HortBotany
Worksheet #1
Name: _____________________________________________
1) Who originated the binomial system of plant classification: _____________________
2) Briefly describe the following branches of Botany:
a) Plant Taxonomy:______________________________________________________
b) Plant Anatomy: _______________________________________________________
c) Plant Morphology: ____________________________________________________
d) Plant Physiology: _____________________________________________________
e) Plant Genetics: _______________________________________________________
f) Plant Cytology: _______________________________________________________
g) Plant Pathology: ______________________________________________________
3) Match the branch of Horticulture to its correct definition:
_____ Olericulture
_____ Pomology
_____ Viticulture
_____ Floriculture
_____ Arboriculture
A- study of grapes and
and other fruits with a
vine-like growth habit
B- study of flowers
C- study of vegetables
D- study of fruits and nut
crops
E- the care and
maintenance of trees
4) Kingdom is the largest level of classification. As you progress downwards to the other
levels (such as division, class, order, etc...) the groups become (circle one):
Larger with greater numbers
or
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Smaller with fewer numbers
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5) Sketch a diagram of a flower in the space below. Label the pistil, ovary with ovules,
and stamens:
6) Define the term “fruit”. What exactly is a fruit?
7) Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Use your notes to find the answers:
a) The seeds of Angiosperms are enclosed inside a ___________________.
b) The seeds of Gymnosperms are borne on the ____________________ of
female or seed cones.
c) The part of a seed that is alive and has the potential to germinate is called the
_______________________.
d) The structure that surrounds and protects a seed is called the
__________________________.
e) In dicot seeds food is stored in specialized structures called
__________________________.
f) Monocot seeds have a single cotyledon. Unlike dicot seeds, monocot seeds
store food in a specialized tissue called the _______________________.
g) Monocots and dicots are 2 different _______________________ of plants
found in the ______________________ division of the Plant Kingdom.
h) A vascular bundle is a small package containing ____________________ and
________________________. Vascular bundles are found in the stems of
both monocots and dicots.
i) A plant, like an arborvitae, that keeps it’s leaves year-round has
____________________________foliage.
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8) Compare monocots to dicots by filling out the following table:
Characteristic
Monocots
Dicots
Vascular bundle
arrangement:
Leaf venation pattern:
Number of flower parts:
Number of cotyledons:
9) Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Refer to Lesson Plan 2 for the correct
answers:
a) A plant lacking a persistent, woody stem is called a __________________
plant.
b) A perennial plant will survive for ___________________ or more growing
seasons.
c) An annual plant survives for a ___________________ growing season.
d) Beets are an example of a ______________________ plant which survives for
_______________ growing seasons.
e) Perennial plants come in 2 basic types. Hostas and Daylilies are examples of
____________________ perennial plants while trees and shrubs are examples of
____________________ perennial plants.
10) A carrot is in the Angiosperm division of plants and is alternatively classified as a
biennial. Explain why vegetable gardeners never see flowers on their carrot plants:
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11) Identify each part of the following scientific names:
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa’
Juniperus: ___________________________________
horizontalis: __________________________________
‘Plumosa’: ___________________________________
Juniperus horizontalis: __________________________
Crataegus crusgalli inermis
Crataegus: ____________________________________
crusgalli: _____________________________________
inermis: ______________________________________
Crataegus crusgalli: ____________________________
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Skyline’
Gleditsia: _____________________________________
triacanthos: ___________________________________
inermis: ______________________________________
‘Skyline’: _____________________________________
Gleditsia tricanthos: ____________________________
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12) In the space provided write down the name of the cell structure or organelle that fits
the description given:
a) ___________________
The command center of the cell; contains sequences of
DNA called genes.
b) ___________________
Sites of respiration in the cell.
c) ___________________
Contain chlorophyll; sites of photosynthesis within a cell.
d) ___________________
Sites of protein synthesis within a cell.
e) ___________________
Packaging and shipping center of the cell.
f) ___________________
Places where the cell can store water, food, and wastes.
13) Briefly explain what plasmodesmata are and why they are significant: ___________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
14) What structure surrounds the cytoplasm in a plant cell: _______________________
15) What is found in the intercellular spaces between plant cells: ___________________
16) Explain how a variety differs from a cultivar:
17) What do vascular plants have that non-vascular plants do not have:
18) What 2 botanical terms (names) identify a species of plant:
a) __________________________________
b) __________________________________
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19) Define the term “species”; also indicate what we mean when we say a plant comes
“true-to-type” from seed:
20) Explain why meristems are places in plants where growth occurs:
21) Explain the differences between primary and secondary growth in plants:
22) What are stomata and where are they located:
23) Draw a picture of 3 plant cells touching one another (I suggest using a pencil to do
this). Include and label the following parts in your drawing:
cell wall
cell membrane
plasmodesmata
intercellular spaces
middle lamella
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24) What type of meristem is the vascular cambium:
25) Do monocots have a vascular cambium:
26) What lateral meristem replaces bark or cork cells as they slough off a tree exhibiting
secondary growth:
27) Define the term “bud”:
28) What is the job of a leaf cuticle:
29) Define the jobs of the following permanent tissues:
a) Epidermis:
b) Cortex:
c) Pith:
d) Xylem:
e) Phloem
f) Fiber:
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30) Answer the following questions with regard the process of PHOTOSYNTHESIS:
a) Write out the reaction: ___________________________________________________
b) Where specifically does it occur: ___________________________________________
c) What is the green plant pigment that has to be present for photosynthesis to occur
called: _________________________________________________________________
d) Where does the plant get the water that’s used in the reaction and how is the water
transported to the leaves: ___________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
e) Where does the plant get the carbon dioxide that’s used in the reaction and how
specifically does it enter the leaves: ___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
f) Sugars are manufactured during photosynthesis. How are sugars moved to the other
cells, like stem and root cells for example, within the plant: _______________________
_______________________________________________________________________
g) Where, primarily, are the cells that photosynthesize
located:_________________________________________________________________
h) Where does the oxygen produced during photosynthesis go? How does it leave the
plant: __________________________________________________________________
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31) Answer the following questions with regard the process of RESPIRATION:
a) Write out the reaction: ________________________________________________
b) Where in a cell does it occur: ___________________________________________
c) What is lacking in severely compacted or water-logged soils that cells in plant roots
require for respiration: __________________________________________________
d) Why is ATP important to plants; what does a plant do with the ATP made during
respiration: ___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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