Hort 1 3.01

The terms annual, biennial, and perennial describe plant:

• Leaf loss

• Life Cycle

• Production practices

• Root type

Plants that complete their life cycles in two years are:

• annuals

• biennials

• centennials

• perennials

Marigolds and other warm-season plants grow best during:

• early spring

• late fall

• midsummer

• midwinter

If a plant is turgid, it is:

• drowned or drooping

• page green and tellow

• swollen with moisture

• wilted from lack of water

Annual plants complete their life cycle in:

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 10 years

Because trees live many years, they are:

• annuals

• biennials

• perennials

• semiannuals

Most cool-season grasses grow very little during the hottest months of summer. What is this condition called?

• dead

• dormant

• turgid

• wilted

As part of regular biological processes, a deciduous tree:

• dies each year in the winter

• drops its functional leaves in the dormant season

• keeps its functional leaves in the dormant season

• remains green all year

In North Carolina, a tree that has no leaves in the winter is:

• deciduous

• evergreen

• herbaceous

• turgid

Trees that keep their functional leaves throughout the year are:

• auxins

• deciduous

• evergreen

• dead