Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| 1. | On standard
potted mums the
flower buds are removed. a. | lateral | c. | vegetative | b. | terminal | d. | largest | | | | |
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| 2. | Which flower
is least appropriate for a boutonniere? a. | orchid | c. | rose | b. | standard carnation | d. | mini carnation | | | | |
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| 3. | Which of the
following is used least to make Christmas wreaths? a. | fir | c. | white
pine | b. | asparagus
fern | d. | red
cedar | | | | |
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| 4. | Which of the
following is a good rooting medium for a propagation bed? a. | sand | b. | sand, peatmoss
| c. | perlite,
vermiculite | d. | all the above are good | | |
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| 5. | The smallest
buds and flowers are generally placed at the
of the
corsage. a. | center | c. | to the right
side | b. | to the left
side | d. | top | | | | |
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| 6. | Which list
contains items that are not florist materials. a. | net, pick machine,
oasis | c. | foil, pick machine,
shears | b. | spray, boutonniere, net | d. | gartergay, gasket, line wire | | | | |
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| 7. | . A customer
wants a vegetable to plant in a shady garden. What should you sell him? a. | tomatoes | c. | squash | b. | peppers | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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| 8. | Which of the
following terms is matched to its proper definition? a. | Bonsai - the art of
miniaturizing trees. | b. | Terrariums - plants grown in a glass
container. | c. | Dish Gardens - plants grown as a group in a small
dish. | d. | All the above are properly matched. | | |
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| 9. | The tissues
inside the stem of plants that move food and water is referred to as
? a. | vascular
tissue | c. | dicot
tissue | b. | monocot tissue | d. | gibberellic tissue | | | | |
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| 10. | Temperature,
oxygen and moisture are required for seed germination and with some seeds
may also be required. a. | light | c. | scarification | b. | stratification | d. | all the above | | | | |
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| 11. | . If one pot
mum requires 2 square feet of growing space, how many could be grown in
a greenhouse with 40 benches that are 4 ft. wide and 10 ft.
long (each).
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| 12. | Grooming and
preparing cut roses means
? a. | removing
thorns | c. | removing damaged
foliage | b. | removing damaged petals | d. | all the above | | | | |
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| 13. | Which of the
following is a type watering system for potted plants? a. | chapin or
spaghetti | c. | water pik or water
tubes | b. | hozon or injection | d. | pad system or aspen system | | | | |
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| 14. | A customer
wants a bedding plant for the shade, what should you sell him? a. | marigolds | c. | petunias | b. | impatiens | d. | geraniums | | | | |
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| 15. | A grower can
have soil samples tested by the
? a. | Cooperative extension
service | b. | Vocational agriculture teachers association | c. | Southern nurseryman's
associations | d. | Soil conservation service. | | |
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| 16. | Angie
plants a bed of cut mums beside a bench of poinsettias on October 30th. Why may
this be a problem? a. | mums require much higher temperature than
poinsettias | b. | poinsettias require much higher temperatures than
mums | c. | the poinsettias will
shade the mums | d. | the mum lighting will interrupt the long nights needed by the
poinsettias | | |
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| 17. | A
sprayer in the Hard-Luck Seed Co. catalogue is priced at $379.00,
F.O.B., New York. If Bob orders this item, who will pay the shipping
charges? a. | The Hard-Luck Seed
Co. | c. | The friend of Bob in
New York | b. | The sprayer manufacturer | d. | Bob | | | | |
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| 18. | The
customer has planted geraniums at the foundation on the north side of his two story house. What is
the most likely reason for them not blooming? a. | lack of fertilizer | c. | over fertilizing | b. | over
watering | d. | lack of
sunlight | | | | |
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| 19. | Suppose a
student applies to work part-time in your greenhouse tomato operation. She is years old,
smokes, dresses average, is a straight A student, attractive, plays basketball, lives 8 miles from
your business. What would be a good reason for Not hiring this person? a. | She is still in school
and is too pretty. | b. | She smokes | c. | She lives too far from work | d. | Playing basketball will
certainly interfere with her work | | |
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| 20. | Rooted
poinsettia cuttings for a Christmas crop should be received by: a. | November
15th | c. | September
15th | b. | October
15th | d. | July
