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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
Molluscicide
Woody Plant
Soil texture
Vermiculite
2. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Apical meristem
Dicot
Genus
Filament
3. Material used to control undesirable plants
Perlite
Field grow
Growth regulators
Herbicide
4. A state of being free of danger and injury
Nitrogen
Accident
Safety
Propagation
5. Lethal dose
LD
Pistil
Filament
Propagation
6. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Asexual
Pesticide
Perennial
Growth regulators
7. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg
Biennial flower
Style
Vegetative
Peat moss
8. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
LD
Interiorscaping
Horticulture
Hormones
9. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Ornamental horticulture
Nitrogen
Fertilizer
Woody Plant
10. Supervised agriculture experience
SAE
Shade tree
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Monocot
11. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Ovary
Olericulture
Miticide
Risk
12. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Propagation
Floriculture
Evergreen
Anther
13. The reproductive organs of a plant
Leaf
Fertilization
Flower
Cultivar
14. One who works for oneself
Species
Entrepreneur
Soil texture
Variet
15. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Ground cover
Organic matter
Hardiness
Biennial flower
16. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor
Phosphorus
Herbaceous plant
Signal words
Stomata
17. Large trees with spreading canopies
Horticulture
Perlite
Monocot
Shade tree
18. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Species
Seed
Pistil
Hormones
19. Anything unwanted
Monocot
Pest
Landscaping
Insecticide
20. The beginning of growth from a seed
Pistil
Ovary
Woody Plant
Germination
21. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Morphology
Vegetative
Root
Horticulture
22. A plant that keeps its leaves year round
Seed
Vermiculite
Evergreen
Herbicide
23. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Placement
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Potassium
24. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Cultivar
Organic matter
Landscaping
Insecticide
25. 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
Germination
Fertilizer
Growth regulators
Cultivar
26. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Pest
Genus
Nitrogen
Pistil
27. A substance used to control rodents
Woody Plant
Perennial
Shade tree
Rodenticide
28. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Rodenticide
Soil texture
Sepal
pH
29. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Annual flower
Evergreen
Miticide
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
30. 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
Petal
Root
Miticide
Tree
31. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Nomenclature
Nematocide
Olericulture
Heat tolerance
32. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Molluscicide
Fertilizer
Vermiculite
Vine
33. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Fertilizer
Balled and burlapped
Hormones
34. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Signal words
Photosynthesis
Flower
Asexual
35. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Leaf
Hazard
Soil texture
Morphology
36. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Cellular respiration
Anther
Shrub
Shade tree
37. A chemical element required for plant growth
Nutrient
Perlite
Potassium
Ornamental horticulture
38. Material used to control insects
Safety
Insecticide
Sand
Field grow
39. The naming of organisms
Monocot
Nomenclature
Molluscicide
SAE
40. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Fertilizer
Perlite
Variet
Asexual
41. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Shrub
Proficiency
Fruit
Ovary
42. Smaller trees of high ornamental value
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Floriculture
Ornamental tree
Propagation
43. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Bare root
Phosphorus
Ovary
Dicot
44. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Molluscicide
Photosynthesis
Sexual
Pollination
45. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Biennial flower
Soilless media
Fertilizer
Safety
46. Working for someone else
Placement
Growth regulators
Sexual
Interiorscaping
47. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Annual flower
Clay
Tree
Perlite
48. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Anther
Molluscicide
Fertilization
Vermiculite
49. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Silt
Stem
Vermiculite
Cultivar
50. The male reproductive parts of a flower
Stamen
Ornamental horticulture
Hormones
Flower