Plant structures, Physiology, Nutrition, Reproduction, Fertilizers

Question 1

The ____________ is normally under the ground and is responsible for anchoring the plant and supplying water and nutrients.

Answer 1

ROOT SYSTEM

Question 2

The________, or trunk, is normally above the ground and functions as a support system for the rest of the aboveground parts.

Answer 2

STEM

Question 3

________ come in many sizes, colors, and shapes and function as the seed-producing parts of the plant

Answer 3

FLOWERS

Question 4

The ________ cells are responsible for carrying the water and nutrients in the soil to the upper portion of the plant. This tissue is in leaves, stems, and roots.

Answer 4

XYLEM

Question 5

The ________ cells function as the pipeline to carry the manufactured food/glucose down from the leaves to other plant parts, including the roots, where it is used or stored.

Answer 5

PHLOEM

Question 6

________ are thickened, underground stems that store carbohydrates. We often eat an example of this type of stem, the Irish potato.

Answer 6

TUBERS

Question 7

The male part of the flower is the ________.

Answer 7

STAMEN

Question 8

The female part of the flower is the ________.

Answer 8

PISTIL

Question 9

____________ is the union of the pollen with the stigma.

Answer 9

POLLINATION

Question 10

Plant ____________ is the study of how plant organ’s function and the complex chemical processes that permit a plant to live, grow, and reproduce.

Answer 10

PHYSIOLOGY

Question 11

____________ is the conversion of carbon dioxide and water in the presence of light and chlorophyll into glucose, oxygen, and water.

Answer 11

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question 12

____________ is a simple sugar and contains the building blocks for other nutrients.

Answer 12

GLUCOSE

Question 13

Photosynthesis occurs best in a temperature range of ________ degrees Fahrenheit

Answer 13

65-85

Question 14

____________ is a process by which living cells (plant or animal) take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide. This occurs both day and night.

Answer 14

RESPIRATION

Question 15

____________ is a swollen or stiffened condition in stems and leaves as a result of the plant cells being filled with a liquid. When the plant does not have enough water, this pressure is lost, and the plant becomes wilted.

Answer 15

TURGOR

Question 16

____________ is the process by which a plant gives up water vapor to the atmosphere, and it takes place through the stoma.

Answer 16

TRANSPIRATION

Question 17

____________ is the process by which water moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a semipermeable membrane.

Answer 17

OSMOSIS

Question 18

A ____________ membrane will allow certain substances to pass through, whereas others cannot

Answer 18

SEMI-PERMEABLE

Question 19

There are ____ elements essential for plant growth.

Answer 19

16

Question 20

____________ is responsible for the vegetative growth of the plant and its dark green color.

Answer 20

NITROGEN

Question 21

____________ is important for the growth of seedlings and young plants, and it helps the plants develop good root systems. Symptoms of deficiency are reduced growth, poor root systems, and purpling of the foliage.

Answer 21

PHOSPHOROUS

Question 22

____________ deficiency will appear as reduced growth or shortened internodes and sometimes as marginal burn or scorching (brown leaf edges).

Answer 22

POTASSIUM

Question 23

____________ is where the stem is girdled with two cuts about 1 inch apart. The bark is removed, the wound is dusted with a rooting hormone and is surrounded with damp sphagnum moss, and plastic is wrapped around the moss packed wound.

Answer 23

AIR-LAYERING

Question 24

____________ is a procedure for joining two plant parts together, so they grow as one.

Answer 24

GRAFTING

Question 25

The ____________, or stock, will provide the new plant’s root system and will supply the plant with nutrients and water.

Answer 25

ROOTSTOCK

Question 26

The ____________ is where the two parts, the scion and rootstock, meet.

Answer 26

GRAFT UNION

Question 27

____________ is a popular type of bud graft in which a vertical cut about a quarter inch long is made on the rootstock. A horizontal cut is made at the top of the vertical cut, resulting in a T-shape.

Answer 27

T-BUDDING

Question 28

____________ is a relatively new method of plant propagation, also called micropropagation. A small actively growing part of the plant is used, and the result is many new plantlets may be obtained from a section of a leaf.

Answer 28

TISSUE-CULTURE

Question 29

The three fertilizer elements found on a label, in order, are ____________, ____________, and ____________.

Answer 29

NITROGEN, PHOSPHOROUS, and POTASSIUM.

Question 30

The K on a fertilizer label represents ____________.

Answer 30

POTASSIUM

Question 31

A fertilizer bag labeled as 20-10-5 that weighs 50 pounds has ________lbs. of Nitrogen.

Answer 31

TEN

Question 32

A fertilizer labeled as 5-5-10 has ______ percent inert material.

Answer 32

80

Question 33

Fertilizer labels will be ____________ (what color) if they have been treated with a pesticide

Answer 33

YELLOW

Question 34

Fertilizer labels in Florida are written in ________ languages.

Answer 34

TWO