floriculture Quiz

The following is not a characteristic of an insect:

• Three segmented body

• Six legs

• Two pairs of wings

• Two tentacles

A Japanese style of floral arrangement is known as:

• Ying

• Yang

• Chow

• Ikenobo

The following is not used to measure greenhouse crop nutrient levels:

• Soil tests

• Soluble salts meter

• Foliar analysis

• Tensiometer

Light intensity is measured in units of:

• Nanometers

• Micrometers

• Foot-candles

• Newtons

__________ is a method of sub-irrigation that is most often used to water plants in small pots.

• Drip irrigation

• Spaghetti tube irrigation

• Soaker hose system

• Capillary mat system

If a poinsettia were growing under optimum conditions and the nights were less than 11 hours long, it would most likely be in the ________ stage of development.

• flower bud initiation

• flower bud development

• flowering

• vegetative

The loss of water from a plant through its leaves is referred to as:

• mitosis

• transpiration

• capillary action

• photosynthesis

Plant cells that are full of water are described as ________.

• Truncated

• Turgid

• Edaphic

• Etiolated

Which of the following is not a part of the pistil?

• Stigma

• Filament

• Style

• Ovary

(a)   are commonly propagated by leaf petiole cuttings.