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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. Material used to control insects
Sexual
Insecticide
Nutrient
Olericulture
2. Exposure to danger or harm
Hazard
Nutrient
Growth regulators
LD
3. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Species
Accident
Olericulture
Evergreen
4. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Flower
Cellular respiration
Perennial
Ground cover
5. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Variet
Seed
Soil texture
Olericulture
6. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Heat tolerance
Fruit
Complete fertilizer
Organic matter
7. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Hazard
Nomenclature
Morphology
Annual flower
8. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Shrub
Sand
Insecticide
Phosphorus
9. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Flower
Perennial
Morphology
Horticulture
10. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Variet
Asexual
Bare root
Perlite
11. The beginning of growth from a seed
Germination
Apical meristem
Soilless media
Risk
12. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Propagation
pH
Molluscicide
Growth regulators
13. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Heat tolerance
Ornamental horticulture
Pomology
Seed
14. An award for an individual's SAE
Proficiency
Balled and burlapped
Evergreen
Nitrogen
15. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg
Nematocide
Style
Vegetative
Morphology
16. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Organic matter
Fertilizer
Landscaping
Variet
17. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Fungicide
Pistil
Stigma
Taxonomy
18. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor
Cellular respiration
Stomata
Interiorscaping
Sexual
19. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Deciduous
Shrub
Pomology
Pistil
20. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Peat moss
Filament
Hardiness
Phosphorus
21. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Vegetative
Pistil
Nutrient
Nomenclature
22. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Ovary
Vegetative
Clay
Dicot
23. Material used to control undesirable plants
Soilless media
Herbicide
Evergreen
Photosynthesis
24. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Peat moss
Cellular respiration
Proficiency
Ornamental tree
25. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Bare root
Species
Field grow
Nomenclature
26. Career Development Event
Pest
Ornamental horticulture
CDE
Perlite
27. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Ovary
Herbaceous plant
Root
Monocot
28. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Hormones
Propagation
29. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Ornamental tree
CDE
Fruit
30. 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
Olericulture
LD
Flower
31. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Container grown
Molluscicide
Field grow
Hormones
32. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Clay
Heat tolerance
Variet
Perennial
33. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Growth regulators
Potassium
Accident
Pesticide
34. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Stigma
pH
Complete fertilizer
Stomata
35. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Balled and burlapped
Floriculture
Morphology
Molluscicide
36. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Propagation
Petal
Deciduous
Cellular respiration
37. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Molluscicide
Risk
Asexual
Style
38. The reproductive organs of a plant
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Shade tree
Cellular respiration
Flower
39. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Woody Plant
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Soilless media
Herbaceous plant
40. The water loss from plant tissues
Shrub
Insecticide
Transpiration
Phosphorus
41. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Annual flower
Horticulture
Fruit
Nitrogen
42. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Interiorscaping
Pistil
Variet
Biennial flower
43. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Proficiency
Apical meristem
Anther
Species
44. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Container grown
Stamen
Clay
Silt
45. Supervised agriculture experience
Stomata
Evergreen
Pollination
SAE
46. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
CDE
Vermiculite
Photosynthesis
Style
47. Material used to control nematodes
Nematocide
Pesticide
Accident
Petal
48. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Peat moss
CDE
Stem
Miticide
49. 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
Biennial flower
Photosynthesis
Cultivar
Ovary
50. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Vermiculite
Evergreen
Apical meristem
Asexual