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Horticulture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Dicot
Taxonomy
Chloroplast
Sand
2. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Chloroplast
Soilless media
Species
Complete fertilizer
3. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development
Growth regulators
Pesticide
Filament
Sexual
4. Stalk - trunk - or branch of a plant; can be vertical or horizontal
Interiorscaping
Stem
Biennial flower
Phosphorus
5. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Rodenticide
Clay
Signal words
Heat tolerance
6. Lethal dose
Insecticide
Chloroplast
LD
Asexual
7. Without the union of male and female sex cells (also referred to as vegetative)
Apical meristem
Miticide
Asexual
Petal
8. Type of reproduction using plant parts (but not the reproductive parts)
Stomata
Vegetative
Nitrogen
Soilless media
9. The reproductive organs of a plant
Monocot
Flower
Style
Shrub
10. A substance used to control rodents
Rodenticide
Biennial flower
Horticulture
Sexual
11. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Interiorscaping
Bare root
Chloroplast
Floriculture
12. The lower part of the pistil that contains one or more ovules or the part in which the eggs are produced and seeds develop
Anther
Ovary
Field grow
Pesticide
13. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)
Organic matter
Nomenclature
Signal words
Complete fertilizer
14. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Hardiness
Filament
Germination
Landscaping
15. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)
Pesticide
SAE
LD
Sexual
16. Material used to control undesirable plants
Filament
Herbicide
Fertilization
CDE
17. Material used to control insects
Potassium
Bare root
Insecticide
pH
18. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Hardiness
Sepal
Risk
Herbicide
19. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Flower
Molluscicide
Pomology
Shade tree
20. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Molluscicide
Apical meristem
CDE
Perlite
21. A substance used to control undesirable fungi
Fungicide
Shade tree
Potassium
Pesticide
22. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat
Seed
Ornamental tree
Cultivar
Miticide
23. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Vermiculite
Proficiency
Pomology
CDE
24. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower
Petal
Sepal
Clay
SAE
25. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Interiorscaping
Field grow
Vermiculite
Annual flower
26. Working for someone else
Hazard
LD
Placement
Interiorscaping
27. The water loss from plant tissues
pH
Transpiration
Asexual
Growth regulators
28. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Bare root
Proficiency
Perennial
Vine
29. A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons
Placement
Balled and burlapped
Biennial flower
Species
30. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Sexual
Horticulture
Petal
Evergreen
31. A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Nomenclature
Accident
Annual flower
Genus
32. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Flower
Fertilizer
Sand
Phosphorus
33. Words on a pesticide label used to alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide (danger - caution - warning - poison)
Fruit
LD
Signal words
Vegetative
34. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures
Anther
Heat tolerance
Clay
Horticulture
35. Anything unwanted
Pest
Peat moss
Potassium
Herbicide
36. An award for an individual's SAE
Olericulture
Proficiency
Stigma
Dicot
37. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Variet
Potassium
Herbaceous plant
Interiorscaping
38. A variety of control methods - such as cultural - mechanical - biological and chemical - used together to control pests
Container grown
Stem
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Miticide
39. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Horticulture
Propagation
Hardiness
pH
40. A group of organisms with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in a genus
Molluscicide
Anther
Species
Safety
41. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
Woody Plant
Sand
Vegetative
Transpiration
42. A single-stem - woody - perennial plant reaching the height of 12 feet or more
Bare root
Stamen
Tree
Heat tolerance
43. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Interiorscaping
Pollination
Genus
Bare root
44. Material used to control nematodes
Nitrogen
Filament
Nematocide
Germination
45. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay
Nematocide
Stigma
Silt
Sexual
46. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Heat tolerance
Peat moss
pH
Species
47. Material used to kill or repel pests
Ornamental tree
Deciduous
Stomata
Pesticide
48. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Shade tree
Stamen
Bare root
Ground cover
49. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Ground cover
Landscaping
Pesticide
Hardiness
50. Chemical messenger substance that affects plant growth
Molluscicide
Hormones
Fruit
Herbaceous plant