Floral

Question 1

A circular design does not have

Answer 1

A focal point

Question 2

Most fungal diseases grow best in

Answer 2

High moisture conditions

Question 3

Mums are considered a short-day crop; that is, the plant sets flower buds and blooms only when

Answer 3

Nights are long and days are short

Question 4

During respiration, plants

Answer 4

Use oxygen

Question 5

If green plants show a ( ) color, this suggest a nitrogen deficiency

Answer 5

Yellow

Question 6

( ) exists when the terminal bud produces hormones that inhibit or prevent the growth of axillary buds on the same shoot

Answer 6

Apical dominance

Question 7

Floral foam is sufficiently soaked when

Answer 7

Air bubbles are no longer coming out of the foam

Question 8

( )Seeding is when seeds are down in a seperate place from where the plants will eventually

Answer 8

Indirect

Question 9

( ) is used to accentuate the flowers and colors used in a design

Answer 9

Repetition

Question 10

( ) are chemicals used to control snails and slugs

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Molluscicides

Question 11

Small green insects with piercing mouth parts are .

Answer 11

Aphids

Question 12

The recommend daytime temperature range for indoor plants is

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50-85

Question 13

___ is one of the basic floral design shapes

Answer 13

Circular

Question 14

In the list of flowers/ materials below, which list is not all line flowers

Answer 14

Bells of Ireland, Carnations, branches and Snapdragon.

Question 15

Joe places a box of apples in his flower cooler. The next day he saw some cut flowers looking bad and deteriorating. Could the Apples have caused this problem?

Answer 15

Yes, fruit produces ethylene gas which causes flowers to senesce.

Question 16

Floral foam should be hydrated before use in flower arrangement. Which of these methods is the best for accomplishing the soaling of foam

Answer 16

The foam is allowed to float on the surface until it is soaked

Question 17

The wire services that a retail flower shop can use are

Answer 17

FTD, teleflora, florafax, American floral services, and carik

Question 18

In growing potted chrysanthemums, the desirable temp range for flower bud initiation is

Answer 18

62 to 65 degrees F at night

Question 19

As a grower you want to use soft pesticides for plant pest control. Which group below includes “soft” pesticides?

Answer 19

Insect growth regulators, botanical insecticides, horticulture oils

Question 20

The place in a plant where the process of photosynthesis occurs is

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In green chloroplasts within cells

Question 21

A solenoid valve is used in Greenhouses

Answer 21

As an electrical device used to control the flow of water in greenhouses

Question 22

A manometer is used in a greenhouse to measure

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Air pressure between layers of plastic

Question 23

In horticulture, the term “explant” is

Answer 23

Small pieces of plant material used on tissue culture

Question 24

In greenhouse plant growing a zero DIF will result in

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Shorter plants compared to plants grown with a positive DIF

Question 25

The three secondary colors of flower arrangements are

Answer 25

Orange green and violet

Question 26

The nutrient iron is essential in plants because

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Iron is required to produce chlorophyll

Question 27

___ buds are found at the base of a leaf petiole and next to the stem

Answer 27

Axillary

Question 28

A plant with a tunicate bulb is a(n)

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Tullip

Question 29

Binomial classification of a plant requires a ___ and___ for the name

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Genus and specific epithet

Question 30

A tissue in a seed that provides stored food for the embryo is

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Endosperm

Question 31

The process of propagating plants on an agar gel or nutrient medium is known as

Answer 31

micro propagation

Question 32

A floristis wire with a gauge of 18 will be ___ than a florists wire with a gauge of 28

Answer 32

Thicker

Question 33

On a financial planning sheet, the costs of the plant materials (I.e purchase cost of seeds, cuttings, bulbs etc.) Would be examples of

Answer 33

Direct costs

Question 34

Floral preservatives for cut flowers should contain all of the following except

Answer 34

Nitrogen fertilizer

Question 35

What type of environment do chrysanthemum require to produce flowers

Answer 35

Short day photoperiod

Question 36

Injecting dilute sulfuric acid into the interigation system during green house production will

Answer 36

Decrease the root medium pH

Question 37

What are the organelles that capture and process the light that a plant intercepts

Answer 37

Chloroplasts

Question 38

The process of ___ is when a plant loses water through stomates

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Transpiration

Question 39

Which glazing material for greenhouse allows the lowest light transmittance

Answer 39

Double-layer polyethylene

Question 40

The calculated difference between the day temp and night temp in a greenhouse production situation is known as

Answer 40

DIF

Question 41

Before using a chemical you should refer to the SDS or

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Safety Data Sheet

Question 42

The binomial system for naming plants is

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Used internationally

Question 43

Plants that have two ___ are known as dicots

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Cotyledons

Question 44

Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll that ___ green light giving plants their green color

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Reflect

Question 45

___ insecticides are pesticides that are translocated throughout the plant and kill any insects that feed on the plant

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Systemic

Question 46

When dealing with plant diseases, there must be ___ things present for any plant disease to form

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Three

Question 47

___ plants are material kept specifically for the purpose of propagation

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Stock

Question 48

Grasshoppers begin their life cycle as an egg, transition to larva, and change into an adult. This would be classified as ___ metamorphosis

Answer 48

Incomplete