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GA State Floriculture JR 18-19

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

IPM stands for

a)

Integrated Plant Management

b)

Integrated Pest Management

c)

Insect Pest Management

d)

Insect and Pest Management

2.

Plant _ are organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, that can be very harmful to plants.

a)

host

b)

vertebrates

c)

pathogens

d)

mollusks

3.

Slow release fertilizers are typically mixed into plant media at the time of planting and are commonly _ type fertilizers.

a)

insoluble

b)

soluble

c)

organic

d)

complex

4.

When ordering for school greenhouses, teachers typically order bedding plants as young plants with well established, complete, and independent root systems known as

a)

cuttings

b)

bare root

c)

plugs

d)

seeds

5.

One of the fastest growing sectors of the green industry is _, a water based soil-less growing media.

a)

tissue culture

b)

xeriscaping

c)

micropropagation

d)

hydroponics

6.

Insects feed on a variety of plants. An insects feeding habits are determined by their

a)

mouth parts

b)

size

c)

environment

d)

thorax

7.

Plants that are deficient in _ often are reddish purple in color

a)

nitrogen

b)

phosphorus

c)

potassium

d)

calcium

8.

Plants obtain _ by breaking down carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

carbon

d)

nitrogen

9.

Most horiculture plants can thrive in a pH range of _ to 7.

a)

0

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5.5

10.

The area on the stem where leaves develop is the _

a)

bud

b)

axil

c)

node

d)

rhizome

11.

The leaf arrangement in the figure is

a)

alternate

b)

opposite

c)

whirled

d)

complex

12.

A thin stalk called the _ support the anther.

a)

sepal

b)

style

c)

filament

d)

pistil

13.

Insects are supported and protected by a hardened _

a)

exoskeleton

b)

entoskeleton

c)

intoskeleton

d)

cytoskeleton

14.

A nanometer is the unit of measurement used to quantify _ wavelengths.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

light

d)

pH

15.

_ plants can flower under a wide range of day lengths.

a)

Long day

b)

Short day

c)

Day extended

d)

Day neutral

16.

A plants ability to bend through a maze towards a light source, as seen in the figure, is called

a)

geotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

thigmotropism

d)

hydrotropism

17.

_ are tumor like growths that develop in response to an insect laying eggs within the plant.

a)

Nematodes

b)

Parasites

c)

Pathogens

d)

Galls

18.

A typical soil will be composed of mineral and organic matter as well as water and

a)

nonvertebrate insects

b)

fertilizer

c)

air

d)

rock

19.

The soil _ refers to the amount of sand, silt, and clay present in a given soil.

a)

structure

b)

pores

c)

horizons

d)

texture

20.

Soil pH is a measure of the amount of _ ions in the soil.

a)

calcium

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

iron

21.

When working with cuttings, it is common to treat plants with an _ which is a plant growth hormone that induces adventitious root formation.

a)

liner

b)

osmocote

c)

auxin

d)

cytokinins

22.

Some plants reproduce by natural layering. An example of natural layering is strawberries who reproduce from _.

a)

runners

b)

tip layers

c)

stolons

d)

bulbs

23.

The fertilizer analysis shown in the figure is a(n) _ fertilizer.

a)

complete

b)

incomplete

c)

broad

d)

whole

24.

_ most commonly occur on the underside of lead and provide openings for gas exchange.

a)

epidermis

b)

cuticle

c)

xylem

d)

stoma

25.

Sometimes leaves do not have a stalk but instead are attached directly to the plant base known as

a)

sessile

b)

petiole

c)

blade

d)

sepal