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CSES 1020 exam 1 guerta Complete Questions and Correct
Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)l
what is the basic definition of a crop
Ans: living plants grown by producers and have a specific intended use for humans
basic definition of photosynthesis- plants use what and generate what
Ans: the critically important process of plants. the process by which green plants and
some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and
water to produce oxygen.
what is an annual plant
Ans: complete their entire life cycle in one year, the vast majority of plants used as
crops are managed as annuals.
what is a biennial plant
Ans: they germinate and grow vegetatively for one year, then in the second year
they go into the reproductive phase, the flower is typically large and showy in year 2,
they die in year 2
what is a perennial plant
Ans: germinate at some point, then live more than 2 years, forage fruit, turf grass
and tree crops are managed as perennials.
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what is a short day plant
Ans: a plant that requires a long period of darkness, is termed a short day (long
night) plant. short day plants form flowers only when day length is less than about 12
hours
what does a grass plant look like (characteristics)
Ans: simple flowers, leaves alternate on each side of stem, fibrous roots, jointed,
hollow stems, stems are unbranched, leaves are longer than wider and veins are
parallel to leaf margins
what are characteristics of broadleaves
Ans: flowers are showy and will have petals and sepals, leaves wider than longer, and
veins are arranged in a net fashion, often a tap root, stems are soils and contain pith
or fluid, stems are round, leaves branch off in carious multiples on petioles
mints have what kind of stem
Ans: square
sedges have what kind of stem
Ans: triangular
what is a food crop that we discussed as a sedge
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CSES 1020 exam 1 guerta Complete Questions and Correct
Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)l
what is the basic definition of a crop
Ans: living plants grown by producers and have a specific intended use for humans
basic definition of photosynthesis- plants use what and generate what
Ans: the critically important process of plants. the process by which green plants and
some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and
water to produce oxygen.
what is an annual plant
Ans: complete their entire life cycle in one year, the vast majority of plants used as
crops are managed as annuals.
what is a biennial plant
Ans: they germinate and grow vegetatively for one year, then in the second year
they go into the reproductive phase, the flower is typically large and showy in year 2,
they die in year 2
what is a perennial plant
Ans: germinate at some point, then live more than 2 years, forage fruit, turf grass
and tree crops are managed as perennials.
pg. 1
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what is a short day plant
Ans: a plant that requires a long period of darkness, is termed a short day (long
night) plant. short day plants form flowers only when day length is less than about 12
hours
what does a grass plant look like (characteristics)
Ans: simple flowers, leaves alternate on each side of stem, fibrous roots, jointed,
hollow stems, stems are unbranched, leaves are longer than wider and veins are
parallel to leaf margins
what are characteristics of broadleaves
Ans: flowers are showy and will have petals and sepals, leaves wider than longer, and
veins are arranged in a net fashion, often a tap root, stems are soils and contain pith
or fluid, stems are round, leaves branch off in carious multiples on petioles
mints have what kind of stem
Ans: square
sedges have what kind of stem
Ans: triangular
what is a food crop that we discussed as a sedge
pg. 2
