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Horticulture
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1. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Stigma
Ground cover
Morphology
Cellular respiration
2. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Taxonomy
Insecticide
Rodenticide
Interiorscaping
3. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Shrub
Sand
Seed
Pollination
4. A chemical element required for plant growth
Nutrient
Shrub
Nitrogen
Apical meristem
5. The male reproductive parts of a flower
Herbicide
Herbaceous plant
Stamen
Container grown
6. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Sand
Petal
Fungicide
Shade tree
7. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Stem
Insecticide
Entrepreneur
Nematocide
8. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Herbaceous plant
Safety
Transpiration
Deciduous
9. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Biennial flower
Fertilizer
Taxonomy
Soil texture
10. Material used to control nematodes
Clay
Vermiculite
Annual flower
Nematocide
11. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Organic matter
Nematocide
Silt
Petal
12. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Fruit
Stigma
Vermiculite
Herbaceous plant
13. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Fungicide
Perennial
Ground cover
Genus
14. 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
Herbicide
Root
Miticide
Balled and burlapped
15. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Pest
Ornamental horticulture
Stamen
Hazard
16. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Clay
Shade tree
Fertilizer
Seed
17. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Fertilizer
Fruit
Pest
Anther
18. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Hormones
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Growth regulators
Seed
19. A substance used to control rodents
Proficiency
Ovary
Rodenticide
Fungicide
20. An index of the acidity of a substance
pH
Horticulture
Anther
Vine
21. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
SAE
Risk
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Dicot
22. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Pomology
Peat moss
Container grown
Risk
23. Large trees with spreading canopies
Shade tree
Soil texture
Pesticide
Peat moss
24. The naming of organisms
Nutrient
Root
Landscaping
Nomenclature
25. Career Development Event
Perlite
Transpiration
Biennial flower
CDE
26. An award for an individual's SAE
Ornamental horticulture
Root
Proficiency
Clay
27. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Ground cover
Accident
Dicot
Placement
28. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Sepal
Style
Growth regulators
Signal words
29. A plant that keeps its leaves year round
Interiorscaping
Woody Plant
Evergreen
Asexual
30. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life
Variet
Field grow
Shade tree
Nitrogen
31. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Field grow
Heat tolerance
Flower
Root
32. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Risk
Rodenticide
Cultivar
Biennial flower
33. Working for someone else
Interiorscaping
Placement
Nutrient
Pesticide
34. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Variet
Ornamental tree
Potassium
Sexual
35. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
pH
Style
Species
Container grown
36. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Pistil
Fruit
Anther
Silt
37. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Stigma
Ground cover
Silt
Horticulture
38. Material used to control mites
Miticide
Nutrient
Risk
Pomology
39. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Interiorscaping
Bare root
Phosphorus
Ornamental tree
40. A soft - nonmetallic element
Phosphorus
Flower
Signal words
Morphology
41. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg
Seed
Style
Peat moss
Fertilization
42. The water loss from plant tissues
Sexual
Transpiration
Container grown
Fertilizer
43. Lethal dose
LD
Morphology
Placement
Bare root
44. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Miticide
Nutrient
Stigma
Tree
45. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Nematocide
Field grow
Pistil
Olericulture
46. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Fertilizer
Perlite
Silt
Flower
47. 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
Signal words
Apical meristem
Balled and burlapped
Filament
48. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis
Nutrient
Safety
49. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
CDE
Vermiculite
Ornamental horticulture
Sand
50. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Bare root
Risk
Woody Plant
Genus
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