Floriculture CDE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS NEW PREDICTION

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1. Honeydew on the leaves and ants crawling around a plant indicate: Aphids 2. Fertilization in a flower takes place when: A sperm and egg unite 3. Vase life is the length of time tha ... t: Cut flowers usual- ly remain accept- able 4. If a hue is diluted with gray, the resulting color is called: 5. The order of the elements in a 5-10-5 fertilizer analy- sis is: 6. If a flower arrangement appears to be ready to fall over, it lacks: 7. A person is exposed to the highest concentration of a pesticide during: 8. It is important not to keep fruit baskets in the same cooler with fresh flowers because: Tone NPK Balance Mixing Ethylene gas from the fruit will cause the flowers to age quickly 9. The stomata of a plant leaf: Regulate water vapor loss from the plant 10. A method of applying pesticides to plants that can be effectively used in greenhouse but not outdoors is: Fumigation 11. A flowering pot marketed throughout the year is: Chrysanthemum 12. To check if a plant needs water, touch the soil with your finger: if the plant needs water the soil will feel: Dry and warm 13. Precooling The treatment given Easter lilies to speed flowering is called: 14. An explant is: Plant produced from a tissue (meristem) 15. The word photoperiod has to do with light: Duration 16. Growing medium kept too wet will deprive plants of: Oxygen 17. A pathogen is: Microorganism that causes a disease 18. The following florist crops are propagated by cut- tings: 19. Green plants manufacture sugar in the presence of sunlight. This process is called: 20. The highest percentage of florist industry sales are made by: Carnation, chrysanthemum, poinsettia, azalea Photosynthesis Telephone 21. Hydrangeas are forced for the following holidays: Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day 22. The Alstromeria is most closely related to the follow- ing plant: 23. Costs associated with making an arrangement, deco- rating a blooming plant, or creating wedding flowers are called . 24. play a powerful role in advertising floral shops and in most locations leads all other media in sales return for dollar spent. Easter lily Direct costs Window displays 25. Systemic pesticides control the pest by: Dissolving into and being moved by the plant sap 26. The primary colors are: Red, yellow, and blue 27. When ordering flowers from a wholesale florist, one should consider the following: All of the above 28. The most commonly used material for holding flow- ers is: Floral foam 29. Foliage below the water line should be removed to: Prevent the leaves from decaying, which foul the wa- ter 30. Flowers such as roses and carnations should be stored at: 36-40 degrees F 31. An example of a mass flower is: Rose 32. The size of the bow for a corsage should be: Slightly wider than the petals of the corsage 33. Pre-formed pot covers used on potted plants are called Speed covers 34. Florist azaleas are: Small evergreen shrubs 35. Which of the following is provided for a plant by its leaves? A food factory 36. The most important cut flower crops in the US are: Mum, rose, carna- tion 37. Positive space The area within a composition occupied by material is called 38. The flowers of Easter lilies last longer if: The stamens are removed 39. The larger the gauge of florist wire indicates that the thickness is: Thinner 40. Deluxe floral foam is used to: Hold heavy stemmed flowers 41. The number of flowers usually in a cymbidium orchid corsage is: 42. The most important environmental factor in orchid culture is: 43. The acceleration of flowering by manipulation of en- vironmental conditions is known as: One Watering and wa- ter quality Forcing 44. Mass marketing is the sale of floral products: All of the above 45. Optimum temperatures for poinsettia growth are: 60-80 degrees 46. Costs associated with making an arrangement, dec- orating a blooming plant or creating wedding flowers are called: Direct costs 47. The function (s) of floral preservatives is(are) to: All of the above 48. A grouping of closely spaced flowers, net and acces- sories in a hand-held floral arrangement is called: 49. Field production of gladiolus is accomplished by us- ing: 50. This fungus attacks a wide variety of ornamental plants, probably causing more losses than any other single pathogen. Nosegay Corms Botrytis cinerea 51. Distorted flowers characterized by shorter petals, which give the rose a flattened appearance are called: [Show More]

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