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Nursery-Landscape CDE Practice Test 1
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The Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event (CDE) is a competitive event in the United States that tests students' skills in landscape design, plant maintenance, and related products.  The CDE includes the following: General knowledge exam: Tests horticultural principles like turf, plant anatomy, marketing, production, and landscape design and maintenance Practicums: Includes landscape estimating, interpersonal relations, and more Plant identification: Participants identify plant specimens according to their technical and common names Plant material selection: Participants select... Show more
Nursery-Landscape CDE Practice Test 1
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1. The best time of day to take stem cuttings of landscape plants for propagation is:
2. Most of the damaging white grubs found in lawns are the larvae of:
3. The configuration of the surface of the land, including hills, valleys, and flat areas, is referred to as:
4. A soil that contains nearly equal amounts of sand , silt, and clay is called a(n) ______
5. Other than a 3dimensional model of a proposed landscape project nothing allows a better visualization of the proposed design than a
6. Hedges, a common feature in many landscapes, are commonly used to do all of the following EXCEPT:
7. A good soil pH range for most nursery plants would be:
8. Which of the following is false statement?
9. A ________ is something useful in an area to prevent the growth of any plants.
10. Which of the following best describes an attractive and easily maintained design for landscape beds and lawn areas?
11. Which of these treatments would likely stimulate the greatest growth of lateral buds in woody plants?
12. The following size trees were advertised in a wholesale catalog. which tree is the largest?
13. Which of the following is one strategy that small retail nurseries often use to successfully compete with big box stores and chain garden centers?
14. Which of these in a home compost pile serves as an inoculant by adding beneficial microorganisms to the compost pile?
15. Which nutrient is most readily lost from the soil and is applied according to general recommendations for plant needs rathe than soil test results?
16. Which of the following is the recommended type of turf aeration that allows for maximum penetration of air and water into the soil?
17. USDA Plant Hardiness Zones are based on the __________ for an area.
18. A Federal government agency which, among other responsibilities, protects plant health by inspection for plant diseases that may be brought into the U.S. by international travelers at airports, ports, etc., is:
19. Which of the following are all fixed assets?
20. Soil sample cores from the lawn should be taken about ___ inch(es) deep.
21. Which of these is sometimes planted to hold the soil in place until a permanent turfgrass can be established?
22. If landscape plants need severe pruning generally it is best done in the:
23. A plant pathologist studies:
24. Suppose a home, when viewed from the front, has the same architectural features on each side of the front door. A(n) _________ balanced landscape would fit this home best.
25. A __________ soil is one that contains a combination of sand, silt, and clay particles in relatively equal amounts. Is is a soil ideal for most garden plants because it holds plenty of moisture but also drains well so that sufficient air can reach the roots.