2018 Flandreau Nursery Landscape Test

Scan Sheet: Horticulture CDE# 105482
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  1. One reason modern horticultural fabrics used in landscaping are said to be better than blackpolyethylene film is they:
  1. Prevent moisture from penetrating too deeply
  2. Make a better base for rock mulch
  3. Completely control weeds
  4. Allow exchange of gases between soil and air
  1. A privacy fence should be at least ____ feet high if the purpose is to screen the view of neighbors atground level or others walking near the property at the same elevation.
  1. 6
  2. 8
  3. 4
  4. 5
  1. Which of the following watering systems can reduce water usage by as much as80%?
  2. Hand watering
  3. Impulse sprinklers
  4. Soaker Hose
  5. Drip or Trickle irrigation
  6. A plant pathologist studies plant:
  7. Morphology
  8. Diseases
  9. Physiology
  10. Insects
  11. Though not recommended, if 2-cycle engine fuel is actually used in a 4-cycle engine:
  12. The engine will likely smoke a lot, but it will run.
  13. The engine will not start or will be hard to start.
  14. The engine will be much louder than normal.
  15. There is no problem, the engine will run just fine.
  16. A shade loving border plant is:
  17. Chrysanthemum
  18. Zinnia
  19. Impatiens
  20. Marigold
  21. Which of the following is true about lady bug beetles? They:
  22. Eat aphids
  23. Often feed on vegetable plants
  24. Are bright green and blend-in with the foliage
  25. Sometimes sting gardeners
  26. An important step in properly composting landscape refuse is to:
  27. Treat each layer with pesticide to control insects and weeds
  28. Make only small piles to keep the material cool
  29. Thoroughly moisten each layer of material
  30. Exclude as much air as possible from the compost pile
  31. When Alan finished sharpening his rotary mower blade, he noticed that his mower vibrated and shook sobad that he could hardly control it. What was wrong?
  32. The spark plug was loose
  33. The made was made from inferior metal
  34. The blade was out of balance
  35. The blade has been overheated, affecting its temperament
  1. Water availability, temperature extremes, and ______should be considered when selecting treesfor the landscape.
  2. Soil type
  3. Buildings present
  4. Topography
  5. Slope
  6. When installing a landscape, which step (from the following list) should be completed FIRST:
  7. Build retaining walls and garden walkways
  8. Plant the trees and shrubs
  9. Add amendments to the soil
  10. Install the drainage system
  11. Which of the following groups contains only deciduous plants?
  12. River Birch, Southern Magnolia, Ilex vomitoria
  13. Live Oak, Chinese Tallow, Sophora secundiflora
  14. Cedar Elm, Carya illinoinensis, Red Oak
  15. Taxus cuspidata, Sycamore, Bradford pear
  16. Soil around the foundation of a house is often more alkaline than surrounding soil due to which of thefollowing?
  17. chemicals applied to prevent termites
  18. leaching from the home’s paint
  19. leaching from the masonry mortar on the home and the masonry debris from construction
  20. decaying wood scraps that were buried around the foundation during construction
  21. Which of the following describes plants that lose their leaves during the winter?
  22. Herbaceous
  23. Evergreen
  24. Coniferous
  25. Deciduous
  26. The viability of a group of seeds is measured by:
  27. Permeability of the seeds
  28. The germination percentage
  29. Maturity of the seeds
  30. The number of seeds per pound
  31. The use of plant materials and landscaping techniques to conserve soil moisture and to reduce waterusage is:
  32. Waterscaping
  33. Natural landscaping
  34. Xeriscaping
  35. Bogscaping
  36. Soil texture refers to:
  37. The ratio of sand to clay in the soil
  38. The amount of humus in the soil
  39. The size of the soil particles
  40. The arrangement of soil particles
  41. Plants usually do not grow well in poorly drained soils because:
  42. Plant roots become engorged with water in poorly drained soils
  43. Oxygen content is low in poorly drained soils
  44. The organic matter content of poorly drained soils is too high
  45. Poorly drained soils warm too quickly in spring
  46. Underground stems with scale-like fleshy leaves (leek and onion) are called:
  47. Roots
  48. Stolons
  49. Tubers
  50. Bulbs
  51. Light energy, carbon dioxide, and water enter into the process of photosynthesis, through which:
  52. Respiration results
  53. Chlorophyll is formed
  54. Amino acids are formed
  55. Carbohydrates are formed
  56. Which of the following groups contains only evergreen plants?
  57. American arborvitae, Camellia, Japanese Yew
  58. Azalea, Ginkgo, Chinese Holly
  59. Bald cypress, Purpleleaf plum, Pecan
  60. Sweet gum, Crape myrtle, Sycamore
  61. If a two-cycle engine on a weed trimmer uses a 24:1 fuel ratio, you should mix:
  62. 24 parts oil to 1 part gasoline
  63. 24 parts gasoline to 1 part oil
  64. 24 parts gasoline to 1 part engine cleaner
  65. Equal amounts of gasoline and oil
  66. Plants sold in the landscape trade are sold by ______name.
  67. Botanical
  68. Order and family
  69. Order and genus
  70. Family
  71. Mrs. Thompson loves spring flowering bulbs. Which of the following would you suggest for Mrs. Thompson to plant?
  72. Gardenia jasminoides
  73. Coleus x hybridus
  74. Hyacinthus orientalis cv.
  75. Lonicera japonica
  76. The process in which water, grass seed, fertilizer, cellulose fiber and a glue type material are mixedtogether and sprayed onto the soil to establish turf is called______.
