general questions about plant
1.What two groups make up the plant kingdom?
2. Name one type of non-flowering plant.
3. How many seed leaves does a monocot have?
4. List the four main parts of a flowering plant.
5. Name one job of the root.
6. Name three kinds of roots that we eat.
7. What kind of stem do trees and bushes have?
8. What are the four jobs of the stem?
9. How do leaves make food for the plant?
10. Why are the petals of a flower brightly colored?
11. What is the part of the fruit we usually eat?
12. Name the four things that a plant needs to survive?
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questions about plant pathology:
1. Define a plant disease.
2. What 4 components must be present for biotic disease development?
3. Another name for a living cause of disease is_________________.
4. Another name for a non-living cause of disease is_________________.
5. How are fungi dispersed? Bacteria? Phytoplasmas? Viruses?
6. Define the following:
a. Chlorosis
b. Canker
c. Mycelium
d. Ooze
7. List 4 ways to manage foliar diseases.
8. A client brings you a foot long branch of a chokecherry tree. The leaves on the branch tips are dark brown and
wilted. The branch tip is bending over. Could this be fireblight? Why or why not?
9. What is the recommended pruning procedure for removal of fireblight infected branches?
10. List two management techniques for tomato spotted wilt virus.
11. List two management techniques for canker diseases.
12. How are leaf scorch and winter desiccation similar?
13. Three characteristics of healthy roots are:
14. When diagnosing plant problems, why is it important to know what a “normal” plant looks like?
15. Random patterns of injury point to a/an________problem; uniform patterns of injury point to a/an_________problem.
