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Horticulture

Subject : industries
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg






2. Material used to kill or repel pests






3. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






4. The female reproductive parts of a flower






5. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






11. A soft - nonmetallic element






12. An award for an individual's SAE






13. Lethal dose






14. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught






15. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height






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






17. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg






18. Large trees with spreading canopies






19. Working for someone else






20. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms






21. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project






22. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






24. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development






25. The primary growing point of the stem






26. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape






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






28. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year






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






30. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






31. The naming of organisms






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






33. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






35. Decayed remains of plants and animals






36. Supervised agriculture experience






37. 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






38. Material used to control nematodes






39. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground






40. An index of the acidity of a substance






41. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape






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






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






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






45. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem






46. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen






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






48. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together






49. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)






50. Material used to control insects