Arborist Certification Test Prep, With Complete
Solution 2023
meristems
site of rapid cell division in the shoot tips, root tips, and cambium:
apical
meristems located at the end of the shoots are called primary, or _________________
meristems
apical dominance
the tendency for terminal buds to inhibit the growth of lateral buds is called
________________
leaves
the food factories of trees are the ______________
photosynthesis
the process of ______________ combines carbon dioxide and water in a reaction
driven by light to produce sugars...also produces oxygen
chlorophyll
the green color of leaves is created by the presence of _____________, which is
necessary for photosynth to take place
transpiration
the loss of water vapor from leaves
stomata
the opening and closing of _____________ allow for gas exchange
guard cells
transpiration is controlled by ___________
xylem
water and dissolved essential minerals are transported within the tree in the
______________
phloem
carbohydrates are conducted through the tree in the ____________
cambium
the ____________ is a layer of meristematic cells located between the phloem and
xylem
branch collar
the _____________ _______________ is formed when trunk tissue grows around
branch tissues.
branch bark ridge
as branch and trunk tissues expand against each other int he branch union, the
______________ _______________ _____________is formed
bark
______________ protects the branches and trunk of a tree from mechanical injury and
desiccation
osmosis
water enters young roots or mycorrhizal roots in part, by a process called
_____________
, tropism
the orientation of growth in response to an external stimulus is called ______________
compartmentalization od decay in trees
CODIT stands for _____________
excurrent
trees with upright growth and strong central leader are ______________
decurrent
trees with rounded, broader multi-leader growth habit are ______________
mycorrhizae
roots and fungi form _____________
respiration
the process by which chemical energy, stored as sugar and starch, is released is called
_______________
deciduous
trees that lose their leaves in the autumn
evergreen
trees that maintain their leaves for more than one year
taxonomy
the classification of plants
angiosperms
plants whose seeds are covered (not conifers)
gymnosperms
plants with naked seeds (conifers)
dicotyledon (dicot)
plants with two seed leaves at germination
monocotyledons (monocots)
plants with only one seed leaf at germination (grasses, banana, palms)
nomenclature
the naming of plants
one
a compound leaf with multiple leaflets will have how many bud(s)
genus
in the scientific name Acer saccharum, "Acer" identifies the _____________
varieties/cultivars
species are often subdivided into ________________ that have distinct differences from
the general species
cultivar
a ___________________ is a cultivated variety
opposite
when two leaves and/or buds are located at the same node on a twig, the arrangement
is called ________________
O,A
the majority of absorbing roots are in the _____ _____ horizons
compact, pore space
driving on wet soil will _____ the soil and destroy soil ______ _____
buffering capacity
Solution 2023
meristems
site of rapid cell division in the shoot tips, root tips, and cambium:
apical
meristems located at the end of the shoots are called primary, or _________________
meristems
apical dominance
the tendency for terminal buds to inhibit the growth of lateral buds is called
________________
leaves
the food factories of trees are the ______________
photosynthesis
the process of ______________ combines carbon dioxide and water in a reaction
driven by light to produce sugars...also produces oxygen
chlorophyll
the green color of leaves is created by the presence of _____________, which is
necessary for photosynth to take place
transpiration
the loss of water vapor from leaves
stomata
the opening and closing of _____________ allow for gas exchange
guard cells
transpiration is controlled by ___________
xylem
water and dissolved essential minerals are transported within the tree in the
______________
phloem
carbohydrates are conducted through the tree in the ____________
cambium
the ____________ is a layer of meristematic cells located between the phloem and
xylem
branch collar
the _____________ _______________ is formed when trunk tissue grows around
branch tissues.
branch bark ridge
as branch and trunk tissues expand against each other int he branch union, the
______________ _______________ _____________is formed
bark
______________ protects the branches and trunk of a tree from mechanical injury and
desiccation
osmosis
water enters young roots or mycorrhizal roots in part, by a process called
_____________
, tropism
the orientation of growth in response to an external stimulus is called ______________
compartmentalization od decay in trees
CODIT stands for _____________
excurrent
trees with upright growth and strong central leader are ______________
decurrent
trees with rounded, broader multi-leader growth habit are ______________
mycorrhizae
roots and fungi form _____________
respiration
the process by which chemical energy, stored as sugar and starch, is released is called
_______________
deciduous
trees that lose their leaves in the autumn
evergreen
trees that maintain their leaves for more than one year
taxonomy
the classification of plants
angiosperms
plants whose seeds are covered (not conifers)
gymnosperms
plants with naked seeds (conifers)
dicotyledon (dicot)
plants with two seed leaves at germination
monocotyledons (monocots)
plants with only one seed leaf at germination (grasses, banana, palms)
nomenclature
the naming of plants
one
a compound leaf with multiple leaflets will have how many bud(s)
genus
in the scientific name Acer saccharum, "Acer" identifies the _____________
varieties/cultivars
species are often subdivided into ________________ that have distinct differences from
the general species
cultivar
a ___________________ is a cultivated variety
opposite
when two leaves and/or buds are located at the same node on a twig, the arrangement
is called ________________
O,A
the majority of absorbing roots are in the _____ _____ horizons
compact, pore space
driving on wet soil will _____ the soil and destroy soil ______ _____
buffering capacity
