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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Deciduous
Accident
Variet
Propagation
2. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Deciduous
Accident
Variet
Risk
3. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Genus
Miticide
Vegetative
Risk
4. Material used to control undesirable plants
Vine
Herbicide
Balled and burlapped
Signal words
5. 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
Balled and burlapped
Sexual
Soilless media
Growth regulators
6. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Deciduous
Pesticide
Horticulture
Perlite
7. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Sepal
Genus
Balled and burlapped
Risk
8. The beginning of growth from a seed
Nomenclature
Hardiness
Germination
Cultivar
9. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Morphology
Shade tree
Hardiness
Nutrient
10. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Ovary
Vermiculite
Ground cover
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
11. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Rodenticide
Bare root
Fertilizer
Vegetative
12. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Nutrient
Molluscicide
Organic matter
Seed
13. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Flower
Herbicide
Vermiculite
Ornamental horticulture
14. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Cultivar
Stigma
Complete fertilizer
Morphology
15. Material used to control nematodes
Nematocide
Vegetative
Chloroplast
Miticide
16. One who works for oneself
pH
Cultivar
Entrepreneur
Fertilization
17. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Soil texture
Entrepreneur
Chloroplast
Woody Plant
18. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg
Filament
Sexual
Fertilization
Silt
19. Anything unwanted
Phosphorus
Miticide
Root
Pest
20. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Genus
Cellular respiration
Shrub
Perlite
21. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Sand
Peat moss
Propagation
Horticulture
22. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Balled and burlapped
Monocot
Biennial flower
Transpiration
23. Career Development Event
CDE
Signal words
Perennial
Annual flower
24. The reproductive organs of a plant
Flower
Taxonomy
Propagation
Soilless media
25. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Container grown
Species
Root
Style
26. The primary growing point of the stem
Apical meristem
Insecticide
Fungicide
Horticulture
27. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Fungicide
Herbaceous plant
Placement
Hardiness
28. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Rodenticide
Species
Deciduous
Herbaceous plant
29. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Signal words
Soil texture
Transpiration
Fruit
30. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Rodenticide
Silt
Chloroplast
Leaf
31. A state of being free of danger and injury
Vegetative
Safety
Fruit
Pest
32. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Bare root
Fertilizer
Anther
Nutrient
33. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor
Container grown
Transpiration
Shrub
Stomata
34. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Horticulture
Potassium
Propagation
Ovary
35. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Bare root
Stamen
Hazard
Woody Plant
36. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther
Filament
Pistil
Landscaping
Morphology
37. Smaller trees of high ornamental value
Evergreen
Petal
Ornamental tree
Fertilizer
38. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Organic matter
Entrepreneur
Petal
Asexual
39. 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
Sepal
Propagation
Signal words
Root
40. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Apical meristem
Field grow
Risk
Insecticide
41. An index of the acidity of a substance
Hazard
pH
Proficiency
Herbaceous plant
42. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Interiorscaping
Tree
Biennial flower
Clay
43. The water loss from plant tissues
Molluscicide
Leaf
Taxonomy
Transpiration
44. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Stem
Phosphorus
Pollination
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
45. Material used to control mites
Complete fertilizer
Annual flower
Miticide
Fungicide
46. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Heat tolerance
Interiorscaping
Style
Stem
47. 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
Hormones
Cultivar
Cellular respiration
Pomology
48. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Hazard
Risk
Hormones
Pistil
49. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Chloroplast
Nutrient
Container grown
Herbicide
50. Material used to kill or repel pests
Variet
Fertilizer
Shade tree
Pesticide