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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Material used to control insects
Chloroplast
pH
Petal
Insecticide
2. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Placement
Sepal
Nitrogen
Vermiculite
3. Material used to control nematodes
Landscaping
Hormones
Nematocide
Seed
4. Material used to kill or repel pests
pH
Perennial
Pesticide
Petal
5. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Pest
Entrepreneur
Vermiculite
Pollination
6. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Asexual
Soilless media
Clay
Herbaceous plant
7. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Accident
Landscaping
Species
Growth regulators
8. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Flower
Herbaceous plant
Asexual
Petal
9. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
CDE
Heat tolerance
Vegetative
Accident
10. Supervised agriculture experience
pH
SAE
Sepal
Soilless media
11. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Safety
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Ovary
Variet
12. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Rodenticide
Taxonomy
Evergreen
Morphology
13. 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
Root
Style
Placement
Photosynthesis
14. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
SAE
Propagation
Biennial flower
Leaf
15. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Genus
Annual flower
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Entrepreneur
16. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Herbaceous plant
Monocot
Perennial
Complete fertilizer
17. A soft - nonmetallic element
Species
Phosphorus
Molluscicide
CDE
18. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Shade tree
Interiorscaping
Tree
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
19. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Herbicide
pH
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Nutrient
20. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Stem
Hardiness
Soilless media
Deciduous
21. The male reproductive parts of a flower
Deciduous
Stamen
Pesticide
Fertilization
22. The beginning of growth from a seed
Hardiness
Molluscicide
Germination
Vine
23. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Deciduous
Interiorscaping
Variet
Balled and burlapped
24. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Olericulture
Variet
pH
Sexual
25. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Anther
Herbicide
Signal words
Vermiculite
26. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Field grow
Horticulture
Ovary
Ground cover
27. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Cultivar
Deciduous
Monocot
Interiorscaping
28. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Monocot
Pistil
Potassium
Style
29. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Pistil
Container grown
Propagation
Placement
30. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Shade tree
Soil texture
Horticulture
Nutrient
31. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Growth regulators
Insecticide
Proficiency
Fertilizer
32. The naming of organisms
Monocot
Perlite
Nomenclature
Vine
33. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Biennial flower
Vermiculite
Accident
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
34. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Interiorscaping
SAE
Morphology
Vermiculite
35. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)
CDE
Sexual
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Photosynthesis
36. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil
Growth regulators
Evergreen
Woody Plant
Soil texture
37. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Seed
Shrub
Cellular respiration
Bare root
38. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Pollination
Perennial
Signal words
Tree
39. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Olericulture
Propagation
Insecticide
Floriculture
40. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Floriculture
Annual flower
Organic matter
Biennial flower
41. Career Development Event
Clay
CDE
Bare root
Landscaping
42. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Miticide
Monocot
Hardiness
Morphology
43. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Olericulture
Petal
Fungicide
Safety
44. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Landscaping
Perlite
Propagation
Accident
45. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Hardiness
Perennial
Vegetative
Clay
46. Anything unwanted
Annual flower
Signal words
Pest
Silt
47. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg
Dicot
Anther
Fertilization
Variet
48. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Chloroplast
Stigma
Perennial
Style
49. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Fungicide
Vegetative
Floriculture
Entrepreneur
50. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Taxonomy
Sepal
Vegetative
Biennial flower