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Praxis Plant Science Botany

Subjects : praxis, botany
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is moving liquid pesticide mixture through a filling hose and into a water source






2. Leaf rust is a form of






3. The system using two names to identify plants.






4. Are flowers and shoots not yet developed






5. When soil detaches from a portion of the soil profile or the surface of the soil






6. Materials developing or weathering in place and are not transported






7. Below the A horizon - the ___ horizon is usually light colored layer - with clay particles having been leached or removed. Contains organic matter as well as iron oxides and aluminum.






8. Is an equality in something visually attractive






9. Parent material that the wind transports






10. Occurs when pollen is carried from one plant to another






11. For each field should then be analyzed based on the soil productivity and management that is intended.






12. Are plants that may live multiple years and may form flowers and seeds every year






13. Contain a strong primary root along with roots that branch out on the side






14. Formation of buds taking place.






15. By crops is dependent on the soils nutrient supply - the area of the root surface area and the root activity.






16. The loss of water by plants from both evaporation and transpiration.






17. A tomato disorder marked by a black or leathery brown spot on the fruits bottom.






18. Are a man made means of treating water through natural processes using plants - animals - microorganisms and the environment itself.






19. Is a hormone for plants and growth regulator






20. Soil is undisturbed from harvest to planting - in strips up to 1/3 of the row width.






21. A condition in which wind or heat take too much water from a plant






22. Are tiny leaf openings on the leaf surface - allows plants to release and take in gases - such as carbon dioxide - oxygen - and water vapor






23. The part of the system that moves the food is known as the






24. Scarring on the blossom end of a tomato






25. The waxy substance that makes up cuticles.






26. Refers to a plant froup with male and female plants occuring on the same plant such as corn and squash






27. This name is not always capitalized - in botany refers to a group of plants that can interbreed only among themselves






28. Are the smallest known living organisms that may reporuce and live apart from other living organisms.






29. Pesticide is a capor or gas or it forms a cloud of vapor and gas when applied






30. Is where the formation of pollen takes place






31. The soils should be avoided because it pushes aggregates together - causing them to eventually break down






32. Are new of hybrid plants in which hybridization has been manipulated by humans






33. Trunks for a plant. support leaves - fruits - and flowers. May also take in nutrients and store food.






34. Examples os plants classified by growth patterns - have conducting rubes throughout their stems






35. As in the sense of a plant part - is a structure that produces seeds.






36. Are brightly colored forms in which leaves may be modified






37. A protective layer outside the surface of a leaf.






38. Always develop from a flower and has at least one ovary that has ripened






39. Help decrease the amount of excessive nutrients that can enter the water from storm runoff.






40. The ___ horizon tops the profile and contains mostly organic matter - with a decomposed vegetation structure that enriches the soil with nutrients and helps it retain moisture.






41. The female portion of a flower






42. Repeated features such as plants. These features have like shape - form - texture - and color.






43. Are plants grouped because of its ability to grow in girth






44. In design comes from elements creating a feeling of motion that can lead the eyes of a viewer through or beyond the area designed.






45. Full width tilage involving one or more trips during the soil surface is tilled. Done before or during planting.






46. The male portion of a flower






47. Uses a variety of combinations to control pest - generally one that does the least harm to the pest of the environment.






48. Plants retain their leaces all year






49. Are inactive parts of pesticide used for diluting a pesticide or to make it safer - easier to mix - measure - apply or more effective.






50. Reducing a design to its simplest and most functional form.