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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Material used to kill or repel pests






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






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






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






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






6. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






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






9. Material used to control mites






10. An award for an individual's SAE






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






12. Anything unwanted






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






14. Material used to control undesirable plants






15. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building






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






17. The male reproductive parts of a flower






18. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers






19. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal






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






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






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






23. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






24. The naming of organisms






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






26. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






29. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






31. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






32. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together






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






34. Decayed remains of plants and animals






35. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






36. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






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






39. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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






41. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






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






44. 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






45. The water loss from plant tissues






46. A state of being free of danger and injury






47. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






48. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






50. 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