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Branches and career in Horticulture

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which branch primarily focuses on plant and soil interaction?
a)
Floriculture
b)
Horticulture
c)
Agronomy
d)
Turfgrass Management 
2.
The practice of growing vegetables for production is known as-- 
a)
Olericulture
b)
Floriculture
c)
Agronomy
d)
Pomology
3.
Which branch of horticulture produces fruits and nuts?
a)
Olericulture
b)
Pomology
c)
Fruitology
d)
Agronomy
4.
Which branch primarily contains walkways, ponds, outdoor accents such as fountains, and color coordination in planting to abide with the center of focus?
a)
Interiorscaping
b)
Landscape Design
c)
Horticulture
d)
Agronomy
5.
Which branch typically works within a greenhouse for mass production & produces flowers by seed and vegetative parts?
a)
Interiorscaping
b)
Landscape Design
c)
Agronomy
d)
Floriculture
6.
Which branches involve the principles of horticulture and placement of plants?
a)
Floriculture, Landscape Design
b)
Landscape Design, Interiorscaping
c)
Interiorscaping, Floriculture
d)
Floriculture, Agronomy
7.
Sports fields' maintenance is an example of which branch?
a)
Agronomy
b)
Landscaping
c)
Turfgrass Management
d)
Mowing
8.
Which branch's purpose is to create an indoor atmosphere by using large accents to draw attention and provide beauty?
a)
Floriculture
b)
Horticulture
c)
Landscaping
d)
Interiorscaping
9.
Harvesting of trees is an example of which branch?
a)
Horticulture
b)
Landscaping
c)
Forestry
d)
Turfgrass Management
10.
The practice and science of growing field crops for production is known as--
a)
Horticulture
b)
Floriculture
c)
Forestry
d)
Agronomy
11.
The study of plant sciences and their relationships with one another is known as--
a)
Ag
b)
Horticulture
c)
Agronomy
d)
FFA
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.

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

a)

agronomy

b)

forestry

c)

horticulture

d)

zoology

17.

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

a)

floriculture

b)

olericulture

c)

pomology

d)

viticulture

18.
a)

water garden

b)

rock garden

c)

roof garden

d)

Bog garden

19.

Horticulture is a science, as well as, an art of production, utilisation and improvement of horticultural crops, such as fruits and vegetables, spices and condiments, ornamental, plantation, medicinal and aromatic plants.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

somewhat true

d)

others

20.

The term horticulture is derived from two Latin words hortus, meaning ‘garden’, and --------- meaning ‘cultivation

a)

futura

b)

cultura

c)

cultivar

d)

flora

21.

Coffee,Rubber,Tea crops falls under--------

a)

Cash Crop

b)

Medicinal Crop

c)

Plantation Crops

d)

Spice Crops

22.

The use of horticultural plants and methods as therapeutic tools with disabled and disadvantaged people

a)

Allopathy

b)

Homeopathy

c)

Horticultural Therapy

d)

Naturopathy