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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape






2. Supervised agriculture experience






3. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






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






6. Career Development Event






7. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






8. The beginning of growth from a seed






9. The primary growing point of the stem






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






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






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






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






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






15. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






16. The water loss from plant tissues






17. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






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






20. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






21. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






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






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






25. One who works for oneself






26. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits






27. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms






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






29. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)






30. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






31. Lethal dose






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






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






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






35. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






36. 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






37. A substance used to control rodents






38. A state of being free of danger and injury






39. 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






40. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






41. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






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






44. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis






45. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)






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






47. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






49. Anything unwanted






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