CAREERS
A place where plants are grown for the sake of being moved or transplanted later.
What is a Nursery?
These plants have foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season.
What is Evergreen?
This gas is a byproduct of photosynthesis created along with water vapor and sugars the plant produces for food.
What is Oxygen?
Their name translates to "falling off at maturity". These plants seasonally shed their leaves, usually in fall.
What is Deciduous?
This factor is a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
What are abiotic?
The production of vegetable crops.
What is Olericulture?
In plant taxonomy this is a naturally occurring subgroup of a species with distinct characteristics.
What is variety?
These factors are living organisms that shape their environment.
What are biotic?
Besides lacking tissue, these plants also lack wood, roots and flowers. This group of plants includes mosses, hornworts, liverworts and some algae. They are small plants and struggle to grow taller than a few centimeters.
What are Non-Vascular Plants?
The moisture level at which plants start to wilt but they can still recover when water is supplied.
What is temporary wilting point?
The production and use of plants to beautify the environment.
What is Landscape Horticulture?
They are a group of woody plants that produce seeds but no flowers or fruit. Their seeds are usually found in cones rather than inside fruit.
What are Gymnosperms?
The moisture level at which plants cannot recover, leading to plant death.
What is permanent wilting point?
A subgroup of a plant species that has been intentionally bred or selected by humans for specific desirable traits such as flower color, fruit size, or disease resistance. They are given distinct names and are indicated with single quotes (ex: Rosa 'Peace' for the Peace rose). They are critical in horticulture and agriculture for producing plants with predictable characteristics.
What is cultivar?
The tendency of plants to grow towards a light source, ensuring they maximize their exposure to light for photosynthesis.
What is Phototropism?
The production and cultivation of fruit and nut crops.
What is Pomology?
Like humans have tissues that transport blood through their bodies these plant species have tissues that transport water and nutrients around their bodies. These plants make up over 90% of all plant species that are currently found on Earth. More primitive plants of this type include lycophytes and ferns.
What are Vascular Plants?
A plant's response to the length of day and night.
What is Photoperiodism?
Plants have this distinction meaning that they create their own food through photosynthesis.
What are Autotrophs?
The pressure exerted by fluid in a plant cell that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall and causes plants to be rigid or wilt.
What is turgor pressure?
It includes the production, distribution and processing of flowers and foliage plants.
What is Floriculture?
Plants fall under this Domain which includes all organisms that have cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
What are Eukaryotes?
Plants can form symbiotic relationships with these fungi by connecting to them through their roots.
What is Mycorrhizae?
Any plant that produces flowers, fruit, and seeds. They are the most advanced, diverse and abundant group of plants.
What are Angiosperms?
A landscaping technique that conserves water by using drought-tolerant plants and efficient irrigation systems.
What is Xeriscaping?