Senior Floral Design Area Exam 2022-2023

The production and marketing of floral crops is known as _______________.

• floriculture
• viticulture
• olericulture
• pomology

The material and color of a floral container affects its visual weight. Which of the following containers would appear the lightest weight visually?

• Navy-colored pottery vase
• Cast iron vase
• Clear vase with thick glass
• Pastel porcelain vase

Which of the following methods used by florists to keep individual stems from falling out of place in a clear glass container can add bacterial build-up and should only be used on short-term displays?

• Grids
• Interlaced stems
• Floral foam
• Stones

____________ are the best tool for cutting stems because they make clean cuts and not pinch the stem’s water-conducting vessels.

• Floral shears
• Floral knives
• Floral snips
• Multipurpose shears

The pin used to secure a body flower onto the groom at a wedding is called a ______________.

• greening pin
• anchor pin
• boutonniere pin
• T-pin

Which type of wire would best be used when creating garlands?

• Paddle wire
• Paper-covered wire
• Cut wire
• Chenille stems

Which of the following tools may be used to curl and crimp wires for special effects in arrangements?

• Pruners
• Needle-nose pliers
• Shears
• Picks

Identify the term used for the part of the stem indicated in this picture.

• Sepal

• Meristem

• Rhizome

• Node

The term ____________ refers to both the objects and methods that are used to fix materials in place.

• grade
• condition
• mechanics
• device

Fresh floral foam is hydrated by the ________________ method.

• full submersion
• hypersaturation
• hyrdo-misting
• free-float