Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following is a group of terms related to landscape design
principles? a. | stratify,
random, curvature | c. | hogarth,
metrical, curvature | b. | focalization, proportion,
simplicity | d. | thresh, rounding,
complexity | | | | |
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B&B in the nursery/landscape trade means: a. | balled and
burlapped | c. | bare-root and bagged | b. | bagged in burlap | d. | burlapped in a bag | | | | |
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Which of the following is a group of small-growing trees? a. | sweetgum, blackgum, white
pine | c. | crabapple, redbud, Japanese black
pine | b. | red oak, red
maple, pin oak | d. | red maple, sweetgum,
ginkgo | | | | |
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Overhead watering of a nursery crop in the late evening may cause: a. | disease | c. | excessively wet soils | b. | insect
infestations | d. | water stress during the
day | | | | |
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The
type of landscape balance shown in
Figure 1 demonstrates:
a. | see-saw balance | c. | split balance | b. | symmetric
balance | d. | asymmetric balance | | | | |
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Which of the following is a deciduous vine? a. | Boston ivy | c. | English ivy | b. | winter creeper | d. | day lily | | | | |
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The
terminal buds of plants may inhibit the growth of lateral buds. This is
called: a. | growth
dominance syndrome | c. | shoot
elongation | b. | terminal bud syndrome | d. | apical dominance | | | | |
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Which insect is pictured in Figure 2?
a. | mealy
bug | c. | aphid | b. | thrip | d. | spider mite | | | | |
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9.
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Professional-grade string trimmers are usually powered by: a. | electricity | c. | a 2-cycle engine | b. | a 4-cycle engine | d. | diesel fuel | | | | |
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Which of the following is true about lady bug beetles? They: a. | often feed on vegetable
plants | c. | eat aphids | b. | sometimes sting
gardeners | d. | are bright green and blend-in with the
foliage | | | | |
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Which tree has buds that are hidden/covered by the petiole? a. | sweetgum | c. | Austrian pine | b. | pin oak | d. | sycamore | | | | |
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Which of the following has live birth of its young? a. | moths | c. | spider mite | b. | aphid | d. | whitefly | | | | |
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Most plants like the soil pH: a. | slightly acidic | c. | slightly alkaline | b. | strongly acidic | d. | strongly alkaline | | | | |
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One
function of stomates is to: a. | give off water | c. | photosynthesize | b. | prevent disease | d. | produce pollen | | | | |
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Cuttings in the rooting bench should be: a. | kept constantly
moist | c. | fertilized regularly | b. | kept dry during the day and moist at
night | d. | scarified before
watering | | | | |
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A
neighbor filled-in a low area in her yard with fill soil. When she finished, the fill was 10
inches deep around several pine and oak trees. She then asks your opinion on her action.
What can you say about this situation? a. | I hope you used a sandy
topsoil | c. | Eight inches is the maximum fill around
trees | b. | The trees will
probably die | d. | Ten inches is the maximum recommended fill
around trees | | | | |
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If
you want to know if a plant will survive the winters in your area, consult: a. | the USDA catalog of
publications | c. | a perennial propagation
guide | b. | the USDA shelter-belt guide | d. | a hardiness zone map | | | | |
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One
of the best ways to speed up the rooting process of cuttings is to: a. | provide bottom
heat | c. | harden them off by laying them out to dry a few
days before sticking | b. | keep the soil cool and the foliage
warm | d. | always take cuttings after
mid-day | | | | |
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What horticultural operation is being performed in Figure
3?
a. | division | c. | rhizamation | b. | splitting | d. | multiplication | | | | |
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Which of the following is microscopic? a. | thrips | c. | nematodes | b. | spider mites | d. | aphids | | | | |
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When should soil NOT be tilled? a. | when it is wet | c. | during late fall | b. | when it is dry | d. | during spring warm-up | | | | |
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All
other things being equal, which diameter pipe or combination of pipes will carry the most
water? a. | One 2 inch
pipe | c. | Five 1/2 inch pipes | b. | Three 1 inch
pipes | d. | Four 3/4 inch pipes | | | | |
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A
50 pound bag of 5-10-15 contains
pounds of
nitrogen.
