Plant Science: Test #1 Study Guide

List the five major kingdoms.

Animalia, Protista, Monera, Plantae, Fungi.

What is an Agrarian Society?

Community whose economic is based of farming.

The difference between aggregate fruits and multiple fruits is:

Aggregate fruits are formed from a single flower with many pistils with a multiple fruit is formed from many flowers occurring in one inflorescence. Strawberry (EX: aggregate) Pineapple (EX: multiple)

What is the Stamen made up of?

Anther, Filament.

A tomato is an example of what?

Berry

Classify a crop of your choice from kingdom to species.

CORN: Kingdom - Plantae Division - Magnoliophyta Class - Angiospermae Order - Poales Family - Poaceae Genus - Zea Species - Mays

Explain the function of the stem.

Central axis of the shoot plant, mechanical support.

A mango is an example of what?

Drupe

True or False: A characteristic of cultivated plants is they do not produce seeds.

False

True or False: Agricultural revolution was a very rapid process.

False

True or False: Agronomy is the science of producing tree crops.

False

True or False: Cereals tend to be high in lysine and threonine.

False

True or False: Fruits can only be formed after fertilization.

False

True or False: Morphology is the study of structure of organisms.

False

True or False: The hunters/gathers diet consisted mostly of meat.

False

Define Horticulture

Fruit and Vegetable production.

List four categories of world food crops.

Grains/cereals, oil, fiber, forage.

An orange is an example of what?

Hesperidium

Corn grain is what?

Kernel and Fruit

List the seven taxonomic groups.

Kingdom, Division/Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

Define Annual

Lifecycle completed in 1 year.

Define Biennial

Lifecycle completed in 2 years.

Define Perennial

Lifecycle completed in 3+ years.

What is the difference between a monocot and a dicot? Give an example of each.

MONOCOT: Parallel venation. EX: wheat, corn, rice. DICOT: branched network venation. EX: beans, nuts.

Explain the function of the leaf.

Manufacture food for the plant.

A cucumber is an example of what?

Pepo

An apple is an example of what?

Pome

What is the difference between producers and primary consumers?

Producers manufacture their own food (photosynthesis), primary consumers eat the plants (producers).

What is Agriculture?

Producing crops or animals under human supervision.

Define Animal Science.

Production of animals for food or recreation for human use.

List four crops grown during the Agricultural Revolution.

Rice, wheat, potato, tomato.

Define Taxonomy.

Science of identifying, classifying, and naming organisms.

What is the Pistil made up of?

Stigma, Style, Ovary.

Define Soil Science.

Study of soil used as a medium for growing plants.

Define anatomy.

Study of structure or internal working of something.

Define Morphology.

Study of the structure and function of the plant.

Why would animals be included in agriculture if the word means 'field cultivate'?

The plants are used to feed the animals. Then the animals will be able to help in working the fields.

Define Forestry

Tree crops.

True or False: Agriculture originated around the fertile cresent.

True

True or False: Carlos Linnaeus proposed a two-part name for organisms.

True

True or False: Hesperidium has a leathery rind while a pepo has a hard rind.

True

True or False: History begins with a written word

True

True or False: History of Agriculture is the history of man.

True

True or False: In total, there are 20 amino acids while only 9 are essential.

True

True or False: The genus name must start with an upper case letter.

True

True or False: The word Agriculture comes from 'Ager' - field and 'Colere' - cultivate

True

Explain the function of the root.

Underground structure of the plant.

Give four tools used during the rapid development of American Agriculture.

Windmill, tractor, plow, irrigation.