Louisiana Horticulture Test Study Guide 2024 Questions and Verified Answers (2024 / 2025) 100% Guarantee Pass
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Louisiana Horticulture Test Study Guide 2024 Questions and Verified Answers (2024 / 2025) 100% Guarantee Pass What is the difference between a cultivar and variety?
Answer Cultivar- A plant or grouping of plants selected for desirable characteristics
that can be maintained by propagation
Variet...
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Louisiana Horticulture Test Study Guide
1. What is the difference between a cultivar and variety?
Answer Cultivar- A plant or grouping of plants selected for desirable characteristics
that can be maintained by propagation
Variety- A naturally occurring subgroup of a species which has some distinguishing
characters
2. Who is Linnaeus? What system of naming plants did he create?
Answer Linnaeus is a Swedish Botanist who developed the Binomial System of
Nomenclature(Genus
+ Species)
3. Why is it important to know common and scientific names of plants?
Answer So that you can communicate with others without confusion about the
identity of a plant
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4. What are some origins of botanical names?
Answer Country of origin, Names of Explorers, and Descriptive Latin Terms
5. What are some typical groupings for plants when they are classified by
growth characteristics?
Answer Life Span, Leaf Retention, Growth Habits, Light, Size
6. List the functions of a root system.
Answer Absorption, Anchorage, Conduction, Stor- age
7. What are two kinds of root systems?
Answer Fibrous and Taproot
8. List the functions of the stem of a plant.
Answer Support; Conduction; Storage
9. Define xylem and phloem.
Answer xylem- the transport vessel for water and minerals from root to leaf
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