Exam 1 Flashcards
units 1-8
A shrub is
a. Plant that grows flat on the ground
b. A woody plant with multiple stems, less than 15’ tall
c. A woody plant with a single main trunk, more than
15’ tall
d. None of the above
b. A woody plant with multiple stems, less than 15’ tall
A leaf that lacks a petiole is said to be
a. Apetiolus
b. Petiolate
c. Sessile
d. Lambidextrous
c. sessile
The vascular tissue responsible for the movement of water is
a. xylem
b. phloem
c. parenchyma
d. sclerenchyma
a. xylem
A dry, dehiscent fruit that separates along two sutures is called
a. legume
b. capsule
c. follicle
d. nut
A. LEGUME
The point at which photosynthesis balances respiration
a. LST
b. LCP
c. LSD
d. LS
b. LCP
The turfgrass industry’s primary service area deals with
a. Home lawns
b. Universities
c. Cities
d. Golf course
d) golf course
Plants with CAM photosynthesis
a. are taller
b. are greener
c. have higher water use efficiency
d. are likely succulents
d. are likely succulents
true or false
The light reaction of photosynthesis occurs when light energy is received by the Golgi apparatus.
false
margins
know the margins
Meristematic tissues responsible for an increase in girth (width) in dicots are called
a. intercalary
b. apical
c. cambium
d. stonotal
C. CAMBIUM
An herbaceous plant with self-supporting stems is called a
a. Annual
b. Herb
c. Vine
d. Anomaly
b. Herb
what is petiole?
stem that holds leaf
what is greenhouse
used for protection aganist unsutably cold, dry or wet conditions
what is Whorled(Leaf Arrangement)
a plant with three or more leaves per nodes
what is this
palmately
A modified stem that is horizontal to the ground and above the surface is a(n
a) Stolon
b. Rhizome
c. Tuber
d. Cladophyl
a. Stolon
what is Perianth
the calyx and corolla collectively ( sepals and petals together)
The primary function of respiration is the production of ____________
glucose
b. NADP
c. FADH
d. ATP
d. ATP
what is nursery
used for growing new plants from seeds, cuttings, divided root stick
Photosynthesis is responsible for all of the _______we use
a. oxygen
b. glucose
c. carbon dioxide
d. ATP
b. glucose
Glycolysis is the only step of respiration that ___
a. occurs outside of the mitochondria
b. does not produce ATP
c. does not use gluc
ose
d. produces glucos
occurs outside the mitochoncria
The part of the plant cell that contains most of the DNA is the
a. cell wall
b. cell membrane
c. nucleus
d. amyloplast
C. NUCLEUS
Living cells whose primary function is photosynthesis are termed
A. parenchyma
b. sclerenchyma
c. meristematic
d. chlorenchyma
D. CHLORENCHYMA
true or false
Glycolysis results in the creation of several molecules of FADH2, NADH, and CO2
false
true or false
A nursery grower will typically grow bedding plants, flowers and foliage
false
examples
what type of leaf is this?
obovate
Deciduous trees and shrubs
a. Have some leaf cover year round
b. Have leaves when flowering and fruiting
c. Have green flowers
d. Lose their leaves in the winter
d. lose their leaves in the winter
By products of the dark reaction of photosynthesis include ______and ________
a. oxygen, glucose
b. oxygen, ATP
c. ATP, glucose
d. RuBP, glucose
d. ruBP, Glucose
true or false
Most warm season grasses use C4 photosynthesis
TRUE
A fleshy fruit with a leathery exocarp is called
A.berry
b. drupe
c. hesperidium
d. capsule
C) HESPERIDIUM
________is anaerobic respiration that converts sugars into alcohol
a. sanguination
b. phosphorylation
c. fermentation
d. Arespiration
c. fermentation
The parts of the calyx are individually called
a. sepals
b. calyx
c. petals
d. perianth
a. sepals
true or false -
Plants with two leaves per node have whorled arrangement
false
Nursery growers typically gro
a. trees, shrubs
b. pot flowers, foliage
c. fruit, nut
d. vegetables, melon
a) trees and shrubs
true or false
The LCP is not reached in very low light conditions and plants die very quickly
true
The membrane that regulates flow into and out of the cell is called the
A.cell membrane
b. plasma membrane
c. plasmalemma
d. all of the above
ALL THE ABOVE
In leaves, the ____________ cells contain the chloroplasts and conduct most photosynthesis
a. Palisade
b. Balustrade
c. Spongy
d. Epiderma
a. palisade
true or false
The LSP occurs when light levels are so high that photosynthesis has reached its maximu
true
examples
Raceme
an unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are pedicellate
Agranomy
generally plants/grains growing away from the house (corn,hay)
Byproducts of the light reaction of photosynthesis include ________and __________
a. oxygen, glucose
b. oxygen, ATP
c. ATP, glucose
d. RuBP, ATP
b. oxygen, ATP
A flower with all four floral whorls is said to be
a. complete
b. perfect
c. actinomorphic
d. zygomorphic
COMPLETE
The sterile floral whorl that is brightly colored is known collectively as the
a. sepals
b. calyx
c. petals
d. corolla
d. corolla
what Is Horticulture?
he art and science of reproducing and growing plants for use as ornamentals, vegetables, and fruits
A greenhouse producer in Texas will commonly grow
a. Trees
b. Shrubs
c. Bedding plants
d. Fruits
beddings plants
true or false
The Calvin Cycle converts CO2 into glucose and recreates RuBP
true
A plant with three leaves per node is said to have ____ arrangement
a. Alternate
b. Opposite
c. Whorled
d. Paralle
c. whorled
what type of leaf is this?
Ovate
c3 plants have a form of photosynthesis that
a. is more efficient
b. requires no specialized structures
c. requires no special enzymes
d. all of the above
a) is more efficient
true or false -
A complete flower is always perfect
true
true or false
Cells in the xylem are dead.
true
Horticulturists in the landscape maintenance industry work primarily with
a) Residential customers
b. Commercialcustomers
c. Irrigation
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
