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Horticulture

Subject : industries
Instructions:
  • 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. Material used to control insects






2. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






4. An award for an individual's SAE






5. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






7. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor






8. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests






9. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year






10. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






12. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






14. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)






15. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






17. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity






18. Supervised agriculture experience






19. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures






20. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






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






23. The beginning of growth from a seed






24. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place






25. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons






26. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






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






29. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






30. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






32. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught






33. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






34. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






35. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






36. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)






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






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






39. A substance used to control rodents






40. Lethal dose






41. Large trees with spreading canopies






42. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






43. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






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






46. Working for someone else






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






48. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






49. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity






50. A substance used to control undesirable fungi