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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 how well a plant can survive cold temperatures






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






3. Have numerous roots that are branched out.






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






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






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






7. Support stems






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






14. Is leading a visual observation toward a certain feature by planting the feature at a vanishing point that is between radial or approaching straight lines.






15. How water is used in plants to carry nutrients






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






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






18. Are those chemicals that control a target pest






19. Is a wind - moved material that is silt - sized or smaller






20. Is a reference to the size of portions of the design in relation to one another.






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






22. Parent material that the wind transports






23. Materials that are moved by streams and deposited into fresh water.






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






25. Leaf rust is a form of






26. What do roots do for the plant






27. The only vegetable used as a fruit






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






29. The female portion of a flower






30. Have a two - year growth cycle






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






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






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






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






35. Parent material moved by gravity






36. Is where the formation of pollen takes place






37. Increase the roots capacity to absorb to water and nutrients






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






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






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






41. Increases organic matter and disburses aggregates






42. Is a hormone for plants and growth regulator






43. Is change that is gradual






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






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






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






47. Determine how long is an internodes length






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






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






50. Formation of buds taking place.