

Gregor Mendel

Charles Darwin

Francis Crick

8. What is the term for the process of a plant producing fruit without fertilization?

Apomixis

Propagation

Parthenocarpy

9. What is the term for the process by which water moves from a plant's roots to its leaves?

Transpiration

Photosynthesis

Respiration

10. What is the term for the study of how plants respond to light?

Phototropism

Gravitropism

Thigmotropism

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