HORTICULTURE PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Latin names of plants are italicized - Answer-Because it is conventional to Italicize
words and phrases that are expressed in a different language
A species can be defined as - Answer-A group of plants that are alike in almost
every feature and consistently produce like plants
A genuss can be defined as - Answer-A group of plants that have more in common
with each other then they have in common with the members of any genius
The generic name of a plant is - Answer-Place first and begins with a capital letter
The Name of the person who developed the binomial system for naming plants is -
Answer-Carolus Linnaeus
Scientific names of plants are expressed in Latin because - Answer-It is a an
international language and was used by the early scholars to express plant names
Scientific names are used to - Answer-Avoid confusion concerning the names of
plants
The seven groups of the taxonomical hierarchy of specification - Answer-Kingdom,
phylum, class order, family, genus, species, cultivar
The formula for photosynthesis - Answer-6Co2+6H2O>C6H12O6+6O2
Transpiration is - Answer-Evaporation of water through stomata in the leaf
Plant stems - Answer-Breathe through small pores called lenticels
Roots on most plants grow poorly and wet soils because - Answer-They cannot get
enough oxygen
Plants respire - Answer-24 hours a day
During respiration, plants - Answer-Use oxygen and give off carbon dioxide just like
animals
Are the major differences between plants and animals is - Answer-Some
dicotyledonous Plants, such as trees, continue to grow taller as long as they live,
Plants manufacture their own food, and animals Final growth size is the time in at
birth
When fertilize, the eggs in the ovary grow into - Answer-Seeds
, The pistil is - Answer-The female part of the plant
The stamen is - Answer-The male part of the plant
Pollination is a sexual process in which the pollen is deposited on the stigma of the
plant. It starts the process of fertilization and - Answer-Growth of the pollen two,
seed formation, and production of a fruit or seed coat
The major function of root hairs on roots is to - Answer-Absorb water and minerals
from the soil
And example of a plant with a specialized route that stores food and is used to
propagate the plan is the - Answer-Sweet Potato
Plants are easier to transplant if they have - Answer-Fibrous root system
Which of the following is provided for a plant by its leaves - Answer-Food factory
The four main parts of the flower are the - Answer-Sepal, pedal, stamen, and pistil
Green plants are able to manufacture food only in the presence of - Answer-Light,
carbon dioxide, and water
The green color of leaves is caused by tiny particles in the food processing cells
called - Answer-Chloroplast
Which three of the following vegetables are roots - Answer-Carrots, beets, sweet
potatoes
Which of the following is not a function of roots - Answer-Manufacture of food
The xylem, or wood, of a stem - Answer-Conducts water and minerals up to the
leaves
Monocot stems have the xylem and phloem - Answer-In small bundles scattered
through the stem
The stem of dicots, which have a cambium layer of cells, - Answer-Continue to
produce new cells and grow larger
Two main functions of stems are - Answer-To move materials and support plant
parts
Four basic parts of a plant or are the - Answer-Leaves, stamps, roots, and flowers,
which produce seeds
Dance also accomplish other purposes. They - Answer-Keep us cool and clean the
air, slow the wind, prevent erosion, and provide beauty, Perfume the air and furnace
fuel and building materials
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Latin names of plants are italicized - Answer-Because it is conventional to Italicize
words and phrases that are expressed in a different language
A species can be defined as - Answer-A group of plants that are alike in almost
every feature and consistently produce like plants
A genuss can be defined as - Answer-A group of plants that have more in common
with each other then they have in common with the members of any genius
The generic name of a plant is - Answer-Place first and begins with a capital letter
The Name of the person who developed the binomial system for naming plants is -
Answer-Carolus Linnaeus
Scientific names of plants are expressed in Latin because - Answer-It is a an
international language and was used by the early scholars to express plant names
Scientific names are used to - Answer-Avoid confusion concerning the names of
plants
The seven groups of the taxonomical hierarchy of specification - Answer-Kingdom,
phylum, class order, family, genus, species, cultivar
The formula for photosynthesis - Answer-6Co2+6H2O>C6H12O6+6O2
Transpiration is - Answer-Evaporation of water through stomata in the leaf
Plant stems - Answer-Breathe through small pores called lenticels
Roots on most plants grow poorly and wet soils because - Answer-They cannot get
enough oxygen
Plants respire - Answer-24 hours a day
During respiration, plants - Answer-Use oxygen and give off carbon dioxide just like
animals
Are the major differences between plants and animals is - Answer-Some
dicotyledonous Plants, such as trees, continue to grow taller as long as they live,
Plants manufacture their own food, and animals Final growth size is the time in at
birth
When fertilize, the eggs in the ovary grow into - Answer-Seeds
, The pistil is - Answer-The female part of the plant
The stamen is - Answer-The male part of the plant
Pollination is a sexual process in which the pollen is deposited on the stigma of the
plant. It starts the process of fertilization and - Answer-Growth of the pollen two,
seed formation, and production of a fruit or seed coat
The major function of root hairs on roots is to - Answer-Absorb water and minerals
from the soil
And example of a plant with a specialized route that stores food and is used to
propagate the plan is the - Answer-Sweet Potato
Plants are easier to transplant if they have - Answer-Fibrous root system
Which of the following is provided for a plant by its leaves - Answer-Food factory
The four main parts of the flower are the - Answer-Sepal, pedal, stamen, and pistil
Green plants are able to manufacture food only in the presence of - Answer-Light,
carbon dioxide, and water
The green color of leaves is caused by tiny particles in the food processing cells
called - Answer-Chloroplast
Which three of the following vegetables are roots - Answer-Carrots, beets, sweet
potatoes
Which of the following is not a function of roots - Answer-Manufacture of food
The xylem, or wood, of a stem - Answer-Conducts water and minerals up to the
leaves
Monocot stems have the xylem and phloem - Answer-In small bundles scattered
through the stem
The stem of dicots, which have a cambium layer of cells, - Answer-Continue to
produce new cells and grow larger
Two main functions of stems are - Answer-To move materials and support plant
parts
Four basic parts of a plant or are the - Answer-Leaves, stamps, roots, and flowers,
which produce seeds
Dance also accomplish other purposes. They - Answer-Keep us cool and clean the
air, slow the wind, prevent erosion, and provide beauty, Perfume the air and furnace
fuel and building materials
