1997 National FFA Floriculture Career Development Event -- Georgia Ag Ed

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Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

The removal of lateral slower buds from stems, such as carnations and chrysanthemums, is called:

a.	Soft pinch	c.	Hard pinch
b.	Deadheading	d.	Disbudding

A physiological disorder of geraniums caused by high moisture levels in the root media is:

a.	Bacterial blight	c.	Oedema
b.	Botrytis blight	d.	Pythium

An ornamental receptacle for holding plants or flowers is termed a:

a.	Dish garden	c.	Jardiniere
b.	Nosegay	d.	Manzanita

The hook method of wiring for floral arrangements is used for:

a.	Flat headed flowers	c.	Delicate flowers
b.	Tubular flowers	d.	Roses

Floral arrangements designed with visual paths along which the eye is led from one point of interest to another are called:

a.	Mass arrangements	c.	Naturalistic arrangements
b.	Abstract arrangements	d.	Line arrangements

Upper leaves which show interveinal chlorosis probably suffer from:

a.	Lack of water	c.	An iron deficiency
b.	A sulfur deficiency	d.	A nitrogen deficiency

A type of propagation in which the propagule remains attached to the parent plant is termed:

a.	Layering	c.	Root cutting
b.	Stem cutting	d.	Division

Marigold seed which fails to emerge, or seedlings which die soon after emerging from wet soil are the result of:

a.	Damping off	c.	Whitefly damage
b.	Cutworm	d.	Foliar nematodes

These annuals will tolerate periods of damp or cold weather, but may be killed by frost:

a.	Hardy	c.	Biennials
b.	half-hardy	d.	Tender

10.

An orchid having a horizontal stem from which numerous shoots arise is called:

a.	Monopodial	c.	Terrestrial
b.	Epiphytic	d.	Sympodial

11.

Flowers which are worn by men and pinned on a lapel are called:

a.	Falcon corsage	c.	Boutonnieres
b.	Hand-tied bouquets	d.	Potpourri corsage

12.

The arrangement of flowers designed for the top of a closed funeral casket is called a:

a.	Half couch spray	c.	Standing spray
b.	Full couch spray	d.	Easel piece

13.

The greatest control over the cooling phase of Easter lily production is provided by:

a.	Controlled temperature forcing	c.	Natural cooling
b.	Commercial care cooling	d.	Fan and pad cooling

14.

The actual and apparent size relationship of the components of an arrangement is called:

a.	Harmony	c.	Scale
b.	Rhythm	d.	Balance

15.

The flowers and leaves of a rose are mottled and streaked with silver, and dusty black droppings have collected. This damage is indicative of:

a.	Fungus gnats	c.	Powdery milder
b.	Thrips	d.	Scale

16.

The growth regulator used most often to control marketable plant heights of potted tulips, potted dahlias, and potted lilies is:

a.	A-Rest	c.	Florel
b.	Benlat	d.	Bonzai

17.

A component of greenhouse root media consisting of siliceous volcanic rock, crushed and heated to 1800 degrees F is:

a.	Vermiculite	c.	Calcined clay
b.	Rockwool	d.	Perlite

18.

African violets are typically propagated by:

a.	Leaf cutting	c.	Air layering
b.	Stem cuttings	d.	Root division

19.

This growth regulator increases the flower size of geranium, and accelerates flowering in cyclamen.

a.	Auxin	c.	B-Nine
b.	Gibberellic acid	d.	Ethephon

20.

Orchids are distinguished from other flowers by a structure called the:

a.	Column	c.	Petal
b.	Sepal	d.	Pistil

21.

The most popular mechanics item used to support floral arrangements is:

a.	Waterproof tape	c.	Plastic grid
b.	Floral Foam	d.	Metal pinpoints

22.

The most important single aspect of perennial gardening is:

a.	Control of plant height	c.	Determining the garden's location
b.	Deciding between an informal or formal design	d.	Timing the bloom

23.

Irregularly shaped holes with smooth edges appear in Hosta leaves. Some leaves are missing. The plants should be treated for:

a.	Aphids	c.	Slugs and snails
b.	Leaf cutter bees	d.	Leafhoppers

24.

The genus and species name for the carnation is:

a.	Dianthus caryophyllus	c.	Anemone coronaria
b.	Lathyrus odoratus	d.	Lobularia maritima

25.

The pricing method based on 40% of retail selling price is:

a.	Ratio markup	c.	Retail cost of goods
b.	Wholesale pricing	d.	Nesting pricing

26.

