TURF 235 Lesson 3- Questions with Verified
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Diffusion of materials through pores within the cortex cell walls is called _______ movement.
apoplastic
The principal stems that occur in turfgrasses are ________ as well as those associated with
rhizomes, stolons and flowers. crowns
The oldest portion of a leaf is the tip/base tip
The life of individual tillers is usually not more than one year
Separating the stele from the cortex is a layer of specialized cells called the _________.
endodermis
Rhizomes, as well as stolons, are lateral shoots that arise from the stem's _______.
axillary buds
Following emergence of a new leaf, the _______ unfolds or unrolls. lamina
Tillers formed in the fall may be important for ________ growth. spring
, A band of suberin that impeded apoplastic movement of materials into the stele is called the
_________. Casparian strip
The process by which lateral shoots break through the enclosing leaf sheaths is called _______
branching. extravaginal
Senescence begins at the base/tip of the leaves tip
Until it has developed several leaves, a new tiller is dependent on the parent shoot for ________.
nutrients
The region of cell division located directly ahead of each node along lateral shoots is called the
_________ meristem. intercalary
Leaves that use all of the photoassimilates they produce to sustain their own growth are
_________. newly emerging
Roots that develop directly from the embryo are called ________. seminal
As a rhizome grows to a position near the surface, internode elongation ceases in response to
___________. Light
Most root growth of cool-season grasses occurs in _________. spring and fall
Solutions| Latest Update
Diffusion of materials through pores within the cortex cell walls is called _______ movement.
apoplastic
The principal stems that occur in turfgrasses are ________ as well as those associated with
rhizomes, stolons and flowers. crowns
The oldest portion of a leaf is the tip/base tip
The life of individual tillers is usually not more than one year
Separating the stele from the cortex is a layer of specialized cells called the _________.
endodermis
Rhizomes, as well as stolons, are lateral shoots that arise from the stem's _______.
axillary buds
Following emergence of a new leaf, the _______ unfolds or unrolls. lamina
Tillers formed in the fall may be important for ________ growth. spring
, A band of suberin that impeded apoplastic movement of materials into the stele is called the
_________. Casparian strip
The process by which lateral shoots break through the enclosing leaf sheaths is called _______
branching. extravaginal
Senescence begins at the base/tip of the leaves tip
Until it has developed several leaves, a new tiller is dependent on the parent shoot for ________.
nutrients
The region of cell division located directly ahead of each node along lateral shoots is called the
_________ meristem. intercalary
Leaves that use all of the photoassimilates they produce to sustain their own growth are
_________. newly emerging
Roots that develop directly from the embryo are called ________. seminal
As a rhizome grows to a position near the surface, internode elongation ceases in response to
___________. Light
Most root growth of cool-season grasses occurs in _________. spring and fall
