Indiana FFA Nursery/Landscape CDE General Knowledge Quiz 1

To saw a 4 inch limb off of a tree, be sure to make the ____ cut first to prevent splitting of the bark on the tree trunk.

• flush

• top

• over

• under

Which group of items should be included in variable costs for a business?

• insecticides and soil

• utilities and office furniture

• equipment payments

• mortgage payment

A disorder called "wind burn" is caused by:

• wind friction and plant stems

• abrasion by particles carried by the wind

• hydration of plant tissues

• desiccation of plant tissues

On which group of plants is the operation "dead-heading" usually performed?

• annuals

• groundcovers

• broadleaf evergreens

• deciduous azaleas

A multi-strategy approach to control pests is known as,

• Integrated Plant Management

• Integrated Pest Management

• Integrated Plant Material

• Integrated Pest Material

Which of the following is a career option in horticulture?

• landscape designer

• plant propagator

• spray technician

• all of the above

A plant propagated by sexual reproduction is:

• genetically the same as the parent plant

• a clone

• generally not a genetic duplicate of the parent plant

• genetically superior to asexually produced plants

Some high-end turf mowers, especially commercial models, are termed _______ mowers because of their tight turning radius.

• one-turn

• zero-turn

• tight radius

• corner-radius

A residential concrete walk from the driveway to the front door should generally be at least:

• 20 inches wide and 2 inches thick

• 6 feet wide and 6 inches thick

• 20 inches wide and 8 inches thick

• 36 inches wide and 4 inches thick

Underground stems of turf grasses are known as:

• lenticels

• stolons

• rhizomes

• tendrils