This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Horticulture > Horticulture – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 30 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. High moisture holding capacity is a characteristic of A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Perlite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 2. A 10-6-4 formula of fertilizer to feed azaleas was purchased at the co-op. If the consumer bought a 100# of this fertilizer, how many pounds of Nitrogen would the consumer have purchased? A) 10. B) 6. C) 4. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 3. The area of horticulture that includes growing and harvesting flowers and making and selling flower arrangements is: A) Agronomy. B) Floriculture. C) Forestry. D) Pomology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Floriculture. 4. Each year he horticulture industry puts over 25 billion dollars in the economy at this level" A) County. B) State. C) National. D) World. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National. 5. Propagating nursery plants using a piece of stem or root is known as: A) Cutting. B) Grafting. C) Layering. D) Budding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutting. 6. What area of horticulture is concerned with growing, selling, designing, and arranging flowers A) Nursery production. B) Landscaping. C) Turfgrass management. D) Floriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Floriculture. 7. A tree that has no leaves in the winter is considered: A) Deciduous. B) Evergreen. C) Herbaceous. D) Turgid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deciduous. 8. The edge of a leaf is the: A) Margin. B) Midrib. C) Terminal bud. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Margin. 9. If the seed mixture in a deer plot formula says it has 25% Omega Ryegrass in the mixture, how many pounds of Omega Ryegrass seed are in a 50# bag of the deer plot mix? A) 25#. B) 12.5#. C) 50#. D) 6.25#. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12.5#. 10. The turf play area is 3 feet longer than it is wide and has an area of 550 square feet. How many feet long is the turfed play area? A) 20. B) 22. C) 25. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 22. 11. ..... is the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of vegetables. A) Horticulture. B) Olericulture. C) Pomology. D) Landscape Horticulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Olericulture. 12. Someone who propagates and cares for plants is: A) Greenhouse worker. B) Landscape designer. C) Floral designer. D) Lawn maintenance worker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse worker. 13. Which officer position is stationed by the flag? A) President. B) Vice-President. C) Reporter. D) Treasurer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reporter. 14. Which medium-evergreen shrub has yellowish-green new leaves, and "to 1" long and "to " wide medium-green mature leaves? A) Grape ivy. B) Japanese boxwood. C) Thorny elaeagnus. D) Warneckii dracena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japanese boxwood. 15. Which stepladder type should be avoided when working near electrical power sources? - A) Wood. B) Aluminum. C) Fiberglass. D) All types. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aluminum. 16. Chris is interested in producing the most new plants in the shortest time period. What is the best propagation method for him to accomplish his goal? A) Budding. B) Cutting. C) Grafting. D) Tissue culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tissue culture. 17. Part of a plant is removed to grow another plant for propagation A) Cutting. B) Planting. C) Transplanting. D) Dividing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutting. 18. Soils do not provide which of the following? A) Stability. B) Oxygen. C) Nutrients. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 19. Which state ranks first in wholesale sale of floriculture and olericulture crops? A) California. B) Florida. C) Texas. D) Illinois. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) California. 20. Where can a horticulturist work? A) Greenhouse or nursery production and management. B) Food Sevice. C) Business Management. D) Building & Construction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse or nursery production and management. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHorticulture Quiz 1Horticulture Quiz 2Horticulture Quiz 3Horticulture Quiz 4Horticulture Quiz 5Horticulture Quiz 6Horticulture Quiz 7Horticulture Quiz 8Horticulture Quiz 9Horticulture Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books