HORTICULTURE QUIZ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
During an interview to determine the needs and desires of the homeowner, the
residential landscaper should ask which of the following questions? - Answer-How
many family members live in the house?
When constructing an outdoor room, trees are excellent materials for use in
developing the outdoor ceiling, called a(n) _____. - Answer-canopy
Hardscape paving includes _____. - Answer-flagstone
(also: *paving* brick, concrete, tile, decking, and brick, among other materials)
Softscape paving includes _____. - Answer-Marble chips
(also: crushed stone, wood chips, washed river gravel, pine needles, and other
*loose* materials.)
_____ is the most popular of all surfacings. - Answer-turfgrass
_____ basic principles guide the landscape architect or designer in planning the
landscape's outdoor rooms. - Answer-five
(simplicity, balance, focalization of interest, rhythm and line, scale and proportion)
One of the basic principles that guide landscape architects and designers in planning
a landscape's outdoor rooms is _____. - Answer-focalization of interest
The word xeriscape comes from the Greek work xero which means _____. - Answer-
dry
_____ is not only pleasing to the eye, but it can be beneficial to wildlife as well. -
Answer-Water movement
Scientific names of plants are expressed in Latin because it is _____. - Answer-an
international language and was used by the early scholars to express plant names
The generic name of the plant is placed _____. - Answer-first and begins with a
capital letter
A species can be defined as _____. - Answer-a group of plants that are alike in
almost every feature and consistently produce like plants
Latin names of plants are italicized _____. - Answer-because they are expressed in
a different language
For a plant with the scientific name of Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset,' Red Sunset is the
_____ name. - Answer-cultivar
AND ANSWERS
During an interview to determine the needs and desires of the homeowner, the
residential landscaper should ask which of the following questions? - Answer-How
many family members live in the house?
When constructing an outdoor room, trees are excellent materials for use in
developing the outdoor ceiling, called a(n) _____. - Answer-canopy
Hardscape paving includes _____. - Answer-flagstone
(also: *paving* brick, concrete, tile, decking, and brick, among other materials)
Softscape paving includes _____. - Answer-Marble chips
(also: crushed stone, wood chips, washed river gravel, pine needles, and other
*loose* materials.)
_____ is the most popular of all surfacings. - Answer-turfgrass
_____ basic principles guide the landscape architect or designer in planning the
landscape's outdoor rooms. - Answer-five
(simplicity, balance, focalization of interest, rhythm and line, scale and proportion)
One of the basic principles that guide landscape architects and designers in planning
a landscape's outdoor rooms is _____. - Answer-focalization of interest
The word xeriscape comes from the Greek work xero which means _____. - Answer-
dry
_____ is not only pleasing to the eye, but it can be beneficial to wildlife as well. -
Answer-Water movement
Scientific names of plants are expressed in Latin because it is _____. - Answer-an
international language and was used by the early scholars to express plant names
The generic name of the plant is placed _____. - Answer-first and begins with a
capital letter
A species can be defined as _____. - Answer-a group of plants that are alike in
almost every feature and consistently produce like plants
Latin names of plants are italicized _____. - Answer-because they are expressed in
a different language
For a plant with the scientific name of Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset,' Red Sunset is the
_____ name. - Answer-cultivar
