Plant Parts/Functions
Plant Parts/Functions
Gardening
Greenhouse
Miscellaneous
100
Plant propagation
What is the reproduction of new plants from seeds and vegetation parts like leaves, stems, or roots
100
Photosynthesis
What is the conversion of light energy into chemical energy by green plants?
100
Fresh Market
What is vegetables grown and sold in the market without being processed.
100
Damping Off
What is a fungal disease which causes the stems to rot at the soil line?
100
Transplanting
What is transferring or moving seedlings from the seedbed and setting them into the ground?
200
Whorled Leaf Arrangement
When 3 or more leaves and buds arise from the same point on the stem
200
Seed
What is the mature, fertilized ovum that contains an embryo and forms a new plant upon germination?
200
Agriculture
What is the production of plants and animals to meet basic human need?
200
Acid Soil
What is a soil with a pH less than 7.0?
200
Pesticides
What are chemicals to control pests?
300
Alternate Leaf Arrangement
When leaves and buds alternate or are staggered along the stem
300
Chlorophyll
What is a green pigment contained in the chloroplast of plant cells that must be present for photosynthesis to take place?
300
Organic production
What is gardening without the use of chemical pesticides or fertilizers?
300
Asexual propagation
What is the reproduction of new plants from the stems, leaves, or roots of a parent plant?
300
Hormone
What are chemical messenger substances produced in one location of an organism and then transplanted to another where it has a specific effect?
400
Dicot
What is a plant with 2 seed leaves
400
Petal
What is a leaf-like part of the flower, usually brightly colored, which serves to attract pollinators?
400
Irrigation
What is the necessary watering process to maintain good plant growth when rainfall doesn't provide adequate moisture?
400
Percent Germination
What is the percentage of the seeds that will sprout and grow?
400
Petiole
What is the leaf stem or stalk called?
500
Biennial
What is a plant that completes its life cycle in 2 growing seasons
500
Available Water
What is the amount of retained water in soil that plant roots can absorb?
500
Germination
What is the resumption of growth by a seed embryo; it occurs when embryonic root emerges from the seed coat.
500
Scarification
What is the breaking or softening of a seed coat to allow absorption of moisture?
500
Attached Greenhouse
What is a greenhouse connected to a building?
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