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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter






2. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






3. Exposure to danger or harm






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






5. The water loss from plant tissues






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






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






8. 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






9. An index of the acidity of a substance






10. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg






11. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






12. Material used to control undesirable plants






13. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets






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






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






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






17. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay






18. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall






19. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






20. Material used to control nematodes






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






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






23. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building






24. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis






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






26. The beginning of growth from a seed






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






28. Material used to kill or repel pests






29. The primary growing point of the stem






30. Large trees with spreading canopies






31. An award for an individual's SAE






32. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






34. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs






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






36. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen






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






38. Lethal dose






39. Supervised agriculture experience






40. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






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






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






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






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






45. The reproductive organs of a plant






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






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






48. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






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






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