PSC 1800 Exam 1 questions with answers

PSC 1800 Exam 1 questions with
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answers


What are the reproductive organs of a plant? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔flowers, fruits & seeds |\ |\ |\ |\




Fruits develop from enlarged... - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔ovaries


You purchased a shrub for your yard with a tag
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designating that it requires full sun. In which area of you
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yard will it perform best? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔On the
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south side of the house, away from built structures.
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Microclimate conditions can be created by... - CORRECT|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔surrounding plants |\ |\




The male parts of a flower are the: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔anthers and filaments |\ |\




Plants that produce male and female flowers on separate
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plants are called: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔dioecious
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plants

,The organelle within a plant cell responsible for the plant
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wilting is the: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔vacuole
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A primary SINK for translocated sugars from
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photosynthesis are the: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔roots |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Inducing a plant to flower by subjecting it to cool
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temperatures is called: - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔vernalization


The optimal conditions for plant growth are when: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the rate of photosynthesis is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



greater than the rate of respiration.
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What are the 4 principle divisions of horticulture? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1- Fruit (pomology) trees, bushes,
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nuts
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2- Vegetable (olericulturee) grown as annual plants
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3- Ornamental, Home, commercial and play areas
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4- Landscape, Design, installation and maint. of
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ornamental


Name two industries that produce horticulture products: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔nursery & seed |\ |\ |\ |\

, List 3 common professional organizations for
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horticulturists. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1- American |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



Society for Horticultural Science
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2- American Nursery and Landscape Association
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3- American Public Gardens Association
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List 3 common publications for horticulturists. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1- American Nurseryman |\ |\ |\




2- Journal of Environmental Horticulture
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3- Hort Technology
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4- Journal of Arboriculture
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5- American Fruit Grower
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6- Landscape Journal
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7- The Public Garden
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What is the purpose of the state extension service? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to help bring the results of
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agricultural research to the end users. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What is horticulture? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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science and art of cultivating, processing and marketing
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fruits, vegetables, nuts and ornamental plants.
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