Open Book QUEST- Units 1-4

110 points

Name ______Date ______

1. Name two different career opportunities in the plant industry (2)

2. Name one example of a plant or plant product for each category: (4)

A. Food:

B. Fiber:

C. Fuel:

D. Medicine:

3. Define aesthetic: (1)

A. The science of plants

B. Beauty

C. Gross and ugly

D. The practice of growing flowers

4. Explain how rainfall and temperature influence the types of crops grown in different areas of the country. (4)

5. List the percentages of each soil component. (4)

A. ____ water

B. ____ air

C. ____ minerals

D. ____ organic matter

6. Choose the three sizes of soil particles from smallest to largest. (1)

A. Sand, silt, clay

B. Clay, sand, silt

C. Silt, clay, sand

D. Clay, silt, sand

7. ______True or False: Soil organisms can increase the porosity of a soil. (1)

8. ______True or False: The more soil organisms in a soil, the lower the water holding capacity. (1)

9. Is soil generally shallower at the top of a slope or at the bottom of a slope? Why? (4)

10. What is a soil horizon? (1)

A. The amount of water in a soil

B. A layer in the soil profile

C. A measure of the amount of clay in a soil

D. A tool used to measure soil depth

11. ______True or False: Parent material could be granite rock. (1)

12. What is one example of organic matter you could add to soil to improve soil quality? (1)

13. List two causes of soil erosion. (2)

14. Answer the following R for reduction, A for addition, TL for translocation, or TF for transformation. (5)

____ soil erosion

____ soil horizons being switched around due to bulldozer activity at a homesite

____ soil pH changing because of addition of chemical fertilizer

____ soil turning a whitish color because of salt accumulation

____ removing top soil to build a house foundation

15. What soil texture would have the slowest permeability- clay or sand? (1)

16. What soil texture would have the most porosity- silt or sand? (1)

17. What is a perfect mixture of sand, silt, and clay called? (1)

18. Acidic soils would have pH between ______and ______. (2)

19. Basic soils would have pH between ______and ______. (2)

20. Neutral pH is ______. (1)

21. If a plant is growing in salty soil, does water diffuse into or out of root cells? (1)

22. List three examples of potting media that could be used to grow crops in a greenhouse. (3)

23. List one reason why potting media should be lightweight. (1)

24. Calculate the amount and cost of media needed for the following situations: (10)

A. Qty- 100 pots Size- 4”x4”x4” square pot Media price- $50 per cubic yard

B. Qty- 1 raised bed Size- 10’x12’x2’ rectangle Media price- $25 per cubic yard

25. Besides being lightweight, what are two other qualities of a good potting media? (2)

26. List two advantages of growing crops in hydroponics systems: (2)

27. List two disadvantages of growing crops in hydroponics systems: (2)

28. What are two measurements that are important to monitor in hydroponics systems? (Hint: you measured your own hydroponics with which LabQuest sensors?) (2)

29. Circle the picture below that represents a plant cell. (1)

30. The xylem is specialized plant tissue that transports ______. (1)

A. Dissolved minerals and water from the roots to the rest of the plant

B. Sugars produced by the cells in the leaves to the rest of the plant

31. The phloem is specialized plant tissue that transports ______. (1)

A. Dissolved minerals and water from the roots to the rest of the plant

B. Sugars produced by the cells in the leaves to the rest of the plant

32. Match the cell organelle to the function (5)

A. Mitochondria 1. The brain of the cell that contains DNA

B. Vacuole 2. Produces energy in the cell

C. Nucleous 3. Protects the cell

D. Cell Membrane 4. Acts as a barrier and facilitates transportation of

substances between the inside and outside of the cell

E. Cell Wall 5. Stores food and waste products in the cell

6. Water uptake through plant roots is influenced by the turgidity of plant tissues.

33. List two functions of the roots: (2)

34. The purpose of root hairs is: (1)

A. To protect the root from predators

B. To keep the root from getting too cold in the winter

C. To increase surface area of the root to increase absorption

D. To make the root more attractive to pollinators

35. Osmosis is the diffusion of what liquid? (1)

36. Circle the plant cell with high turgor pressure. (1)

37. List two functions of stems: (2)

38. ______True or False: The xylem and phloem are located in the stem of a plant. (1)

39. Circle the dicot stem picture below: (1)

40. Dendrochronology is the study of: (1)

A. stem color

B. tree rings

C. leaves

D. old people

41. List two functions of leaves: (2)

42. There are two main pigments found in plant leaves. One is green and one is yellow/orange. List the two pigments. (2)

43. Label the parts of the leaf: (7)

44. What is the purpose of the stomata? (2)

45. Identify the following characteristics for the leaf sample: (6)

A. Leaf shape:

B. Venation:

C. Simple or compound:

D. Margin:

E. Base:

F. Tip:

46. A flower with only female parts is a: (1)

A. Staminate flower

B. Pistillate flower

C. Perfect flower

D. Complete flower

47. A flower with only male parts is a: (1)

A. Staminate flower

B. Pistillate flower

C. Perfect flower

D. Complete flower

48. A complete flower has at least four parts. List them below: (4)

49. ______True or False: A perfect flower must have male and female parts. (1)

50. Which part of the flower produces pollen? (1)

A. Fillament

B. Ovary

C. Petal

D. Anther

51. Which part of the flower turns into a seed? (1)

A. Sepal

B. Style

C. Ovule

D. Stigma

52. What is the purpose of brightly colored petals? (1)