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Intro to Hort NC FFA Questions 2018

Question 1 of 49

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the part of the horticulture industry MOST associated with growing, maintaining and processing grapes is

Select one of the following:

  • Floriculture

  • Olericulture

  • Pomology

  • Viticulture

Explanation

Question 2 of 49

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The science MOST associated with the study of plants grown for food or beautification is:

Select one of the following:

  • Agronomy.

  • Forestry.

  • Horticulture.

  • Physics.

Explanation

Question 3 of 49

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The part of the horticulture instructional program that provides opportunities to develop leadership, teamwork, citizenship, personal growth and career success is:

Select one of the following:

  • FFA.

  • Horticulture knowledge.

  • Plant nursery.

  • Supervised Agriculture Experience.

Explanation

Question 4 of 49

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Which horticulture division includes vegetable production is:

Select one of the following:

  • Floriculture.

  • Forestry.

  • Olericulture.

  • Turf grass.

Explanation

Question 5 of 49

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A deciduous tree with acorns and narrow green leaves that grows about 60 feet high and forty feet wide is a:

Select one of the following:

  • Flowering Dogwood.

  • Norfolk Island Pine .

  • Sweetgum.

  • Willow Oak.

Explanation

Question 6 of 49

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Jane has a small deciduous tree with deep pink double flowers about 2" across used as an accent plant. The tree is a:

Select one of the following:

  • Helleri Holly.

  • Japanese Flowering Cherry.

  • Norfolk Island Pine.

  • Weeping Fig.

Explanation

Question 7 of 49

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Matthew has a small deciduous tree with white, pink, red and purple flowers on different trees. Except for the flower color, all the trees look the same including the smooth bark. The trees have many flowers all summer and early fall. These trees are:

Select one of the following:

  • Crape Myrtle.

  • Evergreen Euonymus.

  • Prayer Plant.

  • Red Maple.

Explanation

Question 8 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • Dumbcane.

  • Japanese Barberry.

  • Norfolk Island Pine.

  • Winged Euonymus.

Explanation

Question 9 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • Border Forsythia.

  • Bradford Pear.

  • Dwarf Burford Holly.

  • Japanese Aucuba.

Explanation

Question 10 of 49

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If Lynwood saw a plant with the word "Pinus" in the scientific name, what kind of plant would it be?

Select one of the following:

  • Maple.

  • Pine.

  • Oak.

  • Sweetgum.

Explanation

Question 11 of 49

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A large deciduous tree with star-shaped leaves that turn yellow, orange, red and purple in the fall and also has burns oe prickly balls is a:

Select one of the following:

  • Crape Myrtle.

  • Norfolk Island Pine.

  • Sweetgum.

  • Winged Euonymus.

Explanation

Question 12 of 49

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David's neighbor has a large evergreen shrub with many large flowers and dark green leaves with smooth margins. The leaves are about 5" long and 2" wide. He has seen plants similar to this growing in shade beside roads in the mountains of North Carolina. The shrub is a:

Select one of the following:

  • Bar Harbor Juniper.

  • Catawba Rhododendron.

  • Japanese Privet.

  • River Birch.

Explanation

Question 13 of 49

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The lawn at the local library has a large deciduous tree about fifty feet tall with leaves that have five to seven lobes and three or four bristle tips on each lobe that turn brilliant red in the autumn. It also has acorns. This tree is a:

Select one of the following:

  • Pin Oak.

  • Red Maple.

  • River Birch.

  • Weeping Fig.

Explanation

Question 14 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • Mugo Pine.

  • Parlor Ivy.

  • Shasta Daisy.

  • Border Forsythia.

Explanation

Question 15 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • Eastern Red Bud.

  • Eastern White Pine

  • Evergreen Euonymus.

  • Fosteria Holly

Explanation

Question 16 of 49

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Lauren has a tall tree near her home. The deciduous tree has dark green star shaped leaves., and it has many prickly balls or burs on the ground. What is the common name for this tree?

Select one of the following:

  • Eastern Red Bud.

  • Eastern White Pine.

  • River Birch.

  • Sweetgum.

Explanation

Question 17 of 49

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What is the scientific name for Flowering Dogwood.

Select one of the following:

  • Acer Rubrum.

  • Cornus Florida.

  • Liriope Muscari.

  • Tagetes Erecta.

Explanation

Question 18 of 49

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An indoor flowering plant grown for hanging baskets and potted plants and has red, white, or pink flowers and green leaves that usually have long petioles and is popular for Mother's Day is a:

Select one of the following:

  • Boston Fern.

  • Catawba Rhododendron.

  • Geranium.

  • Japanese Flowering Cherry.

Explanation

Question 19 of 49

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Travis visited his old ball field and found a large evergreen shrub with dark green leaves that are 3" long and 1 1/2" wide with raised veins underneath. It has 1/4" dark purple berries with a hard seed inside. This shrub is a:

Select one of the following:

  • Border Forsythia.

  • Day Lilly.

  • Japanese Privet.

  • Sprengeri Fern.

Explanation

Question 20 of 49

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The openings or stomates in the lower leaf surface are opened and closed by the:

Select one of the following:

  • Guard Cells.

  • Lateral Buds.

  • Margins.

  • Xylem.

Explanation

Question 21 of 49

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The edge of a leaf is the:

Select one of the following:

  • Midrib.

  • Terminal Bud.

  • Margin.

  • Veins.

Explanation

Question 22 of 49

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What type of flower has ONLY male or ONLY female flower parts?

