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  • Phylogeny

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Phylogeny”,”exam”:”A clade is an ancestor plus all descendants (monophyletic).”}

  • Herbarium

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Herbarium”,”exam”:”Type specimens are stored in herbaria.”}

  • Genus

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Genus”,”exam”:”Generic name + epithet = binomial.”}

  • Family

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Family”,”exam”:”Learn the -aceae ending and those three old names.”}

  • Binomial nomenclature

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Binomial nomenclature”,”exam”:”The species name is the whole binomial, not the epithet alone.”}

  • Artificial system

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Artificial system”,”exam”:”Bentham and Hooker is a natural system still cited in many courses.”}

  • Vegetative propagation

    {“group”:”Reproduction”,”term”:”Vegetative propagation”,”exam”:”Fast for crops, but pests and diseases also clone.”}

  • Sporophyte

    {“group”:”Reproduction”,”term”:”Sporophyte”,”exam”:”2n generation.”}

  • Pollination

    {“group”:”Reproduction”,”term”:”Pollination”,”exam”:”Pollination is not fertilisation; it only delivers the male gametophyte.”}

  • Pollen

    {“group”:”Reproduction”,”term”:”Pollen”,”exam”:”Pollen characters are used in palynology.”}

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