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Horticulture
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A soft - nonmetallic element
Phosphorus
Tree
Species
Complete fertilizer
2. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life
Pollination
Olericulture
Nitrogen
Evergreen
3. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Apical meristem
Taxonomy
Perlite
Species
4. A substance used to control rodents
Proficiency
Rodenticide
Germination
Ground cover
5. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Clay
Style
Interiorscaping
Vermiculite
6. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Pistil
Sand
Perlite
Ornamental tree
7. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg
Sexual
Fertilization
Deciduous
Germination
8. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Pesticide
Container grown
Asexual
Cellular respiration
9. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Soil texture
Variet
Morphology
Propagation
10. The water loss from plant tissues
Balled and burlapped
Woody Plant
Apical meristem
Transpiration
11. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Pomology
Potassium
Biennial flower
Miticide
12. A group of organisms with distinguishing characteristics from other plants in a species - but does not transfer those characteristics to the offspring through sexual reproduction
Cultivar
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Fertilization
Ground cover
13. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Stamen
Molluscicide
Morphology
Ornamental horticulture
14. Material used to kill or repel pests
Leaf
Pesticide
pH
Growth regulators
15. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Sepal
Interiorscaping
Tree
SAE
16. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
Tree
Cultivar
Pomology
Complete fertilizer
17. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Interiorscaping
Potassium
LD
Hazard
18. Large trees with spreading canopies
Pest
Shade tree
Interiorscaping
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
19. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Style
Hormones
Ovary
Tree
20. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug keeping a ball of soil around the root system and covering it with burlap to hold the soil and roots together
Hormones
Balled and burlapped
Pollination
Perlite
21. The primary growing point of the stem
Olericulture
Molluscicide
Herbicide
Apical meristem
22. Anything unwanted
Pest
Sexual
Bare root
Seed
23. Lethal dose
Sand
LD
Floriculture
Pomology
24. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Horticulture
Organic matter
Soilless media
Container grown
25. The naming of organisms
Soilless media
Nomenclature
Nematocide
Ornamental tree
26. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Monocot
Apical meristem
Vermiculite
Perlite
27. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Stem
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Growth regulators
Woody Plant
28. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Accident
Sexual
Risk
Fungicide
29. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Sand
Signal words
Hazard
Cellular respiration
30. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Placement
Taxonomy
Interiorscaping
Container grown
31. The beginning of growth from a seed
Pest
Heat tolerance
Olericulture
Germination
32. Material used to control nematodes
Floriculture
Pomology
Germination
Nematocide
33. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Morphology
Vegetative
Petal
Silt
34. Material used to control undesirable plants
Ornamental tree
Herbicide
Sepal
Pesticide
35. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Stamen
Interiorscaping
Genus
Taxonomy
36. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil
Potassium
Molluscicide
Soil texture
Annual flower
37. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Pistil
Vine
Ornamental horticulture
Interiorscaping
38. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Deciduous
Taxonomy
Chloroplast
Perlite
39. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Stem
Bare root
Woody Plant
Seed
40. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Clay
Floriculture
Miticide
Insecticide
41. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Insecticide
Phosphorus
Shrub
Monocot
42. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Pesticide
Field grow
Style
Landscaping
43. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Photosynthesis
Filament
Perennial
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
44. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Nematocide
Petal
Soilless media
Container grown
45. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Signal words
Peat moss
Asexual
Vine
46. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Soilless media
Silt
Biennial flower
Horticulture
47. The reproductive organs of a plant
Flower
Shade tree
Filament
Accident
48. A state of being free of danger and injury
Sepal
Safety
Sexual
Root
49. Supervised agriculture experience
SAE
Stamen
Petal
Flower
50. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Herbaceous plant
Hormones
Apical meristem
Potassium