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Goodness Grows In North Carolina
Plants and Nursery Quiz


Question 1:
How many different species of plants are in North Carolina?

(a) 500
(b) 300
(c) 1,000
(d) 2,000
(e) Don't know

Question 2:
National Plant Day is also known as what?

(a) Arbor Day
(b) Labor Day
(c) Memorial Day
(d) Independence Day
(e) Don't know

Question 3:
What type of plant does North Carolina grow the most of?

(a) fruit
(b) turf
(c) ornamental
(d) weeds
(e) Don't know

Question 4:
Nursery crops are grown in how many counties?

(a) 100
(b) 99
(c) 95
(d) 89
(e) Don't know

Question 5:
What kind of plant production involves growing plants in rows or bed for 1 to 3 years before harvesting them?

(a) bare-root
(b) propagation
(c) balled and burlapped
(d) container
(e) Don't know

Question 6:
Where are a lot of North Carolina nursery products shipped to?

(a) southern and midwestern states
(b) northern and southern states
(c) Canada
(d) northern and midwestern states
(e) Don't know

Question 7:
Who inspects plants in North Carolina?

(a) NC State inspectors
(b) USA inspectors
(c) SC inspectors
(d) County inspectors
(e) Don't know

Question 8:
What kind of plant is used for yard coverings?

(a) fruit
(b) turf
(c) ornamental
(d) nut
(e) Don't know

Question 9:
What kind of weather is the biggest problem for plant growers?

(a) cold
(b) sunny
(c) rainy
(d) cloudy
(e) Don't know

Question 10:
How are plants sold?

(a) dead
(b) shriveled
(c) brown
(d) alive
(e) Don't know


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