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Floriculture

Subject : industries
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1. As a method of energy coservation - double-layer polyethlylene over glass works by






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. This would contain an apical meristem






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






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






26. What is another way of expressing light?






27. Represents the components of the stamen






28. A flower can be incomplete yet __________






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






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