PSS 1411 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2024/2025
Horticulture - ANSWERShortus "garden" Cultura "cultivation"
-means cultivated garden or culture of garden plants--labor intensive,every plant monetarily
important,high return each acre
Horticulture definition - ANSWERSThe science and practice of growing, processing and marketing fruits
and vegetables
Biology - ANSWERSbranch of science dealing with BOTH plant and animal organisms/life processes
Zoology - ANSWERSpart of biology dealing with animals
Botany - ANSWERSpart of biology dealing with plants
Agronomy - ANSWERSThe 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 - ANSWERS1. growing/study of vegetables
2.growing/study fruit and nuts
3. growing/study of grapes and vines
4. growing/study of flowers
, Greenhouse management - ANSWERSgrowing/study of plants in greenhouses
turfgrass management - ANSWERSgrowing/study of turfgrass
Nursery Management - ANSWERSgrowing/study of trees and shrubs that are produced primarily for
landscape purposes
Arboriculture - ANSWERSgrowing/study of trees
known as silviculture in forest
synonymous with urban forestry
Landscape Horticulture - ANSWERSapplication of design and horticultural principles to placement and
care of plants in the landscape
Interiorscaping - ANSWERSapplication of design and horticultural principles to placement and care of
plants in indoor environments
Ecology - ANSWERSthe study of interactions between creatures and their environment
( the study of interactions that take place between organisms and their environment)
Biosphere - ANSWERSthe 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 - ANSWERSNonliving parts of an organisms environment
(air currents, temp,moisture,light and soil)
Biotic Factors - ANSWERSall the living organisms that inhabit an environment (all organisms depends on
others directly/indirectly for food, shelter, reproduction/protection)
ANSWERS 2024/2025
Horticulture - ANSWERShortus "garden" Cultura "cultivation"
-means cultivated garden or culture of garden plants--labor intensive,every plant monetarily
important,high return each acre
Horticulture definition - ANSWERSThe science and practice of growing, processing and marketing fruits
and vegetables
Biology - ANSWERSbranch of science dealing with BOTH plant and animal organisms/life processes
Zoology - ANSWERSpart of biology dealing with animals
Botany - ANSWERSpart of biology dealing with plants
Agronomy - ANSWERSThe 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 - ANSWERS1. growing/study of vegetables
2.growing/study fruit and nuts
3. growing/study of grapes and vines
4. growing/study of flowers
, Greenhouse management - ANSWERSgrowing/study of plants in greenhouses
turfgrass management - ANSWERSgrowing/study of turfgrass
Nursery Management - ANSWERSgrowing/study of trees and shrubs that are produced primarily for
landscape purposes
Arboriculture - ANSWERSgrowing/study of trees
known as silviculture in forest
synonymous with urban forestry
Landscape Horticulture - ANSWERSapplication of design and horticultural principles to placement and
care of plants in the landscape
Interiorscaping - ANSWERSapplication of design and horticultural principles to placement and care of
plants in indoor environments
Ecology - ANSWERSthe study of interactions between creatures and their environment
( the study of interactions that take place between organisms and their environment)
Biosphere - ANSWERSthe 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 - ANSWERSNonliving parts of an organisms environment
(air currents, temp,moisture,light and soil)
Biotic Factors - ANSWERSall the living organisms that inhabit an environment (all organisms depends on
others directly/indirectly for food, shelter, reproduction/protection)
