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Chapter 1, Careers in Floriculture

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Horticulture and floriculture are the study of

a)

automobiles

b)

plants and flowers

c)

fashion and design

d)

food

2.

Commercial growers

a)

produce live plants, flowers and foliage

b)

grow plants in fields and greenhouses

c)

need to know how to care for a variety of plants

d)

All of the above

3.

Wholesale florists buy plants from

a)

commercial growers

b)

retail florists

c)

the grocery store

d)

event florists

4.

Commercial growers sell plants and flowers to

a)

the general public

b)

farmers

c)

wholesale florists

d)

retail florists

5.

One type of product wholesalers do NOT sell in addition to flowers and foliage is

a)

glassware

b)

hot dog buns

c)

floral foam

d)

wire

6.

As the owner and/or manager of a full service flower shop you need to

a)

work with the customers

b)

take care of ordering paperwork

c)

oversee employees

d)

all of the above

7.

Floral designers

a)

do not need to know about basic design patterns

b)

create arrangements to fill the display cooler and incoming orders

c)

do not need to be creative

d)

used only dried flowers

8.

A salesperson in a retail flower shop

a)

does not need to know anything about flowers

b)

will not have to work on holidays and weekends

c)

should be friendly and knowledgeable

d)

does not need good communications skills

9.

Bucket Shops sells only cut flowers, loose stems or bouquets

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Full service retail shops do not deliver.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Delivery people should wear their pajamas when making deliveries.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

12. Delivery people are often the first people customers see from the retail flower shop.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Freelance floral designers are inexperienced designers who are new to the business.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

14. An event florist often designs wedding and party flowers.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

An interiorscape designer adds live and artificial plants to commercial offices.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

16. The Color Marketing Group (CMG) has influence on the floral industry

a)

true

b)

false

17.

17. Describes the products that are sold for cash and then immediately carried away by the customer.

a)

cash and carry

b)

certification

c)

commercial grower

d)

wire service

18.

18. The art and science of growing and marketing flowers and ornamental plants, and the designing and marketing of flower arrangements.

a)

horticulture

b)

propagation

c)

floriculture

d)

hybridization

19.

The process of taking and passing a course or exam to provide evidence that a person has the knowledge and skills required to perform well.

a)

Continuing education

b)

monofloral

c)

portfolio

d)

certification

20.

Crossing two different species or subspecies of plants to obtain seeds that have characteristics of both.

a)

horticulture

b)

hybridization

c)

employability

d)

propagation

21.

A collection of copies of a person's best work, awards, and other achievements that can be shown to prospective employers.

a)

Hard good

b)

employability

c)

portfolio

d)

wire service

22.

The art and science of cultivating garden plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants.

a)

Horticulture

b)

Interiorscape

c)

Floriculture

d)

Cash and Carry

23.

Planned arrangement of plants in an indoor environment such as an office or hotel, or even a private home.

a)

hard good

b)

certification

c)

interiorscape

d)

propagation

24.

24. The sum of a person's "people skills" and personal characteristics that make the person a valuable employee; a measure of a potential employee's worth to the employer.

a)

employability

b)

continuing education

c)

cuteness

d)

number of instagram followers

25.

Support materials and supplies, such as glassware, floral foams, wire, ribbon, packaging products, and tools.

a)

wire service

b)

commercial grower

c)

horticulture

d)

hard good