Hort 102 Quiz Ch 2

Question 1

Woody Plants

Answer 1

Plants with corky outer surface of bark covering older stems

Question 2

Tender plants

Answer 2

Plants that will not survive temperatures below freezing

Question 2

Herbaceous Plant

Answer 2

Lack bark, succulent

Question 3

Pubescent

Answer 3

Soft short fine epidural hairs

Question 4

Greenhouse crops

Answer 4

Usually herbaceous and flowering plants sold in a greenhouse

Question 5

Nursery Plant

Answer 5

Produced in a nursery

Question 6

Native Plant

Answer 6

Evolved in a given area

Question 7

Hardy Plant

Answer 7

Will survive the winter temperatures of a locale

Question 8

Bedding plant

Answer 8

Used to create flower beds and flower borders. May be annual or perennial but almost always herbaceous. Often sold as multiples in strips or trays or 4 in pots.

Question 9

Aquatic Plant

Answer 9

Rooted under water

Plant that is adapted to grow in water or very wet soil.

Question 10

Exotic plant

Answer 10

Brought into an area to which they are not native. Survival depends on care and tending by humans.

Question 11

Accent plant

Answer 11

Landscaping term. Refers to plants different from others with which they may be grouped. The difference is not as marked as with specimen plants. It may be only a difference of height shape or texture.

Question 12

Foliage plant

Answer 12

Plants prized more for their leaves and habit of growth than for their flowers or fruit. Grown indoors in temperate regions and outdoors in tropical or semitropical regions.

Question 13

Epigynous flower

Answer 13

Inferior ovary attached to the stem below the other flower parts there is a floral tube but it is united with the wall of the ovary.

Question 14

Naturalized plants

Answer 14

Brought into an area as exotics. Adapted well enough to escape cultivation and grow successfully as native plants.

Question 15

Hypogynous flower

Answer 15

Superior ovary, which means that the ovary is attached to the stem above the place where the other flower parts are attached

Question 16

Perigynous flower

Answer 16

Superior ovary but the petals and sepal are fused to form a tube structure around but separate from the ovary

Question 17

Lenticels

Answer 17

Pore like openings on stems and roots

Question 18

Pith

Answer 18

Center cavity of stalk. Storehouse for moisture and food

Question 19

Terminal bud

Answer 19

Bud at the end of a twig

Question 20

Taxonomy

Answer 20

Systematic classification of plants

Question 22

Scientific name

Answer 22

?? name using genus and species in which they are classified

Question 23

Binomial

Answer 23

Scientific name using genus and species in which they are classified–2 parts to scientific name

Question 24

Variety

Answer 24

Classification of plant that recognizes some characteristic which distinguishes it from others of the same species

Question 24

Dichotomous analytical key

Answer 24

is for tracing unknown plants–especially the economically important ornamentals

Question 25

Dichotomous analytical key

Answer 25

Key is for tracing unknown plants–especially the economically important ornamentals

Question 26

Shrub

Answer 26

Same as tree except that they seldom get as tall and have multiple stems

Question 27

Ground cover

Answer 27

Can be woody or herbaceous, flowering or non flowering, trailing or compact. At maturity 18 in or less

Question 28

Annuals

Answer 28

Plants that complete their life cycle from seed to fruit in one growing season

Question 29

Perennials

Answer 29

Plants that live several years and where necessary survive the winter months in a dormant state. They do not die after flowering.

Question 30

Shrub

Answer 30

Same as trees but seldom get as tall and have multiple stems.

Question 31

Biennials

Answer 31

Lives 2 years. First year is in a vegetative state. After a period of winter temperatures necessary to initiate flower development the plant flowers during the second year then dies.

Question 32

Vine

Answer 32

May be woody or herbaceous. Their stems are unable to support the weight of the plants. If the plants are to grow upright they must be supported by a trellis, fence, or wall

Question 33

Deciduous

Answer 33

Plants that drop their leaves and enter a period of dormancy once a year

Question 34

Evergreen

Answer 34

Plants that retain their leaves all year. While individual leaves drop and are replaced periodically, the plant remains green