Floriculture Study Guide

​Classes of Pesticides

Multiple Choice

Marked Danger or Poison and are HIGHLY TOXIC

• Class I

• Class II

• Class III

• Class IV

Multiple Choice

Marked Warning and are MODERATELY TOXIC

• Class I

• Class II

• Class III

• Class IV

Sexual Propagation (Reproduction)

• Uses SEEDS to make a new plant

• GERMINATION: When seeds begin to grow

• DORMANCY: Rest period before germination (usually late fall/winter)

• ​COTYLEDON: First LEAF (AKA: Seed Leaf)

• Monocotyledon: ONE seed leaf

• Dicotyledon: TWO seed leaves

• RADICLE: First ROOT to emerge

Multiple Choice

The first ROOT to appear is the ___.

• Cotyledon

• Radicle

• Germination

• Dormancy

Multiple Choice

The first LEAF to appear is the ___.

• Cotyledon

• Radicle

• Germination

• Dormancy

Multiple Choice

When seeds begin to grow is called ___.

• Cotyledon

• Radicle

• Germination

• Dormancy

Multiple Choice

Rest period required for some seeds to germinate; naturally occurs in late fall and winter.

• Cotyledon

• Radicle

• Germination

• Dormancy

Asexual Propagation (Think of it like CLONING)

• Reproduction by the use of cuttings from leaves, stems, or roots to make new plants

• Scion - Part of the plant attached to the rootstock during grafting

• Rootstock - Plant that receives the graft or bud

• Polarity - Tendency for a cutting to sprout roots from the bottom end and sprout shoots from the top