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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Smaller trees of high ornamental value






2. The naming of organisms






3. Working for someone else






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






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






6. Material used to control insects






7. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year






8. The reproductive organs of a plant






9. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident






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






11. Anything unwanted






12. Multi-stem - woody plants that do not exceed 20 feet in height






13. A soft - nonmetallic element






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






15. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year






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






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






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






19. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth






20. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






21. The male reproductive parts of a flower






22. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Exposure to danger or harm






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






30. An index of the acidity of a substance






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






32. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs






33. Material used to control mites






34. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






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






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






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






38. 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






39. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally






40. The female reproductive parts of a flower






41. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






42. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce






43. 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






44. Supervised agriculture experience






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






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






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






48. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus






49. Decayed remains of plants and animals






50. Growing media that lack any mineral soil