FFA Week Quiz - Floriculture

_______ exists when the terminal bud produces hormones that inhibit or prevent the growth of axillary buds on the same shoot.

• cell dominance

• terminal dominance

• atypical dominance

• apical dominance

Floral preservatives for cut flowers should contain all of the following except ______

• nitrogen fertilizer

• a sugar source

• an acidifier

• a microbiocide

The calculated difference between the day temperature and night temperature in a greenhouse production situation is known as _____________.

• HID

• STS

• DIF

• IPM

What type of environment do chrysanthemums require to produce flowers?

• Short day photoperiod

• long day photoperiod

• cool day temperature regime

• cool night temperature regime

The process of propagating plants on an agar gel or nutrient medium is known as_______________.

• grafting

• budding

• micropropagation

• none of the above

A florists’ wire with a gauge of 18 will be ________ than florists’ wire with a gauge of 28.

• shorter

• longer

• thinner

• thicker

a plant with a tunicate bulb is a(n) _____

• peony

• tulip

• iris

• Easter lily

The three secondary colors in flower arrangements are:

• red, yellow, blue

• orange, green, violet

• purple, yellow, blue

• green, purple, red

ID this plant

• Silver Vase Bromeliad
• Ageratum
• Peruvian Lily
• Anemone

ID this plant

• Silver Vase Bromeliad
• Ageratum
• Peruvian Lily
• Anemone