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WorksheetsLANDSCAPE AND TURF MANAGEMENT EXAM FALL 2025
Total questions: 94
Worksheet time: 5hrs 42mins
IS THIS A(AN) ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S SCALE?
ARCHITECT'S SCALE
ENGINEER'S SCALE
THE U.S. LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION PEOPLE.
TRUE
FALSE
THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE ___________ INDUSTRY. IT'S A COLOR, AND IT'S LOCATED ON A POSTER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.
BROWN
ORANGE
GREEN
BLUE
NAME THE LARGE NURSERY IN MASON, OHIO WHERE WE OBTAINED TREES FOR OUR PLANTING PROJECT. EC GRADUATE SAMANTHA ASCHERMAN WORKS THERE.
CASEY'S
NATORP'S
AMMON'S
BRIGHT 4 SEASON
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A HARDSCAPE FEATURE?
TREE PLANTING
BRICK PATIO
BLOCK RETAINING WALL
OUTDOOR BENCH
A ___________________ IS WHERE TREES AND SHRUBS ARE GROWN FOR RE-SALE.
GREENHOUSE
GARDEN CENTER
NURSERY
SOD FARMS PRODUCE _____________________.
TREES
SHRUBS
FLOWERS
TURFGRASS
THIS AREA OF THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY INVOLVES BUILDING THE LANDSCAPE.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
Please name THE landscaping career that would require me to obtain a bachelor’s degree from a 4 year college/university.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
TURFGRASS GROWER
LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE WORKER
Ball State University offers a landscape architecture program.
TRUE
FALSE
At which of the following colleges in the tri-state area (IN, OH, KY) can I study landscaping related coursework?
CINCINNATI STATE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
A/An forester works with trees in city settings.
URBAN
IDNR
CITY
RESIDENTIAL
I need to be licensed to work as a landscape architect.
TRUE
FALSE
A majority of the work completed by landscape architects is large scale projects.
TRUE
FALSE
A landscape typically hires subcontractors.
WORKER
CONTRACTOR
FORESTER
ARBORIST
Landscape subcontractors typically work in a specialized area like installing patios or fencing.
TRUE
FALSE
If you want to climb trees and work in the landscape industry, then a career as a/an might be for me.
CONTRACTOR
ARBORIST
URBAN FORESTER
TURF SCIENTIST
A SCALE OF 1:10 WOULD MOST LIKELY BE FOUND ON WHICH TYPE OF SCALE?
ARCHITECT'S SCALE
ENGINEER'S SCALE
A SCALE OF 1/8"=1' WOULD MOST LIKELY BE FOUND ON WHICH TYPE OF SCALE?
ARCHITECT'S SCALE
ENGINEER'S SCALE
A SCALE OF 1:20 WOULD INDICATE THAT 1" IN ACTUAL SIZE EQUALS _______ FEET ON AN ACTUAL LANDSCAPE SITE.
20
2
10
200
A SCALE OF 1/4"=1' WOULD INDICATE THAT 1/4" IN ACTUAL SIZE EQUALS _______ FEET ON AN ACTUAL LANDSCAPE SITE.
1
10
100
14
MOST PLANTS ARE SPACED O.C. ON A LANDSCAPE DESIGN. WHAT DOES O.C. STAND FOR?
ORBITAL CIRCUMFERENCE
ON CENTER
ON CHENTER
ONLY CAREFULLY
THE PLANTS THAT YOU MOW EVERY WEEK ON YOUR LAWN ARE KNOWN AS ________________.
WEEDS
TRUE GRASSES
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
TURFGRASS
MAN-MADE PHYSICAL FEATURES IN THE LANDSCAPE ARE KNOWN AS _________________ FEATURES.
SOFTSCAPE
PLANT SCAPE
HARDSCAPE
STONE WALLS
THIS AREA OF THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY INVOLVES PLANNING THE LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION/INSTALLATION
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT/MAINTENANCE
THIS AREA OF THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY INVOLVES THE CARE AND UPKEEP OF THE LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION/INSTALLATION
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT/MAINTENANCE
WHAT TYPE OF VIEW IS ILLUSTRATED?
PLAN VIEW
ELEVATION VIEW
WHAT TYPE OF VIEW IS ILLUSTRATED?
PLAN VIEW
ELEVATION VIEW
WHAT TYPE OF VIEW IS ILLUSTRATED?
PLAN VIEW
ELEVATION VIEW
WHAT TYPE OF VIEW IS ILLUSTRATED?
PLAN VIEW
ELEVATION VIEW
TO DETERMINE WHERE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES ARE, I SHOULD CONTACT ___________________.
THE LOCAL BUILDING INSPECTOR
THE PLANNING AND ZONING OFFICE
CALL BEFORE YOU DIG AT 811
YOUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
THE LAY OF THE LAND IS KNOWN AS _________________.
