PSS 1411 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Horticulture - ANSWER hortus "garden" Cultura "cultivation"
-means cultivated garden or culture of garden plants--labor intensive,every plant
monetarily important,high return each acre
Horticulture definition - ANSWER The science and practice of growing, processing and
marketing fruits and vegetables
Biology - ANSWER branch of science dealing with BOTH plant and animal organisms/life
processes
Zoology - ANSWER part of biology dealing with animals
Botany - ANSWER part of biology dealing with plants
Agronomy - ANSWER The science and practice of growing field crops such as
cotton,wheat,tobacco, corn and soybeans--labor intensive,large tracts of land, low
return each acre
Branches of Horticulture
Olericulture
Pomology
Viticulture
Floriculture - ANSWER 1. growing/study of vegetables
2.growing/study fruit and nuts
3. growing/study of grapes and vines
4. growing/study of flowers
, Greenhouse management - ANSWER growing/study of plants in greenhouses
turfgrass management - ANSWER growing/study of turfgrass
Nursery Management - ANSWER growing/study of trees and shrubs that are produced
primarily for landscape purposes
Arboriculture - ANSWER growing/study of trees
known as silviculture in forest
synonymous with urban forestry
Landscape Horticulture - ANSWER application of design and horticultural principles to
placement and care of plants in the landscape
Interiorscaping - ANSWER application of design and horticultural principles to
placement and care of plants in indoor environments
Ecology - ANSWER the study of interactions between creatures and their environment
( the study of interactions that take place between organisms and their environment)
Biosphere - ANSWER the portion of earth that supports living things
(Living things are affected by both the physical or nonliving environment and by other
living things)
Abiotic Factors - ANSWER Nonliving parts of an organisms environment
(air currents, temp,moisture,light and soil)
Biotic Factors - ANSWER all the living organisms that inhabit an environment (all
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Horticulture - ANSWER hortus "garden" Cultura "cultivation"
-means cultivated garden or culture of garden plants--labor intensive,every plant
monetarily important,high return each acre
Horticulture definition - ANSWER The science and practice of growing, processing and
marketing fruits and vegetables
Biology - ANSWER branch of science dealing with BOTH plant and animal organisms/life
processes
Zoology - ANSWER part of biology dealing with animals
Botany - ANSWER part of biology dealing with plants
Agronomy - ANSWER The science and practice of growing field crops such as
cotton,wheat,tobacco, corn and soybeans--labor intensive,large tracts of land, low
return each acre
Branches of Horticulture
Olericulture
Pomology
Viticulture
Floriculture - ANSWER 1. growing/study of vegetables
2.growing/study fruit and nuts
3. growing/study of grapes and vines
4. growing/study of flowers
, Greenhouse management - ANSWER growing/study of plants in greenhouses
turfgrass management - ANSWER growing/study of turfgrass
Nursery Management - ANSWER growing/study of trees and shrubs that are produced
primarily for landscape purposes
Arboriculture - ANSWER growing/study of trees
known as silviculture in forest
synonymous with urban forestry
Landscape Horticulture - ANSWER application of design and horticultural principles to
placement and care of plants in the landscape
Interiorscaping - ANSWER application of design and horticultural principles to
placement and care of plants in indoor environments
Ecology - ANSWER the study of interactions between creatures and their environment
( the study of interactions that take place between organisms and their environment)
Biosphere - ANSWER the portion of earth that supports living things
(Living things are affected by both the physical or nonliving environment and by other
living things)
Abiotic Factors - ANSWER Nonliving parts of an organisms environment
(air currents, temp,moisture,light and soil)
Biotic Factors - ANSWER all the living organisms that inhabit an environment (all
