Floriculture

Getting Dirty

100

With mat irrigation, water moves by ___________________ from the mat into the root substrate in the pot to maintain constant moisture.

 A. zero-leaching      B. capillary action

C. xeri-action       D. overhead

B. capillary action

200

Root growth bio-stimulants do all of the following except: 

A. Increase respiration     B. Improve water uptake 

C. Increase the number of fibrous roots     D. Improve nutrient uptake

A. Increase respiration

300

Floral preservatives should contain all except: 

a) a nitrogen source b) a sugar source

c) an acidifier d) a microbiocide

a) nitrogen source

400

A growing media amendment that is grown primarily in marshes, bogs, or swamps and has a high water holding capacity is known as:

a) perlite       b) vermiculite

c) sand          d) peat moss

d) peat moss

500

Soilless medium can be amened with which of the following prior to potting to provide magnesium?

a) epsom salt             b) gypsum 

c) micronutrients mix        d)triple superphosphate

a) epsom salt

In the Biz

100

As a business, your product should be at what price above the total production and marketing costs to make it feasible to sell?

a) 100%       b) 150%

c) 250%        d) 500%

c) 250%

200

Flowers, such as Baby’s Breath or Aster, are commonly referred to as ____________ flowers in floral arrangements.

Filler

300

What is the 'chain of life' levels of distribution for cut flowers according to the Society of American Florists? 

  a. Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler, Retailer, Consumer     b. Grower, Wholesaler, Shipper, Retailer, Consumer     c. Wholesaler, Shipper, Grower, Consumer, Retailer     d. Retailer, Wholesaler, Grower, Shipper, Consumer

a. Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler, Retailer, Consumer

400

A circular design does not have ________. 

a) balance          b) filler flowers

c) a focal point           d) massing flowers

c) a focal point

500

Which element allows each flower to have its own individual importance?

a) depth            b) space

c) form              d) line

b) space

Oh Toodles!

100

Water tubes are:

A. a device to force water into the soil of a potted plant 

B. a device to force water into a cool cell pad for evaporative cooling 

C. the small tube with a weight on the end to place in a basket or potto water plants 

D. a rubber-capped, plastic tube used for holding water and a single flower in floral work

D. a rubber-capped, plastic tube used for holding water and a single flower in floral work

200

Which of the following products would be the best choice of tools / materials to adhere fresh flowers in constructing a wristlet corsage: 

a. Hot Glue   b. Cold Glue

c. Wire         d. Braiding

b. Cold Glue

300

A complete fertilizer is recommended for a greenhouse crop. Which fertilizer analysis below is NOT a complete fertilizer? 

A. 16-4-8        B. 10-0-10

C. 5-10-10       D. 17-17-17

B. 10-0-10

400

A solenoid valve is used to: 

   a) electrically control water flow                                   b) turn water off and on with only water pressure              c) turn heat on and off by temperature valve                d) electrically shut on and off ventilation fans

a) electrically control water flow

500

A manometer is used in a greenhouse to measure: 

a) water pressure in irrigation        b) difference in high and low temperature         c) air pressure between layers of plastic          d) gas pressure in a gas heater

c) air pressure between layers of plastic

Its Just Biology

100

Place in a plant were photosynthesis occurs:

a) all plant cells        b) all cells with leaf

c) all green chloroplasts within cells               d) all cells in leaf petiole

c) all green chloroplasts within cells

200

The process of _______________ is when a plant loses water through stomata.

Transpiration

300

Which is the most common form of sexual plant propagation? 

a. Cuttings    b. Division

c. Grafting     d. Seeds

d. Seeds

400

Iron is essential in plants because: 

a)required for strong stems                                         b)required for leaf formation                                      c)required for root development                            d)required to produce chlorophyll

b)required for leaf formation

500

Which plant hormone stimulates cell division?

a. Cytokinins      b. Inhibitors 

c. Gibberellins    d. Auxins

a. Cytokinins

That's an Odd Color for a Home

100

What are small plants grown in small amounts of medium in divided trays?

a) cormels         b) explants

c) liners            d) plugs

d) plugs

200

A plant that lives for more than two years, usually flowering every year.

Perennial 

300

In the following list of pesticides, the _______ must be mixed with the water to apply.

a) emulsifiable concentrate     b) granules

c) dusts             d) baits

a) emulsifiable concentrate

400

Most indoor foliage plants need which kind of lighting?

A. Direct sunlight    B. Bright indirect light

C. Medium light      D. Bright light  

B. Bright indirect light

500

Which of these groups contain the three secondary elements needed for plant growth? 

a. Calcium, Manganese, and Zinc                              b. Boron, Sulfur, and Carbon                                     c. Copper, Magnesium, and Iron                                  d. Calcium, Magnesium, and Sulfur

d. Calcium, Magnesium, and Sulfur