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Horticulture

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






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






3. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






5. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay






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






7. Decayed remains of plants and animals






8. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






9. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






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






13. The water loss from plant tissues






14. Material used to control mites






15. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower






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






17. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets






18. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year






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






20. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






21. Supervised agriculture experience






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






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






24. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






25. A soft - nonmetallic element






26. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






28. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity






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






30. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






32. 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






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






34. Material used to control insects






35. The naming of organisms






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






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






38. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






39. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers






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






41. Material used to control nematodes






42. 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






43. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






44. The primary growing point of the stem






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






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






47. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






48. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






49. The beginning of growth from a seed






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







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