Nursery Landscape CDE Exam Part 2 #26-50

Which of the following government organizations would want to talk to you if you shipped nursery plants across state lines without a license?

• USDA

• FBI

• IRS

• OSHA

Joe's Landscaping pays rent, legal fees, utilities and insurance, all of which are classified as

• contingency costs

• marginal costs

• variable costs

• overhead costs

Plants that evolve and grow naturally in an area are termed____________ plants

• Exotic

• Native

• Specimen

• Accent

The viability of a group of seeds is measured by:

• The number of seeds per pound

• Maturity of the seeds

• The germination percentage

• Permeability of the seeds

Failure to firm down the soil around a newly planted tree or shrub can result in air pockets. This may cause:

• Drying of plant roots

• Over-watering problems

• Soil heaving in winter

• Disease

The terms triploid, diploid and haploid refer to

• number of flowers per stems

• number of bud breaks expected after pruning

• number of chromosomes

• formation of leaves

Examples of cool season grasses include perennial ryegrass, bentgrass, and:

• Fescue

• Bermudagrass

• St. Augustine

• Zoysia

In nursery production, a "liner" refers to

• A plastic bag

• A plastic mulch covering

• A rooted cutting or small seedling

• A type of garden tool

Hardiness refers to:

• The quality of being strong and being able to survive in a certain region

• The hardiness of the soil in which a plant is being planted

• The ability of a plant to grow indoors

• The strength of the wood of a tree

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• Frost is most likely to form when there is low, heavy cloud cover and a slight cool breeze.

• The heat given off from water sprinkled over plants may prevent frost from forming if the temperature is only slightly below freezing.

• Frost is more likely to form in low lying areas or pockets, when temperatures are at the freezing point

• Frost may form if the sky is clear, the air is calm and the night temperature is only slightly below freezing?