Safety in Horticulture
The key to safety
Prevention
The male parts of the flower
stamen
Attracts insects and birds for pollination.
petal
The systematic classification of organisms based on physical characteristics.
Taxonomy
A plant that completes its life cycle in one year.
Annual
Conditions within a greenhouse that can harm the body without necessarily touching it
physical hazards
The female parts of the flower
Pistil
The outermost part of a flower that protects the flower before it opens.
Sepal
The two name naming system introduced by Carl Linneaus
Binomial nomenclature
3
Something that can cause harm, is a danger or risk or a potential source of harm
hazard
List all of the parts of the stamen
Provides a sticky surface to catch pollen.
Stigma
The language all scientific names are written in
Latin
Perennials with leaves that persist throughout the year
Evergreen
When body positions and working conditions put strain on the body
ergonomic hazard
List all of the parts of the pistil
stigma, style, ovary, ovule
Produces the pollen which contains the male reproductive cells.
Anther
Greek for 'race' or 'kind'
genus
The stage of life after germination, before pronounced growth in the plant occurs
Dormancy
List the 5 categories of hazards you might encounter in the greenhouse
safety, physical, biological, chemical, ergonomic
This kind of flower contains all four of the main flower parts (sepals, petals, stamen, and pistil)
Complete (or perfect) flower
Produces ovules and becomes the fruit.
Ovary
List all 8 levels of classification in the correct order (beginning with the most broad, ending with the most specific).
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
In a biennial's second year, the plant forms __________ and produces __________ before dying.
flowers, seeds