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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals






2. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal






3. Large trees with spreading canopies






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






5. The primary growing point of the stem






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






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






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






9. The water loss from plant tissues






10. Career Development Event






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






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






13. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






14. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






16. The male reproductive parts of a flower






17. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height






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






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






20. 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






21. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






22. Material used to kill or repel pests






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






24. 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






25. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower






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






27. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower






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






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






30. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






31. 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






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






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






34. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species






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






36. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests






37. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor






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






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






40. Exposure to danger or harm






41. The female reproductive parts of a flower






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






43. Working for someone else






44. Anything unwanted






45. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






46. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






47. A state of being free of danger and injury






48. The reproductive organs of a plant






49. 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






50. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes