This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Horticulture > Fruit Vegetable Science > Horticulture – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the leaf stalk or part that connects the leaf to the stem? A) Midrib. B) Petiole. C) Blade. D) Apex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petiole. 2. Lemon leaf and gerber daisies are used in arrangements are: A) Form flowers. B) Line flowers. C) Mass flowers. D) Filler flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mass flowers. 3. Aesthetics is all about: A) Increasing yield. B) Increasing production. C) Producing plants that are pleasing in appearance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producing plants that are pleasing in appearance. 4. Which part of biology deals with plants? A) Horticulture. B) Oncologists. C) Gardener. D) Botany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Botany. 5. The general rule for root pruning is 10" of circle diameter for each 1" of plant stem diameter. What diameter circle should be made for a plant that has a 3" diameter stem? A) 30". B) 3". C) 5". D) 10". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30". 6. A Hogarth curve floral design is shaped like a/an: A) Oval. B) Inverted T. C) Fan. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) S. 7. Container-grown plants need to have their roots untangled or cut before they are: A) Planted. B) Decayed. C) Pruned. D) Dried. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planted. 8. The high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of nondecomposed sawdust and wood shavings affects nitrogen in growing media by: A) Acting as a fertilizer. B) Increasing availability for plant use. C) Stimulating plant growth. D) Making it unavailable for plant use. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making it unavailable for plant use. 9. Producing field-grown nursery plants is being replaced by container-grown plants because container-grown plants: A) Have lower start-up costs. B) Require less protection in winter. C) Receive less shock when moved. D) Require less water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Receive less shock when moved. 10. Process of creating new plants A) Propagation. B) Pollination. C) Fertilization. D) Germination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propagation. 11. On the map 1/4 inch equals 12 miles. If a road on the map is 60 miles long, how long is the line to draw this road? A) 1/2 inch. B) 1 1/4 inches. C) 1/4 inch. D) 1.0 inch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 1/4 inches. 12. A large deciduous tree that has greenish-yellow flowers in early spring before it has leaves and 2" to 3" winged samara fruit is the: A) Japanese yew. B) Norway maple. C) Norway spruce. D) Savannah holly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Norway maple. 13. Trees that keep their functional leaves throughout the year are: A) Inhibitors. B) Auxins. C) Evergreen. D) Deciduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evergreen. 14. Which state ranks first in wholesale sale of floriculture and olericulture crops? A) California. B) Florida. C) Texas. D) Illinois. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) California. 15. Shape of the individual plants A) Form. B) Line. C) Sustainability. D) Texture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Form. 16. Zoey prefers to use a soilless horticultural mix for her greenhouse because the mix: A) Sterile. B) Comes from the garden. C) Has a lot of weight. D) Cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sterile. 17. Spotted lanternfly first arrived from Asia to which state in 2012? A) New Jersey. B) Delaware. C) Pennsylvania. D) Virginia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pennsylvania. 18. Garden Centers are retail outlets that sell A) Biology kits. B) Plants and garden supplies. C) Fruits and Nuts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants and garden supplies. 19. The total perimeter of the square garden bed is 48 feet. What is the total area of the bed in square feet? A) 192. B) 144. C) 12. D) 96. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 144. 20. Current liabilities are debts that are: A) Due this year. B) Past due. C) Due in the next seven years. D) Due in the next ten years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due this year. 21. If no more than one half the total leaf surface should be removed, and the reccomended mowing height is 2 1/2" what is the max height the grass should be before it's mowed A) 8". B) 2 1/2". C) 5". D) 4". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5". 22. Using plants for their beauty A) Ornamental Horticulture. B) Olericulture. C) Animal Science. D) Pomology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ornamental Horticulture. 23. What part of the horticulture instructional program provides the most opportunities to develop leadership, teamwork, citizenship, and personal growth? A) Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). B) Plant Nursery. C) Horticulture Knowledge. D) FFA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FFA. 24. Neil is sexually propagating some plants. Which plant parts will he use? A) Roots. B) Stems. C) Seeds. D) Leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seeds. 25. The main difference between sodding and plugging is that sodding uses strips of sod to cover the whole lawn, but plugging starts the lawn by using: A) Plant runners or cuttings. B) Seeds. C) Small pieces of sod. D) Stolons and sprigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small pieces of sod. 26. What area of horticulture is concerned with growing, selling, designing, and arranging flowers A) Nursery production. B) Landscaping. C) Turfgrass management. D) Floriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Floriculture. 27. If a turfgrass producer's inventory shows 10 mowers valued at $ 100 each, 10 tons of fertilizer worth $ 300 per ton, pesticides worth $ 2, 000 and 10 acres of land valued at $ 4, 000 per acre, what amount should be entered on the total value on the non-depreciable inventory line of the inventory page? A) $ 46, 000. B) $ 6, 400. C) $ 45, 000. D) $ 40, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 46, 000. 28. The drawing that employees of Jones Landscape Company will use to install materials at a jobsite is most likely the: A) Functional plan. B) Bubble diagram. C) Preliminary design. D) Final plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Final plan. 29. Cutting down a tree is called ..... A) Felling. B) Chopping. C) Dropping. D) Knelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Felling. 30. Which FFA CDE will help develop knowledge and skills needed to effectively participate in a horticulture organization's business meeting? Hint:this process is used in most professional, government, and civic organizations. 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