CONTOUR LINES
GRADE
TOPOGRAPHY
SLOPE IDEAL GRADIENT
THE GRADE OR SLOPE OF THE LAND IS USUALLY CHANGED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
TRUE
FALSE
THE CLOSER THE CONTOUR LINES ON A TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP, THE ____________________________ THE TERRAIN.
STEEPER
FLATTER
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SOIL MINERAL PARTICLES IS LARGEST IN SIZE?
SAND
SILT
CLAY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SOIL MINERAL PARTICLES IS SMALLEST IN SIZE?
SAND
SILT
CLAY
THE SPACES BETWEEN SOIL PARTICLES ARE KNOWN AS ________________________.
PORE SPACES
SOIL OPENINGS
SOIL GAPS
POOR SPACES
WHICH SOIL HORIZON IS CONSIDERED TOPSOIL?
A
B
C
R
WHICH SOIL MINERAL PARTICLES HAVE LARGER PORE SPACES?
SAND
SILT
CLAY
THESE SOIL PARTICLES ARE STICKY AND SMOOTH WHEN WET.
SAND
SILT
CLAY
LOAM
THESE SOIL PARTICLES ARE GRITTY AND DON'T STICK TOGETHER.
SAND
SILT
CLAY
LOAM
ROUND POINT SHOVEL
SPADE
SCOOP SHOVEL
SQUARE SHOVEL
SPADE
SPAED
SPEID
SPUD
HOOK-AND-BLADE PRUNER
ANVIL-AND-BLADE PRUNER
HEDGE SHEAR
SPADE PRUNER
WHEELBARROW
WHEELBARREL
WILLBARROW
WHILLBARREL
GLOVES
GLUVS
GLOOVES
GLOOVES
YARD STICK
RULER
ARCHITECTS RULER
MEASURING TAPE
PRUNING SAW
HEDGE SHEARS
LOPPER
HOOK-AND-BLADE PRUNER
THE WIDTH OF THE PLANTING HOLE SHOULD BE _______________ AS THE CONTAINER.
THE SAME
TWICE AS WIDE
HALF AS WIDE
4 TIMES AS WIDE
WHAT PART OF THE TREE SHOULD LEVEL WITH THE SOIL SURFACE?
THE AREA 6 INCHES ABOVE THE TRUNK
THE ROOT FLARE
HALF OF THE ROOTS SHOULD BE EXPOSED
AFTER PLANTING A BERM OF SOIL MAY BE PLACED AROUND THE TREE. WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE?
IT HELPS TO CAPTURE RAINWATER
IT JUST LOOKS COOL
IT CREATES A BIRDBATH FOR OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS
IT DOESN'T MATTER! MR. J SAID SO!
AFTER PLANTING 4-5 INCHES OF MULCH SHOULD BE PILED DIRECTLY AGAINST THE TREE TRUNK.
TRUE
FALSE
AFTER PLANTING THE TREE, THE TREE SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY WATERED TO SATURATE THE ROOT ZONE.
TRUE
FALSE
WHERE IS THE OUTDOOR LIVING AREA LOCATED?
THE FRONT YARD
THE BACK YARD
THE SIDE YARD
ALL LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE HOME
THE OUTDOOR LIVING AREA IS ALSO CALLED THIS.
THE PRIVATE AREA
THE PUBLIC AREA
THE ENTERTAINMENT AREA
THE PATIO ZONE
THE CEILING IN THE OUTDOOR AREA INVOLVED __________ FEATURES.
AT GROUND
OVERHEAD
SIDE
THE CEILING IN THE OUTDOOR LIVING AREA IS COMPOSED OF TREES AND SKY.
TRUE
FALSE
FOR PRIVACY AND WIND PROTECTION AN ENCLOSURE OF AT LEAST ________ FEET OR MORE IS RECOMMENDED.
4
6
8
10
ESTABLISHING AN ENCLOSURE WITH PLANT MATERIAL IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN PUTTING UP A FENCE.
TRUE
FALSE
CLIPPED HEDGES PROVIDE A _______________ APPEARANCE IN THE LANDSCAPE.
FORMAL
INFORMAL
THE MOST COMMON FLOORING MATERIAL IN THE LANDSCAPE IS ______________.
MULCH
ROCK
STONE
TURFGRASS
PATIOS ARE TYPICALLY MADE OF_________________________.
CONCRETE
BRICK
STONE
ALL OF THESE
DECKS ARE TYPICALLY MADE OF ____________________.
STONE
CONCRETE
WOOD
BRICK
ENCLOSURE IN THE LANDSCAPE CAN BE CREATED BY ________________.
PLANTS
BRICK WALLS
WOODEN FENCE
ALL OF THESE CREATE ENCLOSURE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FUNCTION OF WALLS/ENCLOSURES IN THE LANDSCAPE?
