Louisiana Horticulture Study Guide questions with verified || || || || || || ||
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Linneaus - ✔✔developed binomial nomenclature
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binomial nomenclature - ✔✔Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-
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part scientific name
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difference between variety and cultivar - ✔✔variety - naturally occurring subgroup within
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species
cultivar - special group that retain their distinguishing features when propogated
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importance of proper naming of plants - ✔✔customer protection, legal requirements,
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communication between nursery and landscape pros || || || || ||
origins of botanical names - ✔✔1. Countries of origin
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2. Names of plant explorers
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3. Descriptive latin terms
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horticultural groupings - ✔✔1. Herbaceous or woody || || || || || ||
2. Life span
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3. Leaf retention
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4. Growth habit
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5. Stem structure
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6. Size
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7. Form
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,8. Temp tender
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9. Light
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10. Water
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11. Use
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Functions of root system - ✔✔anchorage, absorption, conduction, storage
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functions of the stem - ✔✔support, conduction, storage
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xylem - ✔✔water and minerals move from roots to leaves
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phloem - ✔✔food from leaves moves to the plant
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cambium layer - ✔✔tissue between xylem and phloem || || || || || || ||
girdle - ✔✔circle of dead tissue around stem
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nodes - ✔✔areas on stems where leaves emerge
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internodes - ✔✔space between nodes || || || ||
axillary bud - ✔✔compressed dormant stem where leaf joins stem
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axil - ✔✔angle of the leaf
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crown - ✔✔where steam and root meet
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, forms of propogation - ✔✔bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, tuberous roots
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functions of the leaf - ✔✔photosynthesis and transpiration
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Transpiration - ✔✔evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
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Angiosperms - ✔✔flowering plants || || ||
Gymnosperms - ✔✔a plant that produces uncovered seeds; no fruit
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plant food priority order - ✔✔1. Flower
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2. Seeds
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3. Leaves
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4. Stems
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5. Roots
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3 essential elements - ✔✔1. carbon
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2. hydrogen
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3. oxygen
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macronutrients - ✔✔1. nitrogen || || ||
2. phosphorus
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3. potassium
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4. calcium
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5. magnesium
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detailed answers ||
Linneaus - ✔✔developed binomial nomenclature
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binomial nomenclature - ✔✔Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-
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part scientific name
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difference between variety and cultivar - ✔✔variety - naturally occurring subgroup within
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species
cultivar - special group that retain their distinguishing features when propogated
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importance of proper naming of plants - ✔✔customer protection, legal requirements,
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communication between nursery and landscape pros || || || || ||
origins of botanical names - ✔✔1. Countries of origin
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2. Names of plant explorers
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3. Descriptive latin terms
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horticultural groupings - ✔✔1. Herbaceous or woody || || || || || ||
2. Life span
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3. Leaf retention
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4. Growth habit
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5. Stem structure
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6. Size
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7. Form
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,8. Temp tender
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9. Light
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10. Water
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11. Use
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Functions of root system - ✔✔anchorage, absorption, conduction, storage
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functions of the stem - ✔✔support, conduction, storage
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xylem - ✔✔water and minerals move from roots to leaves
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phloem - ✔✔food from leaves moves to the plant
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cambium layer - ✔✔tissue between xylem and phloem || || || || || || ||
girdle - ✔✔circle of dead tissue around stem
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nodes - ✔✔areas on stems where leaves emerge
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internodes - ✔✔space between nodes || || || ||
axillary bud - ✔✔compressed dormant stem where leaf joins stem
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axil - ✔✔angle of the leaf
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crown - ✔✔where steam and root meet
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, forms of propogation - ✔✔bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, tuberous roots
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functions of the leaf - ✔✔photosynthesis and transpiration
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Transpiration - ✔✔evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
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Angiosperms - ✔✔flowering plants || || ||
Gymnosperms - ✔✔a plant that produces uncovered seeds; no fruit
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plant food priority order - ✔✔1. Flower
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2. Seeds
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3. Leaves
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4. Stems
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5. Roots
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3 essential elements - ✔✔1. carbon
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2. hydrogen
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3. oxygen
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macronutrients - ✔✔1. nitrogen || || ||
2. phosphorus
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3. potassium
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4. calcium
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5. magnesium
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