LOUISIANA HORTICULTURE PRACTICE
TEST ONE PRACTICE SET REVIEW 2026
COMPLETE PAPER GRADED A+
⩥ 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
⩥ AVG. # of days per year above 86 degrees F zone 8. Answer: 90 to
120 days
TEST ONE PRACTICE SET REVIEW 2026
COMPLETE PAPER GRADED A+
⩥ 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
⩥ AVG. # of days per year above 86 degrees F zone 8. Answer: 90 to
120 days
