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Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

As a garden center worker, Julie should:

a)

be a high school drop out

b)

be unfriendly to customers

c)

enjoy working with people and plants

d)

expect to work in an air conditioned area

3.

Compared to entry-level jobs, professional careers usually require special licenses and:

a)

less education

b)

more manual labor

c)

more outside work

d)

more paperwork

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.

A person who must be skilled in checking horticultural products for diseases, insects, and quality is a/an:

a)

accountant

b)

inspector

c)

sales rep

d)

teacher

6.

Who is responsible for displaying and selling bedding plants?

a)

Garden center employee

b)

greenskeeper

c)

landscape designer

d)

lawn maintenance employee

7.

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

8.

Which one is responsible for maintaining fairway and greens turf as well as sand traps and irrigation?

a)

floriculturalist

b)

garden center employee

c)

golf course employee

d)

greenhouse worker

9.

Which horticulture division includes vegetable production?

a)

Floriculture

b)

Forestry

c)

olericulture

d)

turf grass

10.

Which is most directly related to reducing the carbon footprint?

a)

Garden center salesperson

b)

lawn care worker

c)

green industry employee

d)

park ranger

11.

An example of a placement SAE would be:

a)

working at the school greenhouse assisting customers for the FFA plant sale.

b)

advertising for a food drive at the local food bank.

c)

growing and selling pumpkins.

d)

working at a florist.

12.

In which part of a foundational SAE would Avery create a risk assessment of a sweet potato packing facility?

a)

personal finance management and planning

b)

career exploration and planning

c)

agricultural literacy

d)

workplace safety

13.

What part of Dawn's foundational SAE gave her a better understanding of personal finance and planning?

a)

creating a cover letter

b)

creating a personal budget

c)

interviewing a soil scientist

d)

completing a career interest survey

14.

What type of immersion Supervised Agricultural Experience would have an entry recorded as engaging local stakeholders?

a)

Placement

b)

Experimental

c)

Service Learning

d)

Entrepreneurship

15.

Which type of immersion Supervised Agricultural Experience requires a research plan to include all safety requirements?

a)

Placement

b)

Experimental

c)

Service Learning

d)

School-Based Enterprise

16.

What type of immersion Supervised Agricultural Experience involves volunteering to teach floral design at a local assisted-living facility?

a)

Invention

b)

Experimental

c)

Service-Learning

d)

School-Based Enterprise

17.

What type of Supervised Agricultural Experience would involve researching the effect of various planting times on the yields of radishes?

a)

Analytical

b)

Placement

c)

Experimental

d)

School-Based

18.

An example of a foundational Supervised Agricultural Experience activity in the career exploration and planning area is:

a)

creating a personal budget and tracking monthly financial activity.

b)

converting a career plan into a career portfolio to use in interviews.

c)

making a poster with commonly used tools in a chosen career and the proper safety procedures associated with each.

d)

making a list of 10 personal strategies that enhance verbal and non-verbal communication.

19.

Which type of immersion Supervised Agricultural Experience could require financial and operational reports that are presented to an oversight committee?

a)

School-based Enterprise

b)

Entrepreneurship

c)

Placement

d)

Experimental

20.

Trees that keep their functional leaves throughout the year are:

a)

auxins

b)

deciduous

c)

evergreen

d)

inhibitors

21.

The terms annual, biennial, and perennial describe plant:

a)

leaf loss

b)

life cycle

c)

production practices

d)

root type

22.

Marigolds and other warm-season plants grow best during:

a)

early spring

b)

late fall

c)

midsummer

d)

midwinter

23.

Plants that complete their life cycles in two years are:

a)

annuals

b)

biennials

c)

centennials

d)

perennials

24.

As part of regular biological processes, a deciduous tree:

a)

dies each year in the winter

b)

drops its functional leaves in the dormant season

c)

keeps its functional leaves in the dormant season

d)

remains green all year

25.

Because trees live many years, they are:

a)

annuals

b)

biennials

c)

perennials

d)

semi-annuals

26.

Most cool-season grasses grow very little during the hottest months of summer. What is this condition called?

a)

dead

b)

dormant

c)

turgid

d)

wilted

27.

Plants that take three or more years to complete their life cycle are:

a)

annuals

b)

biennials

c)

millennials

d)

perennials

28.

If a plant is turgid, it is:

a)

drowned and drooping

b)

pale green and yellow

c)

swollen with moisture

d)

wilted from lack of water

29.

Annual plants complete their life cycle in:

a)

one year

b)

two years

c)

three years

d)

ten years

30.

In North Carolina, a tree that has no leaves in the winter is:

a)

deciduous

b)

evergreen

c)

herbacious

d)

turgid

31.

