Chapter Two - Plant Nomenclature & ID
Across
- 3. Word root meaning "false"
- 6. Natural variant not geographic specific
- 8. Word root meaning "dry"
- 9. Word root meaning "spotted"
- 11. First word in binomial, contains one or + species
- 14. Known by the symbol f, morphologically distinct
- 15. interbred separate species within a species (x)
- 16. The genus name always begins with a _____ letter
- 18. Broader than genera, related in a broad sense
- 20. Second part of binomial, describes the genus
- 21. Scientific system of naming plants
- 22. Distinct in noticeable, obvious, measurable way
Down
- 1. Who must keeping nomenclature straight?
- 2. Two word system used to describe plants
- 3. Confusing, wordy system of describing plants
- 4. Word root meaning "heart"
- 5. Swedish naturalist, developed binomial system
- 7. Scientific plants names are derived from Greek or
- 10. Word root meaning "saw-toothed"
- 12. Naturally occurring in a geographical region
- 13. Word root meaning "three"
- 17. Word root meaning "spring"
- 18. Word root meaning "leaves"
- 19. Word root meaning "one"