Horticulture Quiz 6 (20 MCQs)

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1. A place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size
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:
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?
4. There has been a considerable rise in the income levels of families engaged in
5. The beginning of the food chain for all living things is the process of photosynthesis which takes place in plant:
6. Zoey uses a soilless horticultural mix for her greenhouse because it:
7. How is Earth a greenhouse?
8. What is a bedding plant that has large 6" colorful flowers?
9. Celery is an example of that plant what?
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:
11. The traditional nursery method of growing plants in the field is what type of production?
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?
13. Two warm-season grasses that do not grow well in "high-traffic" areas are:
14. What is the percentage of solid soil particles in an ideal soil?
15. ..... refers to roots arising from an unusual place; roots growing from stems or leaves
16. Which type of root system causes plants to be easier to transplant?
17. A balled and burlapped plant should be picked up and carried by the:
18. Aside from economic value, what is a value associated with ornamental horticulture?
19. Which of the following describes aesthetics?
20. Garden Centers are retail outlets that sell