This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Horticulture > Fruit Vegetable Science > Horticulture – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If the seed mixture in a deer plot formula says it has 25% Omega Ryegrass in the mixture, how many pounds of Omega Ryegrass seed are in a 50# bag of the deer plot mix? A) 25#. B) 12.5#. C) 6.25#. D) 50#. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12.5#. 2. Which type of root system causes plants to be easier to transplant? A) Long. B) Tap. C) Fibrous. D) Sharp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibrous. 3. Which is a lightweight, inorganic mica mineral capable of absorbing a large amount of water in growing media? A) Leaf mold. B) Bark. C) Compost. D) Vermiculite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vermiculite. 4. When Gene makes a floral design, the flowers he uses to add mass are: A) Baby's breath. B) Gladious. C) Orchids. D) Carnations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carnations. 5. Part of a plant is removed to grow another plant for propagation A) Planting. B) Cutting. C) Dividing. D) Transplanting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting. 6. Discipline of horticulture concerned with the growing and maintaining landscape plants and related products, the use of equipment, and landscape design concepts. A) Arboriculture. B) Floriculture. C) Nursery/Landscape. D) Turfgrass Management. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nursery/Landscape. 7. Hannah is hardening off some tomatoes started in the greenhouse. Which is she reducing to harden off her plants? A) Fertilizer and air. B) Humidity and water. C) Lime and phosphate. D) Soil and fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humidity and water. 8. The part of biology that deals with animals A) Agronomy. B) Deciduous. C) Zoology. D) Horticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zoology. 9. In the sequence of landscape plan development, the one between the "bubble" diagram and the plan used by the landscape contractor is the: A) Preliminary design. B) Final plan. C) Construction plan. D) Functional diagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preliminary design. 10. Which type of immersion Supervised Agricultural Experience requires a research plan to include all safety requirements? A) School based enterprise. B) Experimental. C) Placement. D) Service learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experimental. 11. The open portion of the soil that holds air or water is ..... A) Pore spaces. B) Bedrock. C) Parent material. D) Field capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pore spaces. 12. Which of the following is NOT a form of propagation? A) Pruning. B) Tissue culture. C) Grafting. D) Cuttings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pruning. 13. What is the career title of a person who designs landscapes inside a mall? A) Landscape designer. B) Interiorscape designer. C) Floral designer. D) Landscape technician. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interiorscape designer. 14. The openings or stomates in the lower leaf surface are opened and closed by the: A) Lateral buds. B) Guard cells. C) Margins. D) Xylem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guard cells. 15. Which activity might a group of students conducting a School-based Enterprise using the school greenhouse complete as they begin their immersion SAE? A) Brainstorm potential employers for the experience. B) Develop a research plan including all safety requirements. C) Complete necessary paperwork to obtain a small business loan. D) Create and distribute a survey to explore marketplace needs and buyer preferences for bedding plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Create and distribute a survey to explore marketplace needs and buyer preferences for bedding plants. 16. An interior plant that is about 4 feet tall and looks similar to a little pine or cedar tree with dark green leaves. It is a/an: A) Eastern White Pine. B) Norfolk Island Pine. C) Fraiser Fir. D) Eastern Redbud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Norfolk Island Pine. 17. Low moisture-holding capacity is a characteristics of A) Clay. B) Silt. C) Sand. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 18. The most commonly used method to start a lawn is: A) Seeding. B) Sodding. C) Sprigging. D) Plugging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeding. 19. The study and cultivation of grape vines. A) Viticulture. B) Floriculture. C) Horticulture. D) Olericulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Viticulture. 20. What is the genus name for all dogwoods? A) Cornus. B) Quercus. C) Acer. D) Ilex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornus. 21. If Susan is planting one nursery plant per container, the plant should be: A) Planted near the edge of the container. B) Cut back to the media. C) Root pruned. D) Planted in the center of the container. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planted in the center of the container. 22. The science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, designing, and marketing flowering plant is: A) Horticulture. B) Floriculture. C) Olericulture. D) Pomology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Floriculture. 23. An immersion SAE that is a student-led business that offers goods or services to people in the community is: A) Service based learning. B) School-based enterprise. C) Research. D) Placement/internship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) School-based enterprise. 24. In which part of the foundational SAE would Karen schedule interviews with three professionals in the floral industry and record findings in a written summary? A) Workplace safety. B) Agricultural literacy. C) Career exploration and planning. D) Personal financial planning and management. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Career exploration and planning. 25. A group of cells of similar structure that performs a specific function is referred to as ..... A) Vacuoles. B) Tissues. C) Lipids. D) Proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tissues. 26. Plants grown for their visual appeal are called ..... A) Plant propagation. B) Botany. C) Ornamentals. D) Olericulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ornamentals. 27. Which characteristics of sandy textured soils? A) Small packed together soil particles. B) High moisture-holding capacity. C) High nutrients-holding capacity. D) Low moisture-holding capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Low moisture-holding capacity. 28. The component of the animal science instructional program that gives students an opportunity to explore interests and gain work experience is the: A) Supervised Agricultural Experience. B) FFA. C) State ffa convention. D) Classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supervised Agricultural Experience. 29. Which foliage plant has yellow and orange in its leaves? A) Snapdragn. B) Amaryllis. C) Peony. D) Croton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Croton. 30. Lettuce is an example of which part of the plant? A) Leaves. B) Stem. 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