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Floriculture 101 Practice Test 1
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Floriculture crops include: Bedding plants, Houseplants, Flowering garden and pot plants, Cut cultivated greens, and Cut flowers.  Floriculture crops can be grown in greenhouses or in the field. Floriculture businesses produce fresh and dried flowers and foliage for a variety of markets, including wholesale flower markets, florists, and retail outlets.  Floriculture includes annual (seasonal), biennial, and perennial ornamentals, such as: cacti and other succulents, bromeliads, trees, shrubs, climbers, bulbous plants, lawn and ornamental grasses, bamboos, orchids, and palms.  Floriculture... Show more
Floriculture 101 Practice Test 1
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1. What are the four types or shapes of plant material?
2. Mineral soil is ____ to ____ times heavier than the other components used in growing media.
3. An S-shaped line mass design is a ___________ curve.
4. One mold can harm your crop by preventing water from penetrating into the mix. This fungus is found in pine bark storage piles and has a gray threadlike structure (mycelium) that repels water.
5. The Euphoria pulcherrima a _______ day plant, is induced to flower by providing _______ nightstand ___ days.
6. Many growers apply a shading compound or shade cloth from late spring to early fall to reduce heat stress that results from high light levels entering a greenhouse.
7. Potted flowering plants must have sufficient stems, foliage, flowers, and spuds to provide an attractive display.
8. _________ is a feathered singe flower made from the florets of a gladiolus flower.
9. Light has _____ function(s) in plant growth
10. Orchids are extremely durable and have no sensitivity to ethylene gas.
11. An equilateral triangle-shaped arrangement will be as ______ as it is ______.
12. Tertiary colors are the ______________ mixture of a primary and secondary color next to it.
13. Confucius taught that real enjoyment consists of ________ and ___________.
14. For the traditional florist, the term “_______________” is meant to promote the sale of flowers by offering a variety of products in a variety of ways.
15. The common name for Anemone coronaria L. is ____________.
16. Pinching artificially accelerates a plants branching.
17. The principal of total compatibility of all parts of an arrangement with each other is termed ________.
18. ________ makes an excellent centerpiece because it is attractive when viewed from either front or back.
19. Floriculture is defined literally as “________” but includes florist shops, flower retailers, wholesale florist, production greenhouses and floral supply companies.
20. The strewing of flowers and loose petals at banquetsand festivals was typical of the ________ period.
21. Plants covert chemical energy into light energy which results in plant growth.
22. When the source of _________ is removed, the concentration of the ________ drops quickly, thereby releasing lateral branches from __________ dominance.
23. The Italian Renaissance was significant during the ____________ centuries.
24. Although general plant growth usually requires light with all wavelengths ________ and ________ wave lengths result in the greatest plant growth response.
25. The _______ period is considered the beginning of the flower arranging as it is known today.