SCREEN A VIEW
DEFINE A SPACE
BEAUTY AND AESTHETICS
BLOCK WINDS
FENCES TYPICALLY TAKE UP MORE SPACE THAN PLANT MATERIAL.
TRUE
FALSE
THIS LANDSCAPE AREA IS THE AREA BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE ROAD.
OUTDOOR LIVING AREA
SERVICE AREA
PUBLIC AREA
PARKING AREA
A ____________________________ PLANTING IS A PLANTING USED NEAR OR AGAINST THE HOME.
FOUNDATION
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
OUTDOOR LIVING
WHICH TYPE OF SOIL WILL DRAIN WATER THE BEST?
SANDY SOILS
CLAYEY SOILS
SILTY SOILS
SUBSOIL IS KNOWN AS THE __________ HORIZON.
A
B
C
D
SOME EXISTING VEGETATION ON A LANDSCAPE SITE CAN BE TRANSPLANTED TO NEW LOCATIONS.
TRUE
FALSE
CLIMATE THAT EXISTS ON THE LANDSCAPE SITE IS KNOWN AS _________________.
MICROCLIMATE
MACROCLIMATE
ANNUAL PLANTS COMPLETE THEIR LIFE CYCLE IN __________ GROWING SEASON(S).
1
2
3 OR MORE
THE FINAL GRADE AROUND A HOME SHOULD SLOPE TOWARDS THE HOME FOUNDATION.
TRUE
FALSE
TREES THAT LOSE THEIR LEAVES NATURALLY IN THE FALL ARE KNOWN AS ____________________.
DECIDUOUS
EVERGREEN
CONIFEROUS
EVERLASTING
THIS SOIL HORIZON IS LIGHTER IN COLOR AND CONTAINS A LARGER AMOUNT OF CLAY.
TOPSOIL
SUBSOIL
PARENT MATERIAL
ORGANIC HORIZON
Planting many of the same type of plant very close together.
MASSING
UNITY
DOMINANCE
CHOREOGRAPHING
USING 7 OF THE SAME PLANT IN THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS PRINCIPLE.
REPETITION
UNITY
SCALE
BALANCE
THE PROPORTION OF ONE OBJECT TO ANOTHER IS _______________.
BALANCE
SCALE
REPETITION
ORDER
THIS DESIGN PRINCIPLE IMPLIES EQUILIBRIUM.
BALANCE
SCALE
UNITY
REPETITION
FORMAL BALANCE IS ALSO KNOWN AS THIS.
SYMMETRICAL BALANCE
ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE
THIS HOUSE HAS _________________________ BALANCE.
FORMAL
INFORMAL
THE 3 DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF A PLANT IS ________________.
FORM
LINE
SCALE
OBTUSENESS
THE TREES PICTURED HAVE A _____________________________ FORM.
ROUNDED
COLUMNAR
VASE
WEEPING
THE APPEARANCE OF A PLANT IN TERMS OF COARSENESS OR FINENESS, ROUGHNESS OR SMOOTHNESS, HEAVINESS OR LIGHTNESS AND DENSENESS OR THINNESS IS REFERRED TO AS _____________________________. IT ALSO REFERS TO THE TACTILE SURFACE QUALITY.
TEXTURE
LINE
BALANCE
DOMINANCE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT CONSIDERED A WARM COLOR?
YELLOW
ORANGE
RED
BLUE
WHICH COLORS POSSESS HIGH VISUAL ENERGY?
WARM COLORS
COOL COLORS
WHICH COLORS ARE RESTFUL, PEACEFUL AND RELAXING?
WARM COLORS
COOL COLORS
____________________ BED LINES APPEAR MORE NATURAL IN THE LANDSCAPE.
CURVED
STRAIGHT
______________________ WHAT TYPE OF LINE DOMINATES THE IMAGE PROVIDED?
STRAIGHT
CURVED
NATURAL
USING 12 PLANTS WITH THE SAME REDDISH COLORED LEAVES WOULD NOT ONLY BE AN EXAMPLE OF REPETITION BUT ALSO OF _____________________________.
RHTHYM
LINE
EQUILIBRIUM
SCALE
AN AREA OF VISUAL DOMINANCE IN A LANDSCAPE DESIGN TO WHICH THE VIEWERS ATTENTION IS DRAWN.
SYMMETRICAL VIEW
FOCAL POINT
LINE OF RHYTHM
ALL TREES HAVE THE SAME FORM.
TRUE
FALSE
LANDSCAPE DESIGN PRINCIPLE WHERE A LIMITED NUMBER OF PLANTS AND COLORS SHOULD BE USED IN THE LANDSCAPE.
SIMPLICITY
LINE
RHTHYM
PROPORTION
