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College Intro to Horticulture Quiz on Intro to Horticulture, created by Sydney Kindberg on 03/02/2015.
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Question 1

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The node of a shoot is
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  • The terminal point of the shoot
  • A place where a leaf and axillary bud are connected or attached to a shoot
  • The space between two adjacent leaves and/or axillary buds
  • The type of cells surrounding the vascular bundle in the shoot epidermis

Question 2

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A group of plant species that possess common fundamental traits, but differ in other more specific characteristics is a
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  • Family
  • Species
  • Cultivar
  • Genus

Question 3

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All turfgrass species belong to
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  • Festuca
  • Poaceae
  • Gymnosperma
  • Turfaceacous

Question 4

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A mature ovary and associated parts that may include one or more carpels and/or each carpel contains ovules for seed formation is the definition of a
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  • Fruit
  • Seed
  • Vegetable
  • Chimera

Question 5

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Plants starting with a seed followed by a vegetative growth period, reproductive stage and death in a single growing season are classified as a/an
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  • Monocarp
  • Perennial
  • Annual
  • Biennial

Question 6

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Which of the following is classified as a scientific society?
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  • American Society for Horticultural Science
  • American Nurserymen's Association
  • American Orchid Society
  • American Allegiance of Horticultural Industries
  • All of the above

Question 7

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Nomenclature is the primary system of
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  • Classifying plants
  • Sorting plants
  • Naming plants
  • All of the above

Question 8

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Fredrick Law Olmstead is/was
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  • Regarded as the parent of horticulture as a scientific and academic discipline in the US
  • The parent of American Landscape Architecture with philosophies of natural design, the architect for Central Park in NYC, and the founding superintendent of Yosemite National Park
  • Regarded as the parent of the nursery and landscape plant industry of the US
  • America's fist horticultural taxonomist and plant explorer

Question 9

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A way of identifying the difference between a monocot and dicot based upon leaf anatomy and morphology is that in monocots there is reticulate or netted vascular venation while in dicots there is a parallel or longitudinal venation.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Horticulture can be defined as
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  • The art or practice of garden cultivation and management
  • The scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance
  • The science of soil management and crop production
  • The activity of tending and cultivating a garden, especially as a pastime

Question 11

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Which of these is not a division of horticulture?
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  • Pomology
  • Olerticulture
  • Floristry
  • Turf Science
  • Entomology
  • Arboriculture

Question 12

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Who was the parent of horticulture as a discipline?
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  • Robert Prince
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey
  • Carolus Linnaeus
  • Ernest Henry Wilson

Question 13

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The disciplines of horticulture are the areas of science and technology used for studying and growing/producing horticultural crops.
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Which of these is not one of the horticultural industries?
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  • Fruit and Vegetable Industries
  • Nursery Industries
  • Seed Industries
  • Retail Horticulture
  • All of the above

Question 15

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Which of these is an example of a plant science?
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  • Botany
  • Horticulture
  • Agronomy and crop sciences
  • Answers A and B
  • All of the above

Question 16

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Below is a list of Old World crops. Please identify the items in the that belong in a list of New World crops.
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  • Oranges
  • Tomatos
  • Grapes
  • Onions
  • Dates
  • Squash
  • Tree fruits
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