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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Vermiculite
Phosphorus
Monocot
Chloroplast
2. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Soilless media
Hormones
Petal
Accident
3. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Pomology
Hormones
Sand
Asexual
4. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Miticide
Species
Interiorscaping
Nitrogen
5. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Perlite
Asexual
Fertilization
Sepal
6. Material used to control nematodes
Nematocide
Leaf
Species
Perlite
7. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Ovary
Deciduous
Shrub
Insecticide
8. Large trees with spreading canopies
Phosphorus
Nutrient
SAE
Shade tree
9. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Tree
Cellular respiration
Pistil
Stem
10. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Sexual
Hormones
Morphology
Pomology
11. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Floriculture
Fertilization
Soilless media
Stomata
12. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Morphology
Field grow
Nitrogen
Fertilizer
13. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Signal words
Pest
Fungicide
Species
14. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Seed
Ground cover
Asexual
Perennial
15. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Woody Plant
Cultivar
Soilless media
Entrepreneur
16. A soft - nonmetallic element
Hazard
Style
Filament
Phosphorus
17. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Phosphorus
Molluscicide
Vermiculite
Insecticide
18. 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
Potassium
Hardiness
Vermiculite
19. The naming of organisms
Nomenclature
Placement
Accident
Soil texture
20. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Bare root
Heat tolerance
Organic matter
Asexual
21. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Perennial
Deciduous
Annual flower
Sepal
22. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Placement
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Taxonomy
Sexual
23. One who works for oneself
Fungicide
pH
Entrepreneur
Perlite
24. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg
Style
Species
Olericulture
Organic matter
25. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Variet
Filament
Phosphorus
Entrepreneur
26. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Vine
Seed
Complete fertilizer
Fungicide
27. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Pollination
Nematocide
Peat moss
Hormones
28. Exposure to danger or harm
Morphology
Floriculture
Sexual
Hazard
29. The primary growing point of the stem
Apical meristem
Pesticide
Pistil
Shrub
30. Lethal dose
Leaf
Vine
LD
Monocot
31. Material used to control insects
Nematocide
Herbaceous plant
Insecticide
Vermiculite
32. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Fertilizer
Species
Interiorscaping
Stamen
33. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Balled and burlapped
Dicot
Propagation
Container grown
34. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Nomenclature
Stamen
Vegetative
Vine
35. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
Monocot
Pistil
Woody Plant
Stamen
36. An award for an individual's SAE
Monocot
Stamen
Seed
Proficiency
37. Supervised agriculture experience
SAE
CDE
Style
Signal words
38. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Safety
Risk
Biennial flower
39. Career Development Event
Sand
Sepal
CDE
Landscaping
40. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Flower
Heat tolerance
Anther
Root
41. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Interiorscaping
Leaf
Stamen
Cellular respiration
42. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Accident
Style
Growth regulators
Woody Plant
43. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Sexual
Floriculture
Risk
Phosphorus
44. Working for someone else
SAE
Safety
Soilless media
Placement
45. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Pollination
Anther
Cellular respiration
Genus
46. Material used to control undesirable plants
Safety
Peat moss
Pistil
Herbicide
47. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Balled and burlapped
Olericulture
Silt
Leaf
48. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Perlite
Organic matter
Herbicide
Floriculture
49. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Evergreen
Signal words
Field grow
Potassium
50. An index of the acidity of a substance
Sepal
Evergreen
pH
Vine