About this Study Set
This study set covers Horticulture through
15 practice questions.
A challenging examination of historical firsts, key inventions, and scientific breakthroughs in the field of horticulture. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
Questions & Answers
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Pioneering Milestones in Horticulture study set below.
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1
Who is credited with inventing the Wardian case in 1829, a glass container that revolutionized the global transport of live plants?
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A
Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward
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B
Joseph Dalton Hooker
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C
Carl Linnaeus
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D
Gregor Mendel
2
In 1676, who published 'The Vegetable Staticks', widely considered the first book dedicated to plant physiology and the study of sap pressure?
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A
Jan Ingenhousz
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B
Stephen Hales
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C
Robert Hooke
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D
Nehemiah Grew
3
Which English gardener and nurseryman invented the modern lawnmower in 1827, originally intending it for use on sports pitches and large gardens?
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A
Thomas Green
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B
Edwin Budding
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C
Alexander Shanks
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D
James Ransome
4
What was the first commercially successful synthetic plant growth regulator discovered in the 1930s, revolutionizing fruit thinning and rooting?
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A
Indole-3-butyric acid
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B
Gibberellic acid
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C
Ethylene
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D
Abscisic acid
5
Who successfully performed the first recorded experiment demonstrating that light is necessary for photosynthesis in 1779?
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A
Joseph Priestley
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B
Jan Ingenhousz
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C
Jean Senebier
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D
Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure
6
The 'Knopp's Solution', developed in 1865, was a landmark in horticulture because it was the first standardized formula for what technique?
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A
Hydroponics
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B
Tissue culture
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C
Grafting
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D
Soil sterilization
7
In 1902, Gottlieb Haberlandt pioneered plant biotechnology by being the first to attempt what practice?
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A
Genetic modification
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B
Cell culture/totipotency
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C
Clonal propagation
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D
Cross-pollination
8
Which company introduced the first commercial peat-based potting mix (soil-less medium) in the 1960s, drastically changing nursery production?
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A
Scotts Miracle-Gro
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B
Fisons
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C
Jiffy Products
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D
Osmocote
9
Who was the first person to scientifically describe the process of 'double fertilization' in angiosperms in 1898?
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A
Sergei Navashin
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B
Leon Guignard
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C
Hugo de Vries
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D
Luther Burbank
10
The first practical greenhouse, utilizing glass panes to maintain temperature, is historically attributed to the gardening staff of which monarch?
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A
Louis XIV of France
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B
Henry VIII of England
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C
Catherine the Great of Russia
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D
Frederick the Great of Prussia
11
What 1948 invention by Frederick W. Went allowed for the precise measurement of plant hormone activity, specifically auxins?
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A
The Avena curvature test
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B
The gas chromatograph
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C
The mass spectrometer
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D
The centrifuge
12
In the history of plant breeding, who was the first to intentionally create a hybrid by crossing two different species of plants in 1717?
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A
Thomas Fairchild
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B
Gregor Mendel
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C
Carl Linnaeus
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D
John Ray
13
The first patent ever issued for a plant under the 1930 Plant Patent Act in the United States was for which type of fruit?
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A
A thornless rose
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B
A semi-dwarf apple
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C
An ever-bearing strawberry
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D
A navel orange
14
Who identified the first plant virus, the Tobacco Mosaic Virus, in 1892, a breakthrough that transformed plant pathology?
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A
Dmitri Ivanovsky
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B
Martinus Beijerinck
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C
Wendell Stanley
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D
Louis Pasteur
15
Which 19th-century horticultural invention used a system of heated pipes and steam to create the first industrial-scale forced-air heating for conservatories?
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A
The Paxton boiler
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B
The Watt engine
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C
The Hartley heating system
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D
The McPhail boiler
