Answer to Question 1
Juvenile or vegetative phaseinitial period of plant growth when the apical
meristem will not respond to internal or external conditions to flower.
Reproductive or mature phasequalitative changes that allow the plant or organ to
express its full reproductive potential.
Senescenceinternall y controlled deteriorative changes, which are natural causes
of death.
Answer to Question 2
Major Taxa
Kingdom Plant
Division (Phylum) Tracheophyta
Class Angiospermae
Subclass Dicotyledonae
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae
Minor Taxa
Genus Malus
Species pumila (domestica)
Cultivar Delicious