Horticulture Quiz 3 (20 MCQs)

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1. When something repeats itself enough times with a standard distance between repetitions, a rhythm is established
2. The proper time of the year to plant warm-season lawn grasses is:
3. When is it best to Harvest Peaches?
4. , the economic system of the United States, allows people to do business with a minimum of government interference
5. Sheri's Supervised Agricultural Experience 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 Sheri working on?
6. Lettuce is an example of which part of the plant?
7. The type of pruning a landscape maintenance worker uses to cut old branches back to the ground is:
8. Why is a wilted plant limp?
9. Governments can predict areas of food insecurity and vulnerability using
10. Which of the following is not an economic value of horticulture?
11. During the plant sale we hit a time where we don't sell as many plants. We sell 90 on day 15, 79 on day 16. If we sell on 65 on day 17, what is our average plants sold during the stretch of day 15 thru day 17?
12. 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?
13. Which pH reading is alkaline?
14. The cultivation of flowers
15. Which is the best growing media if an inorganic media is desired?
16. The science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing tree grown fruits is:
17. What is the genus name for all hollies?
18. Small, deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves, three- to five-inch long brown bean-type pods, and pink-purple colored seasonal flowers is an:
19. If DeShawn bought a tropical that has a thick, rounded leaf, he most likely purchased a/an:
20. The component of a high school agriculture education program that provides a part-time job for students to gain work experience to help in career planning is