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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Monocot
Shrub
Anther
Hazard
2. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Ornamental tree
Seed
Variet
Sand
3. The primary growing point of the stem
Apical meristem
Anther
Tree
Propagation
4. Material used to kill or repel pests
Pesticide
Fungicide
Stamen
Stigma
5. The naming of organisms
Cellular respiration
Nomenclature
Anther
LD
6. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Stomata
Peat moss
Hormones
Bare root
7. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Horticulture
Container grown
Stamen
Herbicide
8. A soft - nonmetallic element
Fertilization
Phosphorus
Fruit
Interiorscaping
9. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Shrub
Herbicide
Propagation
Photosynthesis
10. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor
Apical meristem
Stomata
Molluscicide
Sepal
11. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Heat tolerance
Cellular respiration
Anther
Fertilizer
12. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Monocot
Shade tree
Organic matter
13. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Tree
Vegetative
Pistil
Morphology
14. Material used to control insects
Photosynthesis
Ornamental tree
Insecticide
Heat tolerance
15. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Chloroplast
Leaf
Field grow
Ground cover
16. Lethal dose
Field grow
Cultivar
Complete fertilizer
LD
17. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Accident
Pesticide
Flower
Tree
18. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Pollination
Apical meristem
Field grow
Morphology
19. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Ornamental tree
Shrub
Miticide
Perennial
20. 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
Annual flower
Soilless media
Root
Taxonomy
21. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Potassium
Vermiculite
Vegetative
Root
22. Supervised agriculture experience
Soil texture
Nematocide
Hormones
SAE
23. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Potassium
Seed
SAE
Monocot
24. The male reproductive parts of a flower
Stamen
Photosynthesis
Signal words
Nutrient
25. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Annual flower
Monocot
Flower
Rodenticide
26. 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
Stomata
Placement
Pest
27. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Entrepreneur
Cultivar
Hardiness
Root
28. The water loss from plant tissues
Morphology
Vine
Signal words
Transpiration
29. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Species
CDE
Biennial flower
Deciduous
30. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Proficiency
Asexual
Potassium
Stomata
31. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Shade tree
Ovary
Landscaping
CDE
32. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Olericulture
Root
Stigma
Flower
33. Large trees with spreading canopies
Shade tree
Bare root
Herbaceous plant
Herbicide
34. A state of being free of danger and injury
Safety
Dicot
Variet
Chloroplast
35. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg
Stomata
Fertilization
Chloroplast
LD
36. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Proficiency
Balled and burlapped
SAE
Signal words
37. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Pistil
Fruit
Chloroplast
Ornamental horticulture
38. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Woody Plant
Olericulture
Stamen
Seed
39. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Anther
Placement
Potassium
Risk
40. An index of the acidity of a substance
Stomata
Sepal
Rodenticide
pH
41. The beginning of growth from a seed
Peat moss
Fertilization
Germination
Accident
42. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Landscaping
Fungicide
Shrub
Pesticide
43. The reproductive organs of a plant
Proficiency
Vegetative
Flower
Leaf
44. A chemical element required for plant growth
Fungicide
Stigma
Nutrient
Floriculture
45. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Ornamental tree
Accident
Photosynthesis
Seed
46. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Taxonomy
Deciduous
Growth regulators
Phosphorus
47. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
pH
Silt
Sand
Horticulture
48. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Morphology
Herbicide
Biennial flower
Silt
49. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Flower
Vegetative
Interiorscaping
Interiorscaping
50. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Rodenticide
Peat moss
Fertilization
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)