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Practice Test


This activity contains 30 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 A ______ is a system of vegetative propagation where stems are rooted while still attached to the source plant.
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 The practice of cutting through or removing the bark completely around the stem to interrupt the downward movement in the phloem to cause the accumulation of carbohydrates and other substances just above the girdle without interfering with upward water conduction is called __________.
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 A cut made partially through the stem during layering to produce the same effect as girdling is a(n) ___________.
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 __________ is a practice used during layering to place a one-year-old stem in a U shape to simulate the same effect as girdling.
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 The exclusion of light from the intact stem after it has grown is called _________.
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 The response of a plant stem when light is excluded during the time the shoot is growing is __________.
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 The reversal of the phase change from mature to juvenile is called ___________.
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 An increased vigor of shoot growth in response to pruning is called ____________.
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 ____________ are clusters of shoots that emerge when a stem is cut to its base.
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 A type of layering in which single one-year-old shoots are bent to ground, covered with soil and sometimes girdled to stimulate root initiation on the stem is called a _____________.
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 A type of layering in which a horizontal shoot or vine is covered at individual nodes for rooting is called a ____________.
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 A type of layering in which the entire horizontal shoot is covered with rooting media is a ___________.
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 A type of layering in which an aerial stem is girdled and covered with rooting media to produce rooted layers in upper part of plant is a(n) ______________.
 
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Question 14
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 A(n) ___________ is a modified form of the crown gall bacterium which apparently can transfer a root inducing gene into the cells of another species.
 
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Question 15
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 A type of layering in which shoots on established plants are cut back to the base annually and covered with rooting media at intervals during growth to stimulate rooting is _______________.
 
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Question 16
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Open Hint for Question 16 in a new window		 ___________ is the practice of cutting shoots back to the base as described for mound layering.
 
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Question 17
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Open Hint for Question 17 in a new window		 ___________ is a horticultural term that refers to the mounding of soil or other media around the base during layering.
 
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Question 18
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Open Hint for Question 18 in a new window		 ______________ is a type of layering in which shoots of established plants are placed horizontally and new shoots are covered at intervals during growth to induce etiolation.
 
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Question 19
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Open Hint for Question 19 in a new window		 A type of layering in which the base of shoots in plants established in containers are covered as in mound layering is ______________.
 
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Question 20
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Open Hint for Question 20 in a new window		 ___________ is a horticulture term referring to the practice of holding the stem horizontally in place with any type of wire or wooden fastener.
 
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Question 21
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Open Hint for Question 21 in a new window		 _____________ is a form of natural layering in which the stem tip of some species of Rubus form roots when inserted into soil.
 
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Question 22
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Open Hint for Question 22 in a new window		 A _________ is a natural form of layering in which a specialized stem grows laterally from the crown of the plant and takes root at alternate (or other) nodes to produce a new plant that provides for vegetative expansion of the original plant.
 
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Question 23
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Open Hint for Question 23 in a new window		 A specialized underground stem that grows laterally from the crown of the plant to produce either another plant or a tuber is a __________.
 
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Question 24
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Open Hint for Question 24 in a new window		 A specialized leafy plant stem that develops from the base of many monocotyledonous plants and is used for propagation is a(n) ___________.
 
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Question 25
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Open Hint for Question 25 in a new window		 A synonymous term for offset is _________.
 
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Question 26
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Open Hint for Question 26 in a new window		 A______ is a horticultural term used for offshoots of pineapple and used in propagation (sucker is sometimes used as a synonym).
 
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Question 27
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Open Hint for Question 27 in a new window		 A term given for an adventitious shoot emerging from a root (often used as a synonym with watersprout) is a __________.
 
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Question 28
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Open Hint for Question 28 in a new window		 A term given to a shoot emerging from a latent bud on the crown or trunk of a tree is ____________.