Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| 1. | The red
parts of a poinsettia are not really blooms but modified leaves called ... a. | bracts | c. | filaments | b. | cels | d. | petals | | | | |
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| 2. | Cycocel and
B-9 are both ... a. | cell numbers in
hospitals for deranged Ag. Teachers. | b. | fertilizers. | c. | growth
retardants. | d. | chemicals for cyco control | | |
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| 3. | Rex built a
mum bench out of creosoted lumber, potted the mums in 6' clay azalea pots, fertilized with 20-20-20
and gave them 8,000 foot candles of light. What did he do wrong? a. | used
creosoted-lumber | c. | using 20-20-20
fertilizer | b. | using 6" clay azalea pots | d. | exposed them to too much light. | | | | |
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| 4. | Most
commercial greenhouses in Georgia use
for
cooling. a. | fans | c. | roof
vents | b. | mist | d. | fans and wet pads | | | | |
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| 5. | Leadership
skills developed through the FFA such as communication and human relations skills are needed in which
of the following occupations. a. | retail garden center operator | c. | telephone sales | b. | retail
florist | d. | all the
above | | | | |
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| 6. | A flower
arrangement using only shades and tones of the same color is said to be ... a. | bicolored | c. | shady-tones | b. | polychromatic | d. | monochromatic | | | | |
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| 7. | The signal
word Danger on a pesticide label means ... a. | low toxicity | c. | highly toxic | b. | moderately
toxic | d. | semi-toxic. | | | | |
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| 8. | A customer
brings an item to the checkout marked $22.00 and has a store coupon for 10% off any purchase, how
much should be charged including 4% sales tax? a. | $16.20 | c. | $18.10 | b. | $16.85 | d. | $20.59 | | | | |
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| 9. | Which rooted
cuttings are usually planted in the pot at a 45° angle? a. | potted chrysanthemums | c. | cut chrysanthemums | b. | carnations | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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| 10. | Which of the
following is a fixed cost of production for a greenhouse operator? a. | gas | c. | greenhouse | b. | soil | d. | seed | | | | |
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| 11. | Which crop
below is grown commercially from seeds? a. | carnations | c. | scheffelera | b. | chrysanthemums | d. | kalancho | | | | |
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| 12. | Which is not
a floricultural term? a. | liner | c. | harden-off | b. | corsage parlor | d. | scarify | | | | |
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| 13. | It is almost
impossible to compete with South America in the production of some cut flowers, however if you did
want to try; with which crop below would you have the greatest chance of success? a. | snapdragons | c. | carnations | b. | roses | d. | chrysanthemums | | | | |
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| 14. | Merrion
mixed a bucket of sharp sand and perllte together but he didn't like the looks of this mixture for
potting. His Ag. teacher said "Add
and it will be much better." a. | a bucket of sawdust | c. | a bucket of vermiculite | b. | a bucket of peat moss
or pine bark | d. | another bucket of
perlite | | | | |
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| 15. | You can't
bring foliage plants from the field in Florida and put them immediately into homes and expect them to
do well. They must be
first. a. | housebroken | c. | sprayed | b. | acclimated | d. | fertilized | | | | |
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| 16. | The most
accurate method for measurement of soil is ... a. | volume | c. | depth | b. | weight | d. | any of the above | | | | |
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| 17. | Which crop
is matched to its approximate required production time? a. | tomatoes grown to
transplant size in 2" peat pots (from seed) -16 weeks. | b. | 6@ potted florist
chrysanthemums from rooted cuttings -6 months. | c. | poinsettias in 6"
pots from rooted cuttings - 6 months. | d. | none of the above. | | |
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| 18. | A 6"
standard poinsettia crop is generally pinched ... a. | one time. | c. | three times. | b. | two
times. | d. | many
times | | | | |
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| 19. | A common
disease of young seedlings caused by a fungus is ... a. | canker | c. | mosaic | b. | damping off | d. | rust | | | | |
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| 20. | A common
culture of greenhouse tomatoes in water is called ... a. | hydroponics | c. | aduaducks | b. | H20 | d. | aquamatoes | | | | |
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| 21. | A piece of
equipment used to mix fertilizer with water for liquid feeding of plants is ... a. | an
injector | c. | a
water-jet | b. | a fan-jet | d. | a turbulator | | | | |
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| 22. | An 8 week
group of chrysanthemums are given 14 hour dark periods each night beginning April 1. When will they
bloom? a. | June
30 | c. | May
30 | b. | never | d. | April
30 | | | | |
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| 23. | Which plant
is photoperiodic? a. | gloxinias | c. | snapdragons | b. | carnations | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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| 24. | The single
most time consuming job in producing a standard potted mum is ... a. | pinching | c. | planting | b. | disbudding | d. | fertilizing | | | | |
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| 25. | Plants
should be watered early in the day ... a. | to aid in disease prevention. | b. | to allow afternoons for
more important work. | c. | because workers prefer the cooler morning
work. | d. | to compensate for night stress | | |
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| 26. | Which is not
a greenhouse insect pest? a. | aphid | c. | whitefly | b. | tip-moth | d. | scale | | | | |
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| 27. | Transpiration is the transfer of
from the
stigma to the style ... a. | pollen | c. | seed | b. | wax | d. | none is correct | | | | |
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| 28. | Soil should
be heated to
for 30 minutes for pasteurization?
