Georgia Nursery Landscape 2015

During a period of water stress, the plant's stomates will remain

• open

• closed

• on top of the leaf

• dormant

_____ plants have flowers of only one sex per plant, such as ginkgo and holly

• Epiphytic

• Monoecious

• Dioecious

• Bifoliate

A flower that lacks either stamens or pistils is called a(n) ______ flower

• Incomplete

• Pedicel

• Inflorescence

• perfect

This material is derived from volcanic ore and holds 3 to 4 times its weight in water.

• sand

• peat

• perlite

• vermiculite

The practice of watering a container plant until water flows out of the drainage holes is effective for helping to reduce the buildup of _____ in the media

• electromagnetism

• soluble salts

• nitrogen

• clay

Any person who applies a pesticide for hire is a _______ applicator

• private

• commercial

• eradicator

• retail

_______ is the process by which an organism provides its cells with oxygen so energy can be released from digested food

• transpiration

• digestion

• respiration

• photosynthesis

Two goals of plant taxonomy are ______ of plants

• propagation and reproduction

• division and layering

• identification and classification

• regeneration and preservation

The landscape design principal of scale is ________________

• the proportional relationships between elements in the landscape

• placing the smallest materials in the accent area

• using different form of materials in a design

• repeating materials of the same texture throughout the design

If the existing soil is compact, tilling to improve _______ is essential for satisfactory plant growth

• nutrient content and irrigation

• aeration and drainage

• support and structure

• soil particle size and texture