HORTICULTURE FINAL EXAM REVIEW SOLVED #4
Scientific names are used for plants to - correct answer Avoid confusion concerning the
names of plants
Scientific names of plants are expressed in Latin because - correct answer It is an
international language and was used by the early scholars to express plant names
The name of the person who developed the binomial system for naming plants is -
correct answer Linnaeus
The generic name of the plant is - correct answer Placed first in begins with a large
letter
A genus can be defined as - correct answer A group of plants that have more in
common with each other than they have with the members of any other genus
A species can be defined as - correct answer A group of plants that have more in
common with each other then with the plants of any other group
Latin names of plants are italicized - correct answer Because it is conventional to
italicize words and phrases that are expressed in a different language
A person who identifies and classified as plants is known as a - correct answer
Taxonomist
For a plant with a scientific name of Acer rubrum cv. Red sunset, "red sunset" is the
_____ name. - correct answer Cultivar
The two most important things that human beings receive from plants are - correct
answer Oxygen and food
Plants also accomplish other purposes. They - correct answer Keep us cool and clean
the air, show them when prevent erosion and provide beauty, perfume the air, and
furnace fuel and building materials
The four basic parts of a plant are the - correct answer Leaves, stems, roots, and
flowers which produce seeds
Two main functions of stems are - correct answer Movement of materials and support of
plant parts
The stems of dicots, which have a cambium layer of cells, - correct answer Produce all
new sells quickly, then cease growing
, Monocots stems have the xylem and phloem - correct answer In small bundles
scattered through the stem
The xylem, or wood, of a stem - correct answer Stores food
Which of the following is not a function of roots? - correct answer Manufacture of food
Which of the following vegetables are roots? - correct answer Carrots, beets, sweet
potatoes
The green color of leaves is caused by tiny particles in the food producing cells called -
correct answer Chloroplasts
Green plants are able to manufacture food only in the presence of - correct answer
Light, carbon dioxide, and water
The four main parts of a flower are the - correct answer Sepal, pedal, stamen, and pistil
Which of the following is provided for a plant by its leaves? - correct answer A food
factory
Plants are easier to transplant if they have a - correct answer Fibrous root system
An example of a plant with a specialized root that stores food and is used to propagate
the plant is the - correct answer Sweet potato
The major function of root hairs on roots is to - correct answer Absorb water and
minerals from the soil
Pollution is a sexual process in which pollen is deposited on the stigma of the plant. It
starts the process of fertilization and - correct answer Seed formation
The stamen is - correct answer The male part of the flower, the part of the flower that
produces pollen, and the part of the flower that holds the anther
The pistil is - correct answer The female part of the flower
When fertilized, the eggs in the ovary grow into - correct answer Seeds
One of the major differences between plants and animals is - correct answer
Dicotoledonous plants continue to grow taller as long as they live, plants manufacture
their own food, and an animal's final growth size is determined at birth
How much rain does the average garden plant require per week? - correct answer 1
inch
Scientific names are used for plants to - correct answer Avoid confusion concerning the
names of plants
Scientific names of plants are expressed in Latin because - correct answer It is an
international language and was used by the early scholars to express plant names
The name of the person who developed the binomial system for naming plants is -
correct answer Linnaeus
The generic name of the plant is - correct answer Placed first in begins with a large
letter
A genus can be defined as - correct answer A group of plants that have more in
common with each other than they have with the members of any other genus
A species can be defined as - correct answer A group of plants that have more in
common with each other then with the plants of any other group
Latin names of plants are italicized - correct answer Because it is conventional to
italicize words and phrases that are expressed in a different language
A person who identifies and classified as plants is known as a - correct answer
Taxonomist
For a plant with a scientific name of Acer rubrum cv. Red sunset, "red sunset" is the
_____ name. - correct answer Cultivar
The two most important things that human beings receive from plants are - correct
answer Oxygen and food
Plants also accomplish other purposes. They - correct answer Keep us cool and clean
the air, show them when prevent erosion and provide beauty, perfume the air, and
furnace fuel and building materials
The four basic parts of a plant are the - correct answer Leaves, stems, roots, and
flowers which produce seeds
Two main functions of stems are - correct answer Movement of materials and support of
plant parts
The stems of dicots, which have a cambium layer of cells, - correct answer Produce all
new sells quickly, then cease growing
, Monocots stems have the xylem and phloem - correct answer In small bundles
scattered through the stem
The xylem, or wood, of a stem - correct answer Stores food
Which of the following is not a function of roots? - correct answer Manufacture of food
Which of the following vegetables are roots? - correct answer Carrots, beets, sweet
potatoes
The green color of leaves is caused by tiny particles in the food producing cells called -
correct answer Chloroplasts
Green plants are able to manufacture food only in the presence of - correct answer
Light, carbon dioxide, and water
The four main parts of a flower are the - correct answer Sepal, pedal, stamen, and pistil
Which of the following is provided for a plant by its leaves? - correct answer A food
factory
Plants are easier to transplant if they have a - correct answer Fibrous root system
An example of a plant with a specialized root that stores food and is used to propagate
the plant is the - correct answer Sweet potato
The major function of root hairs on roots is to - correct answer Absorb water and
minerals from the soil
Pollution is a sexual process in which pollen is deposited on the stigma of the plant. It
starts the process of fertilization and - correct answer Seed formation
The stamen is - correct answer The male part of the flower, the part of the flower that
produces pollen, and the part of the flower that holds the anther
The pistil is - correct answer The female part of the flower
When fertilized, the eggs in the ovary grow into - correct answer Seeds
One of the major differences between plants and animals is - correct answer
Dicotoledonous plants continue to grow taller as long as they live, plants manufacture
their own food, and an animal's final growth size is determined at birth
How much rain does the average garden plant require per week? - correct answer 1
inch
