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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • 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. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






3. An award for an individual's SAE






4. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






6. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






7. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms






8. The reproductive organs of a plant






9. Exposure to danger or harm






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






11. Supervised agriculture experience






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






13. 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






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






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






16. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen






17. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






19. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building






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






21. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






23. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






24. 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






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






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






27. A state of being free of danger and injury






28. Working for someone else






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






30. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug keeping a ball of soil around the root system and covering it with burlap to hold the soil and roots together






31. Career Development Event






32. The female reproductive parts of a flower






33. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity






34. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






35. Decayed remains of plants and animals






36. The male reproductive parts of a flower






37. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






38. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






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






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






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






42. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)






43. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development






44. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem






45. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






46. Material used to kill or repel pests






47. 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






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






49. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests






50. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle