Plant Parts
What is the main function of the root system in plants?
What is Absorption of water and nutrients
What type of plant tissue is responsible for transporting water from the roots to the leaves?
What is Xylem
During which process do plants convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen?
What is photosynthesis.
What is the first step in diagnosing a plant disease?
What is identifying symptoms.
What is the common name of the deciduious tree that has 3-5 lobed leaf with red petiole.
The primary function of leaves in a plant is to:
What is conduct photosynthesis!
What is the term for a plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season
What is an annual?
Which of the following can be controlled in a greenhouse environment?
Temperature and Humidity
Which element is considered a macronutrient for plants?
What is Nitrogen, Phosphorus, or Potassium.
What is the common name for Acer palmatum?
Japanese Maple
What part of the stem is best described as where the leaves develop?
What is the node!
Which process involves the transfer of pollen from the male part of the flower to the female part?
What is pollination?
What is the process by which plants take in water and air?
What is absorption.
Which of the following is an example of a biological control method?
Using insecticides
Introducing natural predators
Crop rotation
Mulching
What is intriducting natural predators.
What plant is an evergreen vining plant with alternate, simple. Dark green or variegated star shaped leaves?
English Ivy
What is the purpose of the guard cells?
What is Regulating the opening and closing of the stomata
What is the focus of pomology in horticultural science?
Study of fruit
What is the pH range for most horticultural crops
What is 5.5-7.0.
What is the correct order of macronutrients represented in a fertilizer grade (e.g., 10-10-10)?
N, P, K
What evergreen plant has alternate, entire,simple, long skinny, variegated leaves?
Spider Plant
What is the male and female part of a flower called?
Pistil and Stamen
What leaf and bud arrangement is staggered along the stem?
What is alternate
Most horticulture plants thrive in a temperature range or ____ to _____?
50-80 degrees Fahrenheit
What are the symptoms of a potassium deficiency in plants?
Stunted growth and purple leaves
What language is used universally for scientific classification of plants?
Latin