Wendy has problems getting flowers to grow in one of her flower beds. If she sends a soil sample to the lab for recommendations to correct her problem, she should take samples from:

a)

all the flower beds.

b)

all the flower beds except the problem one.

c)

the entire lawn.

d)

the problem flower bed.

32.

Rory is studying the pH scale. What number represents neutral?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

33.

Clayey textured soils are characterized by:

a)

being loose and single grain.

b)

having high moisture-holding capacity.

c)

having large soil particles.

d)

having low moisture-holding capacity.

34.

The pH test on a soil sample determines the:

a)

acidity or alkalinity.

b)

air and water movement.

c)

amount of nitrogen.

d)

salinity or salt content.

35.

Compared to other layers of a typical soil profile, the amount of organic matter in the O horizon is:

a)

about the same.

b)

less

c)

more

d)

none

36.

When indicating or measuring pH, the lower the pH number, the:

a)

less acid.

b)

more acidic.

c)

more alkaline.

d)

more neutral.

37.

What are the three layers of a typical soil profile starting at the soil surface?

a)

Bedrock, subsoil, and topsoil

b)

Subsoil, topsoil, and bedrock

c)

Topsoil, bedrock, and subsoil

d)

Topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock

38.

What is the texture of soils that have about equal parts of sand, clay, and silt?

a)

clayey

b)

loamy

c)

sandy

d)

silty

39.

The most desirable soil for noncontainer outdoor plant production is:

a)

clay

b)

loam

c)

sand

d)

silt

40.

A soil test report with a pH of 7.2 is:

a)

extremely acid.

b)

extremely alkaline.

c)

mildly acid.

d)

mildly alkaline.

41.

Most flowers, shrubs, and lawn grasses grow best in a pH ranging from:

a)

1.0 to 2.5

b)

3.0 to 5.0

c)

5.5 to 7.0

d)

7.5 to 9.0

42.

A soil test report will include:

a)

cost of fertilizer.

b)

cost of lime.

c)

recommended planting time.

d)

suggested fertilizer rate.

43.

When measuring pH, the higher the soil pH number, the:

a)

less alkaline.

b)

more acidic.

c)

more alkaline.

d)

more neutral.

44.

Which pH reading is acid?

a)

3.5

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9.5

45.

Which pH reading is alkaline?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

46.

Mark takes some soil samples from his lawn and some from a field where he grows vegetables. Compared to the field samples, his samples from the lawn should be taken:

a)

about 2 inches deeper.

b)

about 8 inches deeper.

c)

about 2 inches shallower.

d)

at the same depth.

47.

What is the percentage of solid soil particles in an ideal soil?

a)

5

b)

20

c)

50

d)

90

48.

Which soil particles are the smallest?

a)

clay

b)

rocks

c)

sand

d)

silt

49.

Which is a characteristic of sandy textured soils?

a)

High moisture-holding capacity

b)

High nutrient-holding capacity

c)

Low moisture-holding capacity

d)

Small packed together soil particles

50.

Caroline is careful to use tissue culture in laboratory conditions that are aseptic. Therefore, the laboratory environment is:

a)

Dirty

b)

Humid

c)

Pretty

d)

Sterile

51.

Vegetative growth is the growth of:

a)

Flowers and fruits

b)

Fruits and roots

c)

Leaves, stems, and roots

d)

Roots, seeds, and flowers

52.

Jenny needs to construct some beds to use for rooting azalea cuttings. How deep should the rooting media be?

a)

1 inch

b)

4 inches

c)

12 inches

d)

24 inches

53.

If Dave has a bag of fescue that has a seed germination rate of 80%, he can expect:

a)

20 out of 80 seeds to germinate

b)

20 out of 100 seeds to germinate

c)

80 out of 100 seeds to germinate

d)

all seeds to germinate

54.

In which stage of growth do plants rest or grow very little?

a)

Dormant

b)

Intermediate

c)

Juvenile

d)

Reproductive

55.

Jacob learns a disadvantage of propagating using cuttings is that when cuttings are removed from the parent plant, the:

a)

Cuttings' absorption process stops

b)

Cuttings are cut off from their source of water

c)

Parent plant needs more light

d)

Parent plant needs additional fertilizer

56.

When compared to the amount of oxygen produced in the process of photosynthesis, the amount of oxygen used in plant respiration is:

a)

About the same

b)

Less

c)

More

d)

Much more

57.

The main product of photosynthesis is:

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Sugar

d)

Water

58.

