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Praxis Plant Science Botany

Subjects : praxis, botany
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1. Have a two - year growth cycle






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A cluster or several flowers






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






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






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






12. Parent material that the wind transports






13. Have numerous roots that are branched out.






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






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






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






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






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






19. Parent material moved by gravity






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






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






22. 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.






23. Scarring on the blossom end of a tomato






24. Is a hormone for plants and growth regulator






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






26. Is where the formation of pollen takes place






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






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






29. Is change that is gradual






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






31. 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.






32. The male portion of a flower






33. Are those chemicals that control a target pest






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






35. Increases organic matter and disburses aggregates






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






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






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






39. The only vegetable used as a fruit






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. The female portion of a flower






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






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






47. Is an equality in something visually attractive






48. Plants retain their leaces all year






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






50. Flowers with several simple pistils formed







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