Horticulture I Careers

Who is responsible for displaying and selling bedding plants?

• Garden center employee

• Greenskeeper

• Landscape designer

• Lawn maintenance employer

Which horticulture division includes vegetable production?

• Floriculture

• Forestry

• Olericulture

• Turfgrass

The area of horticulture that includes growing and harvesting flowers and making and selling flower arrangements is:

• agronomy.

• floriculture.

• forestry.

• pomology.

As a garden center worker, Julie should:

• be a high school dropout

• be unfriendly to customers

• enjoy working with people and plants

• expect to work in an air-conditioned area.

Compared to entry-level jobs, professional careers usually require special licenses and:

• less education.

• more manual labor.

• more outside work.

• more paperwork.

The science most associated with the study of plants grown for food or beautification is:

• agronomy.

• forestry.

• horticulture

• physics.

A person who must be skilled in checking horticultural products for diseases, insects, and quality is a/an:

• accountant

• inspector.

• sales representative

• teacher.

Which is most directly related to reducing the carbon footprint?

• Garden center salesperson

• Golf course attendant

• Green industry employee

• Park ranger

Which one is responsible for maintaining fairway and greens turf as well as sand traps and irrigation?

• Floriculturist

• Garden center employee

• Golf course employee

• Greenhouse worker

Which type of employee cares for the land area and plants surrounding a business, industry, church, or school?

• Garden center

• Golf course

• Grounds maintenance

• Nursery