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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. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support






2. Material used to control insects






3. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






4. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg






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






6. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






7. Career Development Event






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






9. 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






10. Anything unwanted






11. The naming of organisms






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






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






14. A substance used to control rodents






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






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






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






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






19. Material used to control mites






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






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






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






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






24. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






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






27. Material used to kill or repel pests






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






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






30. Decayed remains of plants and animals






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






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






33. 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






34. The beginning of growth from a seed






35. Working for someone else






36. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field






37. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






38. The primary growing point of the stem






39. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






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






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






44. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






45. One who works for oneself






46. An award for an individual's SAE






47. The male reproductive parts of a flower






48. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






49. Lethal dose






50. Smaller trees of high ornamental value