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WorksheetsGA State Floriculture JR 18-19
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
IPM stands for
Integrated Plant Management
Integrated Pest Management
Insect Pest Management
Insect and Pest Management
Plant _ are organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, that can be very harmful to plants.
host
vertebrates
pathogens
mollusks
Slow release fertilizers are typically mixed into plant media at the time of planting and are commonly _ type fertilizers.
insoluble
soluble
organic
complex
When ordering for school greenhouses, teachers typically order bedding plants as young plants with well established, complete, and independent root systems known as
cuttings
bare root
plugs
seeds
One of the fastest growing sectors of the green industry is _, a water based soil-less growing media.
tissue culture
xeriscaping
micropropagation
hydroponics
Insects feed on a variety of plants. An insects feeding habits are determined by their
mouth parts
size
environment
thorax
Plants that are deficient in _ often are reddish purple in color
nitrogen
phosphorus
potassium
calcium
Plants obtain _ by breaking down carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
oxygen
hydrogen
carbon
nitrogen
Most horiculture plants can thrive in a pH range of _ to 7.
0
3
4
5.5
The area on the stem where leaves develop is the _
bud
axil
node
rhizome
The leaf arrangement in the figure is
alternate
opposite
whirled
complex
A thin stalk called the _ support the anther.
sepal
style
filament
pistil
Insects are supported and protected by a hardened _
exoskeleton
entoskeleton
intoskeleton
cytoskeleton
A nanometer is the unit of measurement used to quantify _ wavelengths.
air
water
light
pH
_ plants can flower under a wide range of day lengths.
Long day
Short day
Day extended
Day neutral
A plants ability to bend through a maze towards a light source, as seen in the figure, is called
geotropism
phototropism
thigmotropism
hydrotropism
_ are tumor like growths that develop in response to an insect laying eggs within the plant.
Nematodes
Parasites
Pathogens
Galls
A typical soil will be composed of mineral and organic matter as well as water and
nonvertebrate insects
fertilizer
air
rock
The soil _ refers to the amount of sand, silt, and clay present in a given soil.
structure
pores
horizons
texture
Soil pH is a measure of the amount of _ ions in the soil.
calcium
hydrogen
oxygen
iron
When working with cuttings, it is common to treat plants with an _ which is a plant growth hormone that induces adventitious root formation.
liner
osmocote
auxin
cytokinins
Some plants reproduce by natural layering. An example of natural layering is strawberries who reproduce from _.
runners
tip layers
stolons
bulbs
The fertilizer analysis shown in the figure is a(n) _ fertilizer.
complete
incomplete
broad
whole
_ most commonly occur on the underside of lead and provide openings for gas exchange.
epidermis
cuticle
xylem
stoma
Sometimes leaves do not have a stalk but instead are attached directly to the plant base known as
sessile
petiole
blade
sepal
