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Horticulture 1 - Careers & SAE

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is responsible for displaying and selling bedding plants?
a)
Garden center employee
b)
Greenskeeper
c)
Landscape designer
d)
Lawn maintenance employer
2.
Which type of employee cares for the land area and plants surrounding a business, industry, church or school?
a)
Garden Center
b)
Golf Course
c)
Grounds Maintenance
d)
Nursery
3.
Which is most directly related to reducing the carbon footprint?
a)
Garden center salesperson
b)
Golf course superintendent
c)
Green industry employee
d)
Park ranger
4.
The science most associated with the study of plants grown for food or beautification is:
a)
agronomy
b)
forestry
c)
horticulture
d)
physics
5.
The area of horticulture that includes growing and harvesting flowers and making and selling flower arrangements is:
a)
agronomy
b)
floriculture
c)
forestry
d)
pomology
6.
Which one is responsible for maintaining fairway and greens turf as well as sand traps and irrigation?
a)
florist
b)
garden center employee
c)
golf course employee
d)
greenhouse worker
7.
Which horticulture division includes vegetable production?
a)
floriculture
b)
forestry
c)
olericulture
d)
turfgrass
8.
As a garden center worker, Julie should:
a)
be a high school dropout
b)
be unfriendly to customers
c)
enjoy working with people and plants
d)
expect to work in an air conditioned area
9.
Compared to entry level jobs, professional careers usually require special licenses and:
a)
less educatio
b)
more manual labor
c)
more outside work
d)
more paperwork
10.
A person who must be skilled in checking horticultural products for diseases, insects, and quality is a/an:
a)
accountant
b)
inspector
c)
sales representative
d)
teacher
11.

An immersion SAE that asks "why" or "how" something occurs, followed by a collection of data, and analysis of data to answer the question is:

a)

analysis

b)

entrepreneurship

c)

experimental

d)

invention

12.

An immersion SAE that requires records of items bought & sold is:

a)

research

b)

ownership/entrepreneurship

c)

service based learning

d)

placement/internship

13.

An immersion SAE that involves the student working for an industry and gaining knowledge through experience is which SAE?

a)

research

b)

ownership

c)

placement

d)

school-based enterprise

14.

Which comes from a Latin word meaning "garden cultivation" and includes vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants?

a)

agronomy

b)

forestry

c)

horticulture

d)

zoology

15.

The part of the horticulture industry most associated with growing, maintaining, and processing grapes is:

a)

floriculture

b)

olericulture

c)

pomology

d)

viticulture

16.

Within the research immersion SAE which of the following involves using a design process to develop a product that solves a problem?

a)

experimental

b)

analysis

c)

invention

17.

Within the research immersion SAE, which of the following applies the scientific method?

a)

experimental

b)

analysis

c)

invention

18.

An immersion SAE that is a student-led business that offers goods or services to people in the community is:

a)

placement/internship

b)

research

c)

service based learning

d)

school-based enterprise

19.

An immersion SAE that is a chance to use the knowledge & skills gained from school to address real needs in the world is:

a)

research

b)

service based learning

c)

school based enterprise

d)

placement/internship