Jr. Floriculture Area 16-17

_ is the culture of plants for food, comfort, and beauty.

• Horticulture

• Botany

• Agriculture

• Floriculture

Olericulture is the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of _

• fruits

• nuts

• vegetables

• all of the above

The Swedish botanist, _, developed a method of classifying and names plants.

• Darwin

• Linnaeus

• Mendel

• Varro

All chemicals are accompanied with a MSDS sheet that explains the safe use of the chemical. MSDS stands for

• Material Safety Data Sheet

• Modern Safety Data Sheet

• Material Safety Development Sheet

• Modern Safety Development Sheet

Safety googles and glasses are examples of PPE or _ used in the horticulture industry.

• Particular Protective Equipment

• Private Protective Equipment

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Peculiar Protective Equipment

The ability of a plant to withstand colder temperatures is known as

• tenderness

• dicots

• hardiness

• monocots

_ plants are leafless during a portion of the year, usually winter.

• Woody

• Evergreen

• Perennial

• Deciduous

Plants that complete their life cycle in two years, growing foliage the first year and flowering the second year, are known as _.

• Biennial

• Annual

• Perennial

• Herbaceous

When classify plants, botanical nomenclature includes the Genus, species, and _.

• kingdom

• cultivar

• grower

• family

The chemical equations shown in the figure represents the equation for _.

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• transpiration

• none of the above