3.03 Horticulture Quiz

Which is a part of the stamen?

• Pistil
• Stigma
• Petal
• Anther

Tissue culture may be used for:

• producing genetically identical plants.
• disinfecting greenhouse structures.
• sexual reproduction in floral crops.
• sterilization of soil products.

A procedure of fertilizer application used on row crops where the fertilizer is placed in bands about 8 inches from the row is known as:

• side-dressing.
• top-dressing.
• broadcasting.
• foliar application.

Which plant-growing medium is a mineral mica-type material?

• Peat moss
• Perlite
• Soil
• Vermiculite

What type of fertilizer is animal manure?

• Complete
• Inorganic
• Lime
• Organic

One would likely find peat moss in waterlogged areas called:

• bogs
• creeks
• pits
• ponds.

Propagation is defined as:

• the union of an egg and sperm.
• the process of increasing the number of a species.
• a cheaper method of producing plants than with seeds.
• the only way to propagate some species and cultivars.

Soil pH affects the availability of:

• nutrients in the soil.
• the structure of the soil.
• the land class of the soil.
• microbes in the soil.

The rate at which photosynthesis is carried out depends on the amount of:

• nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the water.
• oxygen in the atmosphere.
• respiration carried on during the daylight hours.
• light intensity, temperature, and carbon dioxide.

Foliar application of fertilizer is applied by:

• injecting the fertilizer in the soil below the plant.
• placing the fertilizer in a band on either side of the row.
• sprinkling the fertilizer on the ground beside the plant.
• spraying the fertilizer on the leaves of the plant.