Chapter 1 Nursery Landscape

Chloroplasts capture light energy and use it to manufacture the plant's food through the process of respiration

• True

• False

The lateral cell division that occurs in the vascular cambium is responsible for adding wood to the stem.

• True

• False

Stomates control water loss by periodically opening and closing based on environmental conditions.

• True

• False

Stratification is the process of satisfying seed dormancy.

• True

• False

The force that moves water up through the phloem is a combination of root pressure and transpiration pull.

• True

• False

Which of the following parts of a plant or animal cell is only found in plants?

• nucleus

• protoplasm

• mitochondria

• cell wall

which of the following describes the epidermis?

• exists only in plants exhibiting secondary growth

• forms a continuous outer layer on the plant surface

• consists of specialized cells that conduct water

• contains the meristem that is involved in the production of bark

• provides structural support

Which of the following is true about biennials?

• biennials flower the first season and die the second year

• biennials germinate, flower, produce seed, and die within one growing season

• biennials experience dormancy only as seeds

• biennials flower the second season and then die

• biennials are not grown in Michigan because they cannot survive the winter

Growth resulting from apical meristems includes

• increases in plant height

• primary growth

• lengthening of roots

• cell division

• all of the above

Which of the following must occur for viable seeds to be produced?

• cross pollination

• fertilization

• pollination and fertilization

• wind pollination

• showy flowers