Plant Science Final Exam Review

1. Number of bacteria that could kill a tissue culture.
4. Summer month a turfgrass is most likely to go dormant in Wisconsin.
7. Bud on the top of the stem.
9. Removed from cuttings so the cutting focusing energy on growing roots.
11. Resistance to frost.
13. Minimum length of a geranium stem cutting.
16. Grass mixture around buildings maintained to protect soil and look aesthetic.
17. Common name of Sansevieria trifasciata.
20. Life span category of a turfgrass.
24. Common name of Crassula argentea.
26. Best food for a carnivorous plant.
27. Can cause plant roots to die.
28. Type of watering you almost always performed with your plants.
30. Common name of Hawthoria fasciata.
31. Color of container to use for a terrarium.
32. Abbreviation of the sheet that explains a chemical.
34. One reason most grasses cannot be used as turf.
37. Most difficult item of tissue culturing.
38. What must be done to most leaves and all flower buds after a stem cutting.
39. Bud on the side of the stem.
42. Best environment for a carnivorous plant.
43. Side of the garden taller plants should be grown on.
45. Layer of grass, grass roots, and soil.

1. Propagation method used on cactus and spider plants.
2. Fish water is high in this major fertilizer nutrient.
3. Hormone causing branches to develop.
5. Best month to seed a lawn.
6. Abbreviation for the amount of time to stay out/off after chemical use.
8. Common name of Saintpaulia ionantha.
10. A lack of flowers on a plant is most likely due to a lack of ______________.
11. Growing plants with roots submersed in a nutrient solution.
12. A warming mulch.
14. Only remove the top one ______________ of a grass plant when mowing.
15. Common name of Pelargonium hortorum.
18. Hormone causing fruit to ripen.
19. Most common turfgrass used in shady areas in Wisconsin.
21. Best water to water a carnivorous plant.
22. Best month to fertilize a lawn in Wisconsin.
23. Reason why terrariums should not be set in direct sunlight.
25. Propagation method used on African violets.
29. Most common turfgrass used in Wisconsin.
32. Best media to plant a carnivorous plant in.
33. Best way to determine if a plant really needs water.
35. The reason why water should not be put on leaves if possible.
36. Age of plant part a cutting should be taken from.
39. Hormone causing roots to develop.
40. The plant part that should be held when transplanting small seedlings.
41. How to tell is planting media is too dry to use.
44. Amount of water needed by a lawn each week to remain green.