Horticulture 101- Intro

1. Horticulture is NOT of any economic importance.

True

False

2. Food production includes Fruit and Vegetables.

True

False

3. Landscape design, installation and maintenance are all expanding industries

True

False

4. Landscape industry requires nursery materials (trees, shrubs, bedding plants, etc.) and other supplies

True

False

5. Job opportunities in horticulture Include Production, Marketing, Design, Contracting and maintenance , and Research and development

Tue

False

6. Horticulture is from which latin roots?

Hortus(garden);Cultura(cultivation)

Hortus ortus (garden / pl. grounds, park.)

Hordeum(barley)

7. Horticultural products are NOT an important component of our diet

True

False

Horticultural products are an important component of our diet

Explanation

Horticultural products are an important component of our diet

8. Plants for aesthetic value include Ornamental horticulture and Landscape design and construction.

True

False

9. One factor behind the colonization of many regions by European countries was the desire to establish access to horticultural products such as Beverage crops (tea, coffee, cocoa) and Herbs and spices

True

False

10. Commerce in horticulture is NOT an important sector of international trade

True

False

11. Chrysanthemums have been cultivated by Chinese for thousands of years.

True

False

12. Cultivation and trade of horticultural products have NOT been involved in many facets of our history

True

False

13. Ancient Egyptians had gardens for fruit production.

True

False

14. Horticulture Is

Production, marketing and maintenance of landscape plants

Production and marketing of grapes

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

Production and marketing of vegetables

15. Examples of applied plant sciences DO NOT include

Agronomy

Horticulture

Physics

Forestry

16. US exports large amounts of horticultural products

True

False

17. Food production and Plants for aesthetic value are best described as

Business

Branches of horticulture

Floral designs

18. Some current topics in horticulture research and development include:

Improving the nutritional and health-promoting properties of these products

Extending the season when these products are available

Developing methods to produce high quality fruits and vegetables at a reasonable cost

All of the above

19. The application of scientific knowledge to develop and use plants to benefit the human population is a

Scientific formula

Applied plant science

Harvest

20. Horticulture tends to be more intensive in terms of investment costs and production practices than agronomy or forestry

True

False

21. Among the reasons for exploration in the Middle Ages were NOT:

Finding sources of high value crops such as spices

To go camping

Developing trade routes for rapid transportation of these commodities

22. Individual plants in horticulture have much less value than agronomic plants (e.g. corn and soybeans)

True

False

*Individual plants in horticulture have much MORE value than agronomic plants (e.g. corn and soybeans)

Explanation

*Individual plants in horticulture have much MORE value than agronomic plants (e.g. corn and soybeans)

23. US imports fruits, vegetables, flowers Primarily from central and asia.

True

False

US imports fruits, vegetables, flowers Primarily from central and south America

Explanation

US imports fruits, vegetables, flowers Primarily from central and south America

24. Increased use of plants in the landscape of Residential, Commercial, and Recreational are parts of

Landscape design and construction

Ornamental horticulture

Horticulture 101- Intro

1. Horticulture is NOT of any economic importance.

2.

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2. Food production includes Fruit and Vegetables.

3. Landscape design, installation and maintenance are all expanding industries

4. Landscape industry requires nursery materials (trees, shrubs, bedding plants, etc.) and other supplies

5. Job opportunities in horticulture Include Production, Marketing, Design, Contracting and maintenance , and Research and development

6. Horticulture is from which latin roots?

7. Horticultural products are NOT an important component of our diet

8. Plants for aesthetic value include Ornamental horticulture and Landscape design and construction.

9. One factor behind the colonization of many regions by European countries was the desire to establish access to horticultural products such as Beverage crops (tea, coffee, cocoa) and Herbs and spices

10. Commerce in horticulture is NOT an important sector of international trade

11. Chrysanthemums have been cultivated by Chinese for thousands of years.

12. Cultivation and trade of horticultural products have NOT been involved in many facets of our history

13. Ancient Egyptians had gardens for fruit production.

14. Horticulture Is

15. Examples of applied plant sciences DO NOT include

16. US exports large amounts of horticultural products

17. Food production and Plants for aesthetic value are best described as

18. Some current topics in horticulture research and development include:

19. The application of scientific knowledge to develop and use plants to benefit the human population is a

20. Horticulture tends to be more intensive in terms of investment costs and production practices than agronomy or forestry

21. Among the reasons for exploration in the Middle Ages were NOT:

22. Individual plants in horticulture have much less value than agronomic plants (e.g. corn and soybeans)

23. US imports fruits, vegetables, flowers Primarily from central and asia.

24. Increased use of plants in the landscape of Residential, Commercial, and Recreational are parts of