Nursery 2024 - Exam

is a plastic or clay tube buried beneath the soil that collects excess water from the soil and carries it away.

• Graft

• Gutter

• Drainage tile
• Drawing lead

__________ pest management kills pests directly, blocks out pests, and/or makes the environment unfavorable for pest habitation. (TM2)

• Mechanical

• Biological

• Regulatory

• Chemical

is a soil component consisting of decaying remains of plants and animals (BSS1)

• Structure

• Mineral

• Humus
• Potassium

Which of the following is not a type of sprinkler head? (370)

• A. Spray

• B. Trickle

• C. All of these are types of sprinkler heads

• D. Rotary

Which soil horizon is the surface horizon, often dark in color, often referred to as topsoil? (BSS2)

• C

• A

• E

• Bt

Which of the following is an indicator of turfgrass water stress? (TM2)

• Dark yellow color

• Aggressive tillering

• All of these

• Rolled or folded leaves

Which of the following should be included on a site analysis checklist? (LM3)

• A. Terrain

• B. Zoning regulations

• C. Location of utilities

• D. All of these should be included

The arrow is pointing to what part of the leaf?

• Base

• Blade

• Petiole

• Midrib

The ​ is the growth bud of a seed embryo which develops into shoot that emerges from germinating seed (BPS4). A) Cotyledon B) Radicle C) Endosperm D) Epicotyl

• Radicle

• Endosperm

• Epicotyl

refers to the uptake of water and dissolved minerals from the soil through the process of osmosis (BPS2).

• Absorption
• Transpiration

• Respiration

• Translocation