WorksheetsChapter 1, Careers in Floriculture
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Horticulture and floriculture are the study of
automobiles
plants and flowers
fashion and design
food
Commercial growers
produce live plants, flowers and foliage
grow plants in fields and greenhouses
need to know how to care for a variety of plants
All of the above
Wholesale florists buy plants from
commercial growers
retail florists
the grocery store
event florists
Commercial growers sell plants and flowers to
the general public
farmers
wholesale florists
retail florists
One type of product wholesalers do NOT sell in addition to flowers and foliage is
glassware
hot dog buns
floral foam
wire
As the owner and/or manager of a full service flower shop you need to
work with the customers
take care of ordering paperwork
oversee employees
all of the above
Floral designers
do not need to know about basic design patterns
create arrangements to fill the display cooler and incoming orders
do not need to be creative
used only dried flowers
A salesperson in a retail flower shop
does not need to know anything about flowers
will not have to work on holidays and weekends
should be friendly and knowledgeable
does not need good communications skills
Bucket Shops sells only cut flowers, loose stems or bouquets
True
False
Full service retail shops do not deliver.
True
False
Delivery people should wear their pajamas when making deliveries.
True
False
12. Delivery people are often the first people customers see from the retail flower shop.
True
False
Freelance floral designers are inexperienced designers who are new to the business.
true
false
14. An event florist often designs wedding and party flowers.
true
false
An interiorscape designer adds live and artificial plants to commercial offices.
True
False
16. The Color Marketing Group (CMG) has influence on the floral industry
true
false
17. Describes the products that are sold for cash and then immediately carried away by the customer.
cash and carry
certification
commercial grower
wire service
18. The art and science of growing and marketing flowers and ornamental plants, and the designing and marketing of flower arrangements.
horticulture
propagation
floriculture
hybridization
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.
Continuing education
monofloral
portfolio
certification
Crossing two different species or subspecies of plants to obtain seeds that have characteristics of both.
horticulture
hybridization
employability
propagation
A collection of copies of a person's best work, awards, and other achievements that can be shown to prospective employers.
Hard good
employability
portfolio
wire service
The art and science of cultivating garden plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants.
Horticulture
Interiorscape
Floriculture
Cash and Carry
Planned arrangement of plants in an indoor environment such as an office or hotel, or even a private home.
hard good
certification
interiorscape
propagation
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.
employability
continuing education
cuteness
number of instagram followers
Support materials and supplies, such as glassware, floral foams, wire, ribbon, packaging products, and tools.
wire service
commercial grower
horticulture
hard good
