Horticulture 2

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Name the 5 elements of climate: 1) temperature
2) precititation
3) humidity
4) light
5) wind
What is a microclimate?: an area that has differenct climate than the surrounding area
What is a dicot?: mostly trees and fruits
Explain what a monocot is: Nonwoody plants
Often have long leaves
-grass, lily, Iris, onion
What is an angiosperm?: cultivated plants
-rosses, cabbage
Flowering and food plants
Name the 2 groups that come from seed bearing plants: Angiosperms and gymnosperms
What is a gymnosperm?: cone-bearing plants
-pines, spruces
What are the basic parts of plants?: Leaves, stems, buds, and roots
What are the 2 main parts of a leaf?: the leaf stem/petiole and the wide part called the blade
The angle that is formed between the petiole and it's supporting stem is called...: the leaf axil
What is the leaf margin?: the outside edge of the leaf
What do monocot leaves look like?: they have parralel vains runing the length of the leaf
What do dicot leaf veins look like?: they have one main vein and then they branch out
Define what a leaf apex is: the tip of the leaf
What are stipules?: Small leaflike forms that are normally found at the base of a petiole
What is the section of a plant called where the stem and leaf is connected?: a node
What is the internode?: the space between leaves
What does the internal stem structure of a dicot look like?: it is arranged in a rings inside each other
What does the internal stem structure of a monocot look like?: it is arranged in bundles
What are the "pathways" in the plant circulatory system?: xylem and phloems
Where is the phloem found?: ouside the xylem
What does the cambium do?: manufactures new exylem and phloem cells
Name the three types of buds: vegtative, flower and mixed
Explain what a taproot is: the primary root that first branches
In flower structure what are the 3 main parts of the pistil?: stigma
style
ovary
What is considered the "female" part of a flower?: the pistil
What is considered the "male" parts a flower?: the stamens
What is the stamen composed of?: anather - which produces pollen
filament
How do plants create carbohydrates?: through photosynthesis
What are the three main ingredience to photosynthesis?: light, water, and carbon dioxide
What is considered the opposite of photosynthesis?: Respiration
What is needed for respiration?: oxygen and carbohydrates
What does respiration produce?: energy, water, and carbon dioxide

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