This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Horticulture > Horticulture – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An indoor flowering plant grown for hanging baskets and pots that has red, white, or pink flowers and green leaves with long petioles, and is popular for Mother's Day is a: A) Boston Fern. B) Geranium. C) Hosta. D) Impatiens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geranium. 2. The most important step prior to using any pesticide is to ..... A) Mix it correctly. B) Read the label directions. C) Determine the formulation. D) Properly store it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read the label directions. 3. Becky needs to cut some rose srems from her bed of roses. What tool should she use? A) Axe. B) Chain saw. C) Pole pruner. D) Pruning shears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pruning shears. 4. Using a socket pot to hold a potted plant is what type of production? A) Pot-in-pot. B) Container. C) Field-grown. D) Greenhouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pot-in-pot. 5. Horticulture includes the production of plants for food, comfort and A) Technology. B) Beauty. C) Style. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beauty. 6. What must happen for a plant to grow seeds? A) Nectar must move from one flower to another. B) An animal must eat the flower. C) Pollen must move from flower to flower. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollen must move from flower to flower. 7. Caroline is careful to use tissue culture in laboratory conditions that are aseptic. Therefore, the laboratory environment is: A) Dirty. B) Humid. C) Pretty. D) Sterile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sterile. 8. 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. 9. The part of the plant that transports water and nutrients up from the roots to the stems and leaves is called the: A) Phloem. B) Cambia. C) Xylem. D) Bark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Xylem. 10. Samantha is cutting the iris rhizome in sections. This method of asexual propagation in which plants are broken or cut into smaller pieces or clumps and are planted to form new plants is: A) Division. B) Grafting. C) Layering. D) Seeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Division. 11. The scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance. A) Botany. B) Agronomy. C) Forestry. D) Horticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Botany. 12. The roots of nearly all plants in the wild are associated with ..... which are fungi that assist in plant uptake of nutrients and water. A) Mycorrhiza. B) Nonliving organic components. C) Arthropods. D) Mushrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mycorrhiza. 13. What is the genus name for all dogwoods? A) Quercus. B) Acer. C) Cornus. D) Ilex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cornus. 14. If a turfgrass farm has total assets of $ 250, 000 and total liabilities of $ 150, 000, which number should be recorded on the net worth line of the financial statement? A) $ 50, 000. B) $ 100, 000. C) $ 150, 000. D) $ 400, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $ 100, 000. 15. Advantages of sexual (Seed) Propagation A) To make multiples of them in days. B) To produce many in a short amount of time. C) Produce large numbers in a large amount of time. D) More in an hour than in a day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Produce large numbers in a large amount of time. 16. Which of the following is NOT correct about asexual reproduction? A) Less time required to produce a plant. B) Plants are genetically identical. C) Less expensive. D) Only way for some plants to reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less expensive. 17. When choosing a career in horticulture you should ..... A) Select a job with variety. B) Select a job with opportunity for promotion. C) Consider the job responsibilities. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 18. A person who must be skilled in checking horticultural products for diseases, insects, and quality is a/an: A) Accountant. B) Inspector. C) Sales representative. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inspector. 19. The open portion of the soil that holds air or water is ..... A) Parent material. B) Field capacity. C) Pore spaces. D) Bedrock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pore spaces. 20. Mass flowers are used in floral designs to add mass and to: A) Create the accent or focal point. B) Draw attention to the focal point. C) Fill empty spaces and hide the frame. D) Outline the shape and size. 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