ASEXUAL PLANT PROPAGATION UNIT QUIZ

THE HORTICULTURAL METHOD OF STARTING NEW PLANTS FROM EXISTING PLANT MATERIAL IS KNOWN AS __________________________ PROPAGATION.

• SEXUAL

• ASEXUAL

VEGETATIVE AND ASEXUAL PLANT PROPAGATION ARE 2 TERMS WHICH DESCRIBE THE SAME THING.

• TRUE

• FALSE

ROOTS FORMING FROM ANY PLANT PART OTHER THAN THE ROOT ARE KNOWN AS ______________________ ROOTS.

• ADVENTITIOUS

• TERMNAL

• LATERAL

• LAYERING

______________________ PLANTS ARE PLANT MATERIAL KEPT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPAGATION.

• STOCK

• LIVE

• LINER

• CLONE

THE CUTTINGS THAT WE PERFORMED ON WANDERING JEW AND SWEDISH IVY WERE ____________________________ CUTTINGS.

• HARDWOOD

• SOFTWOOD

• HERBACEOUS

• LEAF

THE TYPE OF CUTTING BEST PERFORMED WITH A SNAKE PLANT WOULD BE _______________ CUTTINGS.

• HARDWOOD

• SOFTWOOD

• HERBACEOUS

• LEAF

MOST CUTTINGS TAKEN FROM TREES OR SHRUBS WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS WHICH 2 TYPES OF CUTTINGS?

• HARDWOOD

• SOFTWOOD

• LEAF

• HERBACEOUS

MR. JOHNSON'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE LENGTH OF YOUR STEM CUTTINGS IS AT LEAST __________ INCHES LONG?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 10

A FORM OF ASEXUAL PROPAGATION THAT ALLOWS STEMS THAT ARE STILL ATTACHED TO THE PARENT PLANT TO FORM ROOTS.

• STEM CUTTINGS

• LAYERING

• DIVISION

• LEAF CUTTINGS

THIS FORM OF LAYERING INVOLVES WRAPPING A GIRDLED STEM WITH ROOTING MEDIUM.

• SIMPLE LAYERING

• TIP LAYERING

• AIR LAYERING

• COMPOUND LAYERING