Part 1
Monocots have what kind of leaves
grasses and sedges
What refers to a plants ability to withstand colder temperatures
Hardiness
Energy produced by the plant
ATP
Person who studies plants
Botanist
Female parts of flower term
Pistil
Propagation method used during winter on fruit trees
Whip & tongue
Defoliant
Dicots have what kind of leaves
Broadleaves
When you write the scientific name of a plant or animal, how is it written
Genus, Species
Tiny pores on the leaf's epidermis
Stomata
Name the two types of root systems
Fibrous, Taproot
Name the female parts of the flower
Stigma, style, ovary
Propagation method done in early spring when the bark separates from the cambium layer
Bark
This product increase plant growth
Growth stimulator
___________ plants keep their leaves all year
Conifers
Study of plant form and structure
Morphology
Plant that is more sensitive to temp changes
Tender Plant
What is the function of the roots
Pull up water, nutrients, anchor plant
Name the male parts of a flower
Anther and filament
What type of propagation method is done in late winter to top graft
Cleft graft
This product prevents/stops plants from growing
Growth inhibitor
what is the first plant life cycle or phase
Vegetative growth
Plant that is less sensitive to temperature changes
Hardy plant
Green leaf pigment
Chlorophyll
What is the function of the flower
Attract pollinators
Examples of plant with adventitious roots
Poison Ivy, English Ivy, Virginia Creeper
Method of growing plants in which plants get their nutrients from a nutrient solution
Hydroponics
Hormone produced in the meristem tissue
Auxin
How many growing cycles do annuals go through
1
Plant that lose their leaves during the winter
Deciduous
Structures that produce energy from sunlight
Chloroplasts
Male parts of flower term
Stamen
What is a complete flower
Has all of the flower parts
What are the three soil particles
Clay, Silt, Sand
This gas causes fruit to ripen and flowers to ripen/age
Ethylene
What is an incomplete flower
A flower missing one or more of the flower parts
What are the primary parts of a seed
Endosperm, Seed Coat, Embryo
Exchange of pollen to produce seeds
Sexual reproduction
Taking plant parts to make new plants/clones
Asexual reproduction
Types of growing mediums
Soil, Soilless, water, air
Layers of soil
Organic, top soil, subsoil, parent material, bedrock
Hormone synthesized by young tissues/seeds
Gibberellin
What describes the control terminal buds have in preventing the development of axillary (lateral) buds on plant stems
Apical dominance
What raises soil pH
Lime
What is the top layer of the Earth's crust called
soil
What is the key element in growing vegetable plant tissue
nitrogen
What will contain all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients needed: nitrogen, phosphate and potash
Complete fertilizer
This product slows down plant growth
Growth retardant
Natural plant growth inhibitor
Abscisic Acid