Horticulture - 3.01 - 3.02 Review

Annual plants complete their life cycle in:

• 2 years

• 1 year

• 1 month

• ten years

Monocot stems have the xylem and phloem:

• in small bundles scattered through the stem.

• in ten layers or ten circles.

• on each side of the cambium layer.

• on the outside of the stem.

Anchoring plants, storing food, and absorbing water are functions of plant:

• flowers

• fruit

• roots

• leaves

The part of a flower that develops into a fruit is the:

• anther

• filament

• ovary

• petal

The openings or stomates in the lower leaf surface are opened and closed by the:

• margins

• lateral buds

• guard cells

• xylem

Marigolds and other warm-season plants grow best during:

• midwinter

• late fall

• early spring

• midsummer

Plants that complete their life cycles in two years are:

• Annuals

• Biennials

• Perennials

• Centennials

April has some indoor Christmas-season plants with bracts or modified leaves that are red, pink, or white on different plants. What is the name of these plants?

• Florist chrysanthemum

• Geranium

• Spider Plant

• Poinsetta

What type bud is on the side of a stem?

• Lateral

• Apical

• Lentical

• Terminal

The primary function of plant seeds is:

• absorption

• photosynthesis

• plant identification

• sexual reproduction