Test 3 Alden

Sand (good quality sharp) is added to soil to

A plant that minimizes transpiration will have leaves that are ___________in size
and ___________oriented.

When organic matter is added to soil, its N is converted by the process of mineralization to which N
form?

is a magnesium (Mg) fertilizer.

to saline, sodic, or saline-sodic soils promotes good soil structure, drainage, and Na leaching.

___________________ is the amount of water the soil can hold against the force of gravity.

Coir is an organic growing medium amendment and is a product of the ________________
industry.

___________________is a blue-green algae that can fix N and may form a symbiotic relationship with
Azolla or Cycad.

___________________ water occurs in large soil pores immediately following a rain, it drains from
the soil within 24 hrs.

_________________________ is the process that converts nitrogen gas to ammonium.

_____________ is the outer weathered layer of the earth's crust.

If one wanted to make a garden soil flocculate, and therefore have better
structure, ________________should be added.

Clay
is composed of _______________, which are flat, sheet-like plates laminated into stacks.

All limes are also _____ fertilizers.

Acid
soils occur primarily in areas of ________________________.

A ___________ soil contains 20-65% organic matter.

_____________ irrigation is an outdoor surface irrigation system used for row crops.

Nitrogen (N) is used by the plant as a component of ______________ and_________________.

Bagasse is an organic growing medium amendment and is a product of the ________________
industry.

_____________is a chemical bond that occurs between water molecules and partially explains why
a column of water can be pulled up the xylem of stems during translocation.

____________________________ is when a plant wilts, but can recover when placed in a saturated atmosphere.

_____________ irrigation is an outdoor surface irrigation system used for row crops.

Immobile nutrients move up the plant by _____________ (in the xylem) transport.

Interveinal chlorosis and bronze coloration on older leaves is a symptom of _______
deficiency.

_______ mineral particles contribute
most to a soil's water holding capacity.

Most of the water a plant looses occurs through the _______________.

If one wanted to make a garden soil flocculate, and therefore have better
structure, ________________should be added.

___________________ water occurs in large soil pores immediately following a rain, it drains from
the soil within 24 hrs.

Field soil is not used for growing plants in containers because it
___________________ and __________________________.

Clay is composed of _______________, which are flat, sheet-like plates laminated
into stacks.

___________________ is the amount of water the soil
can hold against the force of gravity.

Sand (good quality sharp) is added to soil to ____________________________.

_________________________ is the process that converts nitrogen gas to ammonium.

When water is used in biochemical reactions such as photosynthesis it functions as a
_________________

Mineral particles decrease in size in the following order ______________________.

____________________________ is when a plant wilts, and cannot recover when placed in a saturated
atmosphere.

______________________ is an organic growing medium amendment.

The ideal pH for field soil is ______.

An example of a plant that through a symbiotic relationship fixes atmospheric
nitrogen is _______________.

The number of essential elements that are required by plants for normal growth, development and
completion of its life cycle is ______.