This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Horticulture > Fruit Vegetable Science > Horticulture – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The most expensive method of establishing a lawn is: A) Plugging. B) Sprigging. C) Sodding. D) Seeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodding. 2. The following are potential safety hazards in the greenhouse A) Water hoses. B) Fertilizer. C) Electrical outlets. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. A round floral arrangement is shaped like a: A) Semicircle. B) Triangle. C) Quarter moon. D) Circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circle. 4. The roots of nearly all plants in the wild are associated with ..... which are fungi that assist in plant uptake of nutrients and water. A) Mushrooms. B) Arthropods. C) Mycorrhiza. D) Nonliving organic components. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mycorrhiza. 5. A plant that completes its life cycle in two years A) Forestry. B) Biennial. C) Perennial. D) Turgid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biennial. 6. An immersion SAE that asks "why" or "how" something occurs, followed by a collection of data, and analysis of data to answer the question is: A) Analysis. B) Experimental. C) Entrepreneurship. D) Invention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analysis. 7. Which division of horticulture focuses on tree grown fruits? A) Pomology. B) Floriculture. C) Forestry. D) Viticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pomology. 8. The part of a net worth statement that shows all debts is: A) Inventory. B) Debt-to-equity ratio. C) Total liabilities. D) Current liabilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Total liabilities. 9. Which oak tree has dark-green large leaves with a round base and 3 to 5 lobes with bristle tips? A) Live. B) Pin. C) Southern Red. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southern Red. 10. Which of these jobs requires college education A) Farm management consulting. B) Garden shop owner. C) Greenhouse employee. D) National park employee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farm management consulting. 11. Compared to entry level jobs, professional careers usually require special licenses and: A) More manual labor. B) More outside work. C) More paperwork. D) Less educatio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More paperwork. 12. The type of pruning a landscape maintenance worker uses to cut old branches back to the ground is: A) Root. B) Renewal. C) Heading back. D) Thinning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewal. 13. When the plant roots or the entire plant may be cut into sections to make two or more plants from the original, what type of asexual propagation is that? A) Layering. B) Division. C) Grafting. D) Separation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Division. 14. The growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of FRUITS & NUTS A) Pomology. B) Horticulture. C) Floriculture. D) Ornamental Horticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pomology. 15. Trevor sees a tropical plant at the mall that has thin red bands along the margin. What plant does he see? A) Red-edged dracaena. B) Jade plant. C) Aglaonema. D) False aralia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red-edged dracaena. 16. Carl keeps accurate records including amounts of items bought and sold for his SAE. What type of SAE is Carl working on? A) Placement. B) Analytical. C) Entrepreneurship. D) Improvement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entrepreneurship. 17. Which of the following is an example of prevention of waste? A) Burning woody waste on a bonfire. B) Sending green waste to a recycling centre. C) Careful measuring so you don't order too much turf. D) Shredding woody waste to make wood chip mulch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Careful measuring so you don't order too much turf. 18. On a scale drawing of Roger's house, 1/4 inch equals 1 foot actual length. What is the area of Roger's small backyard heated swimming pool if the drawing shows a measurement of 3 inches wide by 4 1/2 inches long? A) 232 sq ft. B) 144 sq ft. C) 13.5 sq ft. D) 216 sq ft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 216 sq ft. 19. Applying the engineering design process to create a new product or service. A) Analytical. B) Placement. C) Experimental. D) Invention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invention. 20. Samantha is cutting the iris rhizome in sections. This method of asexual propagation in which plants are broken or cut into smaller pieces or clumps and are planted to form new plants is: A) Grafting. B) Division. C) Seeding. D) Layering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Division. 21. Disregarding Sales tax, how much will you save when you buy a $ 12.00 plant that is on sale for 20 % off? A) $ 3.60. B) $ 2.40. C) $ 0.48. D) $ 1.20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $ 2.40. 22. There has been a considerable rise in the income levels of families engaged in A) Livestock farming. B) Animal husbandry. C) Horticulture production. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horticulture production. 23. Which is the BEST inorganic growing media? A) Bark. B) Vermiculite. C) Compost. D) Peat moss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vermiculite. 24. What happens when concrete gets wet? A) It gets slippery. B) It melts. C) Nothing happens. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It gets slippery. 25. The study of plants and plant processes A) Zeriscaping. B) Botany. C) Entomology. D) Pomology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Botany. 26. Cuttings, layering, division, grafting, and tissue culture are all methods of what? A) Sexual propagation. B) Vegetables. C) Asexual propagation. D) Trisexual propagation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asexual propagation. 27. The most effective way for animal science students to develop leadership qualities is through: A) Studying animal science. B) Watching videos. C) Trips to livestock farms. D) Participation in FFA activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participation in FFA activities. 28. The president calls for a voice vote on a main motion and announces that the motion passes. If a member wants to canted vote, he or she should: A) Amend the motion. B) Call for a division. C) Move to adjourn. D) Take the motion from the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call for a division. 29. Who is responsible for displaying and selling bedding plants? A) Garden center employee. B) Greenskeeper. C) Landscape designer. D) Lawn maintenance employer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garden center employee. 30. When was the Smith Hughes Act passed? A) 1917. B) 1930. C) 1928. D) 1955. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1917. 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