  77. Hydroseeding
  78. top dressing
  79. Pressure spray
  80. Seed Injection
  81. Which of the following best describes seed scarification?
  82. placing seed capsules in the sun for natural drying
  83. removing some of the seed coat with a file, sandpaper, or acid solution
  84. using a dibble to spot off newly planted seedlings
  85. planting seeds in a nursery flat to a depth of two times the seed’s diameter
  86. Most landscape plants like the soil pH:
  87. Slightly acidic
  88. Strongly acidic
  89. Slightly alkaline
  90. Strongly alkaline
  91. When planting a bare-rooted tree, the tree should be planted:
  92. at 6 inches above the original soil level
  93. Directly even with the original soil level
  94. At 6 inches below the original soil level
  95. At 2 inches above the original soil level
  96. Three types of ground patterns used in landscape design are
  97. Curved-line, arc-and-tangent, squiggle-line
  98. Curved-line, straight-line, squiggle-line
  99. Curved-line, arc-and-tangent, straight-line
  100. Straight-line, squiggle-line, arc-and-tangent
  101. A is a woody perennial that has more than one main trunk.
  102. Flower
  103. Shrub
  104. Weed
  105. Tree
  106. Water______to help reduce disease in nursery crops
  107. Early in the morning
  108. At night
  109. With overhead sprinklers
  110. Late in the afternoon
  1. Functional roles of plants in the landscape do not include:
  2. Enclosing
  3. Screening
  4. Developing the structural framework of the design
  5. Greening up
  6. Shrubs planted in small groups in the landscape are generally placed in:
  7. Groups of 4
  8. Odd numbered groups (i.e. 3,5,7)
  9. Even numbered groups (2, 4, 6)
  10. Groups of 2
  11. Which one of the following plant hardiness zones is colder than Zone 6?
  12. Zone 7
  13. Zone 10
  14. Zone 3
  15. Zone 8
  16. The following plant grows from a tuber:
  17. Impatiens
  18. Japanese honeysuckle
  19. Elephant Ear
  20. Celosia
  21. Trees are fertilized with granular fertilizer by spreading it within
  22. The drip line
  23. A thirty foot radius of the trunk
  24. A four foot radius of the trunk
  25. The drip line and at least ten feet beyond the drip line
  26. The four life cycle stages of beetles such as the Japanese beetle are:
  27. Grub, pupae, juvenile, adult
  28. Moth, egg, grub, adult
  29. Egg, nymph, pupae, adult
  30. Egg, grub, pupae, adult
  31. A plant that remains vegetative during its first season of growth and flowers in the second season is a(n):
  32. Propagule
  33. Perennial
  34. Biennial
  35. Annual
  36. Plants need ___ essential elements for proper growth and development.
  37. 8
  38. 16
  39. 32
  40. 3
  41. Plants that evolve and grow naturally in an area are termed______plants
  42. Specimen
  43. Accent
  44. Native
  45. Exotic
  46. Failure to firm down the soil around a newly planted tree or shrub can result in air pockets. This maycause:
  47. Over-watering problems
  48. Drying of plant roots
  49. Disease
  50. Soil heaving in winter
  1. If a container-grown nursery crop has been over watered for a long period, a grower might expect to findthe roots in the following condition:
  2. The roots growing through the drain holes in the bottom of the container
  3. The roots dead or absent at the top of the container but healthier in the bottom of the container
  4. The roots may be extra thick and bright white in color
  5. The roots dead or absent at the bottom of the container but healthier in the top portion of thecontainer
  6. Food produced in the leaves moves to other parts of a plant through the ______.
  7. Xylem
  8. Veins
  9. Phloem
  10. Arteries
  11. When should soil NOT be tilled?
  12. When it is dry
  13. During spring warm-up
  14. When it is wet
  15. During late fall
  16. The terms triploid, diploid and haploid refer to:
  17. number of chromosomes
  18. formation of leaves
  19. number of flowers per stem
  20. number of bud breaks expected after pruning
  21. Site features to consider when conducting a site survey include:
  22. Natural features, existing vegetation, soil conditions, and client analysis
  23. Topography, client analysis, natural features, and climate
  24. Natural features, climate, existing vegetation, and client analysis
  25. Topography, soil conditions, natural features, and existing vegetation
  26. The soil pH level primarily controls:
  27. Activity of soil-borne diseases
  28. Moisture absorption by roots
  29. Soil temperature
  30. Availability of essential plant nutrients
  31. Flowering plants that are tetraploid have reduced maintenance costs because of the reduced need to
  32. Water
  33. dead head
  34. fertilize
  35. spray for insects
  36. Which of the following is the best definition of an F1 hybrid?
  37. the first cross between the offspring of A, B, C, D, and E generations
  38. the first generation of seedlings from genetically different parents
  39. a plant that is genetically inferior to all other cultivars
  40. a plant that is genetically superior to all other cultivars
  41. In most plants, a hormone called auxin is produced by the terminal bud. It moves downward into theshoot and inhibits the growth and development of lateral buds. This is called:
  42. Lateral dominance
  43. The apex auxin complex
  44. Apical dominance
  45. Terminal bud inhibition

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2018 Flandreau CDE Nursery Landscape Written Test