HORTICULTURE: EXAM 1 WITH A PLUS
GRADES SUPPORT
T/F: NThe Nsingle Ncenter Nof Norigin Nfor Nagriculture Nwas Nlocated Nin NAustralia, Nwhere
Nmaize Nwas Ndomesticated Naround N20,000 Nyears Nbefore Npresent. N- N Ncorrect
Nanswer- NFalse
NWhich Nof Nthe Nfollowing Ndescribe Nhow Nhorticulture Ndiffers Nfrom Nagronomy Nand
Nforestry N(select Nall Nthat Napply):
More Nintense Nmanagement Nand Ninputs
Higher Nreturn N(more Npotential Nprofit) Nper Nunit Narea
Plants/products Ngenerally Nhave Na Nhigh Nwater Ncontent N(~90% Nwater).
, Crops Ncan Nbe Ngrown Njust Nfor Naesthetic Npurposes. N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NAll Nare
Ncorrect
NT/F: NArboriculture Nis Nthe Nscience Nand Npractice Nof Ncaring Nfor Nand Nmaintaining
Ntrees, Nshrubs Nand Nother Nwoody Nperennials. N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NTrue
NWhich Nof Nthe Nfollowing Ntraits Nis NNOT Ndesirable Nfor Ncultivated Ncrops N(i.e., Nvia
Nartificial Nselection Nby Nhumans)?
Nincreased Nshattering N(seed Ndispersal) N
Nuniform Ngrowth Nhabit N
Nreduced Ndormancy, Nrapid Nseed Ngermination N
Nincreased Nfruit Nsize N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NIncreased Nshattering N(seed Ndispersal)
NT/F: NThrough Nartificial Nselection Nfor Ndesirable Ntraits, Nhumans Nhave Nincreased
Nthe Ngenetic Ndiversity Nof Nour Ncrop Npopulations. N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NFalse
NWhich Nof Nthe Nfollowing Nstatements Nabout Ngene Nexpression N(i.e., Nturning Ngenes
Non/off) Nis NNOT Naccurate:
Plants Nincrease Ntheir Nchances Nof Nsurviving Nby Nexpressing Nall Nof Ntheir Ngenes.
Plants Nmust Nbe Nable Nto Nregulate Nwhich Ngenes Nare Nexpressed N- Nand Nwhen N- Nso
Nthat Nthey Nare Nmore Nfit Nto Nsurvive Nand Ndon't Ngo N(energetically) Nbankrupt.
Some Ngenes Nare Nexpressed Nall Nthe Ntime, Nwhile Nothers Ncan Nbe Nturned Non/off Nas
Nneeded.
Plants Nmust Nuse Nenergy Nto Nexpress Na Ngene N- Nand Nmanufacture Nproteins Nand
Nother Nmetabolites. N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NPlants Nincrease Ntheir Nchances Nof
Nsurviving Nby Nexpressing Nall Nof Ntheir Ngenes.
NRank Nthe Nnumber Nof Nprotein Ncoding Ngenes Namong Nthese Norganisms Nfrom Nleast
N(1) Nto Nmost N(4):
human
fruit Nfly
yeast
corn N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- Nhuman-3
fruit Nfly-2
yeast-1
corn-4
GRADES SUPPORT
T/F: NThe Nsingle Ncenter Nof Norigin Nfor Nagriculture Nwas Nlocated Nin NAustralia, Nwhere
Nmaize Nwas Ndomesticated Naround N20,000 Nyears Nbefore Npresent. N- N Ncorrect
Nanswer- NFalse
NWhich Nof Nthe Nfollowing Ndescribe Nhow Nhorticulture Ndiffers Nfrom Nagronomy Nand
Nforestry N(select Nall Nthat Napply):
More Nintense Nmanagement Nand Ninputs
Higher Nreturn N(more Npotential Nprofit) Nper Nunit Narea
Plants/products Ngenerally Nhave Na Nhigh Nwater Ncontent N(~90% Nwater).
, Crops Ncan Nbe Ngrown Njust Nfor Naesthetic Npurposes. N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NAll Nare
Ncorrect
NT/F: NArboriculture Nis Nthe Nscience Nand Npractice Nof Ncaring Nfor Nand Nmaintaining
Ntrees, Nshrubs Nand Nother Nwoody Nperennials. N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NTrue
NWhich Nof Nthe Nfollowing Ntraits Nis NNOT Ndesirable Nfor Ncultivated Ncrops N(i.e., Nvia
Nartificial Nselection Nby Nhumans)?
Nincreased Nshattering N(seed Ndispersal) N
Nuniform Ngrowth Nhabit N
Nreduced Ndormancy, Nrapid Nseed Ngermination N
Nincreased Nfruit Nsize N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NIncreased Nshattering N(seed Ndispersal)
NT/F: NThrough Nartificial Nselection Nfor Ndesirable Ntraits, Nhumans Nhave Nincreased
Nthe Ngenetic Ndiversity Nof Nour Ncrop Npopulations. N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NFalse
NWhich Nof Nthe Nfollowing Nstatements Nabout Ngene Nexpression N(i.e., Nturning Ngenes
Non/off) Nis NNOT Naccurate:
Plants Nincrease Ntheir Nchances Nof Nsurviving Nby Nexpressing Nall Nof Ntheir Ngenes.
Plants Nmust Nbe Nable Nto Nregulate Nwhich Ngenes Nare Nexpressed N- Nand Nwhen N- Nso
Nthat Nthey Nare Nmore Nfit Nto Nsurvive Nand Ndon't Ngo N(energetically) Nbankrupt.
Some Ngenes Nare Nexpressed Nall Nthe Ntime, Nwhile Nothers Ncan Nbe Nturned Non/off Nas
Nneeded.
Plants Nmust Nuse Nenergy Nto Nexpress Na Ngene N- Nand Nmanufacture Nproteins Nand
Nother Nmetabolites. N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- NPlants Nincrease Ntheir Nchances Nof
Nsurviving Nby Nexpressing Nall Nof Ntheir Ngenes.
NRank Nthe Nnumber Nof Nprotein Ncoding Ngenes Namong Nthese Norganisms Nfrom Nleast
N(1) Nto Nmost N(4):
human
fruit Nfly
yeast
corn N- N Ncorrect Nanswer- Nhuman-3
fruit Nfly-2
yeast-1
corn-4
