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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. Exposure to danger or harm






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






3. An award for an individual's SAE






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






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






6. A chemical element required for plant growth






7. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground






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






9. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping






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






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






12. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower






13. Material used to control undesirable plants






14. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes






15. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support






16. The primary growing point of the stem






17. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






19. Decayed remains of plants and animals






20. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught






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






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






23. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






27. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants






28. 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






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






30. The reproductive organs of a plant






31. A substance used to control rodents






32. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful






33. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






35. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg






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






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






38. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)






39. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms






40. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






41. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






42. Material used to kill or repel pests






43. Lethal dose






44. Material used to control mites






45. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals






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






47. The female reproductive parts of a flower






48. 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






49. A soft - nonmetallic element






50. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall