Floriculture Tri-Valley CDE 2015 Exam

Producing plants from rooted cuttings are what type of propagation

• Asexual

• Bisexual

• Sexual

• Unisexual

Which flowers are used as a form flower?

• Protea

• Carnations

• Gladiolus

• Baby's Breath

Large leaves are often removed from a geranium plant in late winter to:

• Force the plant to set bud

• Reduce disease problems

• Reduce space requirements

• Permit more light to reach youth growth

Why is a shade cloth pulled over a greenhouse?

• Improve bud content

• increase temperature

• Elongate stems for taller plants

• Decrease sunlight allowed in

When indoor plants are over watered,

• They droop their leaves

• Their leaves drop off

• Their leaves turn yellow

• All of the above

Plastic Tubes with rubber stoppers hang holes in them for the insertion of live stems and a point on the end are called what?

• Oasis

• Reservoirs

• Aqua picks

• Aqua tubes

Charcoal is used in a terrarium for its:

• Color

• Drainage

• Ability to absorb bacterial odors

• None of the above

When adding black to a hue a _____ is created?

• Tone

• Hue

• Shade

• Tint

Two colors directly opposite one another on the color wheel are termed what?

• Balanced

• Direct complementary

• split complementary

• Analogous harmony

Which of the following is a filler flower?

• Wax Flower

• Gerbera

• Dendrobium orchid

• Italian rusks