This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Horticulture > Horticulture – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Horticulture Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size A) Conservatorium. B) Nursery. C) National Park. D) Apiary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nursery. 2. If a plant has holes in the leaves or missing plant parts, it is likely that the damage came from a chewing insect such as a: A) Catepillar or japanese beetle. B) Aphid or whitefly. C) Mealybug or catepillar. D) Grasshopper or spidermite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catepillar or japanese beetle. 3. The general rule for root pruning is 10" of circle diameter for each 1" of plant stem diameter. What diameter circle should be made for a plant that has a 3" diameter stem? A) 3". B) 5". C) 10". D) 30". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30". 4. There has been a considerable rise in the income levels of families engaged in A) Livestock farming. B) Animal husbandry. C) Horticulture production. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horticulture production. 5. The beginning of the food chain for all living things is the process of photosynthesis which takes place in plant: A) Flowers. B) Leaves. C) Roots. D) Stems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaves. 6. Zoey uses a soilless horticultural mix for her greenhouse because it: A) Comes from the garden. B) Has a lot of weight. C) Is cheap. D) Is sterile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is sterile. 7. How is Earth a greenhouse? A) Earth's atmosphere does the same thing as the greenhouse. B) Carbon Dioxide, a gas in Earth's atmosphere, does what the roof of a greenhouse does. C) The Sun shines through the atmosphere, warming the Earth's surface. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. What is a bedding plant that has large 6" colorful flowers? A) Zinnia. B) Japanese pachysandra. C) Madagascar periwinkle. D) Kalanchoe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zinnia. 9. Celery is an example of that plant what? A) Roots. B) Stem. C) Flower. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stem. 10. 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. 11. The traditional nursery method of growing plants in the field is what type of production? A) Pot-in-pot. B) Container. C) Field-grown. D) Cold frame. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Field-grown. 12. On the map 1/4 inch equals 12 miles. If a road on the map is 60 miles long, how long is the line to draw this road? A) 1/4 inch. B) 1/2 inch. C) 1.0 inch. D) 1 1/4 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 1/4 inches. 13. Two warm-season grasses that do not grow well in "high-traffic" areas are: A) Bermuda and Tall Fescue. B) Centipede and St. Augustine. C) Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue. D) Perennial and Annual Ryegrass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Centipede and St. Augustine. 14. What is the percentage of solid soil particles in an ideal soil? A) 5. B) 20. C) 50. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50. 15. ..... refers to roots arising from an unusual place; roots growing from stems or leaves A) Adverse. B) Secondary. C) Phloem. D) Adventitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adventitious. 16. Which type of root system causes plants to be easier to transplant? A) Fibrous. B) Long. C) Sharp. D) Tap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fibrous. 17. A balled and burlapped plant should be picked up and carried by the: A) Buds. B) Dead flowers. C) Limbs. D) Root ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Root ball. 18. Aside from economic value, what is a value associated with ornamental horticulture? A) High-quality food. B) Pharmaceutical proteins. C) Psychological well-being. D) Superior lumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychological well-being. 19. Which of the following describes aesthetics? A) Curative. B) Efficiency. C) Beauty. D) Hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beauty. 20. Garden Centers are retail outlets that sell A) Biology kits. B) Plants and garden supplies. C) Fruits and Nuts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants and garden supplies. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHorticulture Quiz 1Horticulture Quiz 2Horticulture Quiz 3Horticulture Quiz 4Horticulture Quiz 5Horticulture Quiz 7Horticulture Quiz 8Horticulture Quiz 9Horticulture Quiz 10Horticulture Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books