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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Flower
Chloroplast
Interiorscaping
Transpiration
2. A substance used to control rodents
Pollination
LD
Rodenticide
Growth regulators
3. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Stigma
Landscaping
Ornamental tree
Placement
4. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Olericulture
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Anther
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
5. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Pomology
Landscaping
Fungicide
Petal
6. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Shade tree
Tree
Morphology
Evergreen
7. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Ornamental horticulture
Biennial flower
Herbicide
Perlite
8. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
Fungicide
SAE
Woody Plant
Balled and burlapped
9. The reproductive organs of a plant
Flower
Pomology
Fertilizer
Vermiculite
10. The reproductive body of a seed plant consisting of one or more seeds and usually various protective and supporting structures
Nomenclature
Horticulture
Fruit
Landscaping
11. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Floriculture
Molluscicide
Germination
Chloroplast
12. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Phosphorus
Risk
Filament
Petal
13. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Sand
Pesticide
Entrepreneur
Seed
14. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Miticide
Growth regulators
Sand
Woody Plant
15. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Interiorscaping
Stem
Taxonomy
Nematocide
16. Structure found at the top end of the pistil that contains a sticky surface on which pollen can be caught
Insecticide
Nematocide
Evergreen
Stigma
17. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Seed
Complete fertilizer
Leaf
Herbaceous plant
18. The practice of growing and suing plants for decorative purposes
Perennial
Accident
Ornamental horticulture
Nutrient
19. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Signal words
Stomata
Flower
Silt
20. Supervised agriculture experience
Vegetative
Bare root
Nutrient
SAE
21. Cultivated plants within a species that show a significant difference from other plants in the species
Species
Genus
Interiorscaping
Variet
22. Large trees with spreading canopies
Herbaceous plant
Organic matter
Peat moss
Shade tree
23. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Ornamental horticulture
Stigma
Germination
Heat tolerance
24. Plants with one cotyledon - flower parts usually in multiples of three - leaf venation usually parallel - no secondary growth - vascular bundles scattered in the stem
Olericulture
Monocot
Photosynthesis
Stigma
25. 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
Dicot
Genus
SAE
CDE
26. Career Development Event
Leaf
Taxonomy
Sexual
CDE
27. Decayed remains of plants and animals
Floriculture
Dicot
Organic matter
Safety
28. Smaller trees of high ornamental value
Ornamental tree
Petal
Sand
Nitrogen
29. Material used to control undesirable plants
Rodenticide
Dicot
Herbicide
Evergreen
30. A bluish-white - highly reactive - metallic element
Placement
Genus
Hormones
Potassium
31. Material used to control insects
Insecticide
Pesticide
Monocot
Perennial
32. The tube in the pistil that leads from the stigma to the ovary and through which pollen reaches the ova and egg
Ground cover
Vine
Landscaping
Style
33. The water loss from plant tissues
Molluscicide
Transpiration
Risk
Variet
34. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Pollination
Sepal
Olericulture
Herbaceous plant
35. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Phosphorus
Clay
Ovary
Risk
36. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil
Germination
Shrub
Soil texture
Herbaceous plant
37. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building
Field grow
Phosphorus
Morphology
Interiorscaping
38. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Pollination
Stem
Transpiration
Landscaping
39. The beginning of growth from a seed
Germination
Transpiration
Miticide
Propagation
40. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Nomenclature
Soilless media
Silt
Anther
41. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Hardiness
Pistil
Clay
Floriculture
42. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Herbaceous plant
Insecticide
Filament
Silt
43. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Deciduous
Biennial flower
Ornamental horticulture
44. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Petal
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Hormones
Vine
45. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Deciduous
Silt
Variet
Growth regulators
46. The naming of organisms
Stamen
Nomenclature
Organic matter
Nitrogen
47. Chemical reaction in which stored food energy is made available for plants and animals
Cellular respiration
Stem
Leaf
Species
48. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Molluscicide
Herbicide
Stem
Olericulture
49. A state of being free of danger and injury
Pomology
Soilless media
Safety
Balled and burlapped
50. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height
Nematocide
Shrub
Sepal
Chloroplast