This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Horticulture > Fruit Vegetable Science > Horticulture – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size A) Apiary. B) Conservatorium. C) National Park. D) Nursery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nursery. 2. Which of the following is NOT correct about asexual reproduction? A) Less time required to produce a plant. B) Plants are genetically identical. C) Less expensive. D) Only way for some plants to reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less expensive. 3. The green pigment in vegetables is called what? A) Carotene. B) Flavones. C) Chlorophyll. D) Anthocyanin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorophyll. 4. A 10-6-4 formula of fertilizer to feed azaleas was purchased at the co-op. If the consumer bought a 100# of this fertilizer, how many pounds of Nitrogen would the consumer have purchased? A) 20. B) 4. C) 10. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10. 5. An immersion SAE that requires records of items bought & sold is: A) Placement/internship. B) Research. C) Ownership/entrepreneurship. D) Service based learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ownership/entrepreneurship. 6. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of trees? A) Pollution reduction. B) Shelter. C) Shade. D) Color. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shelter. 7. Low volume emission device that waters the entire hydrozone and operates similarly to a conventional spray head but at much lower flow rates A) Drip irrigation. B) Sprinkles. C) Micro spray. D) Emitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Micro spray. 8. Advantages of Asexual vegetative propagation A) All off spring are true to type (identical to the parent) and produce. B) True. C) Mostly smaller seeds. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All off spring are true to type (identical to the parent) and produce. 9. Compared to other layers of a typical soil profile, the amount of organic matter in the O horizon is: A) About the same. B) Less. C) More. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More. 10. Line flowers used in floral designs have: A) Florets blooming on tall spikes. B) Flowers on the end of stems. C) Small sprays of flowers. D) Unique colors or shapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Florets blooming on tall spikes. 11. The first step in the landscape project maintenance process is: A) Subcontract pest control. B) Determine the need or objective. C) Bill customer for work done. D) Purchase lawnmower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determine the need or objective. 12. Why is a wilted plant limp? A) It does not have enough moisture. B) Filled with moisture. C) It got knocked over. D) A certain breed of bird likes to stand on it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It does not have enough moisture. 13. The landscape designer who uses plants with only a few different colors or shapes is demonstrating the landscape design principle of: A) Proportion. B) Focalization. C) Simplicity. D) Balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simplicity. 14. What job in horticulture prepares seedbeds for the replanting of forests A) Golf course employee. B) Maintenance employee. C) Nursery employee. D) Garden center employee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nursery employee. 15. Watering is more important for container-grown plants than field-grown plants because: A) Spacing the pots in the nursery would have to increase. B) Plants would have to be hand watered. C) Roots can go no deeper or spread any wider than the container. D) Plants can only live in a container for one year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roots can go no deeper or spread any wider than the container. 16. Janet uses stem cuttings to propagate her prize-winning azaleas. What is the best time of day for Janet to take the cuttings from her azaleas? A) Late afternoon. B) Mid-day. C) Early morning. D) Early evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Early morning. 17. The plow reminds agricultural students and FFA members of what important principle? A) Common agricultural interest of all students. B) Importance of knowledge to success. C) National scope of the FFA. D) Value of hard work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Value of hard work. 18. An example of a pomology career would be ..... A) Veterinarian. B) Pecan Farmer. C) Florist. D) Lawn care. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pecan Farmer. 19. FFA helps students develop leadership beyond the class, local school chapter, and federation. What is the first level of participation above the federation level? Hint:Our federation is the Randolph Federation & is made up of all middle/high schools in Randolph County, NC. A) International. B) National FFA Organization. C) Region (West Central is our Region). D) North Carolina FFA Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Region (West Central is our Region). 20. A cool-season grass that has coarse textured medium green leaves and has bunch-type growth is: A) Bermuda grass. B) Centipede grass. C) St. Augustine grass. D) Tall fescue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tall fescue. 21. The female part of the flower is called what? A) Pistil. B) Stamen. C) Petal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pistil. 22. The growing of flowers or foliage plants A) Floriculture. B) Landscape horticulture. C) Floral production. D) Olericulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Floral production. 23. This type of SAE involves planning and conducting an agricultural experiment using the scientific process or scientific method. A) Entrepreneurship. B) Improvement. C) Experimental. D) Exploratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experimental. 24. What happens to plants during their dormant stage? A) Die. B) Grow abundantly. C) They start flowering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 25. The primary function of plant seeds is: A) Absorption. B) Photosynthesis. C) Plant identification. D) Sexual reproduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sexual reproduction. 26. Looses leaves during dormant season A) Deciduous. B) Evergreen. C) Turgid. D) Wilted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deciduous. 27. Fusarium crown and root rot inoculum can come from: A) The air. B) The seed. C) A and B. D) A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and C. 28. Tamicka uses a commercial blend of horticulture soil because she can depend on the pH of the product being: A) Acidic. B) Alkaline. C) Neutral. D) Basic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neutral. 29. What are you allowed to cut with pruners? A) Branches or leaves on a plant. B) Hair. C) Clothing. D) Fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Branches or leaves on a plant. 30. Even though the parent material my have been present for many centuries, soils without well-developed horizons are classified as ..... A) Incomplete Soils. B) Young Soils. C) Undeveloped Soils. D) Old Soils. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Undeveloped Soils. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHorticulture QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesHorticulture Quiz 1Horticulture Quiz 2Horticulture Quiz 3Horticulture Quiz 4Horticulture Quiz 5Horticulture Quiz 6Horticulture Quiz 7Horticulture Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books