15th | | | | |
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| 21. | Many plants
can be "direct rooted" (rooted and grown in the container they will be sold in). Use of
direct rooting has come into common use
because
? a. | it was found the plants
root better in larger containers | b. | it saved pots and soil | c. | it saved a great deal
of labor | d. | it greatly reduced the amount of water per
plant | | |
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| 22. | A 10 week
pot mum was potted on October 1st and given long days (14 hours). On October 14th, the day
length was increased to 16 hours. When will the mums bloom? a. | December
23rd | c. | November
1st | b. | January
23rd | d. | Never | | | | |
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| 23. | A ridge vent
that opens at the top of a greenhouse used at the proper time helps with cooling because
? a. | hot air rises and
escapes through the vent creating air flow. | b. | cool air flows into the
greenhouse through the roof vent. | c. | cool air becomes concentrated around the roof
vent. | d. | the exhaust fans pull cool air in through the roof
vent. | | |
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| 24. | Which
plant is grown from a bulb and one that the home owner will most likely be able to make bloom again
next year? a. | poinsettia | b. | amaryllis
d.calceolaria | c. | azalea | | |
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| 25. | A customer
explains that his house plant is very sick. No root system can be seen on the root ball, growth has
stopped and many of the leaves have fallen. One thing you should certainly recommend be done is to
? a. | keep the pot in a
saucer of water | c. | re-pot the plant in a
larger pot | b. | give the plant a good dose of
fertilizer | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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| 26. | A
customer complains that her fern has brown spots on the back of the fronds. There
are thousands of them in nice neat rows and are stuck
tightly to the foliage. This person should - a. | not worry, it's only spores | b. | throw the plant away,
it's too far gone to save | c. | spray it with malathion immediately, the problem is
scales | d. | spray it with benlate, the problem is scales | | |
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| 27. | Joe received
notice that a person from the E.P.A. will visit him next week. This person will probably want to
check on Joe's
? a. | income tax
records | c. | use of
pesticides | b. | employee benefit plan | d. | educational program of activities | | | | |
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| 28. | Which of the
following materials are used to provide greenhouse shading? a. | Black cloth and solar
blankets | c. | Lath and shade
tarps | b. | Shade compound and shade cloth | d. | Shade compound and solar blankets | | | | |
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| 29. |
is usually used to make connections of PVC pipe to PVC pipe used for moving
water a. | threads | c. | clamps | b. | glue | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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| 30. | This type
water pipe may burst if allowed to freeze while full of water. a. | Copper | c. | Galvanized | b. | PVC | d. | All the above | | | | |
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| 31. | This insect
is smaller than the others listed, but can cause as much or more damage to plants. a. | aphids | c. | mealy
bugs | b. | spider
mites | d. | white
flies | | | | |
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| 32. | Which plant
is not matched to it's common method of propagation. a. | snake plant - leaf
piece cuttings | c. | impatiens -
seeds | b. | mum - stem tip cuttings | d. | petunia - stem tip cuttings | | | | |
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| 33. | Pesticides
may enter the body in three ways; swallowing, skin contact, and breathing, but the one that can lead
to death is
? a. | swallowing | c. | breathing | b. | skin contact | d. | all the above | | | | |
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| 34. | If the label
of the pesticide you plan to apply calls for the use of a gas mask and
you do not
have one then you should
? a. | keep your head turned
sideways and apply the material as you back away from the point of
contact. | b. | use a respirator and breath to the side as you back
up | c. | use a respirator with a
plastic bag over your head and respirator for extra protection | d. | wait until you can
obtain a gas mask | | |
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| 35. | Which
of the following crops would be most profitable per weeks grown on a 4 X 10 bench given the following
quantities, selling prices and production times. Assume that all
other production costs are the same. a. | 240 paks petunias - @
$1.00 ea. - 12 weeks | b. | 120 pots petunias - @ $1.50 ea. - 16 weeks | c. | 30 petunia baskets - @
$8.00 ea. - 16 weeks | d. | 600 peat pots of petunias - @ .30 ea. - 12
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| 36. | Rex received
a shipment of various supplies and immediately put them in the storage cabinets. He should have
checked the
first. a. | care tag c.