Cut branches of evergreen 20 to 30 inches long are called:

a.	tips	c.	Boughs
b.	Bales	d.	Bunches

27.

Optimum temperature for poinsettia growth is:

a.	60 to 80 degrees F	c.	70 to 90 degrees F
b.	45 to 55 degrees F	d.	80 to 85 degrees F

28.

These insects are identified by the cottony material found on stems and along leaf veins:

a.	Aphids	c.	Spider Mites
b.	Mealybugs	d.	Whiteflies

29.

A common fault in arranging flowers and foliage includes the facing of all flowers in approximately the same direction. This is known as:

a.	Equal ranging	c.	Cross stemming
b.	Massing	d.	Parallelism

30.

Cycocel or chlormequat, is a commonly used:

a.	Height enhancer	c.	Pinching agent
b.	Height retardant	d.	Growth promoter

31.

A brown foam easily penetrated by delicate floral stems, which aids in the arrangement of silk or dry flowers is:

a.	Silica gel	c.	Sahara
b.	Holdfas	d.	Styrofoam

32.

Technique used to make a small cluster of filler flowers for use in corsages and wedding bouquets:

a.	Hook method	c.	Splinting method
b.	Clutch method	d.	Pierce method

33.

These summer-blooming perennials produce dense, bristly balls of blue color:

a.	Delphinium	c.	Bleeding heart
b.	Blue plumbago	d.	Globe thistle

34.

Your Dieffenbachia's new growth is weak and spindly with large gaps between the leaves. The problem is:

a.	Salt damage	c.	Botrytis
b.	Nitrogen deficiency	d.	Lack of light

35.

This widespread fungal disease, often referred to as gray mold, attacks weak flowers and foliage, and is found on most dead plant tissue:

a.	Botrytis cinerea	c.	Powdery mildew
b.	Bacterial wilt	d.	Damping off

36.

A mum cultivar with a single flower more than four inches in diameter, having all lateral buds removed, is called a:

a.	Spray mum	c.	Standard mum
b.	Disbud mum	d.	Miniature mum

37.

Green, blue-green, blue, blue-violet and violet are:

a.	Monochromatic	c.	Cool colors
b.	Complimentary	d.	Warm colors

38.

The most popular orchid potting material is:

a.	Osmunda fiber	c.	Tree fern fiber
b.	Firbark	d.	Lava rock

39.

Annuals for shady situations might include:

a.	Sunflower and rose moss	c.	Petunia and verbena
b.	Zinnia and marigolds	d.	Coleus and impatiens

40.

Excessively short stems in tulips planted outdoors are due to:

a.	Lack of sunlight	c.	Excessive moisture
b.	Warm spring temperatures and lack of winter cooling	d.	Magnesium and calcium deficiencies

41.

A large perennial providing a general effect of mass, reaching in excess of five feet is:

a.	Yarrow	c.	Pampas grass
b.	Primrose	d.	Dianthus

42.

The leading choice of film plastic for greenhouses is:

a.	Polyethylene	c.	Poly-vinyl fluoride
b.	Semi-rigid plastics	d.	Glass

43.

A hue plus gray which is duller than the pure hue, and produces a soft, soothing effect is a

a.	Split complementary	c.	Shade
b.	Tone	d.	Tint

44.

A device used to measure air pressure between two plastic layers in a greenhouse is called a:

a.	Hygrometer	c.	Manometer
b.	Tensiometer	d.	Barometer

45.

Analogous color harmony utilizes:

a.	A combination of primary and secondary colors.	c.	Tints, shades and tones of one hue.
b.	Two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel.	d.	Two or three adjacent colors on the color wheel.

46.

The preferred choice of floral desiccant for quality dried flowers is:

a.	Glycerin	c.	Styrofoam
b.	Silica gel	d.	Acrylic sprays

47.

The most commonly used design for all-purpose vase arrangements and baskets is the:

a.	Right-angle triangle	c.	Inverted-T
b.	Horizontal design	d.	Symmetrical triangle

48.

On the color wheel, hues directly opposite each other, one primary and the other secondary, are known as:

a.	Complementary colors	c.	Tints
b.	Shades	d.	Analogous colors

49.

The principle of total compatibility of all parts of an arrangement with each other is termed:

a.	Rhythm	c.	Harmony
b.	Texture	d.	Proportion

50.

Specialty cut flowers are defined as:

a.	Cut flowers other than roses	c.	Cut flowers other than carnations, chrysanthemums and gladiolas
b.	Cut flowers other than roses, carnations and chrysanthemums	d.	Cut flowers other than those grown in the field.