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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. Material used to control undesirable plants
Species
Root
Herbicide
Germination
2. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Shrub
Fruit
Stomata
Variet
3. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Floriculture
Sepal
Perennial
Root
4. 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
Photosynthesis
Variet
Vegetative
SAE
5. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Proficiency
Annual flower
Deciduous
Entrepreneur
6. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Deciduous
Pistil
Olericulture
Morphology
7. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Bare root
Pomology
Sepal
LD
8. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther
Nematocide
Filament
Leaf
Ornamental tree
9. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Hormones
Stem
Stigma
Interiorscaping
10. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Phosphorus
Perlite
Fungicide
Hardiness
11. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Insecticide
Dicot
Stigma
Anther
12. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Fertilization
Floriculture
Vegetative
Interiorscaping
13. An award for an individual's SAE
Evergreen
Heat tolerance
Apical meristem
Proficiency
14. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Pollination
Safety
Risk
Heat tolerance
15. 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
Dicot
Tree
Shade tree
Shrub
16. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Pomology
Horticulture
Taxonomy
Rodenticide
17. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Species
Field grow
Herbicide
Evergreen
18. The reproductive organs of a plant
Insecticide
Flower
Pomology
Filament
19. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Tree
Ovary
Stigma
Monocot
20. Supervised agriculture experience
Soilless media
Monocot
Proficiency
SAE
21. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Leaf
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Anther
Molluscicide
22. An index of the acidity of a substance
Rodenticide
Deciduous
pH
Apical meristem
23. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Biennial flower
Tree
Miticide
Stem
24. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Miticide
Fertilizer
Signal words
Ground cover
25. A soft - nonmetallic element
Phosphorus
Shade tree
Woody Plant
Signal words
26. Working for someone else
Germination
Placement
Bare root
Insecticide
27. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
Pomology
Soil texture
Woody Plant
Risk
28. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Nomenclature
Shade tree
Miticide
Chloroplast
29. Large trees with spreading canopies
Shade tree
Floriculture
Vine
Accident
30. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Growth regulators
pH
Pesticide
Evergreen
31. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Pollination
Complete fertilizer
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Taxonomy
32. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Pistil
Interiorscaping
Dicot
33. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Pomology
Clay
Stomata
Stigma
34. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Morphology
Dicot
Species
Container grown
35. Exposure to danger or harm
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Hazard
Stem
Stigma
36. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Heat tolerance
Pistil
Soil texture
Ornamental tree
37. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Tree
Vegetative
Heat tolerance
Nutrient
38. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Monocot
Heat tolerance
Fungicide
Risk
39. The primary growing point of the stem
Growth regulators
Woody Plant
Apical meristem
Insecticide
40. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Ornamental horticulture
Landscaping
Leaf
Silt
41. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Chloroplast
Asexual
Pollination
Hardiness
42. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Sexual
Morphology
Silt
Vegetative
43. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Herbaceous plant
Photosynthesis
Pomology
Hardiness
44. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Bare root
Potassium
Woody Plant
Fruit
45. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Stomata
Cellular respiration
Insecticide
Interiorscaping
46. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Anther
Seed
Landscaping
Stigma
47. The naming of organisms
Nomenclature
Container grown
Cultivar
Placement
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
Stem
Rodenticide
Interiorscaping
Root
49. 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
Floriculture
SAE
Petal
Balled and burlapped
50. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil
Risk
Soil texture
Interiorscaping
Perennial