Practices
the process of increasing the number of species
What career is involved with plants grown around the home for aesthetic purposes?
Landscaper
Soil pH affects the availability of:
nutrients
Pollen is produced in the stamen by the:
anther
Name the male and female parts of a plant
Stamen: anther & filament
Pistil: stigma, style, ovary
Sexual reproduction in plants is the propagation of plants by:
Seeds
What career supplies flowering plants to a florist?
Greenhouse manager
What is applied to lower the pH of soil? What is applied to raise the pH of soil?
Sulfur; Lime
The purpose of petals in flowers is to:
attract insects for pollination
The purpose of petals in flowers is to
attract insects for pollination
Tissue culture may be used for?
producing genetically identical plants (Cloning)
What is a produce manager?
Organic fertilizers are made from dried and pulverized manure and are?
slow acting and long lasting
What are the 3 parts of a seed?
Seed coat, endosperm, embryo
Food for the seed is stored in the:
endosperm
Grafting is:
a method of joining two different plants together
An example of a plant science career that belongs in any of the plant science areas is:
entomologist
Which plant growing media is a mineral mica-type material? Which plant growing media is a volcanic ash material?
Vermiculite; Perlite
What are the major types of root systems?
Photosynthesis may be affected in enclosed conditions such as greenhouse because of
shortage of carbon dioxide
The propagation method where a plant is separated into smaller parts is
Division
What is an agronomist?
a specialist in soil and crop sciences
What form must most nutrients become before they can be absorbed by a plant?
liquid
The rate at which photosynthesis is carried out depends on the amount of:
light intensity, temperature, and carbon dioxidie
A procedure of fertilizer application used on row crops where the fertilizer is placed in bands about 8 inches from the row is known as:
side-dressing