Question

a person who identifies and classifies plants is known as a(n)

a. taxonomist
b. horticulturist
c. toxicologist
d. agronomist

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option a: A taxonomist is a scientist who classifies and identifies organisms (including plants), which matches the description.
• Option b: Horticulturist focuses on cultivation of plants, not mainly identification/classification.
• Option c: Laviculturist (likely a typo, maybe "laviculturist" is incorrect; even if considering, it's not related to plant identification).
• Option d: Agronomist deals with soil management and crop production, not plant identification/classification.

Answer:

a. taxonomist