Intro to Horticulture quiz

The term horticulture literally means

• The culture of a garden

• The storing of plants

• The selling of plants

What is a term for planting, harvesting, processing and marketing fruits and nuts

• Pomology

• Floriculture

• Olericulture

• Apple

What is landscape horticulture?

• The design, installation, and maintenance of landscapes

• The science of growing grass for sports play, lawns, and roadways

• Cultivation of vegetables and herbs for the home or market

• Fruit trees that are grown for display in a yard.

A place that specializes in starting plants, shrubs and ornamental trees which can be transplanted to landscape areas is called a

• Nursery

• Vineyard

• Orchard

• Farm

Garden Centers are retail outlets that sell

• Biology kits

• Plants and garden supplies

• Fruits and Nuts

Floriculture is the area of ornamental horticulture that deals with the

• Designing plans for landscapes and turf areas

• Production and use flowers potted plants and annual bedding plants

• Production of vegetables, fruits and nuts for retail sales

• Producing plants for culinary uses

Botany is the study of

• Plants

• Animals

• Insects

• Bottles

Olericulture deals with growing

• Vegetables

• Fruits

• Nuts

• Hibiscus

The study of plants and plant processes

• Entomology

• Pomology

• Zeriscaping

• Botany

Horticulture includes the production of plants for food,comfort and

• Technology

• Beauty

• Style