This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Horticulture > Floriculture – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Floriculture Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT true regarding advantages of tissue culture/micropropagation? A) The ability to grow a large number of plants in a small space. B) The ability to produce pest free plants. C) The low cost of labor and equipment. D) The uniformity of clones produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The low cost of labor and equipment. 2. A very lightweight pea-sized rock that increases drainages and comes from volcanos. A) Peat Moss. B) Sphagnum Moss. C) Perlite. D) Vermiculite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlite. 3. The science and practice of growing vegetable crops is called A) Ornamental and landscape Horticulture. B) Floriculture. C) Olericulture. D) Pomology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olericulture. 4. Greenhouse production often requires insecticides to be sprayed to prevent insect damage on flowers. Insecticides that are applied in gaseous from are . A) Systemic. B) Fumigants. C) Contact. D) Repellents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fumigants. 5. Support materials and supplies, such as glassware, floral foams, wire, ribbon, packaging products, and tools. A) Wire service. B) Commercial grower. C) Horticulture. D) Hard good. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hard good. 6. The most important consideration in setting up an irrigation system is ..... A) Air. B) Water. C) Soil. D) Piping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 7. The use of beneficial insects in pest management is an example of ..... control. A) Physical. B) Mechanical. C) Biological. D) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological. 8. When several types of smaller specimens of foliage plants are placed in a brass or pottery container, a ..... is created. A) Split complementary design. B) Triad design. C) Garden dish. D) Floral leaf bowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garden dish. 9. A standard water analysis usually includes ....., ....., and ..... A) PH, EC, alkalinity. B) Fluoride, aluminum, zinc. C) Iron, sulfates, boron. D) Potassium, calcium, sulfates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PH, EC, alkalinity. 10. The process of taking and passing a course or exam to provide evidence that a person has the knowledge and skills required to perform well. A) Continuing education. B) Monofloral. C) Portfolio. D) Certification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Certification. 11. Which of the following plants has the same common and genus and species names? A) Acer rubrum. B) Cornus florida. C) Forsythia suspensa. D) Ceris candensis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forsythia suspensa. 12. Scientific names of plants are expressed in Latin because A) It is a dead language. B) It is easy for all nationalities to pronounce. C) It is an international language and was used by the early scholars to express plant names. D) It is an easy language to learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is an international language and was used by the early scholars to express plant names. 13. Which color harmony uses two hues that are directly opposite to each other on color wheel? A) Complementary. B) Analogous. C) Monochromatic. D) Triadic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complementary. 14. Flowers, which are worn by men and pinned on a lapel, are called: A) Falcon corsage. B) Potpourri corsage. C) Boutonnieres. D) Hand-tied bouquet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boutonnieres. 15. When an arrangement is too small for its surroundings, it is said to be out of ..... A) Harmony. B) Tone. C) Rhythm. D) Proportion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proportion. 16. A palmately compound leaf has: A) Parallel Venation. B) A rachis. C) Leaflet. D) A midrib. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaflet. 17. Planned arrangement of plants in an indoor environment such as an office or hotel, or even a private home. A) Hard good. B) Certification. C) Interiorscape. D) Propagation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interiorscape. 18. Traditional temperature regimes for greenhouse production are to run ..... days and ..... nights. A) Cool, warm. B) Warm, cool. C) Cool, cool. D) Warm, warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm, cool. 19. The word horticulture, a Latin word, means A) "grower of crops". B) "plant cultivator". C) "lover of plants". D) "garden cultivation". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "garden cultivation". 20. Flower arrangements are more pleasing to the eye when their outline creates a ..... pattern. A) Geometric. B) Round. C) Triangular. D) Crescent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geometric. Next →Related QuizzesFloriculture Quiz 2Floriculture Quiz 3Floriculture Quiz 4Floriculture Quiz 5Floriculture Quiz 6Floriculture Quiz 7Floriculture Quiz 8Floriculture Quiz 9Horticulture QuizOlericulture QuizPrinciples Of Horticulture Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books