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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. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






2. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






3. Large trees with spreading canopies






4. Anything unwanted






5. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






7. 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






8. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident






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






10. Career Development Event






11. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






12. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem






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






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






15. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






17. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful






18. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






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






20. Decayed remains of plants and animals






21. 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






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






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






24. Exposure to danger or harm






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






26. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more






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






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






29. 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






30. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






32. An award for an individual's SAE






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






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






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






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






37. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther






38. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






39. One who works for oneself






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






41. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat






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






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






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






45. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






47. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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






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






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