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Florist Certification
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An asymmetrically balanced design of few materials usually placed in groups that emphasize forms and lines.
Intermediate Colors
Light Intensity
Secondary Colors
Formal-Linear Design
2. Do not require a focal point.
Form Flowers
Round Designs
Respiration
Vase Life
3. A hue darkened by the addition of black forms a shade of the hue.
Value
Framing
Shade
Dry Pack
4. Red - yellow and blue are primary colors.
Mass Flowers
Filler
Primary Colors
Skeleton Flowers
5. Sells floral goods and services to the consumer.
Ikebana
Focal Point
Bacterial Growth
Retail Florist
6. The length of useful life of cut floral materials after being received by the customer.
Hairpin Method
Customer Education
Vase Life
Scale
7. The design consists of several layers of materials - varying in size and texture to create a flowering effect.
Cascade Design
Hook Method
Intensity
Respiration
8. Floral Material that has an 'airy' look to create the finishing touch.
Filler
Hook Method
Abstract Designs
Line Flowers
9. The measure of color intensity when gray is added to a hue.
Form Flowers
Asymmetrical Design
Tone
Secondary Colors
10. Removing all foliage from the stem that is below the water level in an arrangement helps prevent bacterial growth.
Symmetrical Design
Bacterial Growth
Pillowing
Vegetative Design
11. A feature of this style of design is the seasonal compatibility of the plant materials in the design.
Bacterial Growth
Vegetative Design
Tint
Secondary Colors
12. Firmly wrapping or tying similar materials together to form a larger - individual unit.
Bundling
Re-cutting Stems
Filler Flower
Secondary Colors
13. Used as primary flowers to establish the skeleton outline height or width of an arrangement.
Conditioning
Vase Life
Line Flowers
Pillowing
14. The brightness or darkness of a hue.
Filler Flower
Color
Intensity
Bundling
15. Shorter stems of mass flowers provide a color & focal point near the rim of the container.
Framing
Tint
Waterf All Desisgn
Balance
16. The relationship between the flowers - foliage and container.
Retail Florist
Focal Point
Proportion
Form
17. Cutting flowers stems properly and providing proper treatment at any stage of the distribution process.
Symmetrical Design
Customer Education
Processing
Parallel Design
18. The location within a design that attracts the most attention; the center of interest. In a corsage - the focal point is where the largest flower is placed.
Mass Flowers
Focal Point
Skeleton Flowers
Bundling
19. Wiring technique in which the wire is inserted through the flower and a small hook is formed in the wire before it is pulled back into the flower.
Parallel Design
Hook Method
Piercing Method
Retail Florist
20. The Japanese style of floral arrangements characterized by their linear forms.
Filler Flower
Wire
Ikebana
Pillowing
21. A design technique in which branches of flowers are used around the perimeter of a floral arrangement to direct attention to the materials in the center of the arrangement.
Framing
Filler
Hydrating Solution
Form Flowers
22. Similar design techniques to place similar materials horizontally on top of each other.
Intensity
Photosynthesis
Form Flowers
Terracing and Layering
23. The impression of the design being stable and self-supported.
Proportion
Light Intensity
Secondary Colors
Balance
24. Bride's bouquet - Bridesmaid's bouquet - Corsages - Boutonnieres - Alter flowers - Pew Flowers - on the candelabra - Bride's Throw bouquet - table decorations and on the wedding cake.
Intensity
Form
Wedding Flowers
Piercing Method
25. Corsage wiring technique in which the wire is shaped into a hairpin.
Hairpin Method
Intensity
Wire
Piercing Method
26. Primary or line flowers used in a design to establish the outline of the arrangement.
Skeleton Flowers
Form Flowers
Mechanics
Conditioning
27. A type of flower used to complete a design.
Skeleton Flowers
Line Flowers
Waterf All Desisgn
Filler Flower
28. The level of light received on a plant surface.
Refridgeration of Fresh Product
Round Designs
Cascade Design
Light Intensity
29. Flower arrangement heights should not vary in pave arrangements. The Pave Design is a technique characterized by parallel or surface contoured insertions that create a uniform area with little or no variation in depth.
Filler
'Stair Step Manner' Design Placement
Transpiration
Pave Arrangements
30. A chemical consisting of a mixture of ingredients that when added to water extends the vase life of cut flowers by lowering the water PH.
Floral Preserative
Filler Flower
Color
Abstract Designs
31. The tight positioning of flower clusters at the base of an arrangement forming rounded hills.
Hook Method
Pillowing
Mass Flowers
Secondary Colors
32. The Storage or shipment of flowers out of water.
Transpiration
Form Flowers
Dry Pack
Abstract Designs
33. Adding white to a color lightens its tint.
Scale
Tint
Foliages
'Stair Step Manner' Design Placement
34. The process in which cut flowers & foliages have been tested to extend their freshness.
Corsages
Framing
Foliages
Conditioning
35. Number 3 ribbon is the appropriate size for a corsage bow. The appropriate gauge of wire for corsages is number 24- 28 depending on the weight of the flower. Construct a corsage so it is as light-weight as possible.
Light Intensity
Corsages
Hairpin Method
Pave Arrangements
36. The relationship between the completed arrangement and its location.
Form Flowers
Retail Florist
Scale
Wedding Flowers
37. A purpose of foliage is to hide the mechanics in a flower arrangement.
Formal-Linear Design
Intensity
Foliages
Wire
38. Refrigeration of fresh product with a combination of low temperature and high humidity helps slow down respiration - reduce water lost by transpiration - slows down maturity and reduces microbial growth and development. An ideal temperature range to
'Stair Step Manner' Design Placement
Pave Arrangements
Refridgeration of Fresh Product
Vase Life
39. Two primary colors combined in equal amounts.
Proportion
Vegetative Design
Secondary Colors
Filler
40. The process of converting nutrients - water - carbon - dioxide and sunlight into food for plants.
Filler Flower
Refridgeration of Fresh Product
Photosynthesis
Form Flowers
41. The Color Spectrum is made up of twelve major colors. Using color properly is just one important design element essential in creating a well-designed floral arrangement.
Formal-Linear Design
Pave Arrangements
Retail Florist
Color
42. Cell process in which stored food reserves are converted into useful energy for the plant.
Respiration
Hydrating Solution
Interpretive Design
Vegetative Design
43. A formal - equilateral triangular design.
Hairpin Method
Terracing and Layering
Symmetrical Design
Piercing Method
44. Design that consists of clusters or groups of flowers & foliage that strengthens the element of line which moves the eye through the arrangement.
Parallel Design
Ikebana
Processing
Interpretive Design
45. Corsage wiring technique in which a wire is inserted through the calyx and bent downward along the stem.
Re-cutting Stems
Transpiration
Piercing Method
Floral Preserative
46. Contain more than one single focal point.
Scale
Photosynthesis
Balance
Abstract Designs
47. Are usually single stem with large rounded heads used inside or along the arrangement to fill in.
Mass Flowers
Focal Point
Photosynthesis
Proportion
48. The element of the line in a floral arrangement is the visual path the eye follows as it proceeds through the arrangement.
Hydrating Solution
Line Element
'Stair Step Manner' Design Placement
Ikebana
49. A triangular pattern with a strong 'L-Line'.
Asymmetrical Design
Mechanics
Processing Flowers
Scale
50. Is the placement of cut material in a parallel design in each group in order to create depth.