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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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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. Supervised agriculture experience






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






3. A plant that keeps its leaves year round






4. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers






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






6. Lethal dose






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 two cotyledons - flower parts usually in multiples of four or five - true secondary growth - vascular bundles arranged in a ring in the stem






9. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil






10. Anything unwanted






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






12. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






13. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)






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






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






16. An award for an individual's SAE






17. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place






18. Material used to control insects






19. Material used to control mites






20. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






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






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






23. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals






24. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






25. A chemical element required for plant growth






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






27. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






28. Exposure to danger or harm






29. 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






30. Career Development Event






31. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop






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






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






34. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






36. The primary growing point of the stem






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






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






39. Large trees with spreading canopies






40. 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






41. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






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






43. The naming of organisms






44. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






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






46. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






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






48. The reproductive organs of a plant






49. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






50. Working for someone else