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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg






2. An index of the acidity of a substance






3. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






4. 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






5. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field






6. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful






7. Exposure to danger or harm






8. The manufacture of food by green plants in which carbon dioxide and water are combined in the presence of light and chlorophyll to form sugar and oxygen






9. Material used to control nematodes






10. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place






11. Material used to kill or repel pests






12. Working for someone else






13. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil






14. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes






15. A state of being free of danger and injury






16. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg






17. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)






18. Plants with two cotyledons - flower parts usually in multiples of four or five - true secondary growth - vascular bundles arranged in a ring in the stem






19. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






20. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits






21. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust






22. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






23. Lethal dose






24. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






25. The female reproductive parts of a flower






26. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident






27. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






28. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






29. The male reproductive parts of a flower






30. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants






31. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce






32. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal






33. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat






34. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






35. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






36. The naming of organisms






37. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)






38. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element






39. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures






40. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity






41. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






42. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor






43. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower






44. Material used to control undesirable plants






45. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons






46. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more






47. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther






48. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)






49. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop






50. A substance used to control undesirable fungi