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Horticulture

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






2. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






3. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)






4. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






5. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






6. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






7. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






9. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)






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






11. The female reproductive parts of a flower






12. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






13. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus






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






15. The beginning of growth from a seed






16. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






17. The reproductive organs of a plant






18. A chemical element required for plant growth






19. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers






20. 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






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






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






23. The naming of organisms






24. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg






25. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful






26. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






27. 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






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






29. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






30. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants






31. 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






32. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter






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






34. 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






35. An index of the acidity of a substance






36. An award for an individual's SAE






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






38. Large trees with spreading canopies






39. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






40. A state of being free of danger and injury






41. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






42. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






43. Anything unwanted






44. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets






45. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)






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






47. Supervised agriculture experience






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






49. Material used to control nematodes






50. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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