Horticulture EOP Review

The Primary Colors are…

• White, red, blue 

• Yellow, red, blue 

• Yellow, black, blue 

• Red, white, blue

Water loss to the atmosphere from the leaves occurs primarily through

• Vacuoles

• Petioles

• Stomates

• Xylem

What is the most common and often used method of asexual propagation?

• Layering

• Tissue Culture

• Cutting

• Grafting

The process which seeds sprout and begin to grow is called

• Transpiration

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Germination

What type of root systems do monocots, like grasses have?

• Expanding

• Fibrous

• Full

• Tap

Which of the following is not a commercially sold GMO crop in the US?

• Cotton

• Peaches

• Canola

• Soybean

_______ is the process in plants that converts water and carbon dioxide to glucose sugar and oxygen.

• Photosynthesis

• Perrenial

• Germination

• Biennial

What is the watering system where water is carried to each plant by a thin tube and assures that each plant receives the same amount of water?

• Misting

• Mat Watering

• Hand Watering

• Drip Irrigation

The length of a day is the shortest on _______ and increases until _______.

• December 12, June 12 

• December 21, June 21 

• January 1, July 1 

• November 30, June 30 

When determining the proper amount of nutrients needed for a crop in a specific field, which of the following are the best steps to collect a soil sample for testing?

• Collect one large sample from the best part of the field

• Collect one large sample from the poorest part of the field

• Collect one small sample from an area near the center of the field

• Collect numerous samples at random locations across the field