Level: 3
Category: Nature
Year: 1999

Cacti Advanced

1. What are succulents?
2. Identify from plants or photos five succulents that are not cacti. How are they different from cacti?
3. Know the definitions of the following terms within a cacti/succulents frame of reference:
   1. Areole
   2. Cephalium
   3. Coalesce
   4. Corymb
   5. Diurnal
   6. Epiphyte
   7. Glochid
   8. Nocturnal
   9. Offshoot
   10. Panicle
   11. Scale
   12. Stolon
   13. Zygomorphic
4. When raising succulents — including cacti — they may be attacked by maladies. What are the most common and how can you prevent or cure the problems?
5. Propagate at least one plant by using one of the following methods: from seed, by cuttings, or grafting.