This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Horticulture > Fruit Vegetable Science > Horticulture – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The female part of the flower is called what? A) Pistil. B) Stamen. C) Petal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pistil. 2. The growing of flowers or foliage plants A) Floriculture. B) Landscape horticulture. C) Floral production. D) Olericulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Floral production. 3. This type of SAE involves planning and conducting an agricultural experiment using the scientific process or scientific method. A) Entrepreneurship. B) Improvement. C) Exploratory. D) Experimental. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Experimental. 4. What happens to plants during their dormant stage? A) Die. B) Grow abundantly. C) They start flowering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 5. The primary function of plant seeds is: A) Absorption. B) Photosynthesis. C) Plant identification. D) Sexual reproduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sexual reproduction. 6. Looses leaves during dormant season A) Deciduous. B) Turgid. C) Evergreen. D) Wilted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deciduous. 7. Fusarium crown and root rot inoculum can come from: A) The air. B) The seed. C) A and B. D) A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and C. 8. Tamicka uses a commercial blend of horticulture soil because she can depend on the pH of the product being: A) Acidic. B) Alkaline. C) Basic. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neutral. 9. What are you allowed to cut with pruners? A) Branches or leaves on a plant. B) Clothing. C) Fingers. D) Hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Branches or leaves on a plant. 10. Even though the parent material my have been present for many centuries, soils without well-developed horizons are classified as ..... A) Undeveloped Soils. B) Old Soils. C) Incomplete Soils. D) Young Soils. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Undeveloped Soils. 11. What is a deficiency symptom? A) Gives dark green color. B) Necessary to develop cell proteins. C) Slow and Dwarfed Plant Growth. D) Older leaves are purplish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slow and Dwarfed Plant Growth. 12. The process by which the surface of the earth gets worn down is described by which of the following? A) Run-off. B) Phytoremediation. C) Decay. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erosion. 13. Floriculture is the area of ornamental horticulture that deals with the A) Designing plans for landscapes and turf areas. B) Production and use flowers potted plants and annual bedding plants. C) Production of vegetables, fruits and nuts for retail sales. D) Producing plants for culinary uses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Production and use flowers potted plants and annual bedding plants. 14. A speech about Hereford cattle given at the annual meeting of purebred Angus cattle breeders would be inappropriate because of the: A) Audience. B) Length of speech. C) Location. D) Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audience. 15. The chemical formula for photosynthesis is: A) 6CO2 + 6H20 $\rightarrow$ C6H12O6 + 6O2 . B) C6H12O6 + 6O2 $\rightarrow$ 6CO2 + 6H2 O. C) NH4NO3 + 4H2O $\rightarrow$ 6NaCl + 4H2 O. D) 4P2O5 + 6CO2 $\rightarrow$ 6H2O + 4CaCO3 . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6CO2 + 6H20 $\rightarrow$ C6H12O6 + 6O2 . 16. Pores in the leaf's surface are ..... A) Stomata. B) Stomates. C) Stigmas. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 17. A plant with large green leaf-like growth that looked similar to a long vein down the middle. It had many little leaf-like structures called fronds, but it had no flowers or seeds. This plant is a: A) Catawba rhododendron. B) Geranium. C) Weeping fig. D) Boston fern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boston fern. 18. Seth has a few plants left to sale, he has 4 red Gerbera daisies left and 5 yellow Gerbera daisies left. If Seth just randomly grabs one of these plants off the table to give away, what is the probability that Seth grabs a red Gerbera Daisy? A) 1/5. B) 1/4. C) 4/9. D) 4/5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4/9. 19. The first step in making a floral arrangement is to: A) Attach foam to container. B) Cut flower stems. C) Establish outline. D) Select design shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Select design shape. 20. Which of the following is responsible for recycling raw materials? A) Air. B) Plants. C) Soil. D) Animal life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHorticulture QuizzesHorticulture Quiz 1Horticulture Quiz 2Horticulture Quiz 3Horticulture Quiz 4Horticulture Quiz 5Horticulture Quiz 6Horticulture Quiz 7Horticulture Quiz 8Horticulture Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books