Careers
Biotech in Plant Science
Growing Media & pH
Parts of Plant
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100

Which career is involved with plants grown around the home for aesthetic purposes? 

A. Floral designer 

B. Forester 

C. Landscaper 

D. Wholesale florist

C. Landscaper 

100

DNA is in the shape of a:

double helix

100

What type of fertilizer is animal manure? 

A. Complete 

B. Inorganic 

C. Lime 

D. Organic

D. Organic

100

The purpose of petals in flowers is to:

Attract insects for pollination.

100

spraying the fertilizer on the leaves of the plant is called...

foliar application

200

Which career supplies young flowering plants to a florist? 

A. Floral designer 

B. Forest ranger 

C. Greenhouse manager 

D. Landscape architect

C. Greenhouse manager 

200

Which is a product of genetic engineering related to weed control? 

A. Roundup-ready soybeans 

B. Bt corn 

C. High-oleic peanuts 

D. Delayed-ripening tomatoes

A. Roundup-ready soybeans 

200

A fertilizer application used on row crops where the fertilizer is placed in bands about 8" from the row:

side-dressing

200

The primary function of the leaf is to:

manufacture food for the plant.

200

What kind of propagation uses vegetative plant parts to increase the number of plants? 

A. Asexual 

B. Perlite 

C. Sexual 

D. Vermiculite

A. Asexual (No seed involved)

300

True or False: An entomologist is a plant science career that belongs in any of the plant science areas 

TRUE: The study of bugs are important to ornamental hort, agronomy (soil & crop), and fruit/veg production

300

What bacteria were genetically engineered to produce insulin?

E. Coli

300

Which plant-growing medium is a mineral mica-type material?

Vermiculite

300

What temperature range will photosynthesis work best in?

65-85 degrees

300

method of joining two different, wooden stem plants

grafting

400

This career is a part of the horticulture industry and they design landscapes

Landscape Architect

400

A major reason for the manipulation of genes using recombinant DNA technology is to:

improve plant and animal performance.

400

Which plant-growing medium is a volcanic ash material

perlite

400

The three parts of a seed are:

Embryo

Endosperm

Seed Coat

400

What is applied to lower the pH value of soil? 

A. Lime 

B. Sulfur 

C. Fertilizer 

D. Sand

B. Sulfur 

500

A person who grows, manages, and sells hay crops for various animal producers.

Forage Manager

500

Recombinant DNA technology is also known as:

gene splicing

500

Sulfur is used to lower soil pH so that the soil will become more:

Acidic (0-6 = Acidic, 7=neutral, 8-14=alkaline/basic)

500

The primary function of the root is to (2 things!)

anchor the plant and supply water and nutrients.

500

The propagation method where a plant is separated into smaller parts is:

division

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