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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A state of being free of danger and injury
Asexual
Stomata
Safety
pH
2. The water loss from plant tissues
Entrepreneur
Organic matter
Transpiration
Vegetative
3. Lethal dose
Clay
Nematocide
LD
Complete fertilizer
4. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Asexual
Fertilization
Root
Annual flower
5. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Growth regulators
Hazard
Shade tree
Vermiculite
6. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Interiorscaping
Container grown
Variet
Growth regulators
7. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Landscaping
Complete fertilizer
Annual flower
Stamen
8. Material used to control nematodes
Clay
Nematocide
Herbaceous plant
Photosynthesis
9. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Pistil
Entrepreneur
Shrub
10. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Stomata
Silt
Perlite
Asexual
11. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Signal words
Variet
Vine
Ornamental horticulture
12. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Clay
Ovary
Floriculture
13. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Heat tolerance
Fertilizer
Asexual
Ornamental horticulture
14. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Interiorscaping
Propagation
Cellular respiration
Pomology
15. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Fertilizer
Soilless media
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Pollination
16. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Molluscicide
Fungicide
Hazard
Tree
17. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Potassium
Vermiculite
Nematocide
Interiorscaping
18. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Leaf
Peat moss
Shade tree
Ornamental tree
19. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Tree
Interiorscaping
Pollination
Flower
20. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Hardiness
Species
Vermiculite
Placement
21. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Hormones
Flower
Pomology
Ornamental horticulture
22. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Flower
Olericulture
Miticide
Soilless media
23. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Vine
Sepal
Perlite
Annual flower
24. Anything unwanted
Sepal
Pest
Silt
Sexual
25. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Vermiculite
Entrepreneur
Soil texture
Apical meristem
26. The beginning of growth from a seed
Germination
SAE
Flower
Ornamental horticulture
27. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Stamen
Herbaceous plant
Monocot
Style
28. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Stem
Container grown
Filament
CDE
29. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Peat moss
Photosynthesis
Herbaceous plant
Risk
30. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Biennial flower
Stamen
Potassium
Pistil
31. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Cellular respiration
Stamen
Stigma
Species
32. 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
Shade tree
Ovary
Root
Complete fertilizer
33. Career Development Event
Ovary
Safety
Style
CDE
34. An award for an individual's SAE
Vermiculite
Proficiency
Stomata
Placement
35. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Insecticide
Accident
Interiorscaping
Balled and burlapped
36. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Vegetative
Tree
Placement
Genus
37. Material used to control mites
Filament
Hormones
Fungicide
Miticide
38. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil
Soil texture
Interiorscaping
Bare root
Leaf
39. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Phosphorus
Floriculture
Biennial flower
Potassium
40. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Soilless media
Transpiration
Ornamental horticulture
Horticulture
41. Material used to control insects
Insecticide
Chloroplast
Ground cover
Interiorscaping
42. A chemical element required for plant growth
Nutrient
Genus
Bare root
Leaf
43. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Cellular respiration
Ground cover
Transpiration
44. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Olericulture
Ground cover
Woody Plant
Field grow
45. Large trees with spreading canopies
Taxonomy
Seed
Root
Shade tree
46. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther
Proficiency
Filament
Perlite
Sepal
47. A soft - nonmetallic element
Soil texture
Biennial flower
Anther
Phosphorus
48. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Entrepreneur
Leaf
Growth regulators
Molluscicide
49. One who works for oneself
Miticide
Entrepreneur
Stomata
Container grown
50. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Soil texture
LD
Deciduous
Miticide