CSES 1020 Exam 1 Review Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
What is the basic definition of a crop? - Correct Answers
✅Plants grown for a specific intended use by humans
What is an annual plant? - Correct Answers ✅-Life cycle
occurs in one year
-Reproduce by seed
-Vast majority of our plants used as crops are managed as
annuals
What is a winter annual? - Correct Answers ✅-Germinate
fall through late winter
-Flower and produce seed in late winter or early spring
-Die in late spring or early summer.
What is a summer annual? - Correct Answers ✅-Germinate
in spring.
-Produce seeds in late summer or early fall
-Die in fall with first frost or cold
What is a biennial plant? - Correct Answers ✅-Plants that
grow for one year, then in their second year they go through
their reproductive phase
-Takes two years to go through life cycle
-The flower is typically large and showy
, CSES 1020 Exam 1 Review Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
What is a perennial plant? - Correct Answers ✅-A plant that
lives for more than two years
-We have lots of crops that are actually perennials (cotton,
strawberries, asparagus) but we manage as an annual
What's the difference between a short-day and long-day
plant? - Correct Answers ✅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. Other plants require only a short night
to flower. These are termed "long day" plants. These bloom
only when they receive more than 12 hours of light.
What does a grass plant look like (characteristics)? - Correct
Answers ✅Simple flowers
Leaves alternate on each side of the stem
Fibrous roots
Jointed, hollow stems
Stems are unbranched
Leaves are longer than wider, and veins are parallel to leaf
margins
What are characteristics of broadleaves? - Correct Answers
✅Flowers are showy and will have petals and sepals
Leaves wider than longer, and veins are arranged in a "net"
fashion
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
What is the basic definition of a crop? - Correct Answers
✅Plants grown for a specific intended use by humans
What is an annual plant? - Correct Answers ✅-Life cycle
occurs in one year
-Reproduce by seed
-Vast majority of our plants used as crops are managed as
annuals
What is a winter annual? - Correct Answers ✅-Germinate
fall through late winter
-Flower and produce seed in late winter or early spring
-Die in late spring or early summer.
What is a summer annual? - Correct Answers ✅-Germinate
in spring.
-Produce seeds in late summer or early fall
-Die in fall with first frost or cold
What is a biennial plant? - Correct Answers ✅-Plants that
grow for one year, then in their second year they go through
their reproductive phase
-Takes two years to go through life cycle
-The flower is typically large and showy
, CSES 1020 Exam 1 Review Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
What is a perennial plant? - Correct Answers ✅-A plant that
lives for more than two years
-We have lots of crops that are actually perennials (cotton,
strawberries, asparagus) but we manage as an annual
What's the difference between a short-day and long-day
plant? - Correct Answers ✅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. Other plants require only a short night
to flower. These are termed "long day" plants. These bloom
only when they receive more than 12 hours of light.
What does a grass plant look like (characteristics)? - Correct
Answers ✅Simple flowers
Leaves alternate on each side of the stem
Fibrous roots
Jointed, hollow stems
Stems are unbranched
Leaves are longer than wider, and veins are parallel to leaf
margins
What are characteristics of broadleaves? - Correct Answers
✅Flowers are showy and will have petals and sepals
Leaves wider than longer, and veins are arranged in a "net"
fashion
