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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 kill or repel pests






2. Career Development Event






3. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






4. 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






5. One who works for oneself






6. A chemical element required for plant growth






7. Anything unwanted






8. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height






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






10. The water loss from plant tissues






11. 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






12. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






14. The primary growing point of the stem






15. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






17. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






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






20. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field






21. Large trees with spreading canopies






22. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






31. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






32. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






33. Supervised agriculture experience






34. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






35. Material used to control mites






36. Lethal dose






37. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms






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






39. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






41. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development






42. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






43. Material used to control nematodes






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






45. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






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






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






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






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