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Praxis Plant Science Botany

Subjects : praxis, botany
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1. Leaf rust is a form of






2. The waxy substance that makes up cuticles.






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






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






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






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






7. Is an equality in something visually attractive






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






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






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






11. Refers to plants with only male or female flower on a single plant such as hollies






12. Is movement of nutrients to the surfaces of roots through water movement in the soil.






13. Is a hormone for plants and growth regulator






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






15. Are those chemicals that control a target pest






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






17. Determine how long is an internodes length






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






19. A technology for growing plants in nutrient solutions with an artificial medium that providing mechanical support.






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






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






22. Protect the plant






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






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






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






26. Parent material moved by gravity






27. The female portion of a flower






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






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






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






31. Have a two - year growth cycle






32. Increases organic matter and disburses aggregates






33. Is where the formation of pollen takes place






34. Plants retain their leaces all year






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






36. When light is used to convert carbon dioxide and water into plant food.






37. The system that allows the lifeblood or water - nutrients and food through the plant






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






39. The growing of roots into new soil that contacts available nutrients






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






41. 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.






42. A process in which nitrogen gas in the atmosphere is converted into ammonia.






43. A cluster or several flowers






44. One of several conservation tillage types used to cover 30 percent or more of pasture with crop residue.






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






46. Is change that is gradual






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






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






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






50. Provide food for plants. absorb sunlight and transform it into food.