Transcript Floriculture Quiz

FLORICULTURE QUIZ
By Mrs. Hitchcock
 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
 Annual Plant
 Plant whose life cycle lasts one year
 The plant germinates, flowers and dies in one year
 Example:
 Petunia
 Pansy
 Begonia
 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
 Perennial
 Plant whose life cycle lasts more than two seasons
 Example:
 Trees
 Shrubs
 Woody Plants
 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
 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
 Macronutrient
 Nutrients that are needed in large quantities for good
plant growth.
 Micronutrient
 Nutrients that are needed in small quantities for good
plant growth.
 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
 Oklahoma State Tree
 Redbud
 Oklahoma State Flower
 Oklahoma Rose
 Oklahoma State Floral Emblem
 Mistletoe
 Oklahoma State Wildflower
 Indian Blanket
 Oklahoma State Grass
 Indian Grass
 PPM
 Parts Per Million
 How many ounces are in a pint?
 16 oz.
 How many ounces are in a cup?
 8 oz.
 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.
 Fruit
 A ripened ovary
 Sexual Propagation
 Requires male and female plant parts
 Asexual Propagation
 Does not require male and female plant parts
Parts of the Flower
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.
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.
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.
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.
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Factors that affect Germination
 Moisture
 Air Movement
 Temperature
 Medium
 A mixture of several materials used for growing plants
in containers
 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
 Skull and Crossbones
 Represents danger or poison
 Honesty
 This is the most important characteristic that people
should have, according to employers