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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






2. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity






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






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






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






6. The primary growing point of the stem






7. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity






8. Material used to control nematodes






9. 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






10. Decayed remains of plants and animals






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






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






13. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Working for someone else






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






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






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






25. The female reproductive parts of a flower






26. The male reproductive parts of a flower






27. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






28. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






29. Material used to control mites






30. Career Development Event






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






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






33. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






35. An award for an individual's SAE






36. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






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






39. 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






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






41. A chemical element required for plant growth






42. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






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






45. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






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






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






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






50. A state of being free of danger and injury