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Plant and Soil 1213 Exam 2What type of temperature climate is does C3 represent? - correct answer ✔✔Cool climates
What type of temperature climate does C4 represent? - correct answer ✔✔Warm climates
Warm season crops begin growing in _______ and grow until the temperatures begin to _________. -
correct answer ✔✔spring;cool
Cool season crops begin growing in _______ or _________. They are tolerant of ________. - correct
answer ✔✔autumn;spring;frost
Examples of cool season crops - correct answer ✔✔wheat, canola, fescue
Examples of warm season crops - correct answer ✔✔maize, bermudagrass, cotton
What determines soil conditions? - correct answer ✔✔water holding capacity, pH level, and nutrient
deficiencies
What are the three life cycle classifications? - correct answer ✔✔annual, biennial, and perennial
Annual plants complete a lifecycle in _____ growing season. - correct answer ✔✔one
Biennial plants complete their lifecycles in ______ growing seasons. The first year the plants produce
_____. The second year they produce _______. - correct answer ✔✔two; leaves; flowers
Perennial plants grow ________ without re-establishing from seeds. - correct answer ✔✔continuously
Define plant taxonomy - correct answer ✔✔the science of identifying, naming, and categorizing plants
, What are the hierarchical taxonomic groups? - correct answer ✔✔domain, kingdom, phylum, class,
order, family, genus, species
The most agronomically important family of flowering plants is _______. - correct answer ✔✔poaceae
(grasses)
_______ are an important source of dietary protein for both livestock and humans. - correct answer
✔✔Fabaceae (legumes)
What do legumes fix? - correct answer ✔✔nitrogen
What family contains food crops? - correct answer ✔✔Solanaceae (night shade family)
What are some examples of Solanaceae plants? - correct answer ✔✔potato, tomato, pepper, tobacco
What family of plants produces alkaloids and can be harmful or poisonous? - correct answer
✔✔Solanaceae
What family is made of pungent herbs? - correct answer ✔✔Brassicaceae/Cruciferae (mustard family)
What are the characteristics of the Brassicaceae/Cruciferae family? - correct answer ✔✔-have a high
sulfur content
-have 4 petals that are arranged in a cross
Sulfur acts as a ____ if tilled under. - correct answer ✔✔natural pestiside
Which family is the largest family of flowering plants? - correct answer ✔✔Asteraceae/Compositae
(sunflower family)
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