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Horticulture
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1. 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
Evergreen
Molluscicide
Root
Filament
2. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Olericulture
Hormones
Field grow
Morphology
3. An index of the acidity of a substance
pH
Cultivar
Cellular respiration
Stem
4. 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
Dicot
Perlite
Stem
Nematocide
5. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Petal
Interiorscaping
Monocot
Organic matter
6. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Cultivar
Monocot
Interiorscaping
Morphology
7. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)
Sexual
Style
Hormones
Accident
8. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Annual flower
Taxonomy
Ornamental horticulture
Anther
9. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Peat moss
Annual flower
Apical meristem
Floriculture
10. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Fruit
Morphology
Pollination
Miticide
11. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Species
Sepal
Shrub
Soil texture
12. The naming of organisms
Pesticide
Dicot
Nomenclature
Hazard
13. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Fruit
Propagation
SAE
Insecticide
14. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Fertilizer
Bare root
LD
CDE
15. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Germination
Ground cover
Pistil
Transpiration
16. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Variet
Stem
Silt
Accident
17. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Field grow
Signal words
Cellular respiration
Seed
18. Material used to control mites
Organic matter
Safety
Interiorscaping
Miticide
19. An award for an individual's SAE
Proficiency
Soilless media
Pesticide
Sexual
20. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil
Soil texture
Fertilizer
pH
Filament
21. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Hardiness
Pistil
Fruit
Sepal
22. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Variet
Pistil
Balled and burlapped
Heat tolerance
23. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Style
Vermiculite
Sepal
Filament
24. Smaller trees of high ornamental value
Anther
Insecticide
Chloroplast
Ornamental tree
25. The primary growing point of the stem
Apical meristem
Filament
Rodenticide
Heat tolerance
26. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Vine
Fruit
Heat tolerance
Chloroplast
27. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Asexual
Stomata
Vegetative
Risk
28. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Evergreen
Style
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Landscaping
29. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther
Horticulture
Petal
Monocot
Filament
30. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life
Pomology
Nitrogen
Silt
Nematocide
31. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Asexual
Deciduous
Shrub
Placement
32. Large trees with spreading canopies
Flower
Pollination
Shade tree
Proficiency
33. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
Cellular respiration
Petal
Transpiration
Complete fertilizer
34. A substance used to control rodents
Rodenticide
LD
Ornamental tree
Fertilizer
35. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Tree
Perlite
Molluscicide
Fertilization
36. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Petal
Growth regulators
Shade tree
Vine
37. The water loss from plant tissues
Herbicide
SAE
Miticide
Transpiration
38. A soft - nonmetallic element
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Entrepreneur
Cellular respiration
39. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Fruit
Nomenclature
Propagation
Peat moss
40. A plant that keeps its leaves year round
Woody Plant
Evergreen
Complete fertilizer
Cultivar
41. Material used to control nematodes
Nematocide
Shade tree
Heat tolerance
Complete fertilizer
42. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Organic matter
Ovary
Vegetative
Safety
43. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Soilless media
Petal
Interiorscaping
Vermiculite
44. The beginning of growth from a seed
Nitrogen
Shrub
Leaf
Germination
45. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Ornamental horticulture
Pomology
Molluscicide
Perennial
46. The reproductive organs of a plant
Germination
Olericulture
Flower
Hardiness
47. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Style
Species
Silt
Propagation
48. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Clay
Deciduous
pH
Pistil
49. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Interiorscaping
Complete fertilizer
Fertilization
Entrepreneur
50. Supervised agriculture experience
Woody Plant
Ovary
SAE
Tree