1. By Mrs. Hitchcock FLORICULTURE QUIZ

2. Horticulture The science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetable, flowers and plants. Olericulture The production and care of vegetables Pomology The production and care of fruit Agronomy The production and care of crops

3. Annual Plant Plant whose life cycle lasts one year The plant germinates, flowers and dies in one year Example:  Petunia  Pansy  Begonia

4. Biennial Plant Plant that takes two years to complete its life cycle  Plant will produces roots, stem and leaves the first year  Plant will produce flowers and seeds the second year then die Example:  Beets  Brussel Sprouts  Foxglove Flower

5. Perennial Plant whose life cycle lasts more than two seasons Example:  Trees  Shrubs  Woody Plants

6. Cotyledon The first leaves appearing on the plant from the seed Provides nutrients for the young plant Monocot Has one cotyledon within the seed Dicot Has two cotyledons within the seed

7. Evergreen Plant that keeps its foliage year round. Example:  Pine Tree  Cedar Tree Deciduous Plant that looses its foliage during the winter Example:  Oak Tree  Maple Tree  Redbud Tree

8. Macronutrient Nutrients that are needed in large quantities for good plant growth. Micronutrient Nutrients that are needed in small quantities for good plant growth.

9. Example of a complete fertilizer N-P-K Can be varying percentages What is N-P-K? Nitrogen – Phosphorus – Potassium What is the most common percentage of NPK? 10 – 20 – 10  10% Nitrogen – 20% Phosphorus – 10% Potassium

10. Oklahoma State Tree Redbud Oklahoma State Flower Oklahoma Rose Oklahoma State Floral Emblem Mistletoe

11. Oklahoma State Wildflower Indian Blanket Oklahoma State Grass Indian Grass

12. PPM Parts Per Million How many ounces are in a pint? 16 oz. How many ounces are in a cup? 8 oz.

13. Topography A term for the slope of the land Chlorophyll The green coloring matter found in plants Aids in photosynthesis Photosynthesis The process in which plants use light, carbon dioxide and chlorophyll to produce sugar.

14. Fruit A ripened ovary Sexual Propagation Requires male and female plant parts Asexual Propagation Does not require male and female plant parts

15. Parts of the Flower

16. Male Parts Stamen This is the male part of the flower. It is made up of the filament and anther, it is the pollen producing part of the plant. The number of stamen is usually the same as the number of petals.

17. Male Parts Anther This is the part of the stamen that produces and contains pollen. It is usually on top of a long stalk that looks like a fine hair. Filament This is the fine hair-like stalk that the anther sits on top of.

18. Female Parts Pistil It is made up of the stigma, style, and ovary. Each pistil is constructed of one to many rolled leaflike structures. Stigma It is the sticky bulb that you see in the center of the flowers, it is the part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate.

19. Female Parts Style This is the long stalk that the stigma sits on top of. Ovary The part of the plant, usually at the bottom of the flower, that has the seeds inside and turns into the fruit that we eat. The ovary contains ovules. Ovule The part of the ovary that becomes the seeds.

20. Root Serves as an anchor, supports the upper plant, absorbs water and nutrients, and stores food. Stem Provides support for the plant Carries food and water throughout the plant Leaves Produces food for the plant

21. Mulching Process of covering the topsoil to reduce evaporation, cultivation, or erosion Terminal A bud growing at the tip of the stem Stoma Opening on the bottom of the leaf through which carbon dioxide enters for photosynthesis

22. Bulb An underground bud of a flowering perennial that survives the winter as a dormant, fleshy glove consisting of overlapping layers of scales. Example:  Onion  Garlic  Lily  Tulip

23. Bare Root A type of tree or shrub that has little or no soil around the roots at the time of planting. Balled and Burlap A tree digging method, where the tree is dug from the soil and placed in sacking and into a wire basket Root Bound When a plant has been in a container for too long and its roots become wound and entangled

24. Container Stock Any tree or shrub placed in a container The container MUST be removed when transplanting Pruning Encourages plant growth, NOT flower growth CANNOT prune and expect a plant to flower at anytime of the year

25. pH Neutral 7 Acidic 6.9 – 0 Alkali 7.1 – 14 Germination When a seed starts to grow Dormancy The rest period required for some seeds to germinate

26. Factors that affect Germination Moisture Air Movement Temperature Medium A mixture of several materials used for growing plants in containers

27. Systemic Insecticide An insecticide that enters the plant and moves throughout it Contact Insecticide An insecticide that begins to kill the plant on first contact

28. Skull and Crossbones Represents danger or poison Honesty This is the most important characteristic that people should have, according to employers