

QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS. 



A few general questions are here put down. It is 

 left for the instructer to construct particular questions 

 extemporaneously, from the subject of the lesson be- 

 fore him ; varying them according to the knowledge 

 and capacity of "the pupil. For in this as well as oth- 

 er casses an instructer will find it necessary to seek 

 out what avenues are open to the young mind, and 

 shape his precepts accordingly. 



1. What is Natural History ? p. 1. 



2. Into how many branches is Natural History di- 

 vided, and what are they called ? p. 1. 



3. Of what does Zoology treat ? p. ! 



4. Of what does Botany treat? p. 1. 



5. Of what does Mineralogy treat ? p. 1. 



6. What is meant by Characters ? p. 3. 



7. Give an example of a simple character of a 

 plant ? p. 3. 



3. What is system ? p. 3. 



9. What are the advantages of system ? p 3. 



10. How is the vegetable kingdom divided, accord- 

 ing to the Linnsean system ? p. 4. 



11. What divisions are the Classes ? p. 4. 



12. What are the Orders ? p. 4. 



13. What are Genera? p. 4. 



14. Give an example of a Genus ? p. 4. 



15. How is a Genus known ? p. 4. 



16. By what mark is the family of Buttercups 

 known ? p. 4. 



17. What are Species ? p. 4. 



18. Give an example of the Species of a genus? 

 p. 4 & 5. 



1 9. What are Varieties, and how are they distinguish- 

 ed from species ? p. 5. 



