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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)






2. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity






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






4. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






5. Large trees with spreading canopies






6. A substance used to control rodents






7. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)






8. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






9. Material used to control insects






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






11. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height






12. 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






13. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together






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






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






16. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower






17. Material used to control nematodes






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






19. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






20. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






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






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






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






24. Material used to control mites






25. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species






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






27. 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






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






29. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






30. Exposure to danger or harm






31. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






32. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg






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






34. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






35. The female reproductive parts of a flower






36. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce






37. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground






38. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity






39. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms






40. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






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






43. A chemical element required for plant growth






44. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






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






46. Decayed remains of plants and animals






47. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support






48. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






49. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)






50. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter