CPH study guide.

Question 1

Naked seeds.

Answer 1

Gymnosperms.

Question 2

Loss of water through leaves.

Answer 2

Transpiration.

Question 3

Water and minerals from roots throughout the plant.

Answer 3

Xylem.

Question 5

Enclosed seeds.

Answer 5

Angiosperms.

Question 5

Stems that die to the ground.

Answer 5

Herbaceous.

Question 6

Plants that live two seasons.

Answer 6

Biennals.

Question 7

Cool season annual.

Answer 7

Pansy.

Question 8

Only living part of a stem.

Answer 8

Cambium.

Question 9

Measure of minerals.

Answer 9

E.C

Question 10

Keeping plants from stretching.

Answer 10

Cool breezing (DIF).

Question 11

The method of naming plants.

Answer 11

Binomial System.

Question 12

Botanial names are two words: Genus and …

Answer 12

Species.

Question 13

To grow more than one:

Answer 13

Propagate .

Question 14

Plant ready to sell.

Answer 14

Finished.

Question 15

Diameter of a tree.

Answer 15

Caliper.

Question 16

Covering roots and root balls with mulch.

Answer 16

Healing in.

Question 17

For every 1 inch of caliper, how much root ball should be dug?

Answer 17

12 inches.

Question 18

The mulch around a tree should look like a:

Answer 18

Doughnut.

Question 19

Selective removal of branches:

Answer 19

Clipping.

Question 20

New wood that covers wound.

Answer 20

Callus tissue.

Question 21

Attaches leaf to stem.

Answer 21

Petiole.

Question 22

Leaf that edge is smooth with no incisions.

Answer 22

Entire.

Question 23

Trees that lose their leaves every fall.

Answer 23

Deciduous.

Question 24

Poinsettia major pest.

Answer 24

White flies.

Question 25

Early morning is best time to cut plant material because the plant is:

Answer 25

Turgid.

Question 26

Venation in these plants is parallel:

Answer 26

Monocots.

Question 27

Breaking plant apart to create new plants:

Answer 27

Division.

Question 28

All parts of environment that form a whole:

Answer 28

Ecosystem.

Question 29

Single Crop farming:

Answer 29

Monoculture.

Question 30

Removing carbon from air and putting in soil:

Answer 30

Carbon sequestering.

Question 31

Plant used to prevent people from straying into area:

Answer 31

Pyracantha.

Question 32

For new turf grass you ideally have how many inches of topsoil:

Answer 32

4-6 Inches.

Question 33

The best time to plant your lawn in Maryland:

Answer 33

August 30th.

Question 34

Leaving the clippings on your yard:

Answer 34

Grass cycling.

Question 35

Most common mistake in cutting grass:

Answer 35

Cutting grass too low.

Question 36

In Maryland, phosphorous should not be applied in:

Answer 36

December.

Question 37

Most interior plants grow best at the temps:

Answer 37

65-70.

Question 38

It usually takes plants … to adjust to changed light conditions.

Answer 38

2-3 Months.