Element used to form carbohydrates and proteins;

deficiency of this element results in burned and dead leaf tips.

Element that stimulates early formation of growth of

roots, deficiency of this element makes the leaves of

the plant turn purple

A vegetative plant part which is severed from the parent

plant in order to regenerate itself; thereby forming a

whole new plant

Stems still attached to their parent plant may form roots where they touch a rooting medium

Weed-control chemical

The act of preparing and working soil

Element that promotes growth of leaves and stems; deficiency of this element makes the leaves small, yellow-green in color and slows plant growth

Propagation by dividing or separating from the main part into smaller parts.

A relatively new method of plant propagation also called micropropagation.

Nutrients needed in large amounts...examples are NPK.

Nutrients needed in small amounts... examples are iron, cobalt, chromium

The process of increasing the number of a species, maintaining a species, and preserving the vigor of a plant?

Describes the union of an ovule (egg) and pollen grain (sperm), which results in a seed

Involves taking part of a parent plant and causing it to regenerate itself into a new plant

Occurs when pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or to different flowers on the same plant.

Occurs when pollen is transferred from the anther of one flower to the stigma of a different flower on a different plant.

Which of the following is the process of a male and female reproductive cell uniting and is capable of developing into a seed?

The process of the seed sprouting and beginning to grow.

Comes from plant or animal matter.

Refers to non-living materials like chemical salts.

The study of vegetable production.

The absorption of water is known as_______.

The movement of air within the soil profile is best described as_______.

The most important field crop grown in the US is ________.

Which of the following is the specialty crop grown in the subtropical areas of Florida, the Gulf Coast States, and Hawaii, and accounts for 65% of the refined sugar in the US?

Which planting type scatters the seeds in a random pattern on top of the seedbed?

Which of the following objects us a bottomless wooden box with a sloping glass or clear plastic top?

Which of the following is considered a material that supplies nutrients to plants?

What do the three numbers on the front of a fertilizer bag stand for?

What are Organic fertilizers?

What are the advantages of an inorganic fertilizer?

What is an annual crop?

What is a biennial crop?

What is a perennial crop?

Which of the following is NOT a type of pest control?

Which is NOT a factor that affects germination?