This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Horticulture > Fruit Vegetable Science > Horticulture – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Because roses produce flowers on wood produced the same growing season, the plants should be pruned in the: A) Late summer. B) Early summer. C) Late spring. D) Early spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Early spring. 2. The perennial flowering vine Amy planted in her garden is most likely a: A) Japanese pachysandra. B) Clematis. C) Gerber daisy. D) Coneflower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clematis. 3. Joey knows butterflies cause little or no damage to his plants. The basis for his opinion is most likely because butterflies have what type of mouthparts? A) Chewing. B) Piercing and sucking. C) Rasping and sucking. D) Siphoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siphoning. 4. Marigolds and other warm-season plants grow best during: A) Early spring. B) Midsummer. C) Late fall. D) Midwinter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Midsummer. 5. Which is a flowering plant that has flowers from 3" to 6" in diameter? A) American arborvitae. B) Evergreen candytuft. C) Peony. D) Sycamore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peony. 6. Which cool-season grass is used on golf greens but requires cooling fans on the greens during the hot weather of summer in the South? A) Tall Fescue. B) Bentgrass. C) St. Augustine. D) Bahia grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bentgrass. 7. Small, deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves, three- to five-inch long brown bean-type pods, and pink-purple colored seasonal flowers is an: A) Red oak. B) Eastern redbud. C) Ajuga. D) Japanese maple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eastern redbud. 8. Which part of a foundational SAE would a student be fulfilling by finding three scholarship applications that would support education towards his/her future career? A) Employability skills for college and career readiness. B) Personal financial planning and management. C) Agricultural literacy. D) Workplace safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal financial planning and management. 9. Suzy has weeds that are hard to control in her lawn. These are examples of: A) Noxious weeds. B) Inert material. C) Debris. D) Viable seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noxious weeds. 10. This type of SAE deals with planning, implementing, operating and assuming financial risks in an agricultural business or farming activity. A) Supplementary. B) Entrepreneurship. C) Placement. D) Improvement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entrepreneurship. 11. What is the percentage of solid soil particles in an ideal soil? A) 90. B) 50. C) 5. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50. 12. *The production and use of plants to beautify the environment. A) Nursery/ landscape. B) Floriculture. C) Pomology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nursery/ landscape. 13. An example of a foundational Supervised Agricultural Experience activity in the career exploration and planning area is: A) Creating a personal budget and tracking monthly financial activity. B) Converting a career plan into a career portfolio to use in interviews. C) Making a list of 10 personal strategies that enhance verbal and non-verbal communication. D) Making a poster with commonly used tools in a chosen career and the proper safety procedures associated with each. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making a poster with commonly used tools in a chosen career and the proper safety procedures associated with each. 14. The science of vegetable growing, dealing with the culture of non-woody plants for food. It is the production of plants for use of their edible parts A) Landscape/Nursery. B) Pomology. C) Olericulture. D) Floriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olericulture. 15. What are the 4 main sections of horticulture? A) Floriculture, Pomology, Landscape, and Olericulture. B) Gardening, Harvesting, Growing, and Composting. C) Seed production, Sowiculture, Optomology, and Lanscaping. D) Apology, Orangeculture, Nursery, and Garden Cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floriculture, Pomology, Landscape, and Olericulture. 16. India is ..... largest producer of fruits and vegetables A) Second. B) First. C) Fifth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Second. 17. Which of the following does not make up soil texture? A) Clay. B) Organic matter. C) Sand. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic matter. 18. What do deciduous plants do during the dormant season? A) They die. B) They lose their leaves. C) Retain their leaves. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They lose their leaves. 19. What type bud is on the side of a stem? A) Lateral. B) Apical. C) Terminal. D) Lentical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lateral. 20. What does MSDS stand for? A) Material Safety Data Sheet. B) Modern Safety Day Special. C) Medium Small Data Stuff. D) Made Something Doing Something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Material Safety Data Sheet. 21. The most desirable soil for non-container outdoor plant production is: A) Clay. B) Loam. C) Sand. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loam. 22. Filler flowers used in floral designs have: A) Flowers on the stems ends. B) Small sprays of flowers. C) Tall spikes with florets. D) Unique colors or shapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small sprays of flowers. 23. What is the best explanation as to why vegetable production has steadily grown? A) Consumer demand has increased. B) Fewer families are growing their own. C) More land is under cultivation. D) Vegetables are more profitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumer demand has increased. 24. The young plant surrounded by a protective covering is called a ..... A) Style. B) Sepal. C) Stigma. D) Seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seed. 25. The horticulture industry allows producers to market their products: A) Only during holidays. B) Only during summer months. C) Globally. D) Only in North Carolina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Globally. 26. Which of the following is NOT included as a plant? A) Bushes. B) Gardens. C) Lawns. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plastic. 27. Because trees live many years, they are: A) Annuals. B) Biennials. C) Semiannuals. D) Perennials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perennials. 28. A place that specializes in starting plants, shrubs and ornamental trees which can be transplanted to landscape areas is called a A) Farm. B) Vineyard. C) Nursery. D) Orchard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nursery. 29. What does NRCS stand for? A) National Reservation of Conserving Soil. B) National Rural Conservatory Service. C) Natural Resource Conservation Service. D) North Richmond Conservation Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Resource Conservation Service. 30. Fruits, nuts and vegetable production are classified as which of the following benefits of the horticulture industry? A) Food production. B) Therapeutic value. C) Recreational value. D) Aesthetic value. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food production. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHorticulture QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesHorticulture Quiz 1Horticulture Quiz 2Horticulture Quiz 3Horticulture Quiz 4Horticulture Quiz 5Horticulture Quiz 7Horticulture Quiz 8Horticulture Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books