Master Gardener Final Exam with verified detailed solutions

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a plant organ ? - correct answer✔✔a. XYLEM
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B. Leaf. C. Flower. D. Stem
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The basic structural and functional unit of a plant is? - correct answer✔✔A. CELL. B.
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Epidermis. C. Roots. D. Leaves || || || ||




An example of a plant which has herbaceous (ground up)stems is? - correct answer✔✔A.
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Red oak. B. Azalea. C. Japanese maple. D. DAFFODIL
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An example of a plant that has a fibrous root system is? - correct answer✔✔A. Carrots. B.
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LAWN grasses. C. Pine tree. D. Oak tree
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TRUE - correct answer✔✔Flowers can form fruits, while roots, stems and leaves can form
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vegetables



Transpiration is the loss of water vapor through the - correct answer✔✔Stomata || || || || || || || || || || ||




Which term refers to plants making their own food? - correct answer✔✔photsynthesis
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In which of the following cells would cellular respiration occur? - correct answer✔✔All of
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the above:parenchyma,epidermal, meeristematic
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Water and nutrients/minerals up from the soil - correct answer✔✔Xylem is the primary
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path for conducting(transporting)
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,Which of the following is NOT a plant that responds to shorter day length - correct
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answer✔✔Dandelions and knock out roses || || || ||




Plants make their own food - correct answer✔✔True
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In healthy plants, photosynthesis and cellular respiration occur at the same time or equal
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rates. - correct answer✔✔False
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All parts of the root tip absorbs water (root hairs) - correct answer✔✔False
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Adding mulch to a garden area benefits plants by decreasing water lost to evaporation -
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correct answer✔✔True ||




The best way to distinguish between simple and compound leaves is to look where the node
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is located. - correct answer✔✔True
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Carbon, nitrogen, iron and copper are examples of MACRO nutrients found in plants. -
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correct answer✔✔False ||




Incomplete flowers are flowers that contain both sexes in the same flower while complete
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flowers have separate sexes. - correct answer✔✔False
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A tree seals itself instead of healing itself. - correct answer✔✔True
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Stomata are holes in the leaf epidermis which are formed by the opening and closing of
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guard cells. - correct answer✔✔True
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, Absorb water , keep plant upright and stable in the ground. - correct answer✔✔List two
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functions of roots || ||




Support leaves/ flowers ; transport water, food; propagate; store food - correct
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answer✔✔List two functions of stems || || || ||




Photosynthesis, transpiration, respiration - correct answer✔✔List two functions of leaves: || || || || || || || || ||




Excess food is stored for later use; this is to ensure the plants survival when photosynthesis
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is limited or non-existent. Some examples may include night, extreme cold, extreme heat,
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etc. Photosynthesis also releases more oxygen than the plant needs and the excess is
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available to other organs. - correct answer✔✔When plants photosynthesize, they always
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make more food than is needed at that point in time. Why?
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located at the end of the stem; has meristematic tissue; can be dominate over the auxiliary
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or lateral bud. - correct answer✔✔in a stem, the terminal bud is
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As the amount of sunlight decreases, the rate of photosynthesis - correct
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answer✔✔Decreases



Oranges - correct answer✔✔An example of a fruit that does not have chilling requirements
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Fluorescent - correct answer✔✔An example of a light that is HIGH in the BLUE range
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Length of nighttime - correct answer✔✔Photoperiodism refers to the amount of time a
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plant is exposed to a light in order for flowers to bloom
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Food in form of sugar is Made; solar energy is converted into chemical energy. - correct
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answer✔✔During the process of photosynthesis || || || ||