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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther
Flower
Variet
Filament
Ornamental horticulture
2. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Transpiration
Interiorscaping
Variet
Chloroplast
3. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
SAE
Perennial
Petal
Safety
4. The male reproductive parts of a flower
Variet
Biennial flower
Floriculture
Stamen
5. Exposure to danger or harm
Photosynthesis
Hazard
Morphology
Petal
6. Career Development Event
Sepal
Tree
CDE
Evergreen
7. Anything unwanted
Phosphorus
Pest
Ornamental horticulture
Photosynthesis
8. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Propagation
Sand
Horticulture
Fertilizer
9. Supervised agriculture experience
Stomata
Pomology
SAE
Genus
10. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Filament
Silt
Perlite
Stigma
11. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Photosynthesis
Ovary
Hormones
Fertilizer
12. 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
Vermiculite
Dicot
Proficiency
Placement
13. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Variet
Bare root
Pest
Pesticide
14. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Photosynthesis
Accident
Chloroplast
Flower
15. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Deciduous
Seed
Hazard
Nitrogen
16. The lower portion of a plant that bears neither leaves nor reproductive organs and that mostly develops underground and anchors the plant; the hairs absorb water and mineral nutrients
Propagation
Root
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Rodenticide
17. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Clay
Asexual
Fruit
Stomata
18. One who works for oneself
Pest
Entrepreneur
Hardiness
Peat moss
19. The water loss from plant tissues
Floriculture
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Herbaceous plant
Transpiration
20. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Placement
Species
Interiorscaping
Silt
21. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Stomata
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Hardiness
Herbaceous plant
22. Smaller trees of high ornamental value
Landscaping
Perlite
Heat tolerance
Ornamental tree
23. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Accident
Heat tolerance
Complete fertilizer
Ornamental tree
24. The reproductive organs of a plant
Asexual
Flower
Stamen
Ovary
25. A substance used to control rodents
Safety
Rodenticide
Root
Monocot
26. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Silt
Fruit
Soil texture
Soilless media
27. A plant that keeps its leaves year round
Evergreen
Pistil
Interiorscaping
Herbaceous plant
28. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Potassium
Shrub
Perlite
Field grow
29. Material used to kill or repel pests
Taxonomy
Pesticide
Landscaping
Organic matter
30. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Hormones
Filament
Hardiness
Organic matter
31. 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
Photosynthesis
Cultivar
Pomology
Biennial flower
32. The primary growing point of the stem
Vine
Apical meristem
Horticulture
Pistil
33. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Signal words
Nomenclature
Genus
Placement
34. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
Hazard
Root
Heat tolerance
Complete fertilizer
35. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Sand
Shade tree
Heat tolerance
Seed
36. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Fertilization
Vegetative
Root
Shade tree
37. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Landscaping
Pollination
Accident
Ground cover
38. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Hormones
Bare root
SAE
Monocot
39. Lethal dose
Peat moss
Proficiency
SAE
LD
40. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Variet
Hormones
Field grow
Genus
41. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Transpiration
Monocot
Ground cover
Vegetative
42. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Tree
Perennial
Style
Variet
43. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Molluscicide
Hazard
Pistil
Phosphorus
44. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Rodenticide
Phosphorus
Horticulture
CDE
45. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Apical meristem
Cellular respiration
Sepal
Evergreen
46. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg
Fruit
Style
Variet
Hormones
47. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Transpiration
Petal
Potassium
Phosphorus
48. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Vine
Interiorscaping
Ornamental tree
Bare root
49. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Hormones
Nematocide
Pest
Molluscicide
50. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
SAE
Cellular respiration
Accident
Leaf