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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. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Dicot
Potassium
Herbicide
Pesticide
2. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Vegetative
Bare root
Placement
Annual flower
3. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Ornamental tree
Field grow
Molluscicide
Ovary
4. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
Annual flower
Transpiration
Silt
5. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Placement
Landscaping
Photosynthesis
Stomata
6. The beginning of growth from a seed
Olericulture
Pollination
Silt
Germination
7. The reproductive organs of a plant
Genus
Olericulture
Filament
Flower
8. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Sepal
SAE
Nematocide
Vermiculite
9. A chemical element required for plant growth
Tree
Hormones
Nutrient
Deciduous
10. Material used to control nematodes
Soilless media
Landscaping
Organic matter
Nematocide
11. One who works for oneself
Nomenclature
Peat moss
Vegetative
Entrepreneur
12. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
LD
Floriculture
Field grow
Cultivar
13. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Apical meristem
Horticulture
Ovary
Fertilizer
14. Anything unwanted
Anther
SAE
Vine
Pest
15. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Peat moss
Organic matter
Olericulture
Genus
16. The male reproductive parts of a flower
Stamen
Taxonomy
LD
Flower
17. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Pomology
Cultivar
Woody Plant
Horticulture
18. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Species
Perennial
Asexual
Bare root
19. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Entrepreneur
LD
Stigma
Fertilizer
20. 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
Evergreen
SAE
Sepal
21. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Anther
Peat moss
Silt
Vegetative
22. Smaller trees of high ornamental value
Morphology
Fertilization
Deciduous
Ornamental tree
23. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Stamen
Proficiency
Anther
Style
24. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Miticide
Stem
Silt
Horticulture
25. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Evergreen
Stem
Signal words
Perennial
26. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil
Soil texture
LD
Seed
Cultivar
27. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Interiorscaping
Monocot
Shade tree
Flower
28. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Variet
Ornamental horticulture
Entrepreneur
Balled and burlapped
29. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Pistil
Container grown
Proficiency
Pesticide
30. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Leaf
Clay
Chloroplast
Asexual
31. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Landscaping
Stamen
Shrub
Asexual
32. Supervised agriculture experience
Cellular respiration
Safety
SAE
Dicot
33. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Heat tolerance
Insecticide
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Vermiculite
34. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Pistil
Phosphorus
Container grown
Interiorscaping
35. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Sepal
Hardiness
LD
Leaf
36. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Organic matter
Morphology
Variet
Insecticide
37. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Phosphorus
Vine
Peat moss
Fungicide
38. Material used to control insects
Monocot
Insecticide
Vegetative
Miticide
39. The water loss from plant tissues
Nitrogen
Stamen
Phosphorus
Transpiration
40. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg
SAE
Shrub
Placement
Fertilization
41. The naming of organisms
Growth regulators
Taxonomy
Nomenclature
Transpiration
42. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Balled and burlapped
Transpiration
Vegetative
Silt
43. Material used to control mites
Safety
Sexual
Potassium
Miticide
44. Material used to kill or repel pests
Shade tree
Entrepreneur
Herbicide
Pesticide
45. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Flower
Safety
Accident
46. Working for someone else
Hazard
Apical meristem
Signal words
Placement
47. 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
Petal
Dicot
Clay
48. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Sand
Hormones
Vegetative
Pesticide
49. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
Stomata
Perlite
Complete fertilizer
Cellular respiration
50. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Ornamental horticulture
Container grown
Olericulture
Petal