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Praxis Plant Science Botany

Subjects : praxis, botany
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The only vegetable used as a fruit






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Plants retain their leaces all year






9. Is an equality in something visually attractive






10. Plants that live their entire life cycle n one growing season






11. 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.






12. Are created when microbes from decomposed organic matter make compounds that make soil particles hold together.






13. Refers to the movement through the soil of molecules.






14. The male portion of a flower






15. Have numerous roots that are branched out.






16. Are those chemicals that control a target pest






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






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






19. Is change that is gradual






20. One of several major factors influencing soil characteristics.






21. Refer in botanical use as the edible parts of plant - other than the flower






22. Is where the formation of pollen takes place






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






24. 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.






25. Which holds and captures pollen - and the style.






26. Is a cyclic irrigation application that delivers water to land during a series of on and off time spans known as hydraulic surges.






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






28. Leaf rust is a form of






29. The system that moves water and minerals is called a






30. The female portion of a flower






31. A cluster or several flowers






32. Determine how long is an internodes length






33. Parent material moved by gravity






34. Have a two - year growth cycle






35. Refers to the first name used in binomial nomenclature. Capitalized word that refers to a plant cluster that has similarities that can be recognized easily.






36. Is breaking soil out of clods and breaking in finer clumps. Do this after you plow.






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






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






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






40. In a tomato is from a fast uptake of water such as from sownpurs or excessive watering.






41. Below the E horizon - the ___ horizon is where fine material has accumulated to create a dense layer in the soil. May be enriched with calcium carbonate in the form of a layer or nodule.






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






43. The opposite of photosynthesis - uses food and oxygen to change chemical energy into heat for plants.






44. A stem also has a part known as a ___ - which produces tissue that lengthens the stem






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






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






47. Refers to how well a plant can survive cold temperatures






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






49. Increases organic matter and disburses aggregates






50. Support stems