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Horticulture

Subject : industries
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






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






3. Decayed remains of plants and animals






4. Working for someone else






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






6. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






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






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






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






11. Material used to control nematodes






12. An award for an individual's SAE






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






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






15. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






16. The naming of organisms






17. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






18. The primary growing point of the stem






19. Material used to kill or repel pests






20. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg






21. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






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






24. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






25. 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






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






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






28. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






29. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






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






31. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






33. Career Development Event






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






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






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






37. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






38. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping






39. Material used to control insects






40. Supervised agriculture experience






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






42. The female reproductive parts of a flower






43. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






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






46. Material used to control mites






47. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






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






50. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground