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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Rodenticide
Genus
Herbaceous plant
Cultivar
2. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Peat moss
Dicot
CDE
Hazard
3. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Complete fertilizer
Hardiness
Organic matter
Hormones
4. Material used to control undesirable plants
Herbicide
Nomenclature
Safety
Interiorscaping
5. A chemical element required for plant growth
Taxonomy
Chloroplast
Nutrient
Insecticide
6. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Anther
Herbicide
Leaf
Fertilizer
7. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Nematocide
Soilless media
Anther
Hormones
8. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Horticulture
Nitrogen
Shade tree
Interiorscaping
9. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Field grow
Shade tree
Molluscicide
Interiorscaping
10. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Monocot
Dicot
Heat tolerance
Silt
11. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Ornamental horticulture
Pollination
Pest
Tree
12. A plant that keeps its leaves year round
Clay
Anther
Horticulture
Evergreen
13. Exposure to danger or harm
Fertilization
Taxonomy
Insecticide
Hazard
14. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Peat moss
Stigma
Pomology
Apical meristem
15. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Pollination
Horticulture
Growth regulators
Anther
16. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)
Sexual
Growth regulators
Nomenclature
Annual flower
17. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Evergreen
Seed
Stamen
Hormones
18. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Root
Fruit
Hardiness
Safety
19. 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
Pest
Ovary
Dicot
Horticulture
20. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
CDE
Complete fertilizer
Annual flower
Vermiculite
21. Material used to control nematodes
Fruit
Variet
Nematocide
Stem
22. 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
Vine
Soilless media
Root
Deciduous
23. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Pomology
Pest
Propagation
Ornamental horticulture
24. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Clay
Potassium
Vine
Fungicide
25. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Nematocide
Pomology
Propagation
Species
26. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Interiorscaping
Clay
Balled and burlapped
Horticulture
27. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Risk
Entrepreneur
Root
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
28. The naming of organisms
Nomenclature
Morphology
Peat moss
Ovary
29. Material used to control insects
Filament
Woody Plant
Insecticide
Soilless media
30. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Ornamental horticulture
Accident
Molluscicide
Rodenticide
31. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Transpiration
Perennial
Potassium
Taxonomy
32. An award for an individual's SAE
LD
Pollination
Genus
Proficiency
33. A state of being free of danger and injury
Perlite
Safety
Vermiculite
Fertilizer
34. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
CDE
Fertilizer
SAE
Soilless media
35. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Silt
Growth regulators
Stigma
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
36. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Petal
Annual flower
Placement
Flower
37. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Sand
Annual flower
Morphology
Field grow
38. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Sand
Transpiration
Variet
Herbaceous plant
39. 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)
Soilless media
Fruit
Evergreen
40. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
LD
Cultivar
Pesticide
Field grow
41. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Vegetative
Anther
Herbaceous plant
Ovary
42. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
SAE
Anther
Soil texture
Leaf
43. A soft - nonmetallic element
Phosphorus
Field grow
Molluscicide
Nematocide
44. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Ovary
Nematocide
Cellular respiration
Pest
45. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life
Clay
Nitrogen
Petal
CDE
46. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Interiorscaping
Morphology
Container grown
Complete fertilizer
47. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Soil texture
Molluscicide
Sepal
Variet
48. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Cellular respiration
Soilless media
Horticulture
Taxonomy
49. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor
Variet
Peat moss
Molluscicide
Stomata
50. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Transpiration
Stem
Ovary
Variet