Ornamental and Turf Pest Control Exam
Quextions and Answers 2026 Update
Xylem - Known as the sapwood - most of the conduction of water and dissolved
minerals occur here.
xylem - the rings on the inside of a stem are ________ that no longer conduct
water and minerals.
phloem - Carbohydrates and other nutrients produced in the leaves are
transporter throughout the plant via the ________ tissue.
dicots and gymnosperms - xylem is formed inside a ring of cambium tissue and
phloem is formed on the outside of the cambium in both ____________ and
_________________
monocots - in ___________________ the three tissues of the stem, xylem,
cambium and phloem are formed in bundles scattered discontinuously
throughout the stem.
epidermis, cuticle - ____________ is the outer protective layer of cells on a leaf
which is covered by a waxy layer called the ________________
Meristem - a small group of cells that retain the capacity for rapid cell division
apical meristem - a group of actively dividing cells located at the tip of the stem
of woody plants and some herbaceous plants is called the _____________
,vascular cambium - new cells produced on the inside of the ________________
become secondary xylem and new cells produced on the outside of the
______________ become secondary phloem.
vascular cambium - tissues on the outside of the ____________________ are
called bark.
cork cambium - found outside of the secondary phloem is the ____________
forming suberized cells, corky cells that provides protection for the stem.
node - the point of attachment of a leaf to a stem is called a _____________.
stomata - small pores in the epidermal cells of plants called the
________________ are sites for exchange of gases and water vapor.
mesophyll - the area between the upper and lower epidermis is called the
__________________ where veins in the leaf are.
simple leaf - ______________ leaf is composed of a single unit
compound leaf - _______________ leaf has two or more leaflets
pinnately compound - __________________ leaves have leaflets arising from
along both sides along the rachis
,palmately compound - ___________________ leaves have leaflets that radiate
from the end of the rachis
rachis - ______________________ the stalk that the individual leaflets of a leaf
are attached to in a compound leaf.
petiole - The stalk of a leaf, which joins the leaf to a node of the stem.
adventitious - __________________ roots will produce roots from stems or
cuttings if injury occurs.
adventitious plants - dandylions, crabapple, cherry, plum, quince and hawthorne
are all examples of ___________________.
flowers - _______________ are the reproductive organs of angiosperms
Angiosperms - A flowering plant which forms seeds inside a protective chamber
called an ovary is called a ________________.
Gymosperms - plants that produce their seeds in cones are called
_____________.
Monocious plants - ______________________ have both male and female
flowers on the same plant
, Dioecious plants - species such as holly, bittersweet, and willow that have male
and female flowers on separate plants and thus require plants to be in close
proximity to each other for pollination to occur.
fruits - _________ are the mature ripened ovary of a plant.
seed - __________________ is a miniature plant in an arrested state of
development
cotyledon - ______________ are the food storage structures found in seeds
scarification - ___________________ refers to when seed dormancy is broken
through use of acid or mechanical means.
stratification - __________________ referst to when seed dormancy is broken
naturaly through cold temperatures and moisture.
Hardwood cuttings - ________________________ cuttings have to survive on
stored reserves in the stems until new leaves are formed and new roots are
initiated.
Softwood cuttings - _______________ cuttings can survive during root initiation
because leaves are present.
chloroplast - photosynthesie takes place within the organelle called the
_____________.
Quextions and Answers 2026 Update
Xylem - Known as the sapwood - most of the conduction of water and dissolved
minerals occur here.
xylem - the rings on the inside of a stem are ________ that no longer conduct
water and minerals.
phloem - Carbohydrates and other nutrients produced in the leaves are
transporter throughout the plant via the ________ tissue.
dicots and gymnosperms - xylem is formed inside a ring of cambium tissue and
phloem is formed on the outside of the cambium in both ____________ and
_________________
monocots - in ___________________ the three tissues of the stem, xylem,
cambium and phloem are formed in bundles scattered discontinuously
throughout the stem.
epidermis, cuticle - ____________ is the outer protective layer of cells on a leaf
which is covered by a waxy layer called the ________________
Meristem - a small group of cells that retain the capacity for rapid cell division
apical meristem - a group of actively dividing cells located at the tip of the stem
of woody plants and some herbaceous plants is called the _____________
,vascular cambium - new cells produced on the inside of the ________________
become secondary xylem and new cells produced on the outside of the
______________ become secondary phloem.
vascular cambium - tissues on the outside of the ____________________ are
called bark.
cork cambium - found outside of the secondary phloem is the ____________
forming suberized cells, corky cells that provides protection for the stem.
node - the point of attachment of a leaf to a stem is called a _____________.
stomata - small pores in the epidermal cells of plants called the
________________ are sites for exchange of gases and water vapor.
mesophyll - the area between the upper and lower epidermis is called the
__________________ where veins in the leaf are.
simple leaf - ______________ leaf is composed of a single unit
compound leaf - _______________ leaf has two or more leaflets
pinnately compound - __________________ leaves have leaflets arising from
along both sides along the rachis
,palmately compound - ___________________ leaves have leaflets that radiate
from the end of the rachis
rachis - ______________________ the stalk that the individual leaflets of a leaf
are attached to in a compound leaf.
petiole - The stalk of a leaf, which joins the leaf to a node of the stem.
adventitious - __________________ roots will produce roots from stems or
cuttings if injury occurs.
adventitious plants - dandylions, crabapple, cherry, plum, quince and hawthorne
are all examples of ___________________.
flowers - _______________ are the reproductive organs of angiosperms
Angiosperms - A flowering plant which forms seeds inside a protective chamber
called an ovary is called a ________________.
Gymosperms - plants that produce their seeds in cones are called
_____________.
Monocious plants - ______________________ have both male and female
flowers on the same plant
, Dioecious plants - species such as holly, bittersweet, and willow that have male
and female flowers on separate plants and thus require plants to be in close
proximity to each other for pollination to occur.
fruits - _________ are the mature ripened ovary of a plant.
seed - __________________ is a miniature plant in an arrested state of
development
cotyledon - ______________ are the food storage structures found in seeds
scarification - ___________________ refers to when seed dormancy is broken
through use of acid or mechanical means.
stratification - __________________ referst to when seed dormancy is broken
naturaly through cold temperatures and moisture.
Hardwood cuttings - ________________________ cuttings have to survive on
stored reserves in the stems until new leaves are formed and new roots are
initiated.
Softwood cuttings - _______________ cuttings can survive during root initiation
because leaves are present.
chloroplast - photosynthesie takes place within the organelle called the
_____________.
