Plant and Soil 1st 9 weeks Review

What percent of an ideal garden soil is made up of air?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• None of the above

Soil texture can be changed. True or False?

• True

• False

In exchange for sugar, Rhizobia produce ________ for the plant

• Water

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Carbohdrates

Which of the following would be considered a green material in compost?

• Paper

• Cardboard

• Coffee Grounds

• None of the above

Too much water is bad seeding for which reason?

• Lack of carbon dioxide

• Lack of soil warmth

• Lack of nutrients

• Lack of oxygen

What can cause a seed to run out of energy?

• Planting the seed too early

• Planting the seed too shallow

• Planting the seed too deeply

• Planting the seed facing the wrong way

Which of the following features belong to a monocot?

• Parallel veins

• Taproot

• 2 cotyledons

• All of the above

Which of the following plant parts are the main location of water and nutrient uptake?

• Stomata

• Veins

• Leaf Hairs

• Root hairs

________ are where leaves and buds arise

• Nodes

• Internodes

• Buds

• Branches

Xylem transport sugars down from the leaves of the plant

• True

• False