Ag Sac- Plant Production

Question 1

style

Answer 1

generates the pollen tube but also prevents incompatible pollen from entering the ovary

Question 2

what is the second stage of growth in a plant?

Answer 2

stem, bud and leaf production

Question 3

what is the hail nets and what are they used for?

Answer 3

in the first step of the production of apples, hail nets are used for the protection of the crop from insects, birds, hail and heavy rain

Question 4

what is respiration>

Answer 4

The process of transferring energy from glucose which goes on in every cell

Question 5

what is cold storage?

Answer 5

in the third stage of plant production cold stroage is used to keep apples ripe and are kept here for short amounts of time

Question 6

petals

Answer 6

attract pollinators for pollination with colours

Question 6

what is the fourth stage of growth in a plant?

Answer 6

seed production

Question 6

sepals

Answer 6

encloses to protect the developing reproductive structures (the bud)

Question 7

stigma

Answer 7

helps collect pollen

Question 7

what is the function of a root?

Answer 7

absorbs water and nutrience, store food material and hold plant position

Question 8

what is transpiration?

Answer 8

The loss of water vapor through the stomata of leaves.

Question 8

what is the effect of water on plant growth?

Answer 8

without water the plant died, and with little water there will be a reduce on photosynthesis

Question 9

Anther

Answer 9

the part of a stamen that contains the pollen.

Question 10

filament

Answer 10

Supports the anther

Question 10

ovary

Answer 10

prepare the ovules for fertilization, while protecting developing zygotes and develop into seed bearing fruit

Question 11

Grafting

Answer 11

a form of artificial asexual reproduction in which the branch of one plant is inserted into the stem of another plant

Question 11

explain the term vegetative plant production

Answer 11

this is when a part of a plant specifically a stem or leaf is a cut and planted in the soil, in that goes a bud from another plant

Question 12

budding

Answer 12

is used to form a complete replica of the parent plant

Question 12

What is photosynthesis?

Answer 12

Occurs ONLY in plants. The plant makes glucose from light, carbon dioxide and water

Question 13

what is the first stage of growth in a plant?

Answer 13

germination

Question 13

what is the first step in the apple supply chain?

Answer 13

growing/planting

Question 14

what is the third stage of growth in a plant?

Answer 14

flowering

Question 15

what does the age of the plant have on growth

Answer 15

young plants have a lower rate of photosynthesis as they do not have a complete canopy of shade. after maturity, levels decline because leaves shade one another and die

Question 16

what is the second step in the apple supply chain?

Answer 16

packaging facilities

Question 17

what is the thirdstep in the apple supply chain?

Answer 17

storage

Question 18

what is the fourth step in the apple supply chain?

Answer 18

distribution center

Question 19

what is the fifth step in the apple supply chain?

Answer 19

retail

Question 20

what is the high pressure processing technology and how is it used?

Answer 20

in the second stage before storage, the machine checks all of the apples, sorting them by size and color. it can detect disease, color and imperfections