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Floriculture

Subject : industries
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1. This is an acceptable method of disinfecting a plastic bedding plant flat.






2. 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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What is another way of expressing light?






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






11. How would the interior of a wholesale greenhouse differ from that of a retail greenhouse






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. This would contain an apical meristem






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






27. A flower can be incomplete yet __________






28. Represents the components of the stamen






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






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