CSS 202 Latest with Questions and
correct Answers
Turfgrass seed heads form under what sunlight conditions? - correct answer- ✅Increasing or
decreasing daylight, or daylight neutral
T or F A plant does not need its seed once it has leaves. - correct answer- ✅True
T or F Most cool-season grasses have biennial life cycles. - correct answer- ✅False
Which part of the grass does not have nodes? - correct answer- ✅Roots
Optimal growth temperatures are based on those at what soil depth? - correct answer- ✅2
inches
What is the most critical point of the turfgrass plant? - correct answer- ✅The crown
Which roots form first, crown roots or seminal roots? - correct answer- ✅Seminal roots
Where do turfgrass leaves grow from? - correct answer- ✅Their base
T or F A seed can germinate once the endosperm dehydrates sufficiently - correct answer-
✅False
T or F Turfgrasses have taproots - correct answer- ✅False
Where is the crown located on the plant? - correct answer- ✅Low in relation to the surface
What is the turnover rate for root systems? - correct answer- ✅Less than one year
Where is the rootzone? - correct answer- ✅Top 6 inches of soil
What are secondary shoots called? - correct answer- ✅Tillers
What are stolons? - correct answer- ✅Stems that grow laterally aboveground
What are rhizomes? - correct answer- ✅Stems that grow laterally underground
What is an annual life cycle? - correct answer- ✅Grows for one year or less
What is a perennial life cycle? - correct answer- ✅Grows for more than one year
When do grasses go dormant in the winter? - correct answer- ✅When temperature drops
When do grasses go dormant in the summer? - correct answer- ✅Under drought conditions
What soil temperatures are optimal for cool-season grasses? - correct answer- ✅60-75
Degrees F
What soil temperatures are optimal for warm-season grasses? - correct answer- ✅80-95
Degrees F
When cool-season grasses go dormant, what happens to the color? - correct answer- ✅Green
tissue remains through dormancy
correct Answers
Turfgrass seed heads form under what sunlight conditions? - correct answer- ✅Increasing or
decreasing daylight, or daylight neutral
T or F A plant does not need its seed once it has leaves. - correct answer- ✅True
T or F Most cool-season grasses have biennial life cycles. - correct answer- ✅False
Which part of the grass does not have nodes? - correct answer- ✅Roots
Optimal growth temperatures are based on those at what soil depth? - correct answer- ✅2
inches
What is the most critical point of the turfgrass plant? - correct answer- ✅The crown
Which roots form first, crown roots or seminal roots? - correct answer- ✅Seminal roots
Where do turfgrass leaves grow from? - correct answer- ✅Their base
T or F A seed can germinate once the endosperm dehydrates sufficiently - correct answer-
✅False
T or F Turfgrasses have taproots - correct answer- ✅False
Where is the crown located on the plant? - correct answer- ✅Low in relation to the surface
What is the turnover rate for root systems? - correct answer- ✅Less than one year
Where is the rootzone? - correct answer- ✅Top 6 inches of soil
What are secondary shoots called? - correct answer- ✅Tillers
What are stolons? - correct answer- ✅Stems that grow laterally aboveground
What are rhizomes? - correct answer- ✅Stems that grow laterally underground
What is an annual life cycle? - correct answer- ✅Grows for one year or less
What is a perennial life cycle? - correct answer- ✅Grows for more than one year
When do grasses go dormant in the winter? - correct answer- ✅When temperature drops
When do grasses go dormant in the summer? - correct answer- ✅Under drought conditions
What soil temperatures are optimal for cool-season grasses? - correct answer- ✅60-75
Degrees F
What soil temperatures are optimal for warm-season grasses? - correct answer- ✅80-95
Degrees F
When cool-season grasses go dormant, what happens to the color? - correct answer- ✅Green
tissue remains through dormancy
