Flowers Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 13 for Practice

181. What gives growers the ability to control environmental conditions affecting a crop?

1. greenhouses
2. farmers almanac
3. sunlight
4. soil

182. What induces adventitious roots to form on stems while they are still attached to the parent plant.

1. Division
2. Layering
3. Budding
4. Grafting

183. What ingredient related to city water causes leaf tip browning in spider plants?

1. Fluorine
2. Fluoride
3. Chlorine
4. All the above

184. What is blue or violet in color; individual flowers shaped like a helmet or hood with a beak in front. Flowers arranged on a spike-like raceme while available in summer and fall.

1. Monkshood
2. Acacia, Mimosa
3. Yarrow
4. Lily-of-the-Nile, African Lily

185. What is the best time of the day to harvest plant materials for drying?

1. morning
2. evening
3. middle of the day
4. any time is good

186. What is the major difference between sexual and asexual propagation?

1. sexual is genetically the same from the same parent plants, asexual is genetically different from the parent plants
2. neither a nor b
3. sexual is genetically different from the parent plants, asexual are genetical duplicates from the parent plants
4. there is not a major difference in sexual and asexual propagation.

187. What is the major pest problem related to Boston fern?

1. aphids
2. white flies
3. spider mites
4. none of the above

188. What is used in research to study physiological processes or plant diseases.

1. Grafting
2. Layering
3. Division
4. Budding

189. What pH is recommended for fresh flowers in a solution?

1. 3- 4.5
2. 7.5-8.5
3. 1- 2.5
4. 14

190. What style has three major placements of flowers or branches?

1. Japanese
2. American
3. Hawaiian
4. Greek

191. What temperature range will cause chilling injury to plants?

1. 28-32 degrees F
2. 30-40 degrees F
3. 20-30 degrees F
4. 35-45 degrees F

192. What type of balance can be used to create and design with an informal approach?

1. symmetrical
2. isometrical
3. asymmetrical
4. circular

193. When creating an arrangement, there is value in using both glossy and varied textures. What is the role of varied texture?

1. varied textures are highly visible and attract viewers attention
2. although glossy attracts viewers attention, texture tends to hold attention
3. varied textures serve as a filler to accent the glossy texture
4. None of the above

194. When growing orchids, a hygrometer is used to measure?

1. light
2. air flow
3. temperature
4. humidity

195. When studying the floral decorations of the earliest cultures, one learns that the Egyptians valued............................and ...........................

1. simplicity and repetition
2. ornate and gothic tone
3. simplicity and variation
4. majestic and lavish