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Horticulture 1 Semester Exam Study Guide > Exam Review > Flashcards

Exam Review Flashcards

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  1. A crucial skill for success in a horticulture career is?
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A. An understanding of plant needs and plant growth

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  1. The direction a person’s life takes as related to their choice of work is called a?
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B. Career

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  1. The first step in describing what a person wants to do with their life?
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C. Goal setting

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  1. Landscape maintenance work involves?
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A. Mowing, pruning, weed control, and fertilization

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  1. Some jobs and occupations related to golf course maintenance and design include:?
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B. Superintendent, assistant superintendent, and course architect

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  1. The culture of plants for food, comfort, and beautification purposes is known as?
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A. Horticulture

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  1. The growth and use of plants for their beauty is known as?
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C. Ornamental horticulture

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  1. The area of horticulture associated with cut flowers, potted plants, and annual bedding plants is?
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B. Floriculture

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  1. A place, which specializes in starting plants, shrubs, and ornamental trees, which can later be transplanted to landscape areas, is called a?
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C. Nursery

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  1. The production and use of plants to beautify the environment is?
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A. Landscape horticulture

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  1. The two names used to identify plants based on binomial nomenclature are?
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B. Genus and species

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  1. Plants, which grow from a seed, then flower, then produce seeds in one season are called?
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A. Annuals

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  1. Plants, which produced and stored food during the first growing season, flower only during their second season, then die are classified as?
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B. Biennials

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  1. Plants, which live for three or more years are referred to as?
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C. Perennials

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  1. What are the functions of the root?
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B. Anchor the plant, absorb water and nutrients, store food

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  1. What are the two common root systems?
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A. Fibrous and taproot

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  1. Healthy roots typically appear?
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B. White or creamy and smell fresh

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  1. What is the primary function of the leaf ?
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A. Use light energy to make food

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  1. The leaf stem is called a?
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D. Petiole

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  1. A leaf consisting of a single blade and petiole is considered a?
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C. Simple leaf

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  1. What is the function of the flower?
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D. Sexual reproduction of the plant

Horticulture 1 Semester Exam Study Guide (1 decks)

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