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2005 FLORIDA FFA SR. NURSERY AND LANDSCAPE CDE
Written Exam
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question. Completely shade in the corresponding letter on the Scantron answer sheet.
1) A soil having equal parts of sand, silt, and clay is called:
a) An aggregate
b) A mixture
c) A loam
d) None of these
2) A 10-6-4 fertilizer contains what percent phosphorous?
a) 4%
b) 6%
c) 10%
d) 20%
3) The xylem, or wood, of a stem:
a) Stores food
b) Is green in color
c) Conducts manufactured food down to the roots
d) Conducts water and minerals up to the leaves
4) The turfgrass listed blow that is least tolerant of shade is
a) Bahiagrass
b) Bermudagrass
c) Saint Augustinegrass
d) Zoysia
5) What is the neutral point on the pH scale?
a) 0.0
b) 3.0
c) 5.0
d) 7.0
6) An example of a deciduous tree is:
a) Fir
b) Spruce
c) Oak
d) Pine
7) Damping-off is a problem with:
a) Germinating seedlings
b) Flowering poinsettias
c) Lily bulbs
d) Tulip bulbs
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8) The nutrient associated most with strong root and flower development is:
a) Potassium
b) Phosphorous
c) pH
d) Nitrogen
9) Training plants into three-dimensional ornamental forms, such as animals, is
called:
a) Bonsai
b) Topiary
c) Espalier
d) Heading back
10) If you want to apply 100 pounds of actual nitrogen per acre using a 6-12-12
fertilizer, how much would you have to apply per acre?
a) 16 pounds
b) 1,667 pounds
c) 600 pounds
d) 167 pounds
11) Which of the following can be added to soil in order to raise pH?
a) sulfur
b) lime
c) sand
d) vermiculite
e) perlite
12) A garden center employee should:
a) Enjoy meeting people
b) Enjoy a job that is mostly paperwork
c) Enjoy working alone
d) Not be concerned about finishing high school
13) Latin names are italicized:
a) To make them appear important
b) Because it is conventional to italicize words and phrases of a different
language:
c) Because it helps to remember them
d) Because all plant names are always italicized
14) The four main parts of a flower are the:
a) Pollen, ovary, pistil, and stamen
b) Sepal, petal, stamen, and pistil
c) Sepal, pistil, ovary, and stigma
d) None of these
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15) Potassium causes plants to:
a) Produce more flowers and seeds
b) Resist disease and develop strong roots
c) Harden off more rapidly
d) Grow rapidly and develop a dark green color
16) A fungicide such as captan added to a rooting hormone:
a) Helps prevent cuttings from rotting
b) Makes the hormone last longer
c) Causes the hormone to break down chemically
d) None of the above
17) Pansy or portulaca seeds require three days of darkness for germination to
occur. This may be occomplished by:
a) Covering the flat or pot with newpaper
b) Burying the flat or pot in the ground
c) Planting the seeds at an unusually great depth
d) None of these
18) The specialized plant parts used in division and separation have two
functions. One is for propagation; the second is:
a) To divide or multiply the plant
b) To furnish food for human beings and wildlife
c) To store food
d) None of the above
19) Bulbs and corms reproduce by a process known as:
a) Division
b) Cottage
c) Offshoots
d) Separation
20) Vegetative or leaf buds may be differentiated from flower buds because
they:
a) Are plumper
b) Are more slender of pointed
c) Are generally located at the base of the bud stick
d) Are not yet mature
21) Chip budding is widely used to propagate _____ as well as other plants.
a) Apples
b) Grapes
c) Roses
d) Azaleas
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22) A measure of how poisonous a pesticide is after a single exposure is called:
a) Acute toxicity
b) Chronic toxicity
c) Extreme toxicity
d) Simple toxicity
23) An example of a natural organic insecticide is:
a) Sulfur
b) Sevin
c) Malathion
d) Rotenone
24) A soil high in organic matter tends to:
a) Hold a great deal of water, thereby diluting herbicides
b) Absorb herbicides and cause them to be ineffective
c) Grow weeds so quickly that a higher dosage of herbicide is needed
d) Hold herbicides in the soil, thereby making them more effective
25) Deciduous plants that flower in the spring are pruned:
a) Before flowering
b) After flowering
c) In late spring
d) None of these
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2005 Sr. Nursery and Landscape CDE Key
1)
C
2)
B
3)
D
4)
B
5)
D
6)
C
7)
A
8)
B
9)
B
10) B
11) B
12) A
13) B
14) B
15) B
16) A
17) A
18) C
19) D
20) B
21) B
22) A
23) D
24) B
25) B