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Horticulture

Subject : industries
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Lethal dose






2. Material used to control undesirable plants






3. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground






4. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






5. One who works for oneself






6. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field






7. Material used to kill or repel pests






8. Large trees with spreading canopies






9. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






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






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






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






14. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






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






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






17. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






18. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






20. 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






21. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






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






24. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






25. The naming of organisms






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






27. The primary growing point of the stem






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






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






30. Decayed remains of plants and animals






31. Material used to control nematodes






32. Career Development Event






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






34. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






35. 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






36. A substance used to control rodents






37. The male reproductive parts of a flower






38. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






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






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






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






42. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)






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






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






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






46. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus






47. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






49. Exposure to danger or harm






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