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WorksheetsTSFA flower part of certification exam
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
Cutting flower stems properly and providing proper treatment at any stage of the distribution process.
Mechanics
Processing
Conditioning
Processing flowers
Supplies, methods and materials that designers use to place and hold flowers and foliage in an arrangement.
Bundling
Floral Preservative
Mechanics
Conditioning
Sells floral goods and services to the consumer.
Retail Florist
Customer Education
Balance
Proportion
The length of useful life of cut floral materials after being received by the customer.
Hydrating Solution
Conditioning
Vase Life
Respiration
Firmly wrapping or tying similar materials together to form a larger individual unit.
Bundling
Framing
Parallel Design
Pillowing
The process of converting nutrients, water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into food for plants.
Respiration
Hydrating Solution
Photosynthesis
Transpiration
The level of light received on a plant surface.
Value
Intensity
Light Intensity
Shade
A design technique which branches of flowers are used around the perimeter; directs attention to the center of the arrangement.
Framing
Ikebana
Pillowing
Bundling
The tight positioning of flower clusters at the base of an arrangement forming rounded hills.
"Stair Step Manner" Design
Processing
Cascade Design
Pillowing
Similar design techniques to place similar materials horizontally on top of each other.
"Stair Step Manner" Design
Pave arrangement
Terracing and Layering
Formal-Linear Design
The Japanese style of floral arrangements characterized by their linear forms.
Parallel Design
Formal-Linear Design
Interpretive Design
Ikebana
Which number ribbon is appropriate for corsages?
Number 3
Number 5
Number 10
Number 8
What is the appropriate gauge of wire for corsages?
16-18
22-24
20-22
24-28
You should construct a corsage so that it is _______?
Light-weight
Sturdy
Heavy
Balanced
Is due to the inability of water to enter the stem.
Hydrating Solution
Bent Neck in Flowers
Respiration
Conditioning
This design is a technique characterized by parallel or surface contoured insertions that create a uniform area with little or no variation in depth.
"Stair Step Manner" Design
Parallel Design
Formal-Linear Design
Pave arrangements
Contain more than one single focal point.
Asymmetrical Design
Vegetative Design
Abstract Design
Round Designs
A feature of this style of design is the seasonal compatibility of the plant materials in the design.
Round Design
Vegetative Design
Symmetrical Design
Cascade Design
Is the placement of cut material in a parallel design in each group in order to create depth.
Interpretive Design
Parallel Design
Formal-Linear Design
"Stair Step Manner" Design
Shorter stems of mass flowers provide a color and focal point near the rim of the container.
Waterfall Design
Cascade Design
Interpretive Design
Symmetrical Design
Florists must educate the customer in order to help them enjoy their flowers to the fullest extent.
Overpricing
Customer Education
Friendliness
Retail Florist
Growers, wholesalers and retail florists must process their flowers.
Processing
Conditioning
Processing Flowers
Respiration
A chemical consisting of a mixture of ingredients that when added to water, extends the vase life of cut flowers by lowering the waters Ph.
Photosynthesis
Hydrating Solution
Conditioning
Floral Preservative
A Citric acid solution that causes flowers to take up water rapidly to prevent dehydration after flowers being dry packed.
Transpiration
Hydrating solution
Vase Life
Conditioning
Cell process in which stored food reserves are converted into useful energy for the plant.
Respiration
Conditioning
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
The process of plants losing water through stomata in their leaves.
Photosynthesis
Transpiration
Floral Preservative
Respiration
A combination of both natural and man-made materials in an unnatural manner to create new images
Round Design
Interpretive Design
Parallel Design
Abstract Design
An asymmetrically balanced design of few materials usually placed in groups that emphasize forms and lines.
Parallel Design
Asymmetrical Design
Vegetative Design
Formal-Linear Design
Design that strengthens the element of line which moves the eye through the arrangement.
Parallel Design
Form Flowers
Formal-Linear Design
Line Element
Used as primary flowers to establish the skeleton outline height and width of an arrangement.
Filler Flower
Line Flowers
Form Flowers
Mass Flowers
Used to create the focal point with unusual and distinctive shapes.
Mass Flower
Filler Flower
Line Flower
Form Flower
Are usually single stem with large rounded heads used inside or along the arrangement to fill in.
Line Flower
Form Flower
Mass Flower
Filler Flower
The design consists of several layers of materials varying in size and texture to create a flowering effect.
Cascade Design
"Stair Step Manner" Design
Waterfall Design
Terracing and Layering
The location within a design that attracts the most attention.
Form
Line Element
Filler
Focal Point
_____ is where the largest flower is placed; the center of interest.
Mass Flower
Focal Point
Filler Flower
Line Element
Red, yellow and blue are ____?
Hues
Primary Colors
Secondary Colors
Tertiary Colors
The relationship between the completed arrangement and its location.
Proportion
Form
Scale
Framing
Two primary colors combined in equal amounts.
Secondary Colors
Values
Intermediate Colors
Primary Colors
The relationship between the flowers, foliage and container.
Scale
Form
Line Element
Proportion
Primary or line flowers used in a design to establish the outline of the arrangement.
