LOUISIANA HORTICULTURE PRACTICE
TEST ONE FINAL STUDY SHEET 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Variety. Answer: Group of plants with distinguishing characteristics.
⩥ Linnaeus. Answer: Swedish botanist, creator of binomial
nomenclature.
⩥ Scientific names. Answer: Names used to avoid confusion in botany.
⩥ Common name. Answer: Name used for general public understanding.
⩥ Botanical names. Answer: Derived primarily from Latin origins.
⩥ Annuals. Answer: Plants completing life cycle in one year.
⩥ Biennials. Answer: Plants completing life cycle in two years.
⩥ Perennials. Answer: Plants living for multiple years.
, ⩥ Root system functions. Answer: Absorbing water, storing food,
anchoring plant.
⩥ Taproots. Answer: Main root growing deep into soil.
⩥ Fibrous roots. Answer: Root system with many thin roots.
⩥ Stem functions. Answer: Transporting water, nutrients, and sugars.
⩥ Xylem. Answer: Transports water and nutrients in plants.
⩥ Phloem. Answer: Transports sugars and organic molecules.
⩥ Monocots. Answer: Plants with one cotyledon.
⩥ Dicots. Answer: Plants with two cotyledons.
⩥ Nodes. Answer: Link regions between leaves and stems.
⩥ Internodes. Answer: Regions between two nodes.
⩥ Specialized stems. Answer: Includes bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers.
TEST ONE FINAL STUDY SHEET 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Variety. Answer: Group of plants with distinguishing characteristics.
⩥ Linnaeus. Answer: Swedish botanist, creator of binomial
nomenclature.
⩥ Scientific names. Answer: Names used to avoid confusion in botany.
⩥ Common name. Answer: Name used for general public understanding.
⩥ Botanical names. Answer: Derived primarily from Latin origins.
⩥ Annuals. Answer: Plants completing life cycle in one year.
⩥ Biennials. Answer: Plants completing life cycle in two years.
⩥ Perennials. Answer: Plants living for multiple years.
, ⩥ Root system functions. Answer: Absorbing water, storing food,
anchoring plant.
⩥ Taproots. Answer: Main root growing deep into soil.
⩥ Fibrous roots. Answer: Root system with many thin roots.
⩥ Stem functions. Answer: Transporting water, nutrients, and sugars.
⩥ Xylem. Answer: Transports water and nutrients in plants.
⩥ Phloem. Answer: Transports sugars and organic molecules.
⩥ Monocots. Answer: Plants with one cotyledon.
⩥ Dicots. Answer: Plants with two cotyledons.
⩥ Nodes. Answer: Link regions between leaves and stems.
⩥ Internodes. Answer: Regions between two nodes.
⩥ Specialized stems. Answer: Includes bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers.
