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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. The naming of organisms






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






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






4. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






5. Working for someone else






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






7. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons






8. 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






9. The primary growing point of the stem






10. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place






11. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






12. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development






13. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil






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






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






16. Career Development Event






17. Material used to control insects






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






19. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)






20. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping






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






22. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity






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






24. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






25. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis






26. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






27. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more






28. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms






29. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






30. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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. An award for an individual's SAE






33. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project






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






35. A chemical element required for plant growth






36. One who works for oneself






37. 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






38. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






39. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






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






41. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together






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






43. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms






44. An index of the acidity of a substance






45. 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






46. A state of being free of danger and injury






47. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support






48. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






50. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)