SoilLeaves Stem Life Cycles Little bit of Everything Jeopardy

Propagation Prefix words Descriptions Little bit of Everything Jeopardy

100 Another name for soil

100 Answer Medium

Used in soil mixtures to aerate the soil. Looks like small white balls.

Perlite

Potting soil allows for drainage and good root growth.

Aerated

Used in soil mixture to aerate the soil. Looks like sand

vermiculite

Yet another Name for Soil….

Media

Sub-division of a leaf

Lobes

Are leaf like parts

Foliage

The leaf of a fern

Frond

Two or more colors on the leaf (or flower)

Variegated

Stalk of the Leaf

Petiole

Portion of the stem which has a leaf, leaves, or bud

Node

Stem section between two nodes

Internode

Leaf and stem angle

Axil

Portions of the plant have grown longer internodes that other portions of the plant.

Leggy

Stems from old plants that run along the ground and grow new plants

runners

Has a life cycle of one year

annual

Plants with a life cycle of three or more years

Perennial

Life cycle that is complete in two years.

biennial

This term means sexless

Asexual

Young baby plants

Seedlings

The period necessary for a plant to adjust to a new environment.

Acclimation

The growth period for seeds.

Germination

Time frame between the last killing frost in the spring to the first killing frost in the fall.

Growing Season

New growth on a plant

Shoot

The inactive period in the life cycle of a plant

Dormancy

Method used to get a new plant from the mother plant

Propagation

Propagation by separation the plant at its roots.

division

Used to propagate plants; section of stem is cut at node.

Cutting

Small plant that may be taken from the mother plant for propagation purposes.

Offset

Reproductive system in non flowering plants.

Spore

Process by which plants use sunlight to manufacture food from carbon dioxide and water

Photosynthesis

Materials not derived from plants and animals

inorganic

Period of daylight needed to induce flowering.

Photoperiod

Plant growth toward the light source

phototropism

Both sexes; a stamen and a pistil.

Bisexual

Plants that store water in stems and leaves

succulent

Ability of a plant to survive the winter outside.

Hardy

Part of the plant containing seeds

Fruit

Plant that loses its leaves for a portion of the year

Deciduous

Storage organ; usually underground

bulb

An undeveloped flower

Bud

Technique use to bring plants into bloom before normal cycle.

Forcing

The male portion of the plant

Stamen

Major root of some plants

taproot

The edge of the leaf

margin