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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. 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
Potassium
Pest
Balled and burlapped
2. One who works for oneself
Evergreen
Entrepreneur
Field grow
Pistil
3. The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms
Monocot
Pesticide
Interiorscaping
Taxonomy
4. A chemical element required for plant growth
Propagation
Nitrogen
Transpiration
Nutrient
5. A non-woody plant that dies back to the ground each year
Risk
Herbaceous plant
Variet
Biennial flower
6. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures
Hardiness
Balled and burlapped
Fertilization
Ground cover
7. 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
Organic matter
Sand
Placement
Balled and burlapped
8. The pores or openings in the epidermis of a leaf that allow the exchange of oxygen - carbon dioxide - and water vapor
Pesticide
Potassium
Stomata
Interiorscaping
9. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Variet
Anther
Leaf
Phosphorus
10. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants
Annual flower
LD
Landscaping
Floriculture
11. Woody or herbaceous plant that require some type of support
Vine
Taxonomy
Woody Plant
Fungicide
12. Moss plants that grow on heath bogs
Peat moss
Monocot
Anther
Vine
13. Exposure to danger or harm
Hazard
Proficiency
Field grow
Pomology
14. The female reproductive parts of a flower
Pistil
pH
Risk
Cultivar
15. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Fertilizer
Olericulture
Ornamental horticulture
Species
16. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
Perennial
Interiorscaping
Herbicide
Pistil
17. Closely related organisms of one or more species that are grouped together
Pollination
Genus
Horticulture
Monocot
18. Woody or herbaceous plant that forms a mat less than 1 foot high covering the ground
Accident
Pomology
Potassium
Ground cover
19. Heat-treated mica that is light weight with nutrient and moisture-holding capacity
Complete fertilizer
Molluscicide
Vermiculite
Deciduous
20. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Peat moss
Pollination
Anther
21. Material used to control undesirable plants
Herbicide
Hazard
Shade tree
Cultivar
22. The branch of biology that deals with the forms of organisms
Shrub
Morphology
Soil texture
Pesticide
23. The science and practice of growing - harvestin - handling - storing - processing - and marketing tree fruits
Pomology
Perlite
Perennial
Pistil
24. The reproductive organs of a plant
Flower
Style
Horticulture
Miticide
25. A harvesting technique where a plant is dug without taking soil from the field
Phosphorus
Placement
Miticide
Bare root
26. A chemical used to kill snails and slugs
Olericulture
Pomology
Cellular respiration
Molluscicide
27. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers
Monocot
Horticulture
Shrub
Vermiculite
28. Material used to control insects
Olericulture
Species
Insecticide
Molluscicide
29. The water loss from plant tissues
Morphology
Ground cover
Transpiration
Flower
30. Material used to control mites
Evergreen
Pollination
Miticide
Complete fertilizer
31. The reproduction of plants by seed - cuttings - budding - or grafting to increase in number - to reproduce
Growth regulators
Propagation
Silt
Vine
32. Reproduction involving the male and female sex cells (pollen and egg)
Interiorscaping
Landscaping
Sexual
Shade tree
33. A state of being free of danger and injury
Safety
Sexual
Asexual
Photosynthesis
34. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter
Woody Plant
Petal
Variet
Cultivar
35. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle
Soil texture
Hardiness
Stigma
Clay
36. Growing media that lack any mineral soil
Soilless media
Peat moss
Morphology
Asexual
37. Leaf-like structures located inside the sepals that are often colorful
Pomology
Landscaping
Petal
Pollination
38. Plants grown in normal soil in the ground
Field grow
Hardiness
Transpiration
Propagation
39. The naming of organisms
Nomenclature
Taxonomy
Ground cover
Miticide
40. The chance that an accident might occur during a research project
Dicot
Entrepreneur
SAE
Risk
41. The science and practice of installing - maintaining - and using grasses - plants - shrubs - and trees in the landscape
Balled and burlapped
Petal
Cultivar
Landscaping
42. Material used to control nematodes
Nitrogen
Fruit
pH
Nematocide
43. A soft - nonmetallic element
LD
Phosphorus
Leaf
Risk
44. The primary growing point of the stem
Clay
Pomology
Apical meristem
Container grown
45. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need
Pest
Entrepreneur
Fertilizer
Sepal
46. Career Development Event
Peat moss
CDE
Interiorscaping
pH
47. The proportion of sand - silt - and clay in soil
Soil texture
Nutrient
LD
Sexual
48. The fusion or joining of a sperm with an egg
Fertilization
Silt
Soil texture
Root
49. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity
Nematocide
Perlite
Fertilizer
Leaf
50. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust
Sand
Hazard
Tree
LD