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Which chemical listed below could be used to control aphids? a. | Benlate | c. | B-Nine | b. | Malathion | d. | Roundup | | | | |
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Of
the grasses listed below, which is most commonly used on golf greens? a. | fescue | c. | bentgrass | b. | bluegrass | d. | tigerwoodgrass | | | | |
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Which of the following is one of the recommended practices for preparing a lawn mower
for winter storage? a. | Fill the gasoline tank | c. | Pour a teaspoon of oil through the spark plug
hole | b. | Remove the
spark plug and plug the hole with plumber's putty | d. | Pour a teaspoon of sugar and gasoline mix into the
carburetor | | | | |
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What horticultural operation is being performed in Figure
4?
a. | T-budding | c. | disbudding | b. | bud removal | d. | petiole budding | | | | |
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Which of the following turf areas is mowed to the lowest height? a. | commercial lawn | c. | home lawn | b. | golf fairway | d. | golf green | | | | |
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Many insect traps attract insects with: a. | a sex attractant | c. | a strong insecticide | b. | dried flowers | d. | fresh flowers | | | | |
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Which insect eats out trails between the leaf surfaces? a. | thrips | c. | aphids | b. | leafminers | d. | spider mites | | | | |
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What factor accounts for the variability among many plants grown from
seed? a. | sex | c. | parthenogenesis | b. | apomixis | d. | osmosis | | | | |
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32.
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Which limb will be weakest based on the drawing in Figure
5?
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Which plant is a vine? a. | Ficus benjamina | c. | Ilex cornuta | b. | Pinus
strobus | d. | Lonicera
japonica | | | | |
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Who
pays the sales tax on landscape plants sold to the public? a. | the wholesale grower who produced
them | c. | the consumer who purchased them from the
retailer | b. | the retailer who sold them to the
consumer | d. | all of these people had to pay sales
tax | | | | |
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35.
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Generally, a lawn needs about inch(es) of
water a week.
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36.
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The
minimum width for a residential walkway is ___ feet.
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Rooting hormones come in: a. | powder and liquid form | c. | powder form only | b. | paste and gel
form | d. | gel form only | | | | |
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When planting B&B plants: a. | the burlap should be completely removed from the
ball. | c. | the burlap should be pulled up and tied securely
to the trunk for protection. | b. | the tie string should be cut from the trunk of the
plant. | d. | the burlap should be allowed to dry completely
before planting. | | | | |
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When planting a tree it should be planted: a. | at 1 inch above the original soil
level | c. | at 1 inch below the original soil
level | b. | at 2 inches below the original soil
level | d. | directly even with the original soil
level | | | | |
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Clay soils require: a. | a longer time for absorption of irrigation water than sandy
soils | c. | about the same time for absorption of
irrigation water as sandy soils | b. | a shorter time for absorption of irrigation water than
sandy soils | d. | more or less time
for absorption than sandy soils, depending on the pH of the clay | | | | |
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The
leaf shown in Figure 6 is:
a. | entire and
simple | c. | lobed and complex | b. | serrate and
simple | d. | lobed and compound | | | | |
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Acorns generally require
to
germinate best. a. | cold
stratification | c. | acid scarification | b. | scarification | d. | water treatment | | | | |
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Which plant below has the finest textured foliage? a. | English ivy | c. | potentilla | b. | Chinese holly | d. | Norway maple | | | | |
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Which of the following statements is NOT true? a. | A perched water table can severely limit turf
health | c. | Bright sunny days commonly register between
6,000-12,000 footcandles of light | b. | Plants do not use O2; they only produce
it | d. | Many plants can be grown from root
cuttings | | | | |
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45.
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Brad had been day dreaming during his first day in horticulture class. After
asking to go to the bathroom, he could not find the restroom for men.-- only two doors, one marked
Pistillate and the other marked Staminate. He was really confused. Now he wishes he had
paid more attention. Which of the following is correct? a. | Pistillate refers to the male part of the flower
and probably means it is the men's room | c. | Staminate means female while pistillate could mean either
sex | b. | Staminate
refers to male part of the flower and probably means it is the men's
room | d. | These terms do not mean male or
female | | | | |
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46.
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Which of the following serves as a food reservoir for the developing
embryo? a. | endosperm | c. | plumule | b. | radical | d. | testa | | | | |
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47.
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What can be said about applying an herbicide to a lawn in granular form rather than a
liquid spray? a. | There is
little or no drift with the granular form | c. | The amount of active ingredient needed is greatly reduced
with the granular form | b. | The liquid form is much more
expensive | d. | Most broadleaf weeds have developed resistence
to liquid herbicide sprays | | | | |
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48.
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The
LD50 for chemical A is 1,000 and for chemical B it is 500. This means: a. | chemical A is more toxic to man than is chemical
B | c. | chemical A is less toxic to plants than is
chemical B | b. | chemical A is more toxic to mice than is chemical
B | d. | chemical A is less toxic to man than is chemical
B | | | | |
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49.
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PVC
pipe for irrigation is joined by connectors/couplings that are
to the pipe. a. | clamped | c. | soldered | b. | glued | d. | welded | | | | |
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50.
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Which of the following would be the best response if a client calls you in October and
wants to know what to do about a 20-foot white pine that has turned completely
brown? a. | Cut it
down. It is definitely dead | c. | Do nothing. Pine trees shed naturally in the
fall | b. | Wait till
spring and see if it sprouts out again | d. | Do nothing. The white pine is just going
dormant | | | | |
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