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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. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Annual flower
Anther
Nutrient
Propagation
2. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Deciduous
Vermiculite
Sand
Nematocide
3. Anything unwanted
Genus
Shade tree
Vermiculite
Pest
4. The beginning of growth from a seed
CDE
Herbaceous plant
Germination
Tree
5. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Potassium
Anther
Complete fertilizer
Germination
6. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Biennial flower
Shrub
Vermiculite
Flower
7. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Organic matter
Hormones
Pomology
Asexual
8. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Taxonomy
Herbaceous plant
Silt
Vermiculite
9. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Soilless media
Annual flower
Bare root
Vine
10. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Nomenclature
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Perlite
Horticulture
11. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
Woody Plant
Soilless media
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Fertilization
12. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Nomenclature
Seed
Clay
CDE
13. Material used to kill or repel pests
Miticide
Pesticide
Pest
Vegetative
14. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Sexual
Perlite
Photosynthesis
Hazard
15. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Growth regulators
Germination
Fertilizer
Landscaping
16. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug keeping a ball of soil around the root system and covering it with burlap to hold the soil and roots together
Molluscicide
Flower
Germination
Balled and burlapped
17. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Stem
Silt
Variet
Dicot
18. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Apical meristem
Perennial
Vermiculite
Style
19. Material used to control mites
Miticide
Pomology
Soilless media
Vermiculite
20. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Vegetative
Seed
Flower
Stomata
21. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Variet
Tree
pH
Entrepreneur
22. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Vermiculite
Potassium
Ornamental horticulture
Interiorscaping
23. An index of the acidity of a substance
Growth regulators
Container grown
pH
Tree
24. Material used to control insects
Evergreen
Variet
Insecticide
Ovary
25. One who works for oneself
Biennial flower
Cellular respiration
Entrepreneur
Hormones
26. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Container grown
Shrub
Soil texture
Vegetative
27. An award for an individual's SAE
Proficiency
Potassium
Organic matter
Cultivar
28. 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
Ornamental tree
Dicot
Fruit
Ground cover
29. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Miticide
Cultivar
Leaf
Safety
30. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Landscaping
Vine
Sand
Hazard
31. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Pistil
Entrepreneur
Root
Interiorscaping
32. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Soil texture
Stigma
Herbaceous plant
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
33. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Soil texture
Annual flower
Peat moss
CDE
34. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Fungicide
Safety
Shrub
Pollination
35. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Herbaceous plant
Sepal
Container grown
Sand
36. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Entrepreneur
Nutrient
Pest
Hormones
37. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Monocot
Taxonomy
Clay
Signal words
38. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther
SAE
Filament
Ground cover
Vegetative
39. A substance used to control rodents
Rodenticide
Phosphorus
Sepal
Olericulture
40. Material used to control nematodes
Nematocide
Leaf
Nitrogen
Cultivar
41. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Leaf
Entrepreneur
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Complete fertilizer
42. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Shrub
Hardiness
Photosynthesis
Nematocide
43. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Ground cover
Anther
Potassium
Fruit
44. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Field grow
Shade tree
Morphology
45. Lethal dose
Growth regulators
Monocot
LD
Genus
46. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Fertilization
Pomology
Asexual
Stamen
47. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Biennial flower
Signal words
Growth regulators
Variet
48. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Ornamental horticulture
Anther
Hazard
Bare root
49. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Peat moss
Hazard
Growth regulators
Transpiration
50. A state of being free of danger and injury
Seed
Safety
Horticulture
Ornamental horticulture