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Floriculture

Subject : industries
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1. How would the interior of a wholesale greenhouse differ from that of a retail greenhouse






2. Some of the first greenhouses were devised by the Romans and were called






3. If a flower is imperfect - which can it NOT posses at the same time: petals and pistil - pistil and stamens - stamens and sepals - sepals and receptacle






4. Represents the components of the stamen






5. It is an organic component of many plant growing media






6. Which of the following is characteristic of monocot plants: leaves with a network of veins - seeds with two cotyledons - flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5 - stems with vascular bundles randomly scattered






7. This is an acceptable method of disinfecting a plastic bedding plant flat.






8. Perlite normally is used in the greenhouse industry as...






9. As chemical growth regulators - auxins frequently are used in flower crop production to....






10. The art and science of growing - harvesting - processing - and marketing flower crops is called






11. As a method of energy coservation - double-layer polyethlylene over glass works by






12. What is another way of expressing light?






13. Which of the following is a pollutant gas that may be produced by improperly functioning unit heater






14. Which of the following greenhouse covering materials would have the longest useful life






15. Which of the following is a method of energy conservation that does not require greenhouse modification






16. Which irrigation system recylces the water or nutrient solution suppplied to plants: capillary mat watering - automatic drip(trickle) system - overhead-hand watering with a wand - ebb-and-flow benches






17. An example of a long-day plant would be.....






18. The narrow - aluminum cover used to protect glazing compound and help hold glass in place is called






19. Which of the following greenhouse covering materials would be suitable to use on a quonset greenhouse






20. What is the name for the part of the greenhouse where the roof meets the sidewall






21. Soaking seeds with hard coats in an acid bath would exemplify...






22. In gas-fired unit greenhouse heaters - ......






23. Which of the following greenhouse fuels is sold/priced by the gallon?






24. This would contain an apical meristem






25. This would first emerge from a seed as it germinates






26. The rate of respiration in a plant......






27. Which of the following is NOT part of the pistil: anther - style - ovary - sitgma






28. Which of the following is NOT a function of the root system of a plant: carbon fixation - absorption of nutrients - absorption of water - or anchorage and support






29. A flower can be incomplete yet __________






30. It is a major benefit from the use of soil-less growing media