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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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1. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)






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






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






4. A chemical element required for plant growth






5. Decayed remains of plants and animals






6. Anything unwanted






7. 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






8. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem






9. Material used to kill or repel pests






10. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






11. 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






12. The water loss from plant tissues






13. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful






14. Working for someone else






15. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






16. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






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






18. A substance used to control rodents






19. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






20. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






21. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






22. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






23. Material used to control undesirable plants






24. Career Development Event






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






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






27. Material used to control insects






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






29. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






31. A state of being free of danger and injury






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






33. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons






34. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther






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






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






37. One who works for oneself






38. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes






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






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






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






42. The primary growing point of the stem






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






44. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident






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






46. Large trees with spreading canopies






47. An award for an individual's SAE






48. Exposure to danger or harm






49. An index of the acidity of a substance






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