HS 201 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE NCSU Questions with Correct Answers

HS 201 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE NCSU Questions with Correct Answers 1. Viticulture is: A. The growth and study of fruits and nuts B. The growth and study of grapes. C. The growth and study of trees. D. The growth and study of vegetables . B. The growth and study of grapes. 2. What color are the true flowers of poinsettias? A. Orange B. Yellow C. Red D. White E. Pink B. Yellow 3. A herbaceous perennial plant: A. Is evergreen and grows all year long. B. Nonwoody plants that typically dies back to the ground in the winter and then regrows from the roots the following spring. C. Lives for only one season. D. Lives for two growing seasons , growing vegetatively the first year and flowering and setting seed the second year. E. Loses its leaves in the winter but the stems remain alive . B. Nonwoody plants that typically dies back to the ground in the winter and then regrows from the roots the following spring. 4. Andropogon virginicus has many common names . Which common name did we discuss in detail when Brian showed an example of something his grandma made for him ? A. bluesteam grass B. broom straw C. toothache grass D. successional grass E. prairie grass B. broom straw 5. In the plant world : Can a variety have a cultivar ? A) YES B. NO A) YES 6. Estimated number of discovered / identified gymnosperm plants on earth : A. 1,000 B. 10,500 C. 60, 000 D 100, 000 E. 300, 000 A. 1,000 7. Plants that are selected for use as a SCREEN should have/ do all of the following features , EXCEPT : A. Be evergreen /dense B. Defensive foliage /stems ( thorns or spiny ) C. Grow tall enough to block the undesired view D. Grow fast and reach mature height quickly B. Defensive foliage /stems ( thorns or spiny ) 8. Dicots are: A. subclassification within the class angiosperms. B.Plants that have one cotyledon. C. Herbaceous plants. D.Weeds.. E.Cone bearing plants A. subclassification within the class angiosperms. 9. Swedish botanist who created the current system of plant nomenclature A. Oliver Grunert B Carl Linneaus C. George Vanderbilt D. Willie Wonka E. Seymour van Dyke B Carl Linneaus 10. Which of the following is an example of a CLASS of plants that we discussed? A. Magnoliaceae B Angiospermae C. Dicot D.Magnolia E. Magnolia grandiflora B Angiospermae 11. Which of the following is the properly written name of an interspecific hybrid plant? A. Ilex hy. cormuta B. Cornus alba 'Siberica" C. X Cuprocyparis leylandi D. Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis E Abelia x grandiflora E Abelia x grandiflora 12. What is the primary difference between plants in the class Angiospermae and plants in the class Gymnospermae? A. Angiosperms have one "seed leaf" and Gymnosperms have two B. Gymnosperms are resistance to broad leaf weed killers and Angiosperms are not C. Gymnosperms bear "naked seeds" and Angiosperms bear seeds that are enclosed in a fruit D. Gymnosperms produce spores and Angiosperms produce seeds E. Gymnosperms are evergreen and Angiosperms are not. C. Gymnosperms bear "naked seeds" and Angiosperms bear seeds that are enclosed in a fruit 13. Sweet potatoes are A. Adventitious roots B Tuberous roots C. Root suckers D. Modified underground stems called rhizomes E. Contractile roots B Tuberous roots 14. Plant taxonomy/classification is a system that classifies plants based on their: A. Taste B. Bark characteristics C. Bud arrangement D. Leaf arrangement E. Flower/Reproductive characteristics E. Flower/Reproductive characteristics 15. Vegetative plant parts can be variable from location to location. Which of the olowms plant leaves (vegetative parts) can change or be different on the same plant or dite he same species: A. Genetics B.Age C. Chemical composition D. Environmental pressures C. Chemical composition 16. All of the following characteristics make a plant horticultural and NOT agronomic EXCEPT: A. Used primarily in its living state. B. Highly perishable. C.High in constituent water content. D. Intensely Cultivated E Maximum productivity focused on large acreage and not individual plants. E Maximum productivity focused on large acreage and not individual plants. 17. The USDA Hardiness Zone Map outlines 11 different areas in North America where plants can groW. What data were used to generate this map? A. Average minimal temperatures for a given area B. Average maximum temperatures for a given area C. Average overall temperatures for a given area D.. Average overall temperatures for a given area E. Soil temperatures A. Average minimal temperatures for a given area 18. A plant sexual condition in which a plant species has male flowers on one plant and female flowers on another separate plant (two houses). A. Polgamy B. Bisexual. C. Hermaphroditic D. Monoecious E. Dioecious , E. Dioecious 19. Which of the following is a clone? A Cultivar B Hybrid C, Species D. Variety E. Darth Vader A Cultivar 20. Which of the following is an example of a biennial plant that we discussed in class? A. Tomato B Potato C. Carrot D Banana E Corn C. Carrot 21. An example of a microclimate in the landscape would be? A. Next to a wooden mailbox B. Under a lamp post C. Next to a bird bath or water garden. D.) On a brick patio facing South that is protected from the wind D.) On a brick patio facing South that is protected from the wind 22. Study of wine and wine making A.Olericulture B.Viticulture C.Grapeology D.Enology F.Tipsicology D.Enology 23. Horticulture is derived from which two latin words? A.horicopia and cultivate B.hortus and care C. hortus and culturae D.horticule and cultivate E. Agris and culturae C. hortus and culturae 24. A Division of plants known to have a vascular system for transporting materials is called A. Angiospermae B. Gymnospermae C. Monocotyledonae D. Filicinae E.Tracheophyta E.Tracheophyta 25. Which of the following is a properly written plant cultivar name? A. Lagerstroemia indica x Victor Red B. Lagerstroemia var. Victor Red C. Lagerstroemia indica D Lagerstroemia indica 'Victor Red' E. Victor's red Lagerstroemia indica D Lagerstroemia indica 'Victor Red' 26. What state is the #1 producer of vegetables in the country ? A. North Carolina B. Oregon C. Texas D. Florida E California E California 27. We discussed several plants in the rose family (Rosaceae ). Which plant is NOT in the Rosaceae ? A Potato B. Apples C. Pears D. Strawberry E. Roses A Potato 28. When discussing post harvest physiology , we discussed many examples . Which of the following examples did we specifically discuss ? A Christmas tree in your home B. Avocados C. Watermelons D. Pecans and walnuts C. Average overall temperatures for a given area A Christmas tree in your home 29. A variety is a sub classification of a species of a plant that: A. Must be reproduced by mankind to keep its unique traits. B. Dies due to a lethal mutation. C. Has a naturally occurring mutation that can be passed on to the offspring through the seed without any help from mankind. D. resistant to all diseases. E. Is a result of cross pollination between plants in different genera. C. Has a naturally occurring mutation that can be passed on to the offspring through the seed without any help from mankind.