Question 1
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The other scientific name for Asteraceae is...
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Umbeliferae
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Gramineae
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Leguminosae
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Cruciferae
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Compositae
Question 2
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Secondary soil minerals originate from the:
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additions of fertilizer by growers
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weathering of quartz and feldspars
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cooling of molten lava
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decaying plant materials
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formation of sandstones and shales in ancient sea beds
Question 3
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The DNA material found in nuclei is called:
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cytosol
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stroma
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protoplasm
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chromosomes
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ribosomes
Question 4
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Which of the following is a type of schlerenchyma cell?
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chlorenchyma
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cortex cell
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cambium cell
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companion cell
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fiber cell
Question 5
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Which of the following statements pertaining to monocots is true?
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Their vascular bundles in the stem are arranged in a ring
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they have no vascular cambium to cause secondary growth
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they have a vascular cambium
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most of them are woody
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they have two cotyledons or seed leaves
Question 6
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Soil will develop in parent material in ____________ under ideal conditions
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10 years
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200 years
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10,000 years
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3 years
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10 million years
Question 7
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Which of the following families is a meristematic tissue
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epidermis
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schlerenchyma
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collenchyma
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xylem
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cambium
Question 8
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Which of the following families typically has inflorescence types known as spikes and panicles
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Asteraceae
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Gramineae
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Cruciferae
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Leguminosae
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Brassicaceae
Question 9
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A complete mineral soil profile can be represented by one of the following combinations of horizons or layers.
Question 10
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The level of soil water that is available to plants for long term growth is between the
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Field capacity and oven dry
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Wilting point and oven dry
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Saturation and Wilting point
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Field capacity and wilting point
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Saturation and field capacity
Question 11
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The composition of glacial till would include
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Clay
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Fine sand
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Rough boulders
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Silt
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All of these
Question 12
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The portion of the cell that controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell. What is this outer boundary of the living portion of the cell ?
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Plasma membrane
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Pits
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Cytoplasm
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Chloroplasts
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Cell Wall
Question 13
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The Poaceae family belongs to the Liliopsida class
Question 14
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Varves are the result of parent material formation in ancient supraglacial lakes.
Question 15
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Winter annuals and biennials are the two plant life cycles that overwinter only once
Question 16
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The "Species" level of plant classification is made up of "Genera"
Question 17
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Soils with a south aspect would likely have gymnosperms mostly growing on them.
Question 18
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Stone cells (sclereids) and fibers have relatively thin walls
Question 19
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Duplication of DNA takes place in the nucleus
Question 20
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A cell wall consists primarily of complex sugar molecules.
Question 21
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Mineral soils have master horizons labelled A, B and C
Question 22
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The angiosperms are flowering plants with covered seeds
Question 23
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The vessel elements of xylem have adjacent companion cells that aid in the conduction of water
Question 24
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Soils with low water content have adequate oxygen levels for plant root growth.