Monocots
What is a cotyledon?
a seed leaf after germination
What is horticulture?
the applied science of cultivating and growing plants used for both consumption and aesthetic
The bedding and landscaping of flora for ornamental uses.
Floriculture
These plants do not have vessels and, as a result, must remain close to the ground to obtain all of their water and nutrients.
Nonvascular plants
Where are deciduous trees located?
many locations throughout the world
defined as plants that have one cotyledon
Monocots
T/F Horticulture is the same as agriculture.
False (the study of farming plants and animals)
The cultivation of trees, shrubs, and other wood-based plants for ornamental purposes of experimentation.
Arboriculture
These plants have vessels that transport material throughout the plant.
Vascular plants
Deciduous trees are classified as
angiosperms
Name 3 true grasses of the Poaceae family.
rice, wheat, barley, oats, maize, millet, and rye
This area of horticulture is concerned with farming crops used for consumption or as a source of food.
What is olericulture?
The regions of the world can be divided into THESE TWO ZONES.
temperate and tropical zones
Vascular plants are then divided into classes that include.
monocotyledons and dicotyledons.
What is the common name for deciduous trees?
broad-leaf trees
What is a trimerous flower?
A monocot plant
The type of horticulture that deals specifically with fruits and nuts.
Pomology
Plant reproduction is also known as...
plant propagation
These leaves exhibit a reticulate, or net, appearance that is used to assist in the strength and health of the plant.
Dicots
The biological terminology for leaf loss is called
abscission
How do you identify a monocot?
1. one cotyledon or seed leaf during germination
2. flower parts in multiples of 3
3. leaves are narrow, smooth, veins that run parallel to the length of the leaf
It is defined as the cultivation of grapes, most often for the purpose of wine making.
Viticulture
The specific branch of horticulture that involves keeping plants healthy after they are harvested and while they are being stored.
Postharvest physiology
List 5 examples of dicot plants:
apples, grapes, carrot, strawberry, oak tree, chestnut, pear, mango radish, rose
Why do leaves change color before they fall off trees?
due to the reduction of green chlorophyll pigment in the leaves as they prepare for abscission.