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Viticulture is - ANSWER the growth and study of grapes
What color are the flowers of poinsettias? - ANSWER yellow
A herbaceous perennial plant - ANSWER non-woody plants that typically dies back to the ground in the
winter and then re-grows from the roots the following spring
Humans are in what biological classification order? - ANSWER primates
In the plant world: can a variety have a cultivar? - ANSWER yes
Humans are in what biological classification class? - ANSWER mammals
Ferns are in a class of plants that reproduce by - ANSWER spores
Dicots are - ANSWER a sub-classification within the class angiosperms
Swedish botanist who created the current system of plant nomenclature - ANSWER Carl Linneaus
Which of the following is an example of a class of plants that we discussed? - ANSWER Angiospermae
Which of the following is the properly written name of an interspecific hybrid plant? - ANSWER Abelia x
grandiflora (underlined/italicized)
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What is the primary difference between plants in the class Angiospermae and plants in the class
Gymnospermae? - ANSWER Gymnosperms bear "naked seeds" and angiosperms bear seeds that are
enclosed in a fruit
Modified leaf which aides in a vine's ability to climb: - ANSWER tendrils
Plant taxonomy/classification is a system that classifies plants based on their - ANSWER flower
characteristics
Vegetative plant parts can be variable from location to location. Which of the following is NOT a reason
why plant leaves (vegetative parts) can change or be different on the same plant or different plants of
the same species? - ANSWER Chemical composition
All of the following characteristics make a plant horticultural and NOT agronomic EXCEPT: - ANSWER
maximum productivity focused on large acreage and not individual plants
The USDA Hardiness Zone Map outlines 11 different areas in North America (13 on the new 2010 map
where plants can grow. What data were used to generate this map? - ANSWER average minimal
temperatures for a given area
A plant sexual condition in which a plant species has male flowers on one plant and female flowers on
another separate plant (two houses) - ANSWER dioecious
Which of the following is a clone? - ANSWER Cultivar
Which of the following is an example of a biennial plant that we discussed in class? - ANSWER carrot
An example of a microclimate in the landscape would be? - ANSWER next to the southside of a brick
building
The study of wine and wine making is - ANSWER enology