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Horticulture
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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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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. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Clay
Fertilization
Leaf
Biennial flower
2. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place
Nematocide
Chloroplast
Ornamental tree
Photosynthesis
3. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Vermiculite
Molluscicide
Ornamental horticulture
Perennial
4. The primary growing point of the stem
pH
Ovary
Apical meristem
Interiorscaping
5. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Cultivar
Sepal
Photosynthesis
Genus
6. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
pH
Fertilizer
Stem
Fungicide
7. 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
Pistil
Dicot
Ground cover
Taxonomy
8. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Interiorscaping
Biennial flower
Apical meristem
Heat tolerance
9. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Safety
Field grow
Deciduous
Biennial flower
10. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Soilless media
Stomata
Heat tolerance
Pollination
11. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
Vegetative
Cellular respiration
Ovary
Complete fertilizer
12. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Olericulture
Floriculture
Perlite
Silt
13. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Horticulture
Signal words
Perennial
Entrepreneur
14. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Stem
Risk
Signal words
Insecticide
15. Plants that are grown in manmade containers - such as clay or plastic pots or hanging baskets
Floriculture
Pest
Container grown
Vermiculite
16. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg
Fertilization
Sepal
Shade tree
Landscaping
17. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen
Hardiness
Anther
Insecticide
Container grown
18. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Vine
Risk
Growth regulators
Fruit
19. An event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally
Molluscicide
Herbaceous plant
Dicot
Accident
20. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Evergreen
Genus
Taxonomy
Nutrient
21. 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
Genus
Apical meristem
Evergreen
Cultivar
22. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Herbaceous plant
Molluscicide
Insecticide
LD
23. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Perennial
Rodenticide
Proficiency
Propagation
24. An award for an individual's SAE
Phosphorus
Filament
Proficiency
Pesticide
25. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Pomology
Growth regulators
Bare root
Hardiness
26. One who works for oneself
Peat moss
LD
Entrepreneur
Nematocide
27. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)
Nematocide
Sepal
Rodenticide
Sexual
28. 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
Balled and burlapped
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Vegetative
Field grow
29. A chemical element required for plant growth
Growth regulators
Field grow
Nutrient
CDE
30. A plant that keeps its leaves year round
Evergreen
Germination
Landscaping
Morphology
31. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Stomata
Sand
Herbicide
Pesticide
32. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Olericulture
Sand
Floriculture
Pest
33. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Tree
Peat moss
Interiorscaping
Root
34. Plants that shed their leaves in the fall
Potassium
Deciduous
Shrub
CDE
35. Material used to kill or repel pests
Pesticide
Sand
Chloroplast
Sepal
36. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Complete fertilizer
Silt
Perennial
Organic matter
37. Anything unwanted
pH
Pest
Transpiration
Stamen
38. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Hormones
Hardiness
Leaf
Sexual
39. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Ovary
Insecticide
Annual flower
Apical meristem
40. A soft - nonmetallic element
Clay
Evergreen
Landscaping
Phosphorus
41. A sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident
Container grown
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Apical meristem
Hardiness
42. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Stamen
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Container grown
Horticulture
43. Working for someone else
Placement
Insecticide
Pesticide
Silt
44. 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
Root
Anther
45. Using live plants to landscae indoor areas - also known as plantscaping
Interiorscaping
Molluscicide
Ovary
Clay
46. 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
Placement
Root
Cultivar
Organic matter
47. Material used to control nematodes
Nematocide
Pesticide
Field grow
Sand
48. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Cellular respiration
Fertilizer
Heat tolerance
Interiorscaping
49. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life
Nitrogen
Shade tree
Placement
Species
50. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Placement
Pomology
Taxonomy
Silt