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| 29. | A roof or
ridge vent is part of the greenhouse cooling system and is effective if properly used because
... a. | hot air rises out the
vent. | c. | wind blows in through
the vent. | b. | cool air comes in through the vent. | d. | none of the above. | | | | |
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| 30. | The volume
of a quanset greenhouse 10' tall, 20' wide and 100' long is ... a. | 15,700 cubic
ft. | c. | 8,000 cubic
ft. | b. | 10,048 cubic
ft. | d. | 150,48 cubic
ft | | | | |
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| 31. | Fungicides
may be applied as ... a. | a soil drench. | b. | a foliage
spray. | c. | a soil drench or foliage spray. | d. | a soil drench, foliage
spray or a root injection. | | |
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| 32. | When a
plant's roots have completely filled its pot and become overly crowded, the plant is said to be
... a. | over-potted, | c. | rootbound. | b. | over-rooted, | d. | mature | | | | |
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| 33. | If when
taking an order in a florist shop, the customer wants to pay by Master Card, what information would
you not need to ask for ? a. | the card number | b. | the card expiration
date | c. | the card issue
date | d. | all the above
information would be needed | | |
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| 34. | The
University specialist checked the light transmission in Sarah's greenhouse and remarked, "This
fiberglass is just too old and dark to grow full-sun crops anymore. That's the reason your
poinsettias are stretched. Perhaps you could use this house for
." a. | chrysanthemums | c. | foliage
plants | b. | roses | d. | snapdragons | | | | |
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| 35. | Generally,
you can use
with any other color in a floral arrangement. a. | red | c. | blue | b. | white | d. | yellow | | | | |
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| 36. | What date is
the most important to consider in planning for bedding plant sales? a. | Good
Friday | c. | T.G.I.F. | b. | Passover | d. | Washington's Birthday | | | | |
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| 37. | Which month
would you expect the lowest light levels in Georgia? a. | January | c. | June | b. | March | d. | November | | | | |
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| 38. | Which group
of holidays is most important for florist sales? a. | Memorial day, Easter, St. Patrick's Day | b. | Passover, Thanksgiving,
Sweetest Day | c. | Christmas, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day | d. | National Flower
Week, Secretaries Days, Thanksgiving | | |
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| 39. | Which cut
flower is difficult to handle and use because of the flower spikes tendency to curve upward if placed
horizontally? a. | snapdragon | c. | heather | b. | gladiolus | d. | all the above | | | | |
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| 40. | A gas
produced by fruit and decaying flowers and foliage is
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This gas is detrimental to cut flowers. a. | ethol | c. | C02 | b. | ethylene | d. | 02 | | | | |
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| 41. | One nutrient
supplied by lime is ... a. | pH | c. | nitrogen | b. | calcium | d. | Potash | | | | |
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| 42. | Tip burn on
plants such as spider plants is often caused by ... a. | cool
temperatures | c. | nitrogen
deficiency | b. | iron deficiency | d. | fluorine in the water | | | | |
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| 43. | House plants
in the home should be fertilized most during the ... a. | spring and
summer | c. | fall | b. | dormant season | d. | fall and winter | | | | |
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| 44. | Height
control is a problem on which Potted crop below? a. | Easter lilies | c. | poinsettias | b. | mums | d. | all the above | | | | |
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| 45. | The
production of bedding plants usually involves all the following operations except
... a. | transplanting | c. | abscission | b. | seeding | d. | hardening-off | | | | |
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| 46. | Automated
watering systems include all the following except ... a. | capillary
mats | c. | overhead
spray | b. | trickle (Chapin) tubes | d. | injection | | | | |
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| 47. | Of the crops
listed below which is responsible for the greatest dollar sales for Georgia greenhouse
operators? a. | bedding
plants | c. | potted florist
plants | b. | foliage plants | d. | cut flowers | | | | |
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| 48. | Suppose a
greenhouse operator asks you how to commercially reproduce African violets. Which of the
answers below is a reasonable response (using normal procedure)? a. | Take leaf piece
cuttings and place on top of a flat of sand, pin each piece down using the hair-pin
method. | b. | Take stem cuttings and place 1" of stem in a pan of
water. | c. | Take leaf petiol cuttings, insert the petiol portion into moist
vermiculite. | d. | Perform simple layering by bending each leaf around the Mother plant
down to the soil and pin it until roots develop. | | |
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| 49. | When Pam
received her order confirmation for an outstanding new variety of poinsettias called
AFiery-Flame-Favorite" 9 she also received a Flowering Only license agreement that she was
required to sign and return before shipment. This must mean that the new variety (FFF) is
... a. | only good for
flowering | c. | licensed only for seed
propagation | b. | patented. | d. | copy righted. | | | | |
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| 50. | Charles bent
a limb of a plant to the ground; wounded it and covered the wounded section with soil and placed a
brick on top to hold it down. He was
the plant. a. | air
layering | c. | simple
layering | b. | t-budding. | d. | grafting | | | | |
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