The chemical formula for photosynthesis is:

a)

6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + O2

b)

C6H12O6 + O6 -> 6O2 + 6H2O

c)

NH4NO3 + 4H2O -> 6NaCl + 4H2O

d)

4P2O5 + 6CO2 -> 6H2O + 4CaCO3

59.

The by-product of photosynthesis is:

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water

60.

The process of moving synthesized and absorbed food and nutrients within the plant is:

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Reproduction

d)

Translocation

61.

The plant process by which all food is manufactured is:

a)

Absorption

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Respiration

d)

Translocation

62.

When a plant first begins growing from a seed, the stage of growth is:

a)

Dormant

b)

Juvenile

c)

Mature

d)

Reproductive

63.

Callie is propagating her African violet by taking leaf cuttings. She is confident that leaf cuttings will work because she is using

a)

Axillary buds

b)

Herbaceous plants

c)

Stem tissue

d)

Woody plants

64.

Samantha is cutting the iris rhizome in sections. This method of asexual propagation in which plants are broken or cut into smaller pieces or clumps and are planted to form new plants is:

a)

Division

b)

Grafting

c)

Layering

d)

Seeding

65.

Christy enjoys mound layering her prize-winning azalea. Which is true of her mound layering technique?

a)

The plant has to be dug and separated first

b)

A trench has to be dug for each stem being propagated

c)

Only one inch of bark has to be removed

d)

Soil has to be heaped up around the plant

66.

Water loss from the leaf surface through evaporation is the plant process called:

a)

Absorption

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Respiration

d)

Transpiration

67.

Jennifer is using Rootone on her poinsettia cuttings. She knows that an advantage of using hormones on cuttings is that they:

a)

Aid in photosynthesis

b)

Decrease water needs

c)

Keep the leaves from dropping

d)

Speed root development

68.

Plant roots take water from the soil through the process of:

a)

Absorption

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Reproduction

d)

Respiration

69.

Renee needs about 1,000 petunia plants. If the seed germination rate is 50%, what is the minimum number of seeds she should sow?

a)

50

b)

1,000

c)

1,200

d)

2,000

70.

Chris is interested in producing the most new plants in the shortest time period. What is the best propagation method for him to accomplish his goal?

a)

Budding

b)

Cutting

c)

Grafting

d)

Tissue culture

71.

Janet uses stem cuttings to propagate her prize-winning azaleas. What is the best time of day for Janet to take the cuttings from her azaleas?

a)

Early evening

b)

Early morning

c)

Late afternoon

d)

MId-day

72.

Victoria is careful to study the temperature, moisture, and seed viability for the plants she plans to grow. These are factors that affect:

a)

Germination rates

b)

Hardwood cuttings

c)

Softwood cuttings

d)

Tree grafts

73.

Victor joins a new variety of pecan tree to some rootstock he has grown from seeds. Which propagation method does he use?

a)

Grafting

b)

Hardwood cuttings

c)

Layering

d)

Softwood cuttings

74.

Uneek is making leaf cuttings. She must be certain that she cuts the leaf:

a)

Margin

b)

Petiole

c)

Stomate

d)

Vein

75.

Neil is sexually propagating some plants. Which plant parts will he use?

a)

Leaves

b)

Roots

c)

Seeds

d)

Stems

76.

How can Tracie reduce stress on greenhouse-produced seedlings at transplanting time before removing them from the greenhouse?

a)

Fertilize the seedlings more

b)

Harden off the seedlings

c)

Mist the seedlings often

d)

Water the seedlings more

77.

Andrew selects a unique azalea plant. The propagation method that he uses to rapidly increase the number of identical plants is:

a)

Grafting

b)

Leaf cuttings

c)

Seeding

d)

Tissue culture

78.

Hannah is hardening off some tomatoes started in the greenhouse. Which is she reducing to harden off her plants?

a)

Fertilizer and air

b)

Humidity and water

c)

Lime and phosphate

d)

Soil and fertilizer

79.

Jamie has a tray of marigold seedlings she started from seed. She transplants the seedlings from the seedling flat to cell packs when the:

a)

First mature roots appear

b)

First true leaves are on the plant

c)

Plants are two weeks old

d)

Seedlings are 6 inches tall

80.

At the local restaurant, Crystal saw a hanging basket with large green leaf-like growth that looked similar to a long vein down the middle. It had many little leaf-like structures called fronds, but it had no flowers or seeds. This plant is a:

a)

Boston fern

b)

Glossy abelia

c)

Shasta daisy

d)

Wax begonia

81.

What type of trees does Matthew have if they are small deciduous trees that flower all summer and into early fall with a flower color that may be white, pink, red, or purple?

a)

Crepe myrtle

b)

Evergreen euonymus

c)

Prayer plant

d)

Red maple

82.

