This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Horticulture > Fruit Vegetable Science > Horticulture – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the genus name for all oaks? A) Cornus. B) Quercus. C) Ilex. D) Acer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quercus. 2. When a plant first begins growing from a seed, the stage of growth is: A) Juvenile. B) Mature. C) Dormant. D) Reproductive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juvenile. 3. ..... reactions form oxides of parent material by reaction with oxygen. A) Septic. B) Aseptic. C) Oxidation. D) Hydrolysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxidation. 4. Why is soil important to plants? A) Plants extract water from the soil. B) Plants extract nutrients from the soil. C) Plants anchor themselves in the soil. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Seeks to make the viewer feel comfortable within the landscape A) Simplicity. B) Proportion. C) Rhythm and line. D) Unity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simplicity. 6. What type of immersion SAE is Mark completing by building and maintaining the compost units at the school? A) Research. B) Invention. C) Entrepreneurship. D) School-based enterprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) School-based enterprise. 7. A tree that has no leaves in the winter is considered: A) Herbaceous. B) Turgid. C) Deciduous. D) Evergreen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciduous. 8. The cultivation, processing and marketing of flowers, ornamental plants, vegetables, fruits and nuts is: A) Olericulture. B) Pomology. C) Horticulture. D) Floriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horticulture. 9. Which of the following sectors of the economy are NOT affected by horticulture? A) Mining. B) Plant production. C) Sales and marketing. D) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mining. 10. A balled and burlapped plant should be picked up and carried by the: A) Buds. B) Dead flowers. C) Limbs. D) Root ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Root ball. 11. Deciduous is a biological term used to describe certain plants. As an example of a deciduous tree is a: A) Red cedar. B) Short Leaf Pine. C) Southern Red Oak. D) Long Leaf Pine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southern Red Oak. 12. Which FFA CDE will help develop knolwedge and skills needed to effectively participate in a horticulture organization's business meeting? A) Floriculture. B) Introduction to Horticulture. C) Nursery/Landscape. D) Parliamentary Proceedure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parliamentary Proceedure. 13. Which of the following was NOT listed as a career in the plant production industry? A) Quality control inspector. B) Herdsmen. C) Landscape service. D) Food production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herdsmen. 14. Which flowers does a floral designer use to establis the width and height of an arrangement? A) Carnations. B) Bird of paradise. C) Snapdragons. D) Chrysanthemums. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snapdragons. 15. India has emerged as a world leader in producing a variety of A) Fruits and vegetables. B) Vegetables and flowers. C) Flowers and fruits. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fruits and vegetables. 16. *The culture of plants for food, comfort, and beautification purposes. A) Forestry. B) Agriculture. C) Horticulture. D) Floriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horticulture. 17. When measuring pH, the higher the soil pH number, the: A) More alkaline. B) More neutral. C) Less alkaline. D) More acidic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More alkaline. 18. The leaves on a gladiolus plant are: A) Shaped like palm trees. B) Shaped like swords. C) Variegated green and yellow. D) Velvety textured and quilted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shaped like swords. 19. What type flower has ONLY male or ONLY female flower parts? A) Incomplete. B) Pretty. C) Asexual. D) Complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incomplete. 20. The person planting hanging baskets can plant 40 hanging baskets of petunias in one hour. How many hanging baskets can he plants in 90 minutes? A) 60. B) 360. C) 45. D) 150. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 60. 21. The type of floral design flowers that have tall spikes with florets along the stem such as gladiolus are: A) Mass. B) Line. C) Filler. D) Form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Line. 22. Which plants are grown for their foliage? A) Croton and parlor palm. B) Gloxinia and amaryllis. C) Snapdragon and gladiolus. D) Zinnia and peony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Croton and parlor palm. 23. The lower portion of a graft is known as what? A) Scion. B) Rootstock. C) Lowerstock. D) Understock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rootstock. 24. Joel operates a design-build landscape business, but he wants to get someone else to install the pools, stonework, and electrical work. Who should he get to do this work? A) Floral designer. B) Landscape designer. C) Landscape maintenance crew. D) Subcontractor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subcontractor. 25. A fan floral design is shaped like a: A) Semi-circle. B) Quarter moon. C) Circle. D) Triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semi-circle. 26. Two examples of Ornamental Horticulture include ..... A) Olericulture and Pomology. B) Floriculture and Landscape Horticulture. C) Pomology and vegetative growing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Floriculture and Landscape Horticulture. 27. Zoey uses a soilless horticultural mix for her greenhouse because it: A) Is cheap. B) Is sterile. C) Comes from the garden. D) Has a lot of weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is sterile. 28. Insects with toothed jaws that bite and tear their food have what type of mouth parts? A) Compound. B) Grinding. C) Chewing. D) Piercing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chewing. 29. An individual whose profession includes the planting of trees and shrubs, as well as construction of patios, walls, and other outdoor features is a: A) Landscape nurseryman. B) Landscape Contractor. C) Landscape designer. D) Home Gardener. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Landscape Contractor. 30. What is a sexual propagation? A) Growing plants from roots. B) Growining plants from seeds. C) Growing plants from water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growining plants from seeds. ← 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