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Floriculture

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1. An example of a long-day plant would be.....
black-eyed susan
ebb-and-flow benches
glass
an amendment to soil-less growing medium

2. It is an organic component of many plant growing media
It would have more bench space per unit area under cover
glass
pine bark
polythylene plastic film

3. It is a major benefit from the use of soil-less growing media
ethlylene
pine bark
excellent drainage
filament and anther

4. If a flower is imperfect - which can it NOT posses at the same time: petals and pistil - pistil and stamens - stamens and sepals - sepals and receptacle
split-night temperature
pistil and stamens
Carbon fixation
aid in the rooting process of cuttings

5. Which of the following greenhouse covering materials would have the longest useful life
Carbon fixation
glass
ebb-and-flow benches
stem tip cutting

6. How would the interior of a wholesale greenhouse differ from that of a retail greenhouse
It would have more bench space per unit area under cover
wave length
aid in the rooting process of cuttings
ebb-and-flow benches

7. What is the name for the part of the greenhouse where the roof meets the sidewall
radicle
ethlylene
eave
Specialaria

8. This would contain an apical meristem
glass
an amendment to soil-less growing medium
stem tip cutting
black-eyed susan

9. Which of the following is a pollutant gas that may be produced by improperly functioning unit heater
filament and anther
pine bark
ethlylene
scarification

10. As chemical growth regulators - auxins frequently are used in flower crop production to....
aid in the rooting process of cuttings
scarification
reducing the infiltration loss through through the greenhouse covering material
polythylene plastic film

11. Which of the following is characteristic of monocot plants: leaves with a network of veins - seeds with two cotyledons - flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5 - stems with vascular bundles randomly scattered
anther
stems with vascular bundles randomly scattered
bar cap
ethlylene

12. In gas-fired unit greenhouse heaters - ......
pine bark
polythylene plastic film
the heat form the heater is distirbuted to the greenhouse interior by means of a fan
excellent drainage

13. Which of the following is a method of energy conservation that does not require greenhouse modification
soaking it with a solution of 1 part of bleach to ten parts of water
polythylene plastic film
split-night temperature
LP gas

14. Perlite normally is used in the greenhouse industry as...
an amendment to soil-less growing medium
radicle
pine bark
bar cap

15. A flower can be incomplete yet __________
excellent drainage
scarification
Carbon fixation
perfect

16. The rate of respiration in a plant......
bar cap
black-eyed susan
Increases as the temperature of the plant increases
scarification

17. Represents the components of the stamen
excellent drainage
pine bark
filament and anther
bar cap

18. Which of the following greenhouse fuels is sold/priced by the gallon?
ebb-and-flow benches
It would have more bench space per unit area under cover
LP gas
reducing the infiltration loss through through the greenhouse covering material

19. This is an acceptable method of disinfecting a plastic bedding plant flat.
stem tip cutting
glass
Floriculture
soaking it with a solution of 1 part of bleach to ten parts of water

20. Which of the following is NOT part of the pistil: anther - style - ovary - sitgma
ebb-and-flow benches
an amendment to soil-less growing medium
excellent drainage
anther

21. Some of the first greenhouses were devised by the Romans and were called
excellent drainage
perfect
scarification
Specialaria

22. The art and science of growing - harvesting - processing - and marketing flower crops is called
stem tip cutting
It would have more bench space per unit area under cover
radicle
Floriculture

23. Which irrigation system recylces the water or nutrient solution suppplied to plants: capillary mat watering - automatic drip(trickle) system - overhead-hand watering with a wand - ebb-and-flow benches
bar cap
ebb-and-flow benches
Carbon fixation
polythylene plastic film

24. What is another way of expressing light?
stems with vascular bundles randomly scattered
Specialaria
ebb-and-flow benches
wave length

25. Soaking seeds with hard coats in an acid bath would exemplify...
bar cap
eave
scarification
glass

26. The narrow - aluminum cover used to protect glazing compound and help hold glass in place is called
bar cap
radicle
It would have more bench space per unit area under cover
Specialaria

27. This would first emerge from a seed as it germinates
It would have more bench space per unit area under cover
polythylene plastic film
black-eyed susan
radicle

28. Which of the following is NOT a function of the root system of a plant: carbon fixation - absorption of nutrients - absorption of water - or anchorage and support
Carbon fixation
Floriculture
aid in the rooting process of cuttings
soaking it with a solution of 1 part of bleach to ten parts of water

29. Which of the following greenhouse covering materials would be suitable to use on a quonset greenhouse
Increases as the temperature of the plant increases
It would have more bench space per unit area under cover
polythylene plastic film
Carbon fixation

30. As a method of energy coservation - double-layer polyethlylene over glass works by
pistil and stamens
excellent drainage
black-eyed susan
reducing the infiltration loss through through the greenhouse covering material