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WorksheetsGeorgia State Floriculture 17-18
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Photoperiodism is a plants response to different periods of day and night in terms of growth and maturity. Which of the following plants flower when days are short and nights are long?
Chrysanthemum
African Violet
Vinca
Gerbera Daisy
Grafting is most successful if it is completed during the _ months.
fall
winter-early spring
mid-late summer
late spring-early summer
Which of the following choices below tells the most about a plant's ability to survive winter frost or freeze in a given area?
Gardeners Heat Tolerance Scale
Frost-Hardiness Scale
UGA Plant Heat Zones
USDA Hardiness Zones
Stenting is a relatively new type of grafting, commonly used on _, that allows a grower to produce a marketable plant one year sooner than with the normal budding method.
Benjamin Fig
Rubber Plant
Red Edge Dracaena
Roses
When pollen from the flower of one plant is transferred to the stigma of a flower on another plant, _ has occurred.
Cross-respiration
Cross-pollination
embryonic transfer
fertilization
When labeling a plant, it is important to include what 3 items on the label?
Plant name, date planted, and variety
Plant name, person planting, and date planted
Plant name, date planted, and location planted
Person planting, date planted, and variety
To water freshly planted seeds, set the flats in a tub of water. This allows the plants to be watered by
gravity
capillary action
humidity
transpiration
when producing plants from seed, which of these is usually the most important for seed germination?
temperature of the soil
pH of the irrigation water
fertilizer type applied
fertility of the germination mix
Another name of soil used with greenhouse planting is
clay
loam
medium
silt
The skin of the lead, called the _, is a single layer of cells that protect the leaf from loss of too much moisture.
epidermis
stomata
petiole
margin
many types of plants grow from specialized or modified stems. Most types of ferns are an example of a plant that has specialized stem known as a _.
bulb
corm
rhizome
root fiber
Scientific names are written in latin and include both the _ and the _ of a plant
genetic and common
genus and common
genetic and species
genus and species
When a plant is producing flowers or fruit it is commonly referred to as the _ phase.
vegetative
biannual
reproductive
dormant
During the germination process, a seed must have a sufficient and continual supply of _.
air
light
nutrients
water
One of the most important benefits of asexual propagation is that the plants produced are genetically identical to the parent plant; therefore they have the same traits as the parent plant. This type of plant is known as a _.
clone
drone
hybrid
genus
Germinating seeds/seedlings are susceptible to many diseases. One common disease which causes stems to rot at the soil line is
hardening off
damping off
stem rot
root rot
The most common and often used method of asexual propagating plants is the use of _.
division
grafting
cuttings
layering
A complete fertilizer contains three numbers that represent that amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium present such as 10-10-10. The least numerical representation (1-1-1) is known as the _.
active ingredient
inert ingredient
fertilizer analysis
fertilizer ratio
The best fungicides are _ which means the fungicide gets into the vascular system of the plant and reaches all parts of the plant internally.
systemic
topical
venation
foliar
A tool used to make a hole for transplanting seedlings is known as a _.
dibble
trowel
spade
prong
Which of the following choices list the pesticide signal words in order from high toxic to slightly toxic?
warning, caution, danger
danger, warning, caution
caution, warning, danger
warning, danger, caution
Which of the following statements is not true about annual bedding plants?
great for seasonal color
supply cut flowers
they are only available in the spring of the year
they have to be planted every year
