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Horticulture
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Fruit
Herbaceous plant
Shade tree
Heat tolerance
2. One who works for oneself
Root
Miticide
Entrepreneur
Cellular respiration
3. The primary growing point of the stem
Taxonomy
Photosynthesis
Accident
Apical meristem
4. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Accident
Leaf
Insecticide
Deciduous
5. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Shrub
Miticide
Stomata
6. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Risk
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Pesticide
Asexual
7. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Evergreen
Interiorscaping
Nomenclature
Balled and burlapped
8. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
LD
Stomata
Flower
Monocot
9. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Evergreen
Clay
Balled and burlapped
Nitrogen
10. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Nematocide
Vegetative
Hazard
Stem
11. A soft - nonmetallic element
Germination
Phosphorus
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Accident
12. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Vermiculite
Container grown
Accident
Pistil
13. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Hardiness
Field grow
Hormones
SAE
14. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
Hormones
Stigma
Molluscicide
Complete fertilizer
15. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Fruit
Entrepreneur
Cultivar
Risk
16. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Fruit
Asexual
Stigma
Petal
17. A plant that keeps its leaves year round
Evergreen
Balled and burlapped
Germination
Nematocide
18. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Fruit
Safety
Cellular respiration
Deciduous
19. Material used to control mites
Transpiration
Shrub
Miticide
Vermiculite
20. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Container grown
Propagation
Soil texture
Fertilizer
21. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Soilless media
Pollination
Flower
Pomology
22. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Horticulture
Propagation
Woody Plant
Dicot
23. The naming of organisms
Shade tree
Interiorscaping
Tree
Nomenclature
24. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Perennial
Biennial flower
Organic matter
Cellular respiration
25. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Sepal
Molluscicide
Stamen
Root
26. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Interiorscaping
Interiorscaping
Signal words
Vegetative
27. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Pistil
Dicot
Sepal
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
28. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Leaf
Shrub
Interiorscaping
Flower
29. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Insecticide
Sexual
Fertilization
Floriculture
30. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Ovary
Bare root
Molluscicide
Pomology
31. The beginning of growth from a seed
Germination
Phosphorus
Tree
Root
32. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Landscaping
Fungicide
Miticide
Taxonomy
33. The reproductive organs of a plant
Species
Complete fertilizer
Signal words
Flower
34. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Stomata
Variet
Petal
Nematocide
35. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Seed
Silt
Cellular respiration
Potassium
36. Anything unwanted
Pest
Phosphorus
Cultivar
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
37. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Fertilizer
Stigma
Hormones
Ornamental horticulture
38. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Germination
CDE
Species
Tree
39. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Flower
Herbaceous plant
Proficiency
Species
40. A chemical element required for plant growth
Asexual
Chloroplast
Nutrient
Entrepreneur
41. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Hazard
Taxonomy
Perlite
CDE
42. 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
Field grow
Cultivar
SAE
Root
43. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Filament
Root
Fertilizer
Signal words
44. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Hormones
Container grown
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Monocot
45. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
LD
Silt
Morphology
Vermiculite
46. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Seed
Sand
Anther
Nutrient
47. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Fruit
SAE
Anther
Biennial flower
48. 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
Accident
Root
Fungicide
Nomenclature
49. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Landscaping
Perlite
Asexual
Sand
50. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Sexual
Peat moss
Germination
Perennial