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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 state of being free of danger and injury
Pomology
Safety
Risk
Cultivar
2. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Biennial flower
Insecticide
Nematocide
Vermiculite
3. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Ovary
Cellular respiration
Floriculture
Biennial flower
4. An award for an individual's SAE
Stomata
Clay
Proficiency
Pistil
5. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Phosphorus
Signal words
Variet
Sexual
6. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Shade tree
Olericulture
Stigma
Container grown
7. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Germination
Vegetative
Anther
Bare root
8. Large trees with spreading canopies
Clay
Heat tolerance
Shade tree
Asexual
9. The naming of organisms
Phosphorus
Variet
Nomenclature
Evergreen
10. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Photosynthesis
Fertilization
Herbaceous plant
Accident
11. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Nutrient
Species
Heat tolerance
Biennial flower
12. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Species
Ornamental horticulture
Perlite
Cellular respiration
13. Exposure to danger or harm
Hazard
Biennial flower
Perennial
Morphology
14. Working for someone else
Placement
Insecticide
Heat tolerance
Ornamental horticulture
15. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
pH
Entrepreneur
Variet
Field grow
16. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther
Filament
Insecticide
Complete fertilizer
Sepal
17. The primary growing point of the stem
Sexual
Hazard
Shade tree
Apical meristem
18. The reproductive organs of a plant
pH
Fertilizer
Flower
Clay
19. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Safety
Chloroplast
Olericulture
Soil texture
20. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Interiorscaping
Pesticide
Deciduous
Sand
21. Material used to kill or repel pests
Pesticide
Nomenclature
Nitrogen
Evergreen
22. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Monocot
Organic matter
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Seed
23. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Monocot
Entrepreneur
Sand
Herbaceous plant
24. 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
Photosynthesis
Phosphorus
Molluscicide
Species
25. Smaller trees of high ornamental value
Vegetative
Fruit
Germination
Ornamental tree
26. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Perlite
Anther
Vegetative
Potassium
27. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
SAE
Hardiness
Pesticide
Sexual
28. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Interiorscaping
Entrepreneur
Fungicide
Deciduous
29. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Flower
Fruit
Soilless media
Ornamental horticulture
30. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Landscaping
Growth regulators
Ovary
Accident
31. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Asexual
Taxonomy
Variet
Petal
32. A substance used to control rodents
Rodenticide
CDE
Apical meristem
Stigma
33. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Accident
Vermiculite
Pest
Hormones
34. Career Development Event
Asexual
Woody Plant
CDE
Soil texture
35. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)
Ornamental tree
Chloroplast
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Sexual
36. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Safety
Nitrogen
Container grown
Asexual
37. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Vermiculite
Monocot
Ornamental tree
Interiorscaping
38. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Pomology
Perennial
Placement
Asexual
39. A chemical element required for plant growth
Perlite
Vegetative
Nutrient
Interiorscaping
40. Material used to control insects
Nitrogen
Dicot
Pesticide
Insecticide
41. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Sepal
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Pesticide
Insecticide
42. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Potassium
Pistil
Shrub
Molluscicide
43. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Sepal
Propagation
Vermiculite
Fruit
44. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Complete fertilizer
Miticide
Petal
Organic matter
45. 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
Stigma
CDE
Balled and burlapped
Silt
46. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Shrub
Fertilization
Monocot
Ground cover
47. Lethal dose
Molluscicide
LD
CDE
Floriculture
48. Material used to control undesirable plants
Herbicide
Pest
Style
Dicot
49. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Container grown
Interiorscaping
Olericulture
Sexual
50. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Herbicide
Nutrient
Rodenticide
Pistil