Deck 28: Plants and Landscaping

Question 1

Rose hips are rich source of:

A)Vitamin A
B)Vitamin B
C)Vitamin C
D)All of the above

Answer 1

Vitamin C

Question 2

Balled and Bur lapped evergreens may be moved at any time of year except when

A)New shoots are growing
B)They are dormant
C)The soil is frozen
D)The soil is too wet

Answer 2

New shoots are growing

Question 3

Which of the following are not annual plants?

A)Asparagus
B)Petunia
C)Margold
D)Geranium

Answer 3

Asparagus

Question 4

Which of the following annuals are best used for edging

A)Poppy
B)Stock
C)Sweet alyssum
D)Sun flower

Question 5

Which of the following are good choices as specimen plants in a landscape:

A)Magnolia
B)Alstonia
C)Gold mohr
D)Bougainvillea

Question 6

The most common mistake in mowing cool season grasses is to

A)Mow them too short
B)Mow too often
C)Use a dull mower blade
D)Mow them too high

Question 7

The name of the person who developed the binomial system for naming plants is

A)Linneus
B)Socrates
C)Plato
D)Hortus

Question 8

When used to describe a plant, the word deciduous means that

A)The plant is perennial
B)The plant sheds its leaves each year
C)The plant is a shrub
D)All of the above

Question 9

Flowers which are grown from bulbs include

A)Zinnia
B)Tulip
C)Marigolds
D)All of the above

Question 10

Xeriscaping is a landscaping process which requires:

A)No water in the landscape
B)Draining water from landscape area
C)Water conserving
D)Arid landscaping

Question 11

Mulching can reduce water loss by:

A)50%
B)90%
C)35%
D)25%

Question 12

can be effectively used as windbreak:

A)Moulsary
B)Ulta Ashok
C)Bottle brush
D)All of the above

Question 13

Sprigging is:

A)Cutting grass to kept it short
B)Sowing a lawn
C)Chopping up a lawn to provide better drainage
D)Planting individual plants, runners, or stolons to establish a lawn

Question 14

Grass seed should be carefully covered with soil to a depth of

A)0.5 cm
B)1 cm
C)1.5 cm
D)2.5 cm

Question 15

The best way to control weeds from lawn is to develop:

A)A good healthy thick turf
B)A combination of pre emergence and post mergence weed killer
C)A weed killer/fertilizer
D)None of the above

Question 16

Rolling the lawn each year may be necessary to

A)Level the lawn
B)Push grass roots into close contact with soil
C)Provide a firm surface for mowing
D)All of the above

Question 17

The common name for diffenbachia is

A)Umbrella tree
B)Bougainvillea
C)Snake plant
D)Dumb cane

Question 18

The genus name for croton

A)Sanservieria
B)Ficus
C)Codiaeium
D)Araucaria

Question 19

When indoor plants are over watered:

A)They drop their leaves
B)They die
C)Their leaves turn yellow
D)All of the above

Question 20

The night temperature of indoor plants should be _________ºF cooler than day time temperature

A)5-10
B)3-4
C)20-30
D)10-15

Question 21

Charcoal is used in a terrarium for its

A)Color
B)Drainage material
C)Drainage ability
D)None of the above

Question 22

The use of high nitrogen fertilizers in terrarium soil results in the release of

A)Moisture
B)Ammonia gas
C)New plants
D)None of the above

Question 23

Plants tend to grow towards light sources. It is known as

A)Photosynthesis
B)The rain cycle
C)Transpiration
D)Phototropism

Question 24

Moisture is lost through small openings on the underside of the leaves known as:

A)Air holes
B)Stems
C)Stomata
D)None of the above

Question 25

The larger, center most of the plants used in bonsai is cut off:

A)To dwarf the plant
B)To cause root branching
C)To make root system shallow
D)To simplify root pruning job

Question 26

Site of attraction that holds attention of viewer in a landscape is called;

A)Balance
B)Proportion
C)Focal point
D)Rythum

Question 27

Most famous fragrant plant in summer is;

A)Jasminum sambac
B)Althcea rosea
C)Tabernamontana divertica
D)All of the above

Question 28

Lilium longiflorum, an important holiday potted plant, is commonly known as:

A)Kalanchoe
B)Poinsettia
C)Easter Lily
D)Hydrangea

Question 29

Pansy is very popular winter annual for its

A)Stem and foliage beauty
B)Planting under shade
C)Hardiness towards ground cover
D)Mixed coloured flower bedding plant

Question 30

Use of a pipe covered by a rope for providing support to some indoor plants like Scindapsus, is termed as:

A)Terrarium
B)Totem
C)Topiary
D)None of the above

Question 31

An open frame work, designed to offer shady resting place is called;

A)Cold frame
B)Arbor
C)Pergola
D)Deck

Question 32

A line of demarcation that creates visual interest in a landscape by separating one segment from another is called

A)Edging
B)Border
C)Fencing
D)Line

Question 33

In landscape shape of tree is called

A)Shape
B)Form
C)Structure
D)Texture

Question 34

Water gardening is also called,

A)Equascape
B)Hardscape
C)Nightscape
D)Alpine gardening

Question 35

Landscape, in which rocks and grasses are used instead of flowers is called

A)Rock gardening
B)Japanese gardening
C)Water gardening
D)None of the above

Question 36

Which of the statement is true?

A)Verbena is used as climber
B)Verbena is used for border
C)Verbena is used as hedge plant
D)Verbena is used as bedding plant

Question 37

Which of the plant is used for is foliage beauty?

A)Kochia
B)Phlox
C)Partulaca
D)Antirrhinum

Question 38

Which annual flower is used ground cover?

A)Viola
B)Stock
C)Calendula
D)Musemberanthemum

Question 39

Which of the statement is true?

A)Lawns should always be mowed in the same direction
B)Plants are best wintered without water in them
C)Cylinder mowers give thorough mowing because of air vacuum system
D)Warm season grasses usually respond better to close mowing.

Question 40

An example of a specialty cut flower used in a floral arrangement is a(n):

A)Rose
B)Carnation
C)Orchid
D)Pompom Chrysanthemum

Question 41

Which of the following plant require very light pruning?

A)Nerium Odorum
B)Rhododendron
C)Lawsonia alba
D)Punica grantum

Question 42

Which tree bears fragrant flowers?

A)Albezia lebbeck
B)Pinus roxburghii
C)Papulus elegni
D)None of the above

Question 43

Which following creeper bears white flowers?

A)Ipomea
B)Plumbago
C)Clerodendron
D)Tecoma

Question 44

Pinus roxburghii is very healthy growing in;

A)Tropical zone
B)Subtropical zone
C)All of the above zones
D)None of the above zones

Question 45

Low-lying plant that covers some area in the landscape is called;

A)Shrub
B)Ground cover
C)Bedding plant
D)Perennial

Question 46

Plants which shed there leaves in autumn are called;

A)Evergreen
B)Annuals
C)Deciduous
D)Biennials

Question 47

Plants for the marginal areas of pond are called

A)Bog plants
B)Emergent
C)Aquatic plants
D)floaters

Question 48

Type of contained water feature is

A)Fountain
B)Water fall
C)Pond
D)None of the above

Question 49

_______________ is used for daily movement in the landscape

A)Functional path
B)Temporary path
C)Occasional path
D)Decorative path