DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF WOODY PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Question
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What is the variety of a plant?
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It is a plant produced in the lab
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It is a plant bred outdoors by humans
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It is a naturally occurring group of plants of less than species rank
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A variety consists of a group of individuals that differ distinctly from but can interbreed with other varieties of the same species. The characteristics of a variety are genetically inherited. Examples of varieties include breeds of domestic animals and human races.
Detailed explanation-2: -Criteria. A subspecies is a taxonomic rank below species – the only such rank recognized in the zoological code, and one of three main ranks below species in the botanical code.
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