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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • 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. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building






2. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






3. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal






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






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






6. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






8. The male reproductive parts of a flower






9. Decayed remains of plants and animals






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






11. Material used to control nematodes






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






13. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter






14. Exposure to danger or harm






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






16. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)






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






18. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element






19. 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






20. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






21. A soft - nonmetallic element






22. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






23. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis






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






25. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits






26. Material used to control mites






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






28. The primary growing point of the stem






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






30. A chemical element required for plant growth






31. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce






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






33. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






35. Supervised agriculture experience






36. Career Development Event






37. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






38. 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






39. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species






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






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






42. 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






43. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus






44. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project






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






46. The reproductive organs of a plant






47. An award for an individual's SAE






48. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets






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






50. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)