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Praxis Plant Science Botany

Subjects : praxis, botany
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Refers to the movement through the soil of molecules.






2. How water is used in plants to carry nutrients






3. Scarring on the blossom end of a tomato






4. Is moving liquid pesticide mixture through a filling hose and into a water source






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






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






7. Leaf rust is a form of






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






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






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






11. Is change that is gradual






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






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






14. Determine how long is an internodes length






15. Ripe ovaries or groups of ripened ovaries that contain seeds.






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






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






18. Are those chemicals that control a target pest






19. Have numerous roots that are branched out.






20. Is where the formation of pollen takes place






21. Formation of buds taking place.






22. The only vegetable used as a fruit






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






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






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






26. What do roots do for the plant






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






28. The female portion of a flower






29. Are organisms that can kill or reduce the ability to reporduce in other organisms






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






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






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






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






34. Is an equality in something visually attractive






35. Have a two - year growth cycle






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Parent material that the wind transports






41. Is a hormone for plants and growth regulator






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






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






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






45. Protect the plant






46. Are the first leaves to appear after seeds germinate






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






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






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






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