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Horticulture
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Subject
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The water loss from plant tissues
Bare root
Transpiration
Stamen
Floriculture
2. Material used to control undesirable plants
Peat moss
Proficiency
Insecticide
Herbicide
3. Smaller trees of high ornamental value
Signal words
Ornamental tree
Asexual
Rodenticide
4. The naming of organisms
Deciduous
Stigma
Fertilizer
Nomenclature
5. An award for an individual's SAE
Sand
Proficiency
Olericulture
Vermiculite
6. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Tree
Stem
Pollination
Interiorscaping
7. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Ground cover
Style
Stem
Interiorscaping
8. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Heat tolerance
Fungicide
Placement
Genus
9. Material used to control insects
Insecticide
Perennial
Germination
Pollination
10. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
Complete fertilizer
Cultivar
Peat moss
Deciduous
11. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Seed
Accident
Stigma
Ground cover
12. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Stamen
Stigma
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Fertilization
13. Material used to kill or repel pests
Asexual
Soil texture
Risk
Pesticide
14. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Germination
Asexual
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
CDE
15. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Stamen
Peat moss
Pesticide
Cellular respiration
16. Material used to control nematodes
Balled and burlapped
Fertilization
Nematocide
Transpiration
17. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Soilless media
Ground cover
Floriculture
Biennial flower
18. 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
Propagation
Shrub
Herbaceous plant
Cultivar
19. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Petal
Soilless media
Ovary
Chloroplast
20. The stalk-like part of the stamen that holds the anther
Deciduous
Container grown
Stomata
Filament
21. Large trees with spreading canopies
Pistil
Balled and burlapped
Phosphorus
Shade tree
22. The reproductive organs of a plant
Fruit
Chloroplast
Flower
Rodenticide
23. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Filament
Biennial flower
Sexual
Container grown
24. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Propagation
Asexual
Silt
Perlite
25. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Bare root
Stomata
Biennial flower
Peat moss
26. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Herbaceous plant
Floriculture
Phosphorus
Proficiency
27. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Leaf
Sepal
Nutrient
Vermiculite
28. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Interiorscaping
Ornamental horticulture
Perlite
Cellular respiration
29. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Anther
Container grown
Nematocide
Signal words
30. A soft - nonmetallic element
Growth regulators
SAE
Fruit
Phosphorus
31. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Dicot
Complete fertilizer
Seed
Deciduous
32. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Soilless media
Propagation
Annual flower
Ornamental horticulture
33. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Soil texture
Taxonomy
Cellular respiration
Growth regulators
34. One who works for oneself
Nitrogen
Style
Entrepreneur
Deciduous
35. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life
Phosphorus
Genus
Nitrogen
Signal words
36. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Shade tree
Stamen
Vine
Horticulture
37. The beginning of growth from a seed
Ground cover
Cellular respiration
Genus
Germination
38. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug keeping a ball of soil around the root system and covering it with burlap to hold the soil and roots together
Landscaping
Photosynthesis
Balled and burlapped
Ovary
39. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Ovary
Growth regulators
Genus
Interiorscaping
40. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Morphology
Hormones
Ornamental tree
Bare root
41. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Growth regulators
Vermiculite
Accident
Pest
42. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Hardiness
CDE
Pest
Bare root
43. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor
Taxonomy
Stomata
Sexual
LD
44. 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
Photosynthesis
Soilless media
Nitrogen
Genus
45. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
pH
Pest
Field grow
Flower
46. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Container grown
Organic matter
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Cellular respiration
47. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Petal
Filament
Container grown
Floriculture
48. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Anther
Heat tolerance
Pesticide
Style
49. 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
Growth regulators
Dicot
Hardiness
Sepal
50. Career Development Event
CDE
Ground cover
Nomenclature
Complete fertilizer