This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Horticulture > Fruit Vegetable Science > Horticulture – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which procedure should Thomas use to remove dead or diseased branches from his nursery plants? A) Fertilize. B) Landscape. C) Prune. D) Transplant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prune. 2. The science of growing fruit A) Landscape/Nursery. B) Pomology. C) Olericulture. D) Floriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pomology. 3. Which warm-season grass grows from stolons and has medium-textured light green leaves? A) Zoysia. B) Kentucky bluegrass. C) Centipede. D) Perennial ryegrass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centipede. 4. Sherry SAE is to identify an agricultural problem that cannot be solved by experiments.It does involve designing a plan to investigate and analyze the problem . What type of SAE is Sherry working on? A) Exploratory. B) Experimental. C) Entrepreneurship. D) Analytical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analytical. 5. Two warm-season grasses that do not grow well in "high-traffic" areas are: A) Bermuda and Tall Fescue. B) Centipede and St. Augustine. C) Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue. D) Perennial and Annual Ryegrass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Centipede and St. Augustine. 6. What type of immersion Supervised Agricultural Experience would have an entry recorded as engaging local stakeholders? A) Service learning. B) Experimental. C) Entrepreneurship. D) Placement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Service learning. 7. What percent is 5 of 7? A) 35 %. B) 140 %. C) 14 %. D) 71 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35 %. 8. If a nursery owner has a $ 250, 000 mortgage on his land and he owes Farm Credit Service $ 30, 000 for this year's payment, what amount should be entered on the non-current liability line of the financial statement? A) $ 220, 000. B) $ 280, 000. C) $ 250, 000. D) $ 30, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 220, 000. 9. What type of work does Latoya do as a landscape architect? A) Cares for plants after they are installed. B) Constructs pools, fences, and driveways. C) Installs landscape plants. D) Plans and designs outdoor environments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plans and designs outdoor environments. 10. Elements needed by a plant to promote healthy tissue, processes, and growth. A) Sunlight. B) Soil. C) Nutrients. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrients. 11. The floral design shaped like an L is: A) Diagonal. B) Right angle. C) Horizontal. D) Triangular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right angle. 12. Jenny needs to construct some beds to use for rooting azalea cuttings. How deep should the rooting media be? A) 1 inch. B) 4 inches. C) 12 inches. D) 24 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4 inches. 13. All of the following are environmental values of horticulture except: A) Provides jobs. B) Cleans air. C) Prevents erosion. D) Provides shade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provides jobs. 14. Various numbers of taps of the gavel have different meanings, but overall the gavel is the symbol of: A) FFA. B) Weakness. C) Voting. D) Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Authority. 15. If you were interested in creating and developing better varieties of plants, what is a good career for you A) Researcher. B) Stock broker. C) Marketing specialist. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Researcher. 16. Where should tools be returned? A) Classroom. B) Barn. C) Greenhouse. D) Tool Shed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tool Shed. 17. The cultivation of flowers A) Floriculture. B) Olericulture. C) Horticulture. D) Viticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floriculture. 18. The term that comes from a Latin word that means "garden cultivation" and includes fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants is: A) Zoology. B) Floriculture. C) Agronomy. D) Horticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horticulture. 19. Which of the following is NOT an example of PPE? A) Boots. B) Long Sleeve Shirt. C) Baseball cap. D) Safety Glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baseball cap. 20. Which of the following are factors that affect seed germination? A) Light. B) Temperature. C) Oxygen. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 21. What occurs when sperm enters the ovule to combine with the egg? A) Stem cutting. B) Fertlization. C) Tuber. D) Pollination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fertlization. 22. What is the genus name for all maples? A) Cornus. B) Quercus. C) Acer. D) Ilex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acer. 23. The scientific name for an azalea is: A) Saintpaulia ionantha. B) Ficus benjamina. C) Cornus florida. D) Rhododendron kiusianum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhododendron kiusianum. 24. Find the area of petunia garden that measures 5.75 ft by 3.0 ft. A) 17.5 ft. B) 8.75 ft. C) 17.25 ft. D) 34.5 ft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17.25 ft. 25. Candytuft is a bedding plant about 6" to 12" tall an has: A) Red 2" flowers. B) Dark blue 1" fruit. C) White 1" flowers. D) Orange 3" flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White 1" flowers. 26. Jamie has a tray of marigold seedlings she started from seed. She transplants the seedlings from the seedling flat to cell packs when the: A) First mature roots appear. B) First true leaves are on the plant. C) Plants are two weeks old. D) Seedlings are 6 inches tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First true leaves are on the plant. 27. If the scientific name is Ficus benjamina, what plant is it? A) Impatiens. B) Weeping fig. C) English ivy. D) Peace lily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weeping fig. 28. Three primary nutrients A) Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium. B) Nitrogen, Calcium, Potassium. C) Magnesium, Sulfur, Potassium. D) Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium. 29. The tall bedding plant with clusters of colorful flowers at the end of the stem that Sherilee planted is most likely a/an: A) Snapdragon. B) Astilbe. C) Evergreen candytuft. D) Dutch iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snapdragon. 30. The planting, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruit and nut crops A) Pomology. B) Horticulture. C) Floriculture. D) Olericulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pomology. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHorticulture QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesHorticulture Quiz 1Horticulture Quiz 2Horticulture Quiz 4Horticulture Quiz 5Horticulture Quiz 6Horticulture Quiz 7Horticulture Quiz 8Horticulture Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books