___________is generally added to water when processing flowers in a
retail floral shop. - ANSWER -A) Herbicide
B) Insecticide
C) Biocide
D) Algaecide
Honeydew on the leaves and ants crawling around a plant indicate: -
ANSWER -A. Slugs
B. Aphids
C. Thrips
D. Fungus
Fertilization in a flower takes place when - ANSWER -A. Pollen grain
touches the stigma
B. Pollen grain touches the ovary
C. Pollen is released from a flower
D. A sperm and egg unite
Vase life is the length of time that - ANSWER -A. A glass vase can be
expected to go unbroken
B. A flower container remains in style
,C. Cut flowers usually remain acceptable
D. A plastic vase will remain watertight
If a hue is diluted with grey, the resulting color is called - ANSWER -A.
Tone
B. Shade
C. Tint
D. Value
The order of the elements in a 5-10-5 fertilizer analysis is - ANSWER -
A. NKP
B. NPK
C. KPN
D. PNK
If a flower arrangement appears to be ready to fall over it lacks -
ANSWER -A) Balance
B) Focus
C) Rhythm
D) Harmony
A person is exposed to the highest concentration of a pesticide
during - ANSWER -A) Clean equipment
B) Reading directions
C) Mixing
D) Application
,It is important not to keep fruit baskets in the same cooler with fresh
flowers - ANSWER -A) Fruit flies eat flower petals
B) Banana and apples give off an odor that is absorbed by the
flowers
C) Ethylene gas from the fruit will cause the flowers to age quickly D)
Florists shouldn't sell fruit - that's the job of the grocery store
The stomata of a plant leaf - ANSWER -A) Prevent disease organisms
from entering the plant
B) Regulate nutrient entry from foliar fertilizer applications C)
Must open to allow light to reach the chlorophyll for
photosynthesis
D) Regulate water vapor loss from the plant
A method of applying pesticides to plants that can be effectively used
in greenhouse but not outdoors is - ANSWER -A) Spraying
B) Fumigation
C) Dusting
D) Soil drenching
A flowering pot marketed throughout the year is - ANSWER -A)
Poinsettia
B) Easter Lily
C) Geranium
D) Chrysanthemum
, To check if a plant needs water, touch the soil with your finger: if the
plant needs water the soil will feel: - ANSWER -A) Cool and moist
B) Dry and warm
C) Gritty
D) None of the above
The treatment given Easter Lilies to speed flowering is called -
ANSWER -A) Short days
B) Long days
C) Precooling
D) Drying off
An explant is - ANSWER -A) Plant produced from a tissue (meristem)
B) Plant produced from a leaf
C) Dead plant
D) Weed
The word photoperiod has to do with light - ANSWER -A) Quality
B) Duration
C) Intensity
D) Foot candles
Growing medium kept too wet will deprive plants of - ANSWER -A)
Soluble salts
B) Water
C) Oxygen
C) Fertilizer
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