WorksheetsHorticulture
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
•The culture of plants for food, comfort, and beautification purposes.
a)
Horticulture
b)
Forestry
c)
Floriculture
d)
Agriculture
2.
•Raising livestock, cultivating the soil, and producing row crops, including some fruits and vegetables.
a)
Landscape
b)
Agriculture
c)
Forestry
3.
Agriculture is primarily small or large?
a)
Large
b)
Small
4.
Horticulture is primarily large or small scale?
a)
large
b)
small
5.
Who created the naming system for plants?
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Carl Linnaeus
c)
Bill Nye The Science Guy
d)
Albert Einstein
6.
The scientific name is made up what?
a)
Genus and Species
b)
Genus and Phenotype
c)
First and Last Name
d)
Species and Family
7.
•The area of horticulture that involves the planting, harvesting. Storing, processing and marketing of vegetable crops.
a)
Pomology
b)
Olericulture
c)
Floriculture
d)
Landscape
8.
•The area of horticulture that involves the planting, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing of fruit ad nut crops.
a)
Flolriculture
b)
Landscape
c)
pomology
d)
Olericulture
9.
What two areas of horticulture make up ornamental horticulture?
a)
Landscape and Floriculture
b)
Floriculture and Forestry
c)
Forestry and Viticulture
10.
•The area of horticulture associated with producing, transporting and using cut flowers, potted plants, and annual bedding plants.
a)
Floriculture
b)
Forestry
c)
Landscape
d)
Design
11.
•The production and use of plants to beautify the environment.
a)
nursery/ landscape
b)
floriculture
c)
pomology
12.
•A place which specializes in growing and caring for plants, shrubs and ornamental trees that can later be transported to landscape areas.
a)
Nursery
b)
House
c)
Temple
d)
Fort
13.
When were girls allowed to join the FFA?
a)
1989
b)
1969
c)
1999
d)
2009
14.
Who wrote the FFA Creed?
a)
E.M. Tiffany
b)
George Maxwell
c)
Todd Gurley
d)
Leslie Applegate
15.
When was the Smith Hughes Act passed?
a)
1955
b)
1930
c)
1917
d)
1928
16.
When are Watermelons Harvested?
a)
April - November
b)
December- March
c)
Year Round
d)
October - December
17.
When is it best to Harvest Peaches?
a)
May - September
b)
July Only
c)
May only
d)
August- March
18.
Blueberries are one of Georgia's top commodities.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
There is such a thing as a purple carrot.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
There is such a thing as a purple potato.
a)
True
b)
False
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