Select one of the following:

  • Asexual.

  • Complete.

  • Incomplete.

  • Pretty.

Explanation

Question 23 of 49

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The plant part that attracts insects for pollination is the:

Select one of the following:

  • Flower.

  • Leaf.

  • Root.

  • Steam.

Explanation

Question 24 of 49

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The green color of leaves is caused by the:

Select one of the following:

  • Epidermis.

  • Chloroplasts.

  • Guard Cells.

  • Margin.

Explanation

Question 25 of 49

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Which is part of a steam?

Select one of the following:

  • Anther.

  • Filament.

  • Leaf Scars.

  • Root Cap.

Explanation

Question 26 of 49

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The part of a flower that develops into a fruit is the:

Select one of the following:

  • Anther.

  • Ovary.

  • Filament.

  • Petal.

Explanation

Question 27 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • Flowers.

  • Leaves.

  • Roots.

  • Stems.

Explanation

Question 28 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • Annuals.

  • Biennials.

  • Millenniums.

  • Perennials.

Explanation

Question 29 of 49

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The primary function of plant seeds is:

Select one of the following:

  • Absorption.

  • Photosynthesis.

  • Plant Identification.

  • Sexual Reproduction.

Explanation

Question 30 of 49

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What type bud is on the side of a stem?

Select one of the following:

  • Apical.

  • Lateral.

  • Lentical.

  • Terminal.

Explanation

Question 31 of 49

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The primary function of fruit is to:

Select one of the following:

  • Absorb water and nutrients from soil.

  • Carry, nourish and protect seeds.

  • Connect roots to leaves.

  • Manufacture food for the plant.

Explanation

Question 32 of 49

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Monocot stems have the xylem and phloem:

Select one of the following:

  • In small bundles scattered through the stem.

  • In ten layers or ten circles.

  • On each side of the cambium layer.

  • On the outside of the stem.

Explanation

Question 33 of 49

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As part of regular biological processes, a deciduous tree:

Select one of the following:

  • Dies each year in the winter.

  • Drops its functional leaves in the dormant season.

  • Keeps its functional leaves in the dormant season.

  • Remains green all the year.

Explanation

Question 34 of 49

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Plants that complete their life cycles in two years are:

Select one of the following:

  • Annuals.

  • Biennials.

  • Centennials.

  • Perennials.

Explanation

Question 35 of 49

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If a plant is turgid, it is:

Select one of the following:

  • Drowned and drooping.

  • Pale green or yellow.

  • Swollen with moisture.

  • Wilted from lack of water.

Explanation

Question 36 of 49

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Marigolds and other warm season plants grow BEST during:

Select one of the following:

  • Early spring.

  • Late Fall.

  • Mid summer.

  • Mid winter.

Explanation

Question 37 of 49

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Because trees live many years, they are:

Select one of the following:

  • Annuals.

  • Biennials.

  • Perennials.

  • Semi-Annuals.

Explanation

Question 38 of 49

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The terms annual, biennial and perennial describe plant:

Select one of the following:

  • Leaf loss.

  • Life cycle.

  • Production practices.

  • Root type.

Explanation

Question 39 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • Dead.

  • Turgid.

  • Wilted.

  • Dormant

Explanation

Question 40 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • Evergreen.

  • Herbaceous.

  • Deciduous.

  • Turgid.

Explanation

Question 41 of 49

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Annual plants complete their life cycle in:

Select one of the following:

  • One year.

  • Two years.

  • Three years.

  • Ten years.

Explanation

Question 42 of 49

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An old home has a larger evergreen tree with big shiny leaves, white flowers that are 6" to 9" across and cone like pods with red seeds. What is the common name of the tree?

Select one of the following:

  • Japanese Flowering Cherry.

  • Japanese Maple.

  • Southern Magnolia.

  • Sweetgum.

Explanation

Question 43 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • French.

  • Latin.

  • Russian.

  • Spanish.

Explanation

Question 44 of 49

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

Select one of the following:

  • Loamy.

  • Clayey.

  • Sandy.

  • Silty.

Explanation

Question 45 of 49

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Wendy has problems getting flowers to grow in the one of her flower beds. If she wants to send a soil sample to the laboratory to get recommendations to correct her problem, she should take cores or slices from:

Select one of the following:

  • All the flower beds.

  • All the flower beds expect problem one.

  • The entire lawn.

  • The problem flower bed.

Explanation

Question 46 of 49

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Calcium, magnesium, and sulfur are:

Select one of the following:

  • Macronutrients.

  • Micronutrients.

  • Primary elements.

  • Secondary elements.

Explanation

Question 47 of 49

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Robin saw some medium sized deciduous shrubs near the school sidewalks. The plants have 1" long leaves, small spines at the leaf nodes and 1/4" to 1/2" red berries. These shrubs are:

Select one of the following:

  • Helleri Holly.

  • Japanese Barberry.

  • Pin oak.

  • Prayer Plant

Explanation

Question 48 of 49

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If a plant has a phosphorus deficiency, a symptom that usually appears is:

Select one of the following:

  • Cupped or curled leaf tips.

  • Rotting fruit on young plants.

  • Purplish color in older leaves.

  • Yellow leaves with green veins.

Explanation

Question 49 of 49

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At the back of his lot, Ben observed a large deciduous tree about sixty feet tall and forty feet wide that has narrow green leaves and small acorns. What is the name of this tree?

Select one of the following:

  • Eastern White Pine

  • Leyland Cypress

  • Red Maple.

  • Willow Oak.

Explanation

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