Nursery and Landscaping Chapter 5 Review

A rise and fall or inclination of the land surface is______.

• habit

• alteration

• slope

• all are correct

Of the following, which is the most challenging issue when evaluating a new site.

• measuring the amount of daylight the site receives

• protecting existing plants trees or structures

• determining the existing grade of the land

• the movement of water around and across the site

Which of the following is calculated by multiplying the width of an area by its length.

• Square footage

• Yard footage

• Linear footage

• Material footage

Current and future activities on the site are the least important factors to be considered when creating a design.

• True

• False

The restrictions or guidelines set by an HOA will often affect a landscape design for homes within the association.

• True

• False

The cost of a landscape installation includes which of the following.

• Each component and step of the process

• Design, labor, surveying, and materials

• Site preparation and plant materials

• All are correct

Plants that grow for many seasons are referred to as _________.

• Perennials

• Annuals

• Biennials

• Binomials

Cool-season plants withstand or thrive in extended periods of high temperatures.

• True

• False

Evergreens are trees or shrubs that lose their leaves annually.

• True

• False

Plants that are adapted to life in very wet places are ___________.

• Xerophytes

• Mesophytes

• Hydrophytes

• Tetrabytes