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AGRICULTURE B FINAL
SMITTY! PART B AG FINAL
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Agriculture
9th Grade
02/12/2013

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Macro minerals
Definition
N-P-K
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Micro Minerals
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(MO)
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The primary function of the root is to
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anchor the plant and supply water and nutrients
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The portion of the root that takes in the water and plant nutrients is the
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root hair
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The major types of root systems are
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fibrous and taproot
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The area of cell division is
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responsible for the production of new cells on the tip of the root
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The phloem
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carries the manufactures food from the leaves to the roots
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Herbaceous stems
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are green and are not winter hardy
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The node
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is the part of the stem where the leaf is attached
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Root cap
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protects the root tip as it moves in soil
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Terminal bud
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Located on the tip of the stem
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Leaves
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Manufacture food for the plant
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Cuticle
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The topmost layer of the leaf
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Blade
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The wide portion of the leaf
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Guard cells
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Surround the stoma
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The roots are responsible for ____________________ the plant
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supporting and feeding the plant
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An __________ plant is a plant used to improve the appearance of an area.
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ornamental
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The area of _______________ is where the cells start to become specialized.
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cell elongation
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________ are thick stems that run below the ground.
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Rhizomes
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_________ are pores in the stem that allow the gases to pass through the stem.
Definition
Lenticels
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_______________ are cells that give the leaf strength.
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Palisade cells
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The ______ is the male part of the flower.
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stamen
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When a flower contains the stamen, pistil, petals, and sepals, it is considered a _______ flower.
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perfect
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The _____ is an enlargement that results after fertilization.
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fruit
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A _________ can be any part of a plant that is grown for its edible parts.
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vegetable
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Plants with many thin, hairlike roots have _______ ______ ________.
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fibrous root systems
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Plants with _______ _______ are more likely to survive in a dry period.
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taproot systems
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The root cap protects the young growing ___ __ ___ ____.
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tip of the root
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The xylem carries the nutrients and water down the stem of the plant.
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False! Phloem!
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Herbaceous stems are NOT _____ and ______ _____
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tough, winter hardy
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Bulbs are stems that aren't _____ and _______.
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thick, compact
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The vascular bundle is NOT only in the ____ of ___ _____.
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leaf, the plant
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The leaf consists of the _______ and the _____.
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petiole, blade
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The stomas allow for the passage of gases through the leaf surface only.
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FALSE!!
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The bract is the colored petal located in the flower.
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FALSE! NOT TRUE!
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The study of functions and the complex chemical processes that allow plants to grow is known as
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plant physiology
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Chlorophyll is important in plants because it
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makes it possible for plants to grow
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The rate at which photosynthesis is carried out depends on
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the light intensity, temperature, and concentration of carbon dioxide.
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Photosynthesis will work best in what temperature range?
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65-85 degrees
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Respiration...
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uses food for plant energy
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Plant nutrition is
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plant food added to the plant pot
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pH
Definition
Measurement of acidity and alkalinity
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Osmosis
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Movement of a liquid through a semi-permeable membrane
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Corm
Definition
Specialized stem
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Root
Definition
Storage organ for excess plant food
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Sulfur
Definition
Macronutrient
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Leaves
Definition
Site of photosynthesis
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Fertilization
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Addition of nutrients to the plant-growing environment
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Extremes of temperature will slow down or completely stop...
Definition
photosynthesis
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Respiration will occur only in the...
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dark
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When the temperature increases, the rate or transpiration...
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increases
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Soil provides a natural environment for the...
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root zone
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The spaces in between the soil particles, where the soil water is found, are called the...
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pores
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Respiration is NOT a building process that uses __________ to work.
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Sunlight (works only in darkness)
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The process by which a plant loses water is NOT ____________.
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perspiration
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All plant elements perform the same function in the plant.
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FALSE! They all do different things.
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Humidity refers to the amount of water in the atmosphere.
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TRUE!
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Plant growth needs a soil level pH of what?
Definition
6_(6.3-6.8)
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What is the neutral number on the pH scale?
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7 (water)
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Corn, wheat, and soybeans are the...
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3 most common crops in KY.
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Grasses:
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bluegrass, crabgrass, Timothy, fescue, corn, and wheat
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Legumes examples:
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alfalfa, clover, soybeans, and peanuts
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Legumes have
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a symbiotic relationship with bacteria, enabling the plant to absorb nitrogen and use it. They make their own nitrogen.
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C
Definition
Carbon
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H
Definition
Hydrogen
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O
Definition
Oxygen
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P
Definition
Phosphorus
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K
Definition
Potassium
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N
Definition
Nitrogen
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S
Definition
Sulfur
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Ca
Definition
Calcium
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Fe
Definition
Iron
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Mg
Definition
Magnesium
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B
Definition
Boron
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Mn
Definition
Manganese
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Cu
Definition
Copper
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Zn
Definition
Zinc
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Mo
Definition
Molybdenum
Term
Cl
Definition
Chlorine
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