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Praxis Plant Science Botany

Subjects : praxis, botany
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1. Is a cyclic irrigation application that delivers water to land during a series of on and off time spans known as hydraulic surges.






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






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






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






5. A cluster or several flowers






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






7. Parent material moved by gravity






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






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






10. 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.






11. Is a hormone for plants and growth regulator






12. Increases organic matter and disburses aggregates






13. Refers to woody plants that lse leaves or needle each winter






14. The only vegetable used as a fruit






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






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






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






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






19. Are groups of plants developing new characteristics that occur naturally though hybridization.






20. The male portion of a flower






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






22. Determine how long is an internodes length






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






24. 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.






25. Leaf rust is a form of






26. Are those chemicals that control a target pest






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






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






29. Parent material that the wind transports






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






31. Is an equality in something visually attractive






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






33. Have a two - year growth cycle






34. Support stems






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






36. Plants retain their leaces all year






37. Come from effective components used to express a main idea through a consistent style






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






39. Is change that is gradual






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






41. Formation of buds taking place.






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






43. How water is used in plants to carry nutrients






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






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






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






47. Should be used when mixed plantings are made during marginal planting periods.






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






49. Are flowers and shoots not yet developed






50. An embryo then develops inside a tissue that is protective and both layers are known as a