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Louisiana Horticulture Exam study guide 2024 4 major plant parts include - answerroots stems leaves reproductive parts 4 functions of the root system include - answerabsorption anchorage conduction storage 2 kind of root systems found in plants are - answerfibrous root systems and tapro...

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Louisiana Horticulture Exam study guide
2024


4 major plant parts include - answer✔roots


stems

leaves

reproductive parts


4 functions of the root system include - answer✔absorption


anchorage

conduction

storage


2 kind of root systems found in plants are - answer✔fibrous root systems


and

taproot systems

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Fibrous root system - answer✔root system that consists of numerous multi-branched roots that

are slender; no one root is more prominent than the other.


Tap root system (more difficult to transplant) - answer✔root system that consists of one main

root that grows directly downward from which branch roots arise;

carrot or a woody root (oak,maple)


What should you do if a plant becomes root bound within their containers? - answer✔Spread the

roots out or prune them to encourage the root system to grow outward


3 primary functions of the stems are - answer✔Support


conduction

storage


Conduction - answer✔the movement of water, mineral solutions, and substances manufactured

in the plant.


xylem - answer✔water and mineral solution move upward from the roots to the leaves through

inner tissues called


phloem - answer✔manufactured food from the leaves move out of the leaves through outer stem

tissues called


What 2 tissues form the vascular system of the plant? - answer✔xylem and phloem

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Cambium layer - answer✔The tissue between the xylem and phloem is called the

____________. Plant function growth depends on uninterrupted conduction.


Monocotyledonous Plants (single leaf monocots) - answer✔The xylem and phloem tissues are

formed in bundles scattered in a discontinuous vascular system through the stem.

Corn, grass, lilies, orchids

Dicotyledonous Plants (two seed leaves dicots)


Gymnosperms Plants (many seed leaves) - answer✔the xylem is formed on the inside next to the

heartwood surrounded by a continuous layer of cambium with the phloem on the outside.

Tree, shrubs, annuals, and perrennials


Girdle - answer✔is a complete circle of dead tissue around the stem which interrupts the food

supply pipeline.


Nodes and internodes - answer✔Areas of the stems where leaves emerge are called

____________ and the space between are called __________.


axillary bud and axil - answer✔in the angle where each leaf joins the stem, there is an

_________________ which is compressed, dormant stem. The angle is called the ______ of the

leaf.


Asexual reproductive structures - answer✔Some plants have modified stem and roots structures

that store exceptionally large amounts of food and function as

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Corms, such as gladiolus - answer✔solid stem structures with remains of dried scale leaves

surrounding and protecting them. Cycle of changes are controlled by temperature.


Rhizome, such as Louisiana - answer✔the main axis or stem of the plant is in a horizontal

position underground


Stolons - answer✔Cylindrical horizontal stems found above ground similar to a rhizome


Tuberous roots (sweet potato) - answer✔roots that do not have nodes and buds


crown - answer✔the area where the stem and root tissue meets


Biennial Root - answer✔Roots that are living through two growing seasons


Annual Top Root - answer✔Root living through one growing season


October until December - answer✔Outdoor planting of spring bulbs can be done from


Dicot Leaf - answer✔Leaf that generally has netted venation, one or more prominent veins with

branches forming a conspicuous net


Mono Leaf - answer✔Leaf that generally has parallel veins with inconspicuous branching

between the veins as in corn


Photosynthesis and transpiration - answer✔Leaves have two main functions to carry out:

______________ and _______________.

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