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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A plant that keeps its leaves year round
Evergreen
Pistil
SAE
Photosynthesis
2. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Pistil
Accident
Nomenclature
Filament
3. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Fungicide
Vermiculite
Silt
4. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Soilless media
Complete fertilizer
Ornamental tree
Taxonomy
5. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Pistil
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Landscaping
Propagation
6. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Sepal
Stigma
Stomata
Entrepreneur
7. 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
Cultivar
Ground cover
Balled and burlapped
Monocot
8. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Potassium
Molluscicide
Shade tree
CDE
9. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Sand
Stigma
Bare root
Silt
10. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Deciduous
Potassium
Peat moss
Ovary
11. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Herbicide
Evergreen
Taxonomy
Species
12. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
CDE
Molluscicide
Pollination
Petal
13. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Heat tolerance
Bare root
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Asexual
14. A substance used to control rodents
Flower
Rodenticide
Olericulture
Monocot
15. Large trees with spreading canopies
Clay
Vermiculite
Shade tree
Seed
16. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Fungicide
Monocot
Signal words
Morphology
17. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Flower
Deciduous
Transpiration
Hardiness
18. An award for an individual's SAE
Style
Proficiency
Herbicide
Deciduous
19. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Perlite
Fertilizer
Asexual
Pistil
20. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Species
Pomology
LD
Fungicide
21. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Interiorscaping
Petal
Risk
Herbaceous plant
22. Material used to control mites
Dicot
Miticide
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Leaf
23. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Olericulture
Genus
Silt
Nutrient
24. Anything unwanted
Stem
Ovary
Herbicide
Pest
25. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Woody Plant
Morphology
Signal words
26. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Propagation
Ornamental tree
Vegetative
Ground cover
27. Supervised agriculture experience
Chloroplast
SAE
Tree
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
28. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Morphology
Entrepreneur
Horticulture
Proficiency
29. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Vine
Hardiness
Floriculture
Sepal
30. Working for someone else
Fertilizer
pH
Placement
Cellular respiration
31. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life
Proficiency
Ornamental horticulture
Pest
Nitrogen
32. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Nitrogen
Olericulture
SAE
Field grow
33. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Variet
Chloroplast
Biennial flower
Fruit
34. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Perennial
Perlite
Ornamental tree
Style
35. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Safety
Pistil
Bare root
Field grow
36. A soft - nonmetallic element
Growth regulators
Ovary
Phosphorus
Nomenclature
37. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Transpiration
SAE
Clay
Olericulture
38. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Entrepreneur
Seed
Stigma
Flower
39. One who works for oneself
Entrepreneur
Nematocide
Clay
Soilless media
40. The water loss from plant tissues
Potassium
Transpiration
Safety
Stomata
41. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Nematocide
Interiorscaping
Leaf
CDE
42. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Potassium
Hardiness
Leaf
Nutrient
43. Exposure to danger or harm
Hazard
Hardiness
Interiorscaping
Seed
44. Career Development Event
Pomology
Soilless media
CDE
Interiorscaping
45. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Floriculture
SAE
Fertilizer
Organic matter
46. 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
Nematocide
Hazard
Root
Accident
47. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Bare root
Insecticide
Monocot
Annual flower
48. Plants with two cotyledons - flower parts usually in multiples of four or five - true secondary growth - vascular bundles arranged in a ring in the stem
Genus
Horticulture
Dicot
Stem
49. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Vine
Morphology
Stem
Placement
50. A chemical element required for plant growth
Nutrient
Chloroplast
Root
Annual flower