chapter 20 Fruit Science Quiz

A(n) ______ is a fruit grower or fruit scientist.

• sharecropper

• pomologist

• clericulturist

• agrarian

A drupe is a fruit with a large, hard seed called a ______.

• stone

• kernel

• core

• pip

An example of a pome fruit is a(n) ______.

• tomato

• apricot

• grape

• apple

Grapes require a growing season that has ______ frost-free days.

• at least 140

• roughly 90

• more than 160

• approximately 110

Newly planted peach and sour cherry trees can bear fruit in ______.

• as few as 2 years

• no fewer than 5 years

• the second season

• as few as 3 years

After the first year, apply fertilizer at the rate of ______.

• 1 lb. times the age of the tree

• 2 lbs. times the height of the tree

• 2 lbs. times the diameter of the tree

• 1 lb. times the circumference of the tree

The target size for most grapefruit harvests is ______.

• 64

• 96

• 80

• 72

______ should be harvested when they are fully ripe.

• Cherries

• Peaches

• Strawberries

• Apricots

Nut varieties ripen ______.

• from August to November

• from June to September

• during the summer months

• during the months of December and January

For long-term storage of apples, the ______.

• humidity level needs to be very high

• area should be kept below freezing at night

• temperature should be as close to 32 degrees Fahrenheit as possible

• daytime temperatures should remain 25 degrees above freezing