Louisiana Horticulture Test Study Guide
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What is the difference between a cultivar and variety? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Cultivar- A plant or grouping of plants selected for desirable
characteristics that can be maintained by propagation
Variety- A naturally occurring subgroup of a species which has some
distinguishing characters
Who is Linnaeus? What system of naming plants did he create? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Linnaeus is a Swedish Botanist who developed the Binomial
System of Nomenclature(Genus + Species)
Why is it important to know common and scientific names of plants? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔So that you can communicate with others without confusion
about the identity of a plant
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, What are some origins of botanical names? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Country of
origin, Names of Explorers, and Descriptive Latin Terms
What are some typical groupings for plants when they are classified by
growth characteristics? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Life Span, Leaf Retention, Growth
Habits, Light, Size
List the functions of a root system. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Absorption,
Anchorage, Conduction, Storage
What are two kinds of root systems? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fibrous and Taproot
List the functions of the stem of a plant. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Support;
Conduction; Storage
Define xylem and phloem. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔xylem- the transport vessel for
water and minerals from root to leaf
phloem- the transport vessel for manufactured food from leaf to stem
What is the difference between monocots and dicots? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔monocots- plants that have a single seed leaf(corn; grass; lilly)
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2025/2026 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
What is the difference between a cultivar and variety? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Cultivar- A plant or grouping of plants selected for desirable
characteristics that can be maintained by propagation
Variety- A naturally occurring subgroup of a species which has some
distinguishing characters
Who is Linnaeus? What system of naming plants did he create? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Linnaeus is a Swedish Botanist who developed the Binomial
System of Nomenclature(Genus + Species)
Why is it important to know common and scientific names of plants? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔So that you can communicate with others without confusion
about the identity of a plant
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, What are some origins of botanical names? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Country of
origin, Names of Explorers, and Descriptive Latin Terms
What are some typical groupings for plants when they are classified by
growth characteristics? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Life Span, Leaf Retention, Growth
Habits, Light, Size
List the functions of a root system. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Absorption,
Anchorage, Conduction, Storage
What are two kinds of root systems? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fibrous and Taproot
List the functions of the stem of a plant. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Support;
Conduction; Storage
Define xylem and phloem. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔xylem- the transport vessel for
water and minerals from root to leaf
phloem- the transport vessel for manufactured food from leaf to stem
What is the difference between monocots and dicots? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔monocots- plants that have a single seed leaf(corn; grass; lilly)
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