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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Career Development Event






2. Decayed remains of plants and animals






3. 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






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






5. Material used to control undesirable plants






6. A soft - nonmetallic element






7. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust






8. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more






9. Exposure to danger or harm






10. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures






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






12. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants






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






14. A state of being free of danger and injury






15. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






16. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






18. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






20. Working for someone else






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






22. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






24. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year






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






26. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






28. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






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






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. 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. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets






34. 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






35. A substance used to control rodents






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






37. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






39. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element






40. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits






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






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






43. An award for an individual's SAE






44. Material used to kill or repel pests






45. The male reproductive parts of a flower






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






47. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






49. 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






50. A plant that lives for more than two seasons