Soils
Propagation
Intro to Horticulture
Parts and Processes
Plant ID
100
This soil has the smallest particles.
What is clay?
100
Before they are placed in a rooting hormone, tip cuttings should be dipped in a/an to prevent rot:
What is fungicide?
100
The horticulture division that includes vegetable production is:
What is olericulture?
100
Plants that complete their life cycles in two years are:
What is biennials?
100
The first word in the scientific name of a plant is the:
What is genus?
200
This soil has the largest particles.
What is sand?
200
Temperature, moisture and seed viability are factors that affect:
What is germination rates?
200
The horticulture division that includes fruit corn and cotton production is:
What is agronomy?
200
If a plant is turgid, it is:
What is swollen with moisture?
200
In the scientific name Ficus elastica ‘Decora' which is a Decora Rubber Plant, the word ‘Decora' is the:
What is variety?
300
These are the 3 soil horizons.
What is A, B, and C?
300
Renee needs about 1,000 petunia plants. If seed germination rate is 50%, which is the minimum number of seeds she should sow?
What is 2000?
300
The horticulture division that includes fruit production is:
What is pomology?
300
As part of regular biological processes, a deciduous tree:
What is drops its leaves in the dormant season?
300
A deciduous tree with acorns and narrow green leaves that grows about 60 feet high and forty feet wide is a:
What is willow oak?
400
A soil test determines the ____________ or __________ of a soil.
What is acidity or alkalinity?
400
Tissue culture must be done in laboratory conditions that are aseptic which means the environment is:
What is sterile?
400
Horticulture is important because it produces:
What is food?
400
Which type of root system causes plants to be easier to transplant?
What is fibrous?
400
Elisha saw a large evergreen tree with clusters of needle-like leaves about four inches long. There were five leaves or needles per cluster. He saw some curving brown cones under the tree. What is the common name of this tree?
What is Eastern White Pine?
500
The lower the pH of a soil, the more ____________ the soil is.
What is acidic?
500
Mary needs to graft some fruit trees. If the scion and rootstock are about the same diameter, the grafting method she should use is:
What is whip grafting?
500
The applied plant science that studies plants grown for food or beautification is:
What is horticulture?
500
Monocot stems have the xylem and phloem:
What is in small bundles scattered throughout the stem?
500
A large deciduous tree with star-shaped leaves that turn yellow, orange, red and purple in the fall and also has burrs or prickly balls is a:
What is sweetgum?
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