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Horticulture
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1. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Shrub
Peat moss
Heat tolerance
CDE
2. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)
Hardiness
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Shade tree
Sexual
3. The water loss from plant tissues
Fruit
Biennial flower
Transpiration
Morphology
4. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Deciduous
Vine
Dicot
Vegetative
5. Material used to control nematodes
Floriculture
Stomata
Nematocide
Anther
6. The primary growing point of the stem
Pesticide
Olericulture
Field grow
Apical meristem
7. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Soilless media
Tree
Ground cover
Nomenclature
8. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Soilless media
Nematocide
Tree
Ovary
9. The beginning of growth from a seed
Perennial
Anther
Monocot
Germination
10. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Monocot
Clay
Signal words
Risk
11. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Root
Perennial
Sepal
Asexual
12. 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
Interiorscaping
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
Pomology
13. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Field grow
Soilless media
Clay
Shade tree
14. Plants with two cotyledons - flower parts usually in multiples of four or five - true secondary growth - vascular bundles arranged in a ring in the stem
Morphology
Dicot
Vermiculite
Rodenticide
15. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Entrepreneur
Fertilizer
Balled and burlapped
16. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Balled and burlapped
Ground cover
Hardiness
Nomenclature
17. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Pesticide
Chloroplast
Proficiency
Perennial
18. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Hormones
Fertilization
Potassium
Vine
19. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Cultivar
Deciduous
Annual flower
Floriculture
20. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Cultivar
Complete fertilizer
Perennial
Bare root
21. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
Risk
Root
Deciduous
Woody Plant
22. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Flower
Soilless media
Nematocide
LD
23. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Herbaceous plant
Sand
Clay
Stem
24. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Interiorscaping
Hormones
Horticulture
Soilless media
25. A group of organisms with distinguishing characteristics from other plants in a species - but does not transfer those characteristics to the offspring through sexual reproduction
Stomata
Rodenticide
Accident
Cultivar
26. The naming of organisms
Nomenclature
Landscaping
Tree
Soilless media
27. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Anther
Floriculture
Cellular respiration
Deciduous
28. A substance used to control rodents
Monocot
Rodenticide
Horticulture
Fertilization
29. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Vermiculite
Stomata
Pollination
Balled and burlapped
30. The reproductive organs of a plant
Nomenclature
Woody Plant
Flower
Biennial flower
31. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Anther
Pomology
Morphology
Growth regulators
32. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Peat moss
Filament
Biennial flower
Fruit
33. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Soil texture
Style
Pistil
Growth regulators
34. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Horticulture
Cultivar
Taxonomy
Heat tolerance
35. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Hardiness
SAE
Hormones
Annual flower
36. Large trees with spreading canopies
CDE
pH
Phosphorus
Shade tree
37. A soft - nonmetallic element
Organic matter
Entrepreneur
Phosphorus
Monocot
38. Material used to control mites
Entrepreneur
SAE
Miticide
Interiorscaping
39. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Hormones
Fertilization
Ornamental tree
Vermiculite
40. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Leaf
Sepal
Seed
Pomology
41. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Vine
Stigma
Nomenclature
Stomata
42. The male reproductive parts of a flower
Stamen
Genus
Tree
Clay
43. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Balled and burlapped
Sepal
Insecticide
Risk
44. 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
Asexual
Root
Petal
Filament
45. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Placement
Taxonomy
Interiorscaping
Entrepreneur
46. An award for an individual's SAE
Phosphorus
Shade tree
Proficiency
Asexual
47. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Species
CDE
Stomata
Anther
48. A chemical element required for plant growth
Accident
Nutrient
Ornamental tree
Asexual
49. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Fertilizer
Molluscicide
Biennial flower
Clay
50. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Petal
Bare root
Stem
Stamen
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