PLANTS, GARDENING, AND YOU FINAL
EXAM CORRECT 100%
Which part of the corn plant is the male part?
A. Silk
B. Tassle - ANSWER Tassle
Which of the following plants is a monocot?
A. Wheat
B. Bean
C. Tomato - ANSWER Wheat
Which basic plant process stops or slows down FIRST when a plant perceives drought
stress?
A. Transpiration
B. Respiration
C. Photosynthesis - ANSWER Transpiration
Where is the geographical center of origin for tomatoes?
A. South America
B. Italy
C. Asia - ANSWER South America
If you break a peanut into two pieces, how many pieces are there?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four - ANSWER Three
Which three plants were known to native Americans as the "three sisters?"
A. Corn, potato, squash
B. Bean, corn, squash
C. Peanut, wheat, potato - ANSWER Bean, corn, squash
When did man first start brewing beer?
A. 10,000-20,000 years ago
B. 100,000-200,000 years ago
C. Over 1 million years ago - ANSWER 10,000-20,000 years ago
, Most of the food we consume comes from plants that are native to North America.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER False
Which of the following plants is a gymnosperm?
A. Corn
B. Bean
C. Pine - ANSWER Pine
Which one emerges first from a germinating seedling?
A. Leaves
B. Roots - ANSWER Roots
Which person is responsible for breeding and commercializing the most important
potato in the world?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Frederick Olmstead
C. Luther Burbank - ANSWER Luther Burbank
The three main missions of any land grant university are:
A. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
B. Growth, Expansion, and Commercialization
C. Research, Teaching, and Extension
D. Football, Baseball, and Basketball - ANSWER Research, Teaching, and Extension
Which type of vegetative cutting is usually younger in age and easier to root?
A. Hard wood cutting
B. Soft wood cutting - ANSWER Soft wood cutting
It is possible to clonal propagate a tomato plant.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER True
Which of the following can be used to create new genetic variability in plants?
A. Plant breeding (hybridization)
B. Radiation or chemical mutagenesis
C. Genetic engineering
EXAM CORRECT 100%
Which part of the corn plant is the male part?
A. Silk
B. Tassle - ANSWER Tassle
Which of the following plants is a monocot?
A. Wheat
B. Bean
C. Tomato - ANSWER Wheat
Which basic plant process stops or slows down FIRST when a plant perceives drought
stress?
A. Transpiration
B. Respiration
C. Photosynthesis - ANSWER Transpiration
Where is the geographical center of origin for tomatoes?
A. South America
B. Italy
C. Asia - ANSWER South America
If you break a peanut into two pieces, how many pieces are there?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four - ANSWER Three
Which three plants were known to native Americans as the "three sisters?"
A. Corn, potato, squash
B. Bean, corn, squash
C. Peanut, wheat, potato - ANSWER Bean, corn, squash
When did man first start brewing beer?
A. 10,000-20,000 years ago
B. 100,000-200,000 years ago
C. Over 1 million years ago - ANSWER 10,000-20,000 years ago
, Most of the food we consume comes from plants that are native to North America.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER False
Which of the following plants is a gymnosperm?
A. Corn
B. Bean
C. Pine - ANSWER Pine
Which one emerges first from a germinating seedling?
A. Leaves
B. Roots - ANSWER Roots
Which person is responsible for breeding and commercializing the most important
potato in the world?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Frederick Olmstead
C. Luther Burbank - ANSWER Luther Burbank
The three main missions of any land grant university are:
A. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
B. Growth, Expansion, and Commercialization
C. Research, Teaching, and Extension
D. Football, Baseball, and Basketball - ANSWER Research, Teaching, and Extension
Which type of vegetative cutting is usually younger in age and easier to root?
A. Hard wood cutting
B. Soft wood cutting - ANSWER Soft wood cutting
It is possible to clonal propagate a tomato plant.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER True
Which of the following can be used to create new genetic variability in plants?
A. Plant breeding (hybridization)
B. Radiation or chemical mutagenesis
C. Genetic engineering