Form Flowers
Skeleton Flowers
Line Flowers
Mass Flowers
The impression of the design being stable and self-supported.
Proportion
Form
Balance
Scale
The process in which cut flowers and foliages have been tested to extend their freshness.
Respiration
Processing
Hydrating Solution
Conditioning
Corsage wiring technique in which a wire is inserted through the calyx and bent downward along the stem.
Hairpin Method
Piercing Method
Hook Method
Line Element
A triangular pattern with a strong "L-Line".
Asymmetrical Design
Parallel Design
Symmetrical Design
Line Element
A formal, equilateral triangular design.
Formal-Linear Design
Parallel Design
Symmetrical Design
Asymmetrical Design
Does not require a focal point.
Round Design
Cascade Design
Vegetative Design
Abstract Design
Wiring technique in which the wire is inserted through the flower and a small hook is formed in the wire before it is pulled back into the flower.
Piercing Method
Hook Method
Hairpin Method
Line Element
Corsage wiring technique in which the wire is shaped into a hairpin.
Processing
Hairpin Method
Piercing Method
Hook Method
Combination of equal amounts of primary color and adjacent secondary color.
Tertiary Colors
Secondary Colors
Intermediate Colors
Primary Colors
A type of flower used to complete a design.
Filler Flower
Mass Flowers
Form Flowers
Filler
Which of the following are wedding flowers?
Bride/Bridesmaids Bouquets
Corsages & Boutonnieres
Bride's Throw Bouquet
Flowers on the Wedding Cake
Alter flowers, Pew Flowers, Flowers on the Candelabra and table decorations are ________?
Funeral Flowers
Decorations
Mass Flowers
Wedding Flowers
A purpose of ____ is to hide the mechanics in a flower arrangement.
Flowers
Foliages
Filler Flowers
Pillowing
______ is the visual path the eye follows as it proceeds through a floral arrangement.
Form
Line Element
Scale
Proportion
____ is the geometric shape or line design that forms the outline of the flower arrangement.
Form
Symmetrical Design
Form Flowers
Asymmetrical Design
The Color Spectrum is made up of _______ major colors.
3
10
6
12
Using ____ properly is just one important design element essential in creating a well-designed floral arrangement.
Form
Color
Line Element
Tone
Removing all foliage from the stem that is below the water level in an arrangement helps prevent ______.
Re-cutting Stems
Transpiration
Bacterial Growth
Respiration
Helps prevent stem blockage, increase water uptake, maximize the freshness of the product and keeps the stem from sealing to the bottom of the container; should be done at a slant.
Re-cutting Stems
Bacterial Growth
Processing Flowers
Bundling
Combination of low temperature and high humidity helps slow down respiration, reduce water lost by transpiration, slows down maturity and reduces microbial growth and development.
Re-cutting Stems
Refrigeration of Fresh Product
Bacterial Growth
Freezing of Fresh Product
An ideal temperature range to keep your refrigerator at is _____ ℉?
0-30°
32-34°
38-40°
35-37°
_____ gauge wire is best suited to support roses, carnations and chrysanthemums.
#16-18
#20-22
#24-26
#26-28
Out of the following list, which is the finest wire?
16
24
20
28
The brightness or darkness of a hue.
Intensity
Tint
Value
Tone
The measure of color intensity when gray is added to a hue.
Value
Tone
Tint
Shade
A hue darkened by the addition of black forms a _______ of the hue.
Value
Tint
Tone
Shade
Describes the lightness or darkness of a hue.
Value
Tone
Intensity
Shade
Adding white to a color lightens its _______.
Tone
Value
Tint
Intensity
Ficus Benjamina
Weeping Fig
Cast Iron Plant
Peace Lily
Dumb Cane
Aglaonema
Corn Plant
Cast Iron Plant
Chinese Evergreen
Rubber Plant
Spathiphyllum
Rubber Plant
Peace Lily
Corn Plant
Chinese Evergreen
Aspidistra Elatior
Chinese Evergreen
Cast Iron Plant
Dumb Cane
Corn Plant
Dracaena Fragans
Cast Iron Plant
Chinese Evergreen
Weeping Fig
Corn Plant
Ficus Elastica
Rubber Plant
Chinese Evergreen
Peace Lily
Dumb Cane
Dieffenbachia
Rubber Plant
Weeping Fig
Dumb Cane
Corn Plant
Flat Fern
Leather Leaf Fern
Plumosa
Huckleberry
Baby's Breath
Bird of Paradise
Carnation
Gladiolas
Plumosa
Cattleya Orchid
Flat Fern
Huckleberry
Gladiolas
Bird of Paradise
Cattleya Orchid
Rose
Flat Fern
Huckleberry
Leather Leaf Fern
Plumosa
Carnation
Cattleya Orchid
Gladiolas
Bird of Paradise
Leather Leaf Fern
Plumosa
Flat Fern
Huckleberry
Rose
Carnation
Gladiolas
Cattleya Orchid
Cattleya Orchid
Gladiolas
Baby's Breath
Carnation
Carnation
Gladiolas
Bird of Paradise
Rose
