Careers in Horticulture Quiz

What is a career?

• A. A task a person performs for pay and benefits.

• B. An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life with opportunities for progress.

• C. Work that has a title and specified duties.

• D. A short-term job with no opportunities for progress.

What is an occupation?

• A. A task a person performs for pay and benefits.

• B. An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life with opportunities for progress.

• C. Work that has a title and specified duties.

• D. A short-term job with no specified duties.

What is a job?

• A. A task a person performs for pay and benefits.

• B. An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life with opportunities for progress.

• C. Work that has a title and specified duties.

• D. A long-term career with no pay.

Before choosing to pursue a career in horticulture, what is advisable to do?

• A. Start working immediately without any research.

• B. Explore related occupations or jobs to get a sense of what the career entails.

• C. Ignore the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• D. Only focus on the pay and benefits.

Who would enjoy a career in horticulture?

• Those who dislike working with plants

• Those who pursue their interest in horticulture

• Those who prefer indoor office jobs

• Those who are not interested in nature

What do employers often place more importance on in horticulture careers?

• Technical skills over personal skills

• Personal skills over technical skills

• Formal education over personal skills

• None of the above

Which of the following is considered a technical skill?

• Ability to relate to others productively

• Work ethic

• Plant and harvest crops

• Good hygiene

Which skill is more difficult to develop in employees according to the document?

• Technical skills

• Personal skills

• Both are equally difficult

• Neither are difficult

Which of the following is NOT listed as a personal skill?

• Work ethic

• Maintain power equipment

• Promptness

• Positive attitude

What is a horticulturist?

• A person who studies animal behavior

• A person trained in the cultivation of plants

• A person who designs buildings

• A person who writes books