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Horticulture

Subject : industries
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






2. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






3. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






4. The male reproductive parts of a flower






5. The water loss from plant tissues






6. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






7. A state of being free of danger and injury






8. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






9. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals






10. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop






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






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






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






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






15. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






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






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






18. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






19. Material used to kill or repel pests






20. Anything unwanted






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






22. 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






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






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






25. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year






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






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






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






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






30. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught






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






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






33. Material used to control undesirable plants






34. A substance used to control rodents






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






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






37. Career Development Event






38. An award for an individual's SAE






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






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






41. Lethal dose






42. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






43. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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