Title: Describe the ways trees are classified and named.
Course: Community Forestry and Tree Management (18502-III) > Section: Classifying and Identifying Trees

Description should include scientific classification

- based on taxonomy
  - gross morphology
  - genetics,
  - cytology,
  - ecology,
  - behavior,
  - phylogenic (ecology, evolutionary)

- using popular classifications, such as
  - pteridophytes
  - gymnosperms
  - angiosperms
  - conifers
  - deciduous

- using a dichotomous key.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the differences between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
- What are the differences between evergreen and deciduous trees?
- How is a dichotomous key used to identify a plant?
- How are scientific names developed?
- Why are scientific names used?
- What does a scientific name tell about a tree?
- Where in Virginia might one encounter a palm?
- What is a tree? What makes a tree unique from other plant life?