NURSERY –LANDSCAPE

							                           NURSERY –LANDSCAPE

1. Some seed are produced in the fall and remain on or in the ground until they
   germinate in the spring. Exposing seeds to the winter cold and moist soil is nature’s
   method of ___seeds.
   a. Scarifying
   b. Stratifying
   c. Acidifying
   d. Sprouting

2. An area of the landscape which includes space for items such as a clothes line and
   garbage can is the
   a. service
   b. public
   c. private
   d. recreational

3. Which of the following is / are illegal for a landscape contractor to ask a prospective
   employee?
   A. What is your religion?
   B. How old are you ?
   C. What is your political affiliation?
   D. All the above

4. Which of the following groups contains only evergreen plants?
   a. Forsythia, Lilac. Camellia
   b. Rhododendron, Japanese Maple, Chinese Holly
   c. Arborvitae, Camellia, Japanese Yew
   d. Crabapple, flowering Cherry, Sycamore

5. Plant containers that are_____ generally have better drainage that____ containers ( if
   the soil mix other factors are the same)
   a. tall, short
   b. square, round
   c. round, square
   d. short, tall

6. The tissue in plants through which food is translocated is the ______ water and
   dissolved minerals are conducted up the stems through the
   a. xylem, stomata
   b. epidermis, xylem
   c. stomata, phloem
   d. phloem, xylem

7. The best temperature for germinating most seeds is
   a. 50-60 degrees F. b. 70-80 degrees F. c80-90degrees f. d. 85-90 degrees
8. Which of the following is not at term used to group landscape plants based on
   whether or not hey lose their leaves during the winter?
   a. evergreen
   b. deciduous
   c. coniferous
   d. semi-evergreen

9. Paying nursery/landscape workers on a piece-work basis is profitable for many
   employers because it
   a. provides workers with incentive to stay on task and do more work.
   b. Provides for better communications between workers and management
   c. Encores that the work will be of excellent quality
   d. All the above

10. The use of plant materials that conserve moisture and the use of landscape techniques
    that reduce the amount of water needed is called
    a. Xeroscaping
    b. Waterscaping
    c. Natural landscaping
    d. Bogscaping

11. the turfgrass listed blow that is least tolerant of shade is
    a. Zoysia
    b. Fescue
    c. Bluegrass
    d. Bermudagrass

12. For germination to occur, which of the following environmental conditions must be
    provided (light or darkness are also required by some seeds)
    a. proper temperature, oxygen, moisture and soil
    b. proper temperature, oxygen, moisture
    c. proper temperature, oxygen, moisture, soil, carbon dioxide
    d. proper temperature, moisture, and soil

13. Which grass below is commonly used on golf greens
    a. Fescue
    b. Bentgrass
    c. Bluegrass
    d. Zoysia

14. The basic underlying principle of using mist propagation It …
    a. keeps the soil uniformly moist-supplying moisture through the base of the cutting.
    b. Keeps the plant material cool
    c. Cool the soil to the point that roots can develop
    d. Increases humidity around the cutting- reducing transpiration.
15. A hardy plant is one that will….
   a.   live in acid soil
   b.   take a lot of abuse in handling
   c.   survive in the climate of a particular area
   d.   none of the above

16. Which of the jobs below is one that an arborculturist is most likely to perform?
    a. construct a walk
    b. maintain a rose bed
    c. install landscape timbers
    d. maintain trees

17. A mass of tissue that forms around a wound on
    a. callus tissue
    b. bud tissue
    c. cambium overgrowth
    d. phloem fill

18. Phloem and xylem can be found in
    a. complete fertilizers
    b. organic pesticides
    c. stems
    d. micronutrient fertilizers

19. Which plants are usually propagated by seed?
    a. pines, oaks and black gum
    b. forsythia, holly and philodendron
    c. azaleas, camellias and forsythia
    d. daylily, Buxus and forsythia

20. Chemicals should be stored in
    a. a cool room such as a basement
    b. a free-standing, locked building
    c. the lath house
    d. a refrigerated storage cabinet

21. Skin, eyes, and lungs should be protected when
    a. mixing chemicals
    b. cleaning and adjusting the sprayer
    c. applying chemicals
    d. all of the above




22. Methods of establishing turfgrass in a lawn include
    a. plugging, sodding and sprigging
       b. grading, sprigging and broadcasting
       c. division, sprigging, and scarification
       d. grading, broadcasting and hydrosseding

    23. The most ideal way to provide heat for rooting cuttings is with a system that warms
        the
        a. air above the mist benches
        b. air around the leaves of the cuttings
        c. pressure treated
        d. rough

    24. What is the neutral point on the pH scale?
        a. 0.0
        b. 3.0
        c. 5.0
        d. 7.0

    25. Indolebutyric acid (IBA) is used in nursery operations to
        A. induce flowering
        B. promote rooting
        C. retard plant growth
        D. speed seed germination

NURSERY ANSWERS

    1. B. stratifying
    2. a. service
    3. d. all the above
    4. c. Arborvitae, Camellia, Japanese Yew
    5. a. tall, short
    6. d. phloem, xylem
    7. b. 70-80degrees f.
    8. c. coniferous
    9. a. provides workers with incentive to stay on task and do more work
    10. a. Xeroscaping
    11. d. bermudagrass
    12. b. proper temperature, oxygen, moisture
    13. b. Bentgrass
    14. d. increases humidity around the cutting-reducing transpiration
    15. c. survive in the climate of a particular area
    16. d maintain trees
    17. a callus tissue
    18. c. stems
    19. a. pines, oaks and black gum
    20. b. a free-standing, locked building
    21. d. all of the above
22. a. plugging, sodding and sprigging
23. d. rooting media
24. d 7.0
25. b. promote rooting