Floriculture Exam Practice 5

Nonflowering, seed producing plants are called _____________________.

• angiosperms
• monocots
• gymnosperms
• dicots

Dicots generally have two _______________, also known as their first leaves.

• corolla
• cotyledons
• angiosperms
• gymnosperms

Plants primary source of carbon comes from the ___________________.

• air
• fertilizer
• soil
• water

________________ is the process of physically removing part of the seed coat to allow imbibition.

• scarification
• germination
• stratification
• propagation

Most schools order fall and spring ____________, which are seeds that have been grown in small containers to transplantable size.

• cuttings
• liners
• plugs
• trays

A seed must be _________, meaning the embryo must be alive, for it to germinate.

• radicle
• mature
• dormant
• viable

The ______________ covers the outside areas of the plant and protects the plant from environmental stress.

• stomata
• phloem
• epidermis
• periderm

Roots that can be found growing from the stem of the plant are known as ____________ roots.

• tap
• air
• fibrous
• adventitious

Which of the following is NOT an example of a bud arrangement?

• detached
• opposite
• alternating
• whorled

People who study insects are known as a(n) _______________.

• horticulturist
• entomologist
• pathologist
• biologist