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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Genus
Shade tree
Tree
Container grown
2. The primary growing point of the stem
Soilless media
Germination
Petal
Apical meristem
3. 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
Peat moss
Shade tree
Dicot
Entrepreneur
4. A plant that keeps its leaves year round
Evergreen
Fruit
Signal words
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
5. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Biennial flower
Hardiness
Entrepreneur
Soil texture
6. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Shrub
Flower
Soilless media
Stigma
7. A state of being free of danger and injury
Field grow
Cellular respiration
Safety
Signal words
8. The naming of organisms
Nomenclature
Stigma
Fungicide
Pesticide
9. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Peat moss
Monocot
Miticide
Nomenclature
10. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Vegetative
Heat tolerance
Dicot
Chloroplast
11. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Species
Shrub
Propagation
Morphology
12. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Apical meristem
Root
Risk
Vermiculite
13. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Stamen
Soilless media
Monocot
Fruit
14. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Chloroplast
Shrub
Species
CDE
15. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Balled and burlapped
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Growth regulators
Morphology
16. Working for someone else
Placement
Stamen
Vine
Nomenclature
17. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Landscaping
Ornamental horticulture
Chloroplast
Hazard
18. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Stamen
Flower
Cultivar
Genus
19. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor
Stomata
Growth regulators
Ornamental horticulture
Fertilization
20. 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
Root
Stem
Cultivar
Floriculture
21. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Anther
Nematocide
Vegetative
CDE
22. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Nitrogen
Perennial
Hormones
Hazard
23. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Nomenclature
Sand
Stomata
Fertilizer
24. A soft - nonmetallic element
Stamen
Organic matter
Stigma
Phosphorus
25. A substance used to control rodents
Stamen
LD
Ornamental tree
Rodenticide
26. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Clay
Herbaceous plant
CDE
Chloroplast
27. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Growth regulators
Biennial flower
Germination
Pomology
28. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Nutrient
Annual flower
Hazard
Risk
29. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Floriculture
Shade tree
Tree
Stigma
30. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
Annual flower
Woody Plant
Soil texture
Petal
31. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg
Fertilization
Horticulture
Species
Morphology
32. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Pomology
Fertilization
Stomata
Seed
33. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther
Filament
Growth regulators
Molluscicide
Fruit
34. 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
Balled and burlapped
Nematocide
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Ornamental tree
35. The water loss from plant tissues
Transpiration
Container grown
Proficiency
Leaf
36. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Woody Plant
Accident
Cultivar
Anther
37. One who works for oneself
Nematocide
Entrepreneur
Seed
Bare root
38. Smaller trees of high ornamental value
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Pollination
Ornamental tree
Stamen
39. Career Development Event
Shade tree
CDE
Pistil
Clay
40. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Shrub
Photosynthesis
Insecticide
Risk
41. Exposure to danger or harm
Container grown
Sepal
Hazard
Ornamental horticulture
42. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Propagation
pH
Insecticide
Anther
43. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Risk
Transpiration
Vine
Fungicide
44. Material used to control mites
Hazard
Miticide
Nematocide
Signal words
45. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Interiorscaping
Cellular respiration
Seed
Complete fertilizer
46. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Pest
Soilless media
Shrub
Stem
47. An index of the acidity of a substance
pH
Olericulture
Safety
Rodenticide
48. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Clay
Vegetative
Sand
Seed
49. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Molluscicide
Taxonomy
Dicot
Nematocide
50. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Shrub
Style
Nutrient
Petal