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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. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Fertilizer
Fungicide
Chloroplast
Proficiency
2. A chemical element required for plant growth
Nitrogen
Interiorscaping
Nutrient
Potassium
3. Material used to control nematodes
Placement
Fertilization
Nematocide
Dicot
4. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Stem
Pest
Risk
Nomenclature
5. Lethal dose
Phosphorus
Pistil
LD
Safety
6. Material used to control insects
Insecticide
Tree
Variet
Stomata
7. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Filament
Potassium
Floriculture
Stem
8. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Heat tolerance
Evergreen
Landscaping
Nomenclature
9. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Nitrogen
Fruit
Ornamental horticulture
Dicot
10. A soft - nonmetallic element
SAE
Phosphorus
Pomology
Pest
11. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Tree
Insecticide
Annual flower
Pollination
12. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Accident
Perlite
Cultivar
Apical meristem
13. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Miticide
Insecticide
Perlite
Pomology
14. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil
Soil texture
Stem
Apical meristem
Silt
15. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Vegetative
Nomenclature
Sexual
Nitrogen
16. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Deciduous
Complete fertilizer
Nitrogen
Interiorscaping
17. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
Perennial
Transpiration
Complete fertilizer
Deciduous
18. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Fungicide
Entrepreneur
Soilless media
Molluscicide
19. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Taxonomy
Root
Olericulture
Petal
20. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Cellular respiration
Complete fertilizer
Leaf
Proficiency
21. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
pH
Woody Plant
Species
Ornamental horticulture
22. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Nitrogen
Molluscicide
Vermiculite
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
23. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Taxonomy
Organic matter
Vermiculite
Stem
24. Material used to control undesirable plants
Monocot
Fertilizer
Herbicide
Pesticide
25. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Anther
Monocot
Complete fertilizer
Species
26. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Landscaping
Fruit
Ornamental horticulture
Accident
27. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Apical meristem
Variet
Herbaceous plant
Sand
28. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Petal
Interiorscaping
Asexual
Herbaceous plant
29. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Transpiration
Horticulture
Pollination
Interiorscaping
30. Material used to control mites
Apical meristem
Miticide
Flower
Balled and burlapped
31. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Bare root
Evergreen
Fertilization
Taxonomy
32. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Nomenclature
Morphology
Stem
Petal
33. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Germination
Container grown
Fertilization
Sepal
34. The manufacture of food by green plants in which carbon dioxide and water are combined in the presence of light and chlorophyll to form sugar and oxygen
Balled and burlapped
SAE
Herbaceous plant
Photosynthesis
35. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life
Stem
Leaf
Nitrogen
pH
36. Exposure to danger or harm
Hazard
Chloroplast
Annual flower
Transpiration
37. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Fungicide
Entrepreneur
Bare root
Morphology
38. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Shrub
Fungicide
Pistil
Nitrogen
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
Root
Growth regulators
Pistil
Olericulture
40. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg
Interiorscaping
Risk
Fertilization
Accident
41. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Morphology
Field grow
Asexual
Genus
42. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Nutrient
Safety
Olericulture
Vermiculite
43. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
pH
Silt
Variet
Risk
44. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Heat tolerance
Potassium
Evergreen
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
45. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Leaf
Vermiculite
Root
Growth regulators
46. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Stigma
Fungicide
Potassium
Style
47. 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
Soil texture
Stamen
Chloroplast
Cultivar
48. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Rodenticide
Placement
Vine
Morphology
49. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Floriculture
Organic matter
Root
Proficiency
50. The beginning of growth from a seed
Shrub
Entrepreneur
Stem
Germination