This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Horticulture > Fruit Vegetable Science > Horticulture – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a deficiency symptom? A) Gives dark green color. B) Necessary to develop cell proteins. C) Slow and Dwarfed Plant Growth. D) Older leaves are purplish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slow and Dwarfed Plant Growth. 2. The process by which the surface of the earth gets worn down is described by which of the following? A) Run-off. B) Erosion. C) Phytoremediation. D) Decay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 3. Floriculture is the area of ornamental horticulture that deals with the A) Designing plans for landscapes and turf areas. B) Production and use flowers potted plants and annual bedding plants. C) Production of vegetables, fruits and nuts for retail sales. D) Producing plants for culinary uses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Production and use flowers potted plants and annual bedding plants. 4. A speech about Hereford cattle given at the annual meeting of purebred Angus cattle breeders would be inappropriate because of the: A) Length of speech. B) Location. C) Audience. D) Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audience. 5. The chemical formula for photosynthesis is: A) 6CO2 + 6H20 $\rightarrow$ C6H12O6 + 6O2 . B) 4P2O5 + 6CO2 $\rightarrow$ 6H2O + 4CaCO3 . C) NH4NO3 + 4H2O $\rightarrow$ 6NaCl + 4H2 O. D) C6H12O6 + 6O2 $\rightarrow$ 6CO2 + 6H2 O. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6CO2 + 6H20 $\rightarrow$ C6H12O6 + 6O2 . 6. Pores in the leaf's surface are ..... A) Stomata. B) Stomates. C) Stigmas. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 7. A plant with large green leaf-like growth that looked similar to a long vein down the middle. It had many little leaf-like structures called fronds, but it had no flowers or seeds. This plant is a: A) Geranium. B) Weeping fig. C) Catawba rhododendron. D) Boston fern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boston fern. 8. Seth has a few plants left to sale, he has 4 red Gerbera daisies left and 5 yellow Gerbera daisies left. If Seth just randomly grabs one of these plants off the table to give away, what is the probability that Seth grabs a red Gerbera Daisy? A) 1/4. B) 1/5. C) 4/5. D) 4/9. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4/9. 9. The first step in making a floral arrangement is to: A) Cut flower stems. B) Select design shape. C) Establish outline. D) Attach foam to container. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Select design shape. 10. Which of the following is responsible for recycling raw materials? A) Animal life. B) Soil. C) Plants. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil. 11. Which SAE Record heading would be used by Hannah if she has an entrepreneurship type Supervised Agricultural Experience? A) Type of enterprise. B) Review of literature. C) Hypothesis. D) Training agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type of enterprise. 12. The cultivation of trees and shrubs. A) Floriculture. B) Horticulture. C) Agriculture. D) Arboriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arboriculture. 13. The purpose of a speech that gives knowledge or information to the audience is to: A) Express anger. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) Persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform. 14. What year was FFA established? A) 1929. B) 1930. C) 1954. D) 1928. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1928. 15. If no more than one half the total leaf surface should be removed and the recommended mowing height is 1", grass should be mowed before its height reaches: A) 3". B) 2". C) 1". D) 4". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2". 16. What Brian learns while serving as FFA Chapter Secretary could be used after graduation in horticulture organizations to: A) Preside over meetings. B) Write minutes of meetings. C) Prepare budgets. D) Count money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write minutes of meetings. 17. The related products and services sector of the horticulture industry provides how many jobs? A) More than 250, 000. B) More than 10 million. C) More than 100, 000. D) More than 750, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More than 750, 000. 18. Plant roots take water from the soil through the process of: A) Reproduction. B) Absorption. C) Photosynthesis. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absorption. 19. The part of the horticulture industry most associated with growing, maintaining, and processing grapes is: A) Olericulture. B) Floriculture. C) Viticulture. D) Pomology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viticulture. 20. Which is a characteristic of sandy textured soils? A) High moisture-holding capacity. B) High nutrient-holding capacity. C) Low moisture-holding capacity. D) Small packed together soil particles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low moisture-holding capacity. 21. What is a greenhouse? A) A house made of glass and the glass traps heat from sunlight. B) A house that stays warm inside. C) A house that people grow plants, fruits, and vegetables in. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Which of the following is provided by landscape horticulture? A) Tax benefits. B) Medicine. C) Fruits. D) Aesthetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aesthetics. 23. Which comes from a Latin word meaning "garden cultivation" and includes vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants? A) Agronomy. B) Zoology. C) Forestry. D) Horticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horticulture. 24. What type of business does Sara have if her landscape company handles everything from the first contact with the client through design and construction as well as long-term care and maintenance? A) Design-build firm. B) Landscape installer. C) Landscape maintenance. D) Subcontractor firm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Design-build firm. 25. Which is an example of a physical hazard? A) Chemical fumes. B) Animal bite. C) Bodily fluids. D) Spilled disinfectant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animal bite. 26. The term horticulture is derived from two Latin words hortus, meaning 'garden', and ..... meaning 'cultivation A) Flora. B) Cultivar. C) Futura. D) Cultura. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cultura. 27. What is an Asexual (Vegatative) Propagation A) In rows of plants so tat they will grow together. B) Growing plants from vegatation part at existing. C) Growing form the inside of your house in a plant bowl. D) Growing from the ourside in the back yard in a graden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growing plants from vegatation part at existing. 28. Secondary line of an irrigation system that has water pressure only when valve is open A) Cycle. B) Zone. C) Lateral line. D) Main line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lateral line. 29. The leadership trait that gives the energy to do a job and the inspiration to encourage others is called: A) Honesty. B) Enthusiasm. C) Courage. D) Tact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enthusiasm. 30. Are you allowed to borrow tools to take home? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. ← 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