SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS

SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS

  1. Which part of the plant name Gleditsia triacanthos “Sunburst” denotes the cultivar?
  1. Gleditsia
  2. triacanthos
  3. ‘Sunburst’
  4. Gleditsia triacanthos

 

  1. Yellow coloration of a leaf caused by nutritional failure, disease or other causes is called:
  1. Necrosis
  2. Damping off
  3. Mutation
  4. Chlorosis

 

  1. In a 20 lb. bag of 10-10-10 general-purpose plant food the actual content of the three main ingredients in the mixture would be:
  1. 3 pounds each
  2. 6.33 pounds each
  3. 2 pounds each
  4. 5 pounds each

 

  1. In the trunk and branches of woody plants the
    __ forms the xylem and phloem.
  1. Cotyledons
  2. Chlorophyll
  3. Glucose
  4. Cambium

 

  1. The planting hole for the tree should be 2-3 times the diameter and 2 times the depth of the root ball
  1. True
  2. False

 

  1. A good rule of thumb for cutting a lawn is to never remove more than:
  1. One half of the leaf blade per mowing
  2. One third of the leaf blade per mowing
  3. Two thirds of the leaf blade per mowing
  4. 75% of the leaf blade per mowing
  5. 10% of the leaf blade per mowing

 

  1. The main cause of accidents is:
  1. Machine failure
  2. Site hazards
  3. Distraction
  4. Human error

 

  1. Residential landscape design in comprised of divisions called:
  1. Service, garden, access
  2. Private, service, public
  3. Public, lawn, private

 

  1. According to landscape contract specifications topsoil should be tested by a recognized laboratory for pH and soluble salts.
  1. True
  2. False

 

  1. Groundcovers are used in ‘sustainable’ landscaping to:
  1. Replace lawn areas
  2. Reduce weeds along pathways
  3. Blend edge environments and transition areas
  4. All of the above

Answers 3,4,3,4,2,2,4,2,1,4

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