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CSS 202 Lectures 1-7 Exam Questions
With Revised Answers
In the world of turf, GCSAA stands for - answer✔✔Golf Course Superintendents Association of
America
A plant does not need its seed once it has leaves. - answer✔✔TRUE
Which of the following can develop nodes? - answer✔✔Rhizomes
Stolons
Most of what eventually is deposited into our surface waters and causes problems is or are: -
answer✔✔Soil sediments
Which of the following parent materials was formed by the forces of wind? - answer✔✔Loess
deposits
A soil horizon is a vertical section of a soil's complete profile. - answer✔✔FALSE
When you see sod being installed anywhere in the northern U.S., you can safely say it's probably
what species? - answer✔✔· Kentucky Bluegrass
Which of the following species has both stolons and rhizomes. - answer✔✔· bermudagrass and
zoysiagrass but not creeping bentgrass
Centipedegrass and St. Augustinegrass are both stoloniferous. - answer✔✔TRUE
Which of the following turfgrasses has a hairy ligule? - answer✔✔tall fescue
Kentucky bluegrass
perennial ryegrass
none of these turfgrasses***
creeping bentgrass
Auricles are either... - answer✔✔Absent, clasping, or fringe of hairs
Which of the following has the greatest low-temperature hardiness? - answer✔✔centipedegrass
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zoysiagrass
St. Augustinegrass
bermudagrass
buffalograss****
In the southern U.S., annual bluegrass exists as a (or an) ... - answer✔✔Winter Annual
Tall fescue adaptation is restricted to the humid zone. - answer✔✔FALSE
Which of the following has the greatest low-temperature hardiness? - answer✔✔perennial
ryegrass
creeping bentgrass****
tall fescue
annual bluegrass
fine-leaf fescue
As a whole, cool-season turfgrasses can tolerate atmospheric pollution better than warm-season
turfgrasses. - answer✔✔FALSE
Once a turfgrass reaches maturity, its microclimate is at an equilibrium and remains constant
until a different species is introduced. - answer✔✔FALSE
In terms of turfgrass adaptations, which of the following situations generally has the least
influence on climate? - answer✔✔Longitude
Kentucky bluegrass is more drought resistance than creeping bentgrass. - answer✔✔TRUE
By the end of the 19th century, there were hundreds of golf courses in the U.S. -
answer✔✔TRUE
The Chinese claim to have played a game that may have been somewhat similar to golf centuries
before it was played in Europe. - answer✔✔TRUE
Turfgrass is a monocotyledon. - answer✔✔TRUE
A seed can germinate once the endosperm dehydrates sufficiently. - answer✔✔FALSE
Organic matter can store nutrients. - answer✔✔TRUE
Which of the following parent materials is most closely associated with the Michigan sod
industry? - answer✔✔Organic deposits
CSS 202 Lectures 1-7 Exam Questions
With Revised Answers
In the world of turf, GCSAA stands for - answer✔✔Golf Course Superintendents Association of
America
A plant does not need its seed once it has leaves. - answer✔✔TRUE
Which of the following can develop nodes? - answer✔✔Rhizomes
Stolons
Most of what eventually is deposited into our surface waters and causes problems is or are: -
answer✔✔Soil sediments
Which of the following parent materials was formed by the forces of wind? - answer✔✔Loess
deposits
A soil horizon is a vertical section of a soil's complete profile. - answer✔✔FALSE
When you see sod being installed anywhere in the northern U.S., you can safely say it's probably
what species? - answer✔✔· Kentucky Bluegrass
Which of the following species has both stolons and rhizomes. - answer✔✔· bermudagrass and
zoysiagrass but not creeping bentgrass
Centipedegrass and St. Augustinegrass are both stoloniferous. - answer✔✔TRUE
Which of the following turfgrasses has a hairy ligule? - answer✔✔tall fescue
Kentucky bluegrass
perennial ryegrass
none of these turfgrasses***
creeping bentgrass
Auricles are either... - answer✔✔Absent, clasping, or fringe of hairs
Which of the following has the greatest low-temperature hardiness? - answer✔✔centipedegrass
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zoysiagrass
St. Augustinegrass
bermudagrass
buffalograss****
In the southern U.S., annual bluegrass exists as a (or an) ... - answer✔✔Winter Annual
Tall fescue adaptation is restricted to the humid zone. - answer✔✔FALSE
Which of the following has the greatest low-temperature hardiness? - answer✔✔perennial
ryegrass
creeping bentgrass****
tall fescue
annual bluegrass
fine-leaf fescue
As a whole, cool-season turfgrasses can tolerate atmospheric pollution better than warm-season
turfgrasses. - answer✔✔FALSE
Once a turfgrass reaches maturity, its microclimate is at an equilibrium and remains constant
until a different species is introduced. - answer✔✔FALSE
In terms of turfgrass adaptations, which of the following situations generally has the least
influence on climate? - answer✔✔Longitude
Kentucky bluegrass is more drought resistance than creeping bentgrass. - answer✔✔TRUE
By the end of the 19th century, there were hundreds of golf courses in the U.S. -
answer✔✔TRUE
The Chinese claim to have played a game that may have been somewhat similar to golf centuries
before it was played in Europe. - answer✔✔TRUE
Turfgrass is a monocotyledon. - answer✔✔TRUE
A seed can germinate once the endosperm dehydrates sufficiently. - answer✔✔FALSE
Organic matter can store nutrients. - answer✔✔TRUE
Which of the following parent materials is most closely associated with the Michigan sod
industry? - answer✔✔Organic deposits
