Plants People And You Final Questions & Answers(Graded A+)

PLANTS PEOPLE AND YOU FINAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED A+)
The etymoligical meaning of horticulture is - ANSWER the cultivation of garden plants

The charecteristics of horticultural plants would include all of the following EXCEPT -
ANSWER Little to no variety and diversity within a plant species

Which crop is NOT a Horticultural crop - ANSWER RICE

A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY such as the University of Arkansas was established -
ANSWER with funds from the sale of federal land granted to the state by the Moriill Act

A center of crop origin is - ANSWER Where the crop evolved and has its greatest
genetic diversity

A center of crop domestication is - ANSWER Where the crop was first used in
agriculture and typically associated with civilization centers

The US Supreme Court, in the case Nix v. Hedden (1893) that tomatoes, although
considered a vegetable, were legally a considered a fruit (T/F) - ANSWER FALSE

"New World" crops discovered by European explorers and early American settlers
included - ANSWER Corn, tomatoes, and squash

Horticultural specialty crops have an economic farm-gate value in US Agriculture of
approximately - ANSWER 50 billion dollars

On what percentage of US agricultural crop land are Horticultural Specialty Crops
produced? - ANSWER 3%

To meet USDA nutritional dietary requirements to maintain good health, consumers
should - ANSWER Eat 40-60% of their daily calories from fruits and vegetables

Horticulture is an important hobby with economic significance in the US(T/F) - ANSWER
TRUE

Nationally important horticultural crops produced in Arkansas include: Sweet potatoes,
Pecans, Peaches, Blueberries, All of the above - ANSWER All of the above

A well designed and maintained landscape can be sustainable and reduce energy costs
of cooling and heating a home.(t/f) - ANSWER True

Pollinated crops include apples ,coconut, and peppermint(t/f) - ANSWER True

,Male honeybees (drones) collect food for the hive.(t/f) - ANSWER False

Honeybees pollinate up to 100 different horticultural crops in the US.(t/f) - ANSWER
True

Bumble bees are social (common nest, cooperative broad care, division of labor, caste
system) (t/f) - ANSWER True

Native bees can be grounded and cavity dwellers.(t/f) - ANSWER True

Native bees will forage at different times, and in worse weather conditions, than
honeybees.(t/f) - ANSWER True

Other pollinators, besides bees, include raccoons and snakes (t/f) - ANSWER false

habitat fragmentation encourages the presence of pollinators (t/f) - ANSWER false

You should spray insecticides whenever you see bugs.(t/f) - ANSWER false

Flowers provide both protein and carbohydrate are food for pollinators.(t/f) - ANSWER
True

Honeybees are native to the United States? (t/f) - ANSWER False

Chilli pepper and black pepper come from the same plant (t/f) - ANSWER False

All chili peppers originated in the New World.(t/f) - ANSWER True

The Chemical Responsible for the "heat in Chili pepper is - ANSWER Capsaicin

Capsaicin is located in glands in what part of a chili fruit? - ANSWER Placenta

Capsaicin evolved as a protective mechanism to discourage mammals from eating the
plant(t/f) - ANSWER True

Heat content in chili pepper is measured in - ANSWER Scoville Heat Units

High Performance Liquid Chromatography directly measures capsaicin content in chili
peppers (t/f) - ANSWER True

Climate can effect heat levels in chili peppers(t/f) - ANSWER True

Butter or other foods containing fat can neutralize capsaicin in the mouth(t/f) - ANSWER
True

, Currently the worlds hottest chilli pepper at 2 million SHU's is the - ANSWER Carolina
Reaper

Seed propagation is a type of asexual, or vegetative, plant propagation(t/f) - ANSWER
False

Interesting events that led consumers to greater interest in "whole foods" and healthy
foods include: - ANSWER The publication of Silent Spring in 1962 and the "Alar Scare"
of 1989

Sustainability can simply be defined from the Brundtland Commission as: - ANSWER
Satisfying the needs of today without compromising the ability to satisfy future needs

Sustainability labeling helps consumers - ANSWER Make informed decisions about
environment and social sustainability of products.

The term "sustainable" is a federally regulated term to insure marketing confidence to
consumers and has federally approved labeling and trademarks.(t/f) - ANSWER False

The term "organic" is a federally protected word to be used in the sale of foods and
beverages, feedstocks for livestock and pets, cosmetics, clothing and bedding linens
(t/f) - ANSWER True

Local food is - ANSWER Not well defined but of value to consumers

Food is cheap. Therefore we spend more on personal entertainment per month than we
do on food.(t/f) - ANSWER True

More greenhouse gases are released in the production of foods than in the
transportation, distribution and sales of foods.(t/f) - ANSWER True

No fertilizers and pesticides are allowed in certified organic production - ANSWER False

Line is the visual path the eye follows to produce motion.(t/f) - ANSWER True

The term form refers to the shape or contour of the individual components in a floral
design (t/f) - ANSWER True

Positive space is the area that is NOT occupied by flowers or other plant materials or
the open space in a design (t/f) - ANSWER False

Negative space is the area that is occupied by flowers or other plant materials in a
design.(t/f) - ANSWER False

Smooth, glossy, velvety, rough, ruffled, waxy, delicate and coarse are all words that can
be used to describe textures.(t/f) - ANSWER True