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Hort. Final 1

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Pollination   The transfer of pollen from a male reproduction structure to a female reproductive structure  
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Guard Cells   Cells that control the opening and closing of stomata  
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Complete flower   Contains both the stamen (male) and pistil (female) parts  
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Epidermis   The skin of the leaf  
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Pistil   The female reproductive part of a flower that produces seeds and consists of an ovary, style, and sigma  
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Midrib   The vein in the center of a leaf  
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Phloem   The vascular tissue through which food moves in some plants  
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Oxidation   Combining oxygen with any substance  
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Clorophyll   Green that gives leaves their color from photosynthesis  
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Petals   Attractive part of the flower  
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Veins   Form the structure framework  
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Style   Tubes that lead to the ovary  
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Stigma   Sticky part on the top to catch pollen  
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Anther   Pollen producing structure located at the tip of a flower's stamen male sex cell Petiole  
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The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf   Petiole  
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Stamen   The pollen producing male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of an anther and filament  
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Dicot   Two cotyledons or seed leaves  
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Tap Root   Primary root found in some plants that grows longer and thicker than other roots  
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Margins   Outside of the leaf  
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Roots   Anchor, absorb water and mineral, store, reproduce  
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Node   Point on a stem where a leaf is attached  
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Internode   A segment of a stem between two nodes  
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Vascular bundles   Plant stem structure that contains xylem and phloem tissue  
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Cotyledon   First leaf or first pair of leaves produced by the embryo of a seed plant  
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Transpiration   Loss of water from a plant through its leaves  
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Respiration   Consume oxygen and give off carbon dioxide  
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Terminal bud   Found at the very tip of the plant  
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Photosynthesis   Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars  
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Incomplete flower   Sepals, pistil, and stamen are present, missing are the petals  
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Xylem   Vascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of a plant  
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List 5 parts of the external leaf structure   Petiole, blade, veins, midrib, margins  
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List the 3 forms that food is stored   Sugar, starch, protein  
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List the 2 main functions of the stem   Move water and minerals, support the leaves and reproduction structures  
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List 4 main parts of a complete flower   Sepal, petals, stamens, pistil  
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List the 2 most important things humans receive from plants   Oxygen, food  
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List 3 main things xylem does   Supports the plant, carried water and minerals up  
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Function of chloroplast   Make food  
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What does a fertilizes egg from the ovary grow into?   Fruit or seed  
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Seedling   A young plant  
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Egg   Female element of sexual form of propagation  
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Tissue culture   Method for reproducing plants using terminal bud tissue  
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Flat   box with slotted bottom used to start seedlings  
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Endosperm   Part of the inside of a plant that is the seed's food sources  
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Seed coat   The outer covering of a seed  
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Enhanced   Improve the product  
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Hybrid   Offspring of 2 different varieties of plants  
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Pollen   Male sex cells  
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Cotyledons   First leaves to appear on a plant, the seed leaves  
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Hardening off   Gradually subjecting plants to more difficult growing conditions by withholding water and decreasing temperature: prepares plats for transplanting  
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Propagation   Increasing the number  
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Embryo   New plant  
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Come true to seed   When plants reproduce exact duplicates of themselves  
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Vermiculite   Expanded mica  
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Jiffy mix   Equal parts shredded sphagnum moss peat, fine grade vermiculite  
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Sphagnum   Sterile and light weight, controls disease well  
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Peat moss   Partially decomposed vegetation that has preserved under water  
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Perlite   A white granular material used to help loosen or open up spaces in rooting media for aeration  
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Sand   More porous, more drainage  
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Soil   1/3 clay, 1/2 silt, 1/3 sand  
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List and define the three basic parts of a seed   Seed coat-outside covering, endosperm-food storage, embryo-new plant  
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Best temperature for germinating seed   65 to70 degrees  
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Why harden off plants?   Prepare plant for transplanting, prepare the plant for move outside  
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Layering   Asexual reproduction in which roots developed on the stem of a plant while still attached to the parent plant  
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What modern development has greatly increased the success rate of air layering   Polyethylene film  
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Lists six types of layering   air, trench, stool, compound tip, simple  
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Girdle   completely removing bark and cambium  
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Two functions of the landscaping industry   Improve our natural environment, meet the needs and desires of the homeowner  
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List 3 major professions in the landscaping industry   Landscape architect, landscape designer, landscape contractor  
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Landscape architect   Highly educated 4-5 years in art and science courses  
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Landscape designer   Highly educated graphic artist  
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Landscape contractor   Installs landscaping  
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Objectives of residential landscaping   Serve the needs and desires of the homeowner, determine the capabilities of the site  
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Two subjects areas integrated to make landscaping   Art and science  
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Five basic principles of landscaping   Simplicity, balance, focalization of interest rhythm and line, scale and proportion  
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Simplicity   fewer different objects there are the simpler the design  
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Balance   Visual weight between left and right symmetry, can be symmetrical or asymmetrical  
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Focalization of interest   One feature in the landscaping is more important, use line an rhythm to guide the eye to one important item in the landscape  
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Rhythm and line   Over all unity  
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Scale and proportion   All elements in proportion  
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Formula to calculate cubic feet   Length in feet times width in feet times depth in feet divided by the number of cubic feet/ cubic yards # ft. X # width X depth / # of cubic feet  
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Xeriscape   Dry landscaping: used to conserve water  
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Acer   Maple  
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Family   Similar flower structures  
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Pelargonium   Geranium  
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Genera   Plural of genus  
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Betula   Birch  
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Papaver   Poppy  
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Chrysanthemum   Mum  
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Field Capacity   Water left after capillary movement stops,  
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Most important type of water for plants   Field Capacity  
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What is the pH scale?   An indicator that tells if the soil is acidic or alkaline  
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What do the number mean on the pH scale?   When the number is below 7, the soil is acidic; when the number is above 7, the soil is alkaline; when the number is at 7, the soil is neutral  
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Which part of the plant visually indicates that the plant is suffering a nutritional deficiency?   The leaves  
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