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Florida FFA Association Career Development Events Written Exam for Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event Before you begin: This exam is an individual activity. Before beginning this exam, please be sure your name and chapter are properly written on your Scantron card. Please select the single best answer for each item and make your selection on the Scantron card provided. Be sure to make your marks dark with a No. 2 pencil and erase any stray marks completely. At the conclusion of the exam, please return your exam and your answer sheet to the contest coordinator. 2007 Florida FFA Nursery and Landscape CDE Written Exam Middle School participants will answer questions 1-15 only. High school participants will answer all 25 questions. Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the question or completes the statement and mark the corresponding letter on the scantron answer sheet. 1. Phloem tissue in a stem: a) conducts manufactured food down to the roots b) conducts water and minerals up to the leaves c) is non-living tissue and considered bark d) stores sugar and water in the stem center 2. The stamen of a flower is comprised of a) anther and filament b) filament and ovary c) petal and sepal d) stigma and style 3. What is the percent of potassium in a 16-4-8 fertilizer? a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 28 4. Training plants into three-dimensional ornamental forms, such as animals, is called a) Bonsai b) Espalier c) Thinning d) Topiary 5. Monocot stems have their xylem and phloem arranged in a) axial rays b) bundles c) cross section d) dissection 6. An IDEAL soil is composed of ____% mineral matter. a) 5 b) 25 c) 45 d) 50 7. The process of photosynthesis produces sugar and oxygen from___________________ and _______________________ in the presence of light. a) Boron and water b) Carbon dioxide and water c) Nitrogen and water d) Sulfur and water 8. After a heavy rain, the water left in the soil available to plant roots is a) Capillary b) Gravitational c) Hygroscopic d) Saturated 9. The optimum soil pH for most plants is a) 3 - 4 b) 4 - 5 c) 5 - 6 d) 6 – 7 10. A corm is a specialized a) Flower b) Leaf c) Root d) Stem 11. Pinching poinsettias is a process of removing a) Bracts b) Fruits c) Flower buds d) Terminal buds 12. The major function of root hairs on a plant is a) Absorption of water b) Anchorage of the plant c) Food manufacture d) Storage of food 13. Transpiration is a process in which plants a) Absorb water through stomates b) Lose water through stomates c) Manufacture sugar d) Process sugar 14. Seeds are composed of a) Lenticel, stomata and ligule b) Radicle, plumule and seed coat c) Root, shoot and leaf d) Seed coat, endosperm and embryo 15. When cleft grafting a plant, the top piece is the a) Cambium b) Rootstock c) Scion d) Understock ________________________________________________________________________ ___Middle school students stop here. High school students continue to the end.____ ________________________________________________________________________ 16. The nutrient most associated with strong root, shoot and flower development is a) Iron b) Nitrogen c) Phosphorus d) Sulfur 17. The biological control agent Bacillus thuringiensis is used to manage a) Aphids b) Caterpillars c) Grasshopper d) Scales 18. Nitrogen is absorbed by plants in two forms a) Formaldehyde and nitrate b) Nitrate and ammonium c) Sulfate and phosphate d) Urea and superphosphate 19. The correct way to write the Latin name of a plant is a) Family, genus, species b) Family, order, genus c) Genus, species, cultivar d) Phylum, genus, cultivar 20. B-nine is a commercially used chemical that a) Causes plants to bloom sooner b) Helps cuttings root faster c) Makes plants stretch d) Shortens or dwarf plants 21. The term used to describe a bud that secretes chemicals which prevent lateral buds from developing is called a) Apical dominance b) Dwarfing c) Stretching d) Vertical dominance 22. The best time to prune plants that flower only one time per year would be a) Fall b) Just after flowering c) Just before flowering d) Spring 23. Which are micronutrients? a) Boron, potassium, molybdenum b) Calcium, nitrogen, phosphorus c) Iron, manganese, zinc d) Magnesium, copper, chlorine 24. An example of an evergreen tree is a a) Bald cypress b) Laurel oak c) Red maple d) Slash pine 25. An example of a natural organic pesticide is a) Malathion b) Rotenone c) Sevin d) Sulfur