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Horticulture

Subject : industries
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using indoor plants (also commonly referred to as "houseplants") to decorate or improve aesthetics inside a home or commerical building






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






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






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






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






6. Growing media that lack any mineral soil






7. Literally means "garden cultivation" - includes the cultivation - processing - and sale of fruits - nuts - vegetables - ornamental plants - and flowers






8. A sac-like structure at the top of the stamen that contains pollen






9. Structure that has an embryo and a source of stored food contained within a protective coat






10. A soft - nonmetallic element






11. 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






12. Career Development Event






13. Hormones and synthetic chemicals that inhibit or modify plant growth and development






14. A plant that produces wood and has buds above the ground that survive winter






15. The ability of a plant to withstand hot temperatures






16. Largest soil particle; hard - granular rock; finer than gravel and coarser than dust






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






18. The science and practice of growing - harvesting - storing - designing - marketing - and distributing foliage and/or flowering plants






19. An outgrowth from a plant that constitutes part of the foliage and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis






20. The male reproductive parts of a flower






21. An award for an individual's SAE






22. A substance used to control undesirable fungi






23. The water loss from plant tissues






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






25. Fine-grained soil; smallest soil particle






26. The female reproductive parts of a flower






27. Any material used to provide nutrients that plants need






28. A plant that lives for more than two seasons






29. Material used to control undesirable plants






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






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






32. Supervised agriculture experience






33. Fine particles of soil; smaller than sand and larger than clay






34. One who works for oneself






35. Odorless - colorless nutrient needed for plant life






36. The specialized organelle in green plants in which photosynthesis takes place






37. A chemical element required for plant growth






38. 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






39. The beginning of growth from a seed






40. Heat-treated lava rock that is light weight with low moisture and nutrient-holding capacity






41. Green leaf-like structure on the exterior of a flower






42. The ability of a plant to withstand cold temperatures






43. A substance used to control rodents






44. The naming of organisms






45. Contains all three of the primary fertilizer nutrients (nitrogen - phosphorus - and potash)






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






47. Working for someone else






48. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the flower






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






50. Material used to control nematodes