Sam found a medium-sized deciduous tree that has four trunks or stems with thin sheets of light colored bark peeling off each trunk. What is the common name of this tree?

a)

Japanese barberry

b)

Red maple

c)

River birch

d)

Sweet gum

83.

If Jody wants to learn more about the words used in scientific classification, he would study:

a)

French

b)

Latin

c)

Russian

d)

Spanish

84.

Alphonso's small, deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves, three- to five-inch long brown bean-type pods, and pink-purple colored seasonal flowers is an:

a)

Ajuga

b)

Eastern redbud

c)

Eastern white pine

d)

English ivy

85.

An interior plant with large, variegated, green- and cream-colored leaves that are on a thick trunk is a:

a)

Dumb cane

b)

Japanese barberry

c)

Norfolk Island pine

d)

Winged euonymus

86.

Neil found a large deciduous tree that has red flowers in early spring before the leaves appeared. In the summer, the leaves are dark green with a gray color under the leaves which have three to five lobes. The bark is light gray. The common name of this tree is:

a)

Crepe myrtle

b)

Eastern white pine

c)

Flowering dogwood

d)

Red maple

87.

What is the scientific name for a Flowering Dogwood?

a)

Acer rubrum

b)

Cornus florida

c)

Liriope muscari

d)

Targetes erecta

88.

Wayne has a large deciduous shrub with many bright yellow flowers in very early spring. It is a:

a)

Border forsythia

b)

Mungo pine

c)

Parlor ivy

d)

Shasta daisy

89.

The scientific name for an azalea is:

a)

Cornus florida

b)

Ficus benjamina

c)

Rhododendron kiusianum

d)

saintpaulia Ionantha

90.

In the scientific name Ficus elastica "Decora" which is a Decora Rubber Plant, the word "Decora" is the:

a)

Genus

b)

Kingdom

c)

Species

d)

Variety

91.

Jan saw a tree with the scientific name Acer

palmatum. What is the plant's common name?

a)

Eastern white pine

b)

Flowering dogwood

c)

Japanese maple

d)

Pin oak

92.

A small, deciduous, specimen, flowering tree that is usually crooked and has white flowers that are really bracts with a brownish color on the tip of each bract is a:

a)

Catawba rhododendron

b)

Flowering dogwood

c)

Leyland cypress

d)

Pin oak

93.

What is the common name for Elisha’s large evergreen tree with clusters that each contain 5 needle-like leaves about four inches long?

a)

Azalea

b)

Eastern redbud

c)

Eastern white pine

d)

Red maple

94.

What is the name of a large evergreen tree that has four- to eight-inch brown curving cones and needle-like leaves four inches long with five needles per cluster?

a)

Eastern redbud

b)

Eastern white pine

c)

Evergreen euonymus

d)

Fosteria holly

95.

April has some indoor Christmas-season plants with bracts or modified leaves that are red, pink, or white on different plants. What is the name of these plants?

a)

Florist chrysanthemum

b)

Geranium

c)

Poinsettia

d)

Spider plant

96.

Gene has an interior plant in his office. The plant is about 4 feet tall and looks similar to a little pine or cedar tree with dark green leaves. It is a/an:

a)

Eastern white pine

b)

Evergreen euonymus

c)

Norfolk Island pine

d)

Weeping fig

97.

Dwarf yaupon, helleri holly, and dwarf burford holly are all in the genus called:

a)

Ficus

b)

Ilex

c)

Juniperus

d)

Prunus

98.

Timothy found an indoor plant for his mother. If the scientific name is Ficus benjamina, what plant is it?

a)

English ivy

b)

Impatiens

c)

Peace lily

d)

Weeping fig

99.

Lindsey has some plants at her florist shop that she bought wholesale to sell at Christmas. Most of the bracts are dark red, but she also has some pink and some white ones. The plants are:

a)

Boston ferns

b)

Fosteria hollies

c)

Poinsettias

d)

Spider plants

100.

In a scientific name, cv. means:

a)

center vein

b)

color variegated

c)

century five

d)

cultivar

101.

The beginning of the food chain for all living things is the process of photosynthesis. Most photosynthesis takes place in plant:

a)

Flowers

b)

Leaves

c)

Roots

d)

Stems

102.

On each side of a school parking lot, Glenn observed medium-size deciduous trees that have white flowers in spring and reddish purple leaves in autumn. They grow in a symmetrical shape with little or no pruning. These trees are:

a)

Border forsythia

b)

Bradford pears

c)

Dwarf burford hollies

d)

Japanese aucubas