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Unit 15 Test Flashcards

1
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What are plants

A

Basic parts of the food chain.

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2
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What is the primary function of roots?

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To get water and nutrients from the ground.

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3
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What are the basics that plants needs in order to survive?

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Light, water, air, and minerals

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4
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Why do plans need sunlight?

A

It gives them food/energy through photosynthesis.

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5
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What part of the plant take in water?

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Roots

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6
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_____ is used during plant ______ where as carbon dioxide is required for_____

A

Oxygen
Respiration
Photosynthesis

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7
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What is oleculture?

A

The study of vegetables

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8
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What is a plant lifecycle?

A

From the time a seed is planted until the time that a seed is produced.

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9
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What is an adventitious root?

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Roots other than the primary roots or a branch of a primary roots .

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10
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What is an annual?

A

A plant with a lifecycle that is completed in one growing season.

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11
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What is a Biennial?

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A plan that takes to growing seasons or two years from seed to complete its lifecycle

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12
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What is a perennial?

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Plants that live more than two seasons or years

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13
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What is a seed?

A

Package contains an embryo (miniature plant) and food

They are alive and need air

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14
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What is germination?

A

A process for the eymbro changes into seedling

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15
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What conditions are necessary for germination?

A

Moisture, correct temperature, air, some seeds need light

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16
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How is food stored in plants?

A

Carbohydrates/sugar

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17
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What are the female parts of the flower?

A

Ovule
Ovary
Stigma
Style

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18
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What do you call the female parts of the flower as a whole?

A

Pistil

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19
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Does annual plant have a woody stem?

A

No

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20
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What is a herbaceous plant?

A

Plant with stem that are not woody

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21
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What are deciduous trees?

A

Loses all of its leaves at the end of its growing season.

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22
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What is a taproot?

A

Main route of a plant and generally grow straight down from the stem.

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23
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What are ornamental plant?

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Used to improve the appearance of a structure or an area

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24
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Why can taproots plant systems survive droughts?

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Because they go deep in the soil and have secondary roots

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25
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What are fibrous roots?

A

Fine hair like creates cheerily thin hair like and

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26
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What are the three examples of fibrous roots?

A

Grasses
Corn
Begonia ( orimental)

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27
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Why do you fibrous roots dry more easily?

A

They cannot tolerate drought conditions

28
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What is a root cap?

A

Outermost part of the routes that protects the tender tip of a growing roots as it penetrates the soil

29
Q

What are the two most important cells in roots?

A

Xylem and phylum

30
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What are xylem cells?

A

Cells that are responsible for carrying the water and nutrients in the soil to the upper portion of the plant

31
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What are the functions of phylum cells?

A

The pipeline to carry manufacture foods down the leaves to the other parts of the plants

32
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What is the function of a stem?

A

Supports the leaves and conducts the flow of water and nutrients

33
Q

What are woody stems?

A

A sin that is tough and winter hardy

34
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What does a leaf do?

A

It manufactures food for the plant through light Energy

35
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Why do leaves adjust their angles/positions?

A

. To adjust their exposure to the sun with out it plant growth would reduce

36
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What is a simple leaf?

A

A single leaf arising from a stem cell

37
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What are compound leaves?

A

Two or more leaves arising from a common point on the stem

38
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What is a petiole?

A

Stem of the leaf. It may also be about or very long.

Supports the leaf

39
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What is the waxy layer of the leaves?

A

Cuticle

40
Q

What does the epidermis do?

A

Protects The inner plant in many ways

41
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What are chloroplast?

A

The part of the cell that contains chlorophyll

42
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What gives the plant it’s green color?

A

Chlorophyll

43
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What is the outer coat of the seed?

A

Seed coat

44
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What is the function of a flower?

A

Helps with Production of seeds

45
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What is the function of a filament?

A

Supports the anther

46
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What is the function of the anther?

A

Manufactures the pollen

47
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What is the function of the stigma?

A

Receives the pollen

48
Q

Where does the pollen travel down?

A

Style and the ovary

49
Q

Where are the ovules located?

A

Ovary

50
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What is pollination?

A

The union of the pollen with the stigma

51
Q

What is the purpose of petals?

A

Attract pollinators

52
Q

What do the sepals do?

A

Functions together as a protective device for the developed flower

53
Q

Who wrote the FFA creed?

A

E. M. Tiffany

54
Q

What is the FFA motto?

A

Learning to do,
doing to learn,
earning to live,
living to serve

55
Q

When did FFA and NFA merge?

A

1965

56
Q

What happened in 1917?

A

Smith Huges act was established

57
Q

What year was FFA officially established?

A

1928

58
Q

What was the purpose of smith Hughes actually?

A

To have vocational agriculture for students

59
Q

What does NFA stand for?

A

New farmers of America

60
Q

What is the agriculture three ring model?

A

FFA
SAE
Classroom laboratory

61
Q

What year were women allowed to join FFA?

A

1969

62
Q

How much for FFA dues in 1930?

A

$.10

63
Q

What is the main attraction of the FFA Official dress?

A

FFA jacket

64
Q

Who designed the FFA jackets?

A

Gus Linther

65
Q

What is the name of the FFA magazine?

A

New horizon

66
Q

What does the owl stand for in the FFA emblem?

A

Knowledge

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