LOUISIANA LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE STATE
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
◉ root systems. Answer: taproot and fibrous
◉ function of root system. Answer: absorption, anchorage, conduction,
storage
◉ taproot. Answer: grows directly downward
◉ stems. Answer: support, conduction, storage
◉ conduction. Answer: movement of water, mineral solutions, and
substances manufactured in plants
◉ xylem. Answer: vascular tissue that carries water upward from the
roots to every part of a plant through inner tissue
◉ phloem. Answer: food from leaves moves out of leaves through outer
stem
,◉ monocots. Answer: angiosperms that have only one seed leaf
◉ Dicots. Answer: angiosperms that have two seed leaves
◉ girdle. Answer: complete circle of dead tissue around the stem with
interrupts the food supply pipeline
◉ nodes. Answer: where leaves attach to stem
◉ internodes. Answer: the stem segments between nodes
◉ specialized stems and roots. Answer: bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers,
tuberous roots
◉ Angiosperms. Answer: flowering plants that produce seeds in fruit
◉ Gymnosperms. Answer: plants that produce seeds but not flowers
◉ pistil. Answer: Female part of the flower
◉ stigma. Answer: expanded tip of the style
, ◉ priority in which plants receive food. Answer: flowers, seeds, leaves,
stems, roots
◉ macronutrients. Answer: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
◉ Micronutrients. Answer: boron, manganese, copper, zinc, iron,
molybdenum, chlorine
◉ N-P-K. Answer: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
◉ WATER. Answer: ingredient in photosynthesis, solvent for nutrients,
cools plant during transpiration, gives plant tissue rigidity and turgor
◉ Permanent Wilting Point (PWP). Answer: soil moisture content at
which plants can no longer obtain enough moisture to meet transpiration
requirements, causing the plant to wilt and die
◉ Microclimate. Answer: areas with certain consistent variations in
light, temperature, and moisture in a garden
◉ heat travels. Answer: conduction, convection, radiation
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
◉ root systems. Answer: taproot and fibrous
◉ function of root system. Answer: absorption, anchorage, conduction,
storage
◉ taproot. Answer: grows directly downward
◉ stems. Answer: support, conduction, storage
◉ conduction. Answer: movement of water, mineral solutions, and
substances manufactured in plants
◉ xylem. Answer: vascular tissue that carries water upward from the
roots to every part of a plant through inner tissue
◉ phloem. Answer: food from leaves moves out of leaves through outer
stem
,◉ monocots. Answer: angiosperms that have only one seed leaf
◉ Dicots. Answer: angiosperms that have two seed leaves
◉ girdle. Answer: complete circle of dead tissue around the stem with
interrupts the food supply pipeline
◉ nodes. Answer: where leaves attach to stem
◉ internodes. Answer: the stem segments between nodes
◉ specialized stems and roots. Answer: bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers,
tuberous roots
◉ Angiosperms. Answer: flowering plants that produce seeds in fruit
◉ Gymnosperms. Answer: plants that produce seeds but not flowers
◉ pistil. Answer: Female part of the flower
◉ stigma. Answer: expanded tip of the style
, ◉ priority in which plants receive food. Answer: flowers, seeds, leaves,
stems, roots
◉ macronutrients. Answer: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
◉ Micronutrients. Answer: boron, manganese, copper, zinc, iron,
molybdenum, chlorine
◉ N-P-K. Answer: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
◉ WATER. Answer: ingredient in photosynthesis, solvent for nutrients,
cools plant during transpiration, gives plant tissue rigidity and turgor
◉ Permanent Wilting Point (PWP). Answer: soil moisture content at
which plants can no longer obtain enough moisture to meet transpiration
requirements, causing the plant to wilt and die
◉ Microclimate. Answer: areas with certain consistent variations in
light, temperature, and moisture in a garden
◉ heat travels. Answer: conduction, convection, radiation
