Plant Science Final Exam Review

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Across
  1. 4. Common name of Crassula argentea.
  2. 5. Color of container to use for a terrarium.
  3. 9. Hormone causing fruit to ripen.
  4. 10. Most difficult item of tissue culturing.
  5. 11. Minimum length of a geranium stem cutting.
  6. 13. Fish water is high in this major fertilizer nutrient.
  7. 17. Number of bacteria that could kill a tissue culture.
  8. 18. Common name of Hawthoria fasciata.
  9. 20. Abbreviation of the sheet that explains a chemical.
  10. 23. Propagation method used on cactus and spider plants.
  11. 25. Common name of Saintpaulia ionantha.
  12. 26. Best environment for a carnivorous plant.
  13. 27. Grass mixture around buildings maintained to protect soil and look aesthetic.
  14. 28. Growing plants with roots submersed in a nutrient solution.
  15. 30. Best way to determine if a plant really needs water.
  16. 34. Type of watering you almost always performed with your plants.
  17. 35. Propagation method used on African violets.
  18. 36. What must be done to most leaves and all flower buds after a stem cutting.
  19. 37. Abbreviation for the amount of time to stay out/off after chemical use.
  20. 38. How to tell is planting media is too dry to use.
  21. 39. Common name of Pelargonium hortorum.
  22. 42. Age of plant part a cutting should be taken from.
  23. 43. Side of the garden taller plants should be grown on.
  24. 45. Hormone causing roots to develop.
  25. 46. Amount of water needed by a lawn each week to remain green.
  26. 47. Best water to water a carnivorous plant.
  27. 48. A lack of flowers on a plant is most likely due to a lack of ______________.
Down
  1. 1. Reason why terrariums should not be set in direct sunlight.
  2. 2. Most common turfgrass used in shady areas in Wisconsin.
  3. 3. Removed from cuttings so the cutting focusing energy on growing roots.
  4. 6. Life span category of a turfgrass.
  5. 7. Best media to plant a carnivorous plant in.
  6. 8. Best month to fertilize a lawn in Wisconsin.
  7. 12. Can cause plant roots to die.
  8. 14. Hormone causing branches to develop.
  9. 15. Best food for a carnivorous plant.
  10. 16. Layer of grass, grass roots, and soil.
  11. 19. Best month to seed a lawn.
  12. 21. Common name of Sansevieria trifasciata.
  13. 22. Bud on the side of the stem.
  14. 24. A warming mulch.
  15. 29. Only remove the top one ______________ of a grass plant when mowing.
  16. 31. The plant part that should be held when transplanting small seedlings.
  17. 32. Resistance to frost.
  18. 33. Most common turfgrass used in Wisconsin.
  19. 34. Bud on the top of the stem.
  20. 35. One reason most grasses cannot be used as turf.
  21. 40. Hormone causing apical dominance.
  22. 41. The reason why water should not be put on leaves if possible.
  23. 44. Summer month a turfgrass is most likely to go dormant in Wisconsin.