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CSES 1020 exam 1 guertal Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
Question: what is the basic definition of a crop
Answer: living plants grown by producers and have a specific intended use for
humans
Question:
basic definition of photosynthesis- plants use what and generate what
Answer: 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.
Question:
what is an annual plant
Answer: complete their entire life cycle in one year, the vast majority of
plants used as crops are managed as annuals.
Question:
what is a biennial plant
Answer: 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
Question:
what is a perennial plant
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Answer: germinate at some point, then live more than 2 years, forage fruit,
turf grass and tree crops are managed as perennials.
Question:
what is a short day plant
Answer: 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
Question:
what does a grass plant look like (characteristics)
Answer: 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
Question:
what are characteristics of broadleaves
Answer: 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
Question:
mints have what kind of stem
Answer: square
Question:
CSES 1020 exam 1 guertal Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
Question: what is the basic definition of a crop
Answer: living plants grown by producers and have a specific intended use for
humans
Question:
basic definition of photosynthesis- plants use what and generate what
Answer: 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.
Question:
what is an annual plant
Answer: complete their entire life cycle in one year, the vast majority of
plants used as crops are managed as annuals.
Question:
what is a biennial plant
Answer: 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
Question:
what is a perennial plant
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Answer: germinate at some point, then live more than 2 years, forage fruit,
turf grass and tree crops are managed as perennials.
Question:
what is a short day plant
Answer: 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
Question:
what does a grass plant look like (characteristics)
Answer: 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
Question:
what are characteristics of broadleaves
Answer: 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
Question:
mints have what kind of stem
Answer: square
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