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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity






2. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






4. Material used to control mites






5. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus






6. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






8. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping






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






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






11. A state of being free of danger and injury






12. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






14. 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






15. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)






16. Anything unwanted






17. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






18. An award for an individual's SAE






19. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis






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






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






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






23. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






24. A substance used to control rodents






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






26. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals






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






28. Career Development Event






29. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






31. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






32. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support






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






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






35. A chemical element required for plant growth






36. 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






37. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species






38. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






39. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests






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






41. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






42. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






44. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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






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






47. A soft - nonmetallic element






48. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






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






50. The naming of organisms