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- 1. Multiple Choice
How are herbaceous plants different from woody plants?
They have secondary growth
All herbaceous plants grow back year after year
Many have over-wintering structures below ground
All of the above
- 2. Multiple Choiceflowering plants that live MORE THAN two years.perennialbiennialannual
- 3. Multiple Choice
Plant cold hardiness generally refers to_____
the length of the average winter
the average date of the coldest day each year
the average temperature of the coldest month
the average coldest temperature for a particular site
- 4. Multiple Choice
When referring to herbaceous plants
common names are always the best method to use
you should know the botanical name as well as some common names for plants
you only need to know botanical names
botanical names are too hard to learn and don't have any true meaning
- 5. Multiple Choice
When listing a botanical name in a paper you are writing, you should
write the full name in all capital letters
capitalize both the Genus and Specific Epithet
use italics for the Genus, Specific Epithet and Cultivar names
Capitalize the Genus and use italics for both the Genus and specific epithet
- 6. Multiple Choice
A gardener should look for herbaceous plants that _____
have similar environmental needs to those provided by the planting location
are pest and disease resistant
provide attractive flowers
provide interesting textures
all of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
Some herbaceous plants can become invasive, if ______
they readily produce seed
spread by rhizomes
spread by stolons
all of the above
- 8. Multiple Choice
It is important to have some understanding of plant families because_____
some plant families are very large
plants within the same family often suffer from similar pest and disease problems
all plants in the same family will look essentially alike
some plant families are very small
- 9. Multiple Choice
Common names are especially useful because
they are the same for a certain plant all over the country
they do not change like botanical names sometimes do
they are easier to learn
they can be helpful for customers in a particular area that will know what those plants are
- 10. Multiple Choice
The correct botanical name for this perennial plant is_____
Star flower
Platycodon grandiflorus
Platycodon grandiflorus popus; folius ovatis; dentatus marginatus
Platycodon Grandifolius
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