C.O.D. | c. | C.O.D. | b. | invoice (packing slip) | d. | oasis | | | | |
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| 37. | There are
nutrients needed by plants in various amounts.
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| 38. | The depth to
which a seed should be planted is determined mainly by: a. | the size of the
seed | c. | the time required for
germination | b. | the depth of the flat | d. | the viability of the seed | | | | |
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| 39. | The
instrument used to detect temperature changes and switch heating or cooling systems on is a
? a. | hygrometers | c. | barometer | b. | thermostat | d. | thermometer | | | | |
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| 40. | Which of the
following are all fixed assets? a. | land, buildings, cash-on-hand, | c. | cash-on-hand, inventory, tractors | b. | buildings, inventory,
bank balance | d. | land, buildings,
irrigation pond | | | | |
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| 41. | In the
retail plant store "turn-over-rate" means
? a. | how often displays are
disturbed by clumsy customers | b. | how many days of good plant selling weather per
year | c. | how many times an item
sells per year | d. | how well the soil turns with a plow | | |
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| 42. | In the
calculation below which figure is net profit? a. | $1,071.00 | c. | $670.00 | b. | $401.00 | d. | $360.00 | | | | |
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| 43. | Total sales
for 11/2/82 $1,071.00
minus fixed costs
- 401.00
$ 670.00
minus all other costs
- 310.00
Remainder $
360.00
Joe is paid $10,000 per year plus a 5% commission, on his sales as a
salesman for a wholesale plant grower. If he sold $150,000 worth of plants last year what was his
total salary? a. | $12,500 | b. | $15,525 | c. | $17,500 | d. | $25,500 | | |
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| 44. | Virginia
contracted in August to deliver 1,000 poinsettias to a local retail store on December 5th, 1982 for
$3.85 each. Virginia removed some of the
from her investment. a. | risk | c. | uncertainty | b. | chance of loss | d. | all the above | | | | |
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| 45. | On
blackberries, the canes or vines that produced this year will bear fruit next year and then die. This
is an example of a
plant. a. | annual | c. | perennial | b. | biennial | d. | oddennial | | | | |
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| 46. | Which of the
following are all characteristic of a good sales person. A sales person must be a. | knowledgeable of his
products, loyal to his employer and able to explain products to customers | b. | aggressive, energetic
and well groomed | c. | honest, able to express himself clearly and be appreciative of
purchases | d. | all the above | | |
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| 47. | Which of the
following is a greenhouse insect pest? a. | aphids | c. | increment borers | b. | herpies | d. | blights | | | | |
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| 48. | Which of the
following are good hanging basket plants? a. | petunias & coleus | c. | heart-leaf philodendron and pothos | b. | wandering jew &
impatiens | d. | all the
above | | | | |
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| 49. | Johnny
Cadillac has a garden shop in the new shopping mall and pays $3,000 per month rent. Wilber Wilt
rented a building outside the city limits for his garden shop and pay's $200.00 per month. Johnny has
than Wilber? a. | more
overhead | c. | more
profit | b. | less overhead | d. | less profit | | | | |
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| 50. | If on a
90° degree day, the only
thing operating in your greenhouse is the cool pad pump system, then something is wrong. The
should also be operating. a. | fan-jet & ventilation tube system | c. | roof vents | b. | exhaust fans | d. | steam generator | | | | |
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