Plant Parts
Monocots & Dicots
Soil particles
Soil Water
Soil Miscellaneous
100
What part of the plant manufactures the food for the plant?
Leaves
100
How many cotyledons do dicots have?
Two
100
This is the smallest soil particle
Clay
100
What is permeability?
water movement through the soil
100
The uppermost horizon is ______?
O Horizon
200
This tissue carries water upwards from the roots
Xylem
200
What type of root system do monocots typically have?
Fibrous
200
The soil sample that was taken behind the HIVAC had a large concentration of this particle
Clay
200
If the water in the pore spaces does not connect to other spaces the soil is considered to be __________?
Non-permeable
200
This soil horizon is made up of bedrock
R
300
Plant stems are either _____________ or __________
woody, herbaceous
300
What is a cotyledon?
The "seed leaves" of the plant
300
The largest soil particle is
sand
300
Soils with heavy clay concentrations hold onto this type of water
Hygroscopic
300
This makes up the largest piece of the soil pie chart at 45%
Minerals
400
This type of root system is web-like
fibrous
400
What type of root system do dicots typically have?
Tap Root
400
These three particles determine the texture of the soil
sand, silt, and clay
400
The area around the particles that can be filled with water or air is?
pore spaces
400
What soil aggregate does this picture represent?
Prismatic and Columnar
500
What are the two functions of roots?
anchor plant and absorb water and nutrients
500
Is corn a monocot or dicot?
Monocot
500
_________ has the most pore space between the particles
Sand
500
This type of soil water is the most available to plants
capillary
500
What is one thing we can do to slow down erosion?
Use a limited or no till practice, add organic matter or crop residue to the soil, etc.