PRINCIPLES OF HORTICULTURE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS #18
Areas of Horticulture - correct answer Pomology
Viticulture
Olericulture
Pomology - correct answer study of fruits and nuts
Viticulture - correct answer the science, production, and study of grapes
Olericulture - correct answer Study of vegetables
Native Americans - correct answer Three Sister Garden - companion planing with corn,
squash, and beans
Egyptians - correct answer irrigation canal system
Hanging Gardens of Babylon - correct answer one of the seven wonders of the ancient
world
George Washington - correct answer Paterre Garden
Thomas Jefferson - correct answer Ornamental Farm - Farmee Ornée
Connection between decline per acre income and farms in the U.S. - correct answer As
yields increase, there was a decline in per-acre income
2 Major trends that will affect crop production - correct answer human population and
energy use
What do plant scientists have to consider? - correct answer meeting the need of food,
fuel, other products without negatively effecting the environment
Benefits from plants - correct answer Wood products; textiles; drugs and medicine;
latex, pitch, waxes, essential oils, perfumes, and spices; aesthetic purposes
Causes of hunger - correct answer Nature
War
Poverty trap
Agriculture infrastructure
Over-exploitation of environment
Genus - correct answer A group of similar species (capitalized and italicized)
, Species - correct answer A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce
fertile offspring (lower case and italicized)
Variety - correct answer Natural subdivision of species with distinct characteristics
(lower cased and italicized)
Cultivar - correct answer Plant with unusual trait (flower or leaf color, size, etc.)
(capitalized and single quotes)
Difference between variety and cultivar - correct answer variety is usually geographic
separation, and cultivar is usually developed in a nursery
Angiosperms - correct answer covered seeds; flowering plants; broad leaf
Gymnosperms - correct answer naked seed; cone bearing; needle or awl like leaf
Monocots - correct answer one cotyledon
Parallel venation
Vascular bundles scattered
Flower parts in multiples of 3
Dicots - correct answer two cotyledons
Netted venation
Vascular bundles in a ring
Flower parts in multiples of 4 and 5
Herbaceous - correct answer fleshy soft tissue, dies to the ground during the winter
Woody - correct answer maintains above-ground woody parts, sturdy and long-lived
4 Areas to focus in Ohio State - correct answer economic viability, environmental
compatibility, production efficiency, social responsibility
Scientific Inquiry - correct answer the systematic approach to understanding and solving
a problem
Hypothesis - correct answer educated guess of what the problem is
Independent variable - correct answer type of soil
Dependent variable - correct answer plant growth
Control - correct answer allow for the comparison needed to draw conclusions about
treatment effects
Randomization - correct answer random placement of plants
ANSWERS #18
Areas of Horticulture - correct answer Pomology
Viticulture
Olericulture
Pomology - correct answer study of fruits and nuts
Viticulture - correct answer the science, production, and study of grapes
Olericulture - correct answer Study of vegetables
Native Americans - correct answer Three Sister Garden - companion planing with corn,
squash, and beans
Egyptians - correct answer irrigation canal system
Hanging Gardens of Babylon - correct answer one of the seven wonders of the ancient
world
George Washington - correct answer Paterre Garden
Thomas Jefferson - correct answer Ornamental Farm - Farmee Ornée
Connection between decline per acre income and farms in the U.S. - correct answer As
yields increase, there was a decline in per-acre income
2 Major trends that will affect crop production - correct answer human population and
energy use
What do plant scientists have to consider? - correct answer meeting the need of food,
fuel, other products without negatively effecting the environment
Benefits from plants - correct answer Wood products; textiles; drugs and medicine;
latex, pitch, waxes, essential oils, perfumes, and spices; aesthetic purposes
Causes of hunger - correct answer Nature
War
Poverty trap
Agriculture infrastructure
Over-exploitation of environment
Genus - correct answer A group of similar species (capitalized and italicized)
, Species - correct answer A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce
fertile offspring (lower case and italicized)
Variety - correct answer Natural subdivision of species with distinct characteristics
(lower cased and italicized)
Cultivar - correct answer Plant with unusual trait (flower or leaf color, size, etc.)
(capitalized and single quotes)
Difference between variety and cultivar - correct answer variety is usually geographic
separation, and cultivar is usually developed in a nursery
Angiosperms - correct answer covered seeds; flowering plants; broad leaf
Gymnosperms - correct answer naked seed; cone bearing; needle or awl like leaf
Monocots - correct answer one cotyledon
Parallel venation
Vascular bundles scattered
Flower parts in multiples of 3
Dicots - correct answer two cotyledons
Netted venation
Vascular bundles in a ring
Flower parts in multiples of 4 and 5
Herbaceous - correct answer fleshy soft tissue, dies to the ground during the winter
Woody - correct answer maintains above-ground woody parts, sturdy and long-lived
4 Areas to focus in Ohio State - correct answer economic viability, environmental
compatibility, production efficiency, social responsibility
Scientific Inquiry - correct answer the systematic approach to understanding and solving
a problem
Hypothesis - correct answer educated guess of what the problem is
Independent variable - correct answer type of soil
Dependent variable - correct answer plant growth
Control - correct answer allow for the comparison needed to draw conclusions about
treatment effects
Randomization - correct answer random placement of plants
