FFA
What does "FFA" stand for?
Future Farmers of America
What career category is horticulture mainly involved in? i.e., Government, education, management, etc.
Agriculture
What is the purpose of roots?
To provide anchorage and absorb nutrients and water from the soil.
What is the broad, flat part of a leaf?
The blade.
What is one thing all plants need to grow and develop?
Water, carbon dioxide, sunlight, and other elements.
What are the FFA colors?
National blue and corn gold.
What is horticulture?
Horticulture is the cultivation, processing, and marketing of flowers, ornamental plants, vegetables, fruits, and nuts.
Name one of the root types.
Taproot, fibrous root, adventitious root, or air root.
What part connects leaves and flowers to the stem?
The petiole.
What is the difference between light quality and light quantity?
Light quality is the specific wavelength of light. Light quantity is the amount of light.
What year was the FFA established?
1928.
What is floriculture?
Floriculture is the science of growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing flowering plants.
Name a part of the root.
Root hair, root tip, root cap, lateral root, primary root.
What do flowers develop into?
Fruit and seeds.
What is the temperature range that plants typically thrive in? Answer using degrees farenhiet.
50 degrees to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
What are the 3 parts of an agricultural program?
FFA, SAE, classroom/laboratory.
What is olericulture?
Olericulture is the practice of growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing vegetables.
Name a part of the stem.
Apical bud, leaf scar, axillary bud, node, lintecel, internode, bud scale, vascular bundle, terminal bud, scale scar ring, pith.
What part of a leaf contains chloroplasts?
The mesophyll.
What are the words for when a plant has too much or too little moisture? Don't just give a one-word answer; specify which word goes with which definition.
When a plant has too much moisture, it is turgid. When a plant has too little moisture, it is wilted.
What does the cross-section of an ear of corn symbolize?
It symbolizes a common agricultural interest and unity.
What is viticulture?
The science of growing, maintaining, and processing grapes.
Name 2 of the specialized stem structures.
Corm, rhizome, stolon, tuber, sucker.
What is the difference between a perfect flower and a complete flower?
A perfect flower has a pistil and stamens; a complete flower has all 4 floral parts: pistil, stamen, petals, and sepals.
What is the difference between how blue light and red light affect plant growth? What do they promote when combined?
Red light causes elongated and soft growth—blue light results in short, hard, and dark plants. When combined, they promote flowering