Floriculture CDE Exam Questions
Correct Answers (A Grade) New
Update
___________is generally added to water when processing flowers in a retail floral shop.
- Answers -✔✔ A) Herbicide
B) Insecticide
C) Biocide
D) Algaecide
Honeydew on the leaves and ants crawling around a plant indicate: - Answers -✔✔ A.
Slugs
B. Aphids
C. Thrips
D. Fungus
Fertilization in a flower takes place when - Answers -✔✔ A. Pollen grain touches the
stigma
B. Pollen grain touches the ovary
C. Pollen is released from a flower
D. A sperm and egg unite
Vase life is the length of time that - Answers -✔✔ A. A glass vase can be expected to go
unbroken
B. A flower container remains in style
C. Cut flowers usually remain acceptable
D. A plastic vase will remain watertight
If a hue is diluted with grey, the resulting color is called - Answers -✔✔ A. Tone
B. Shade
C. Tint
D. Value
The order of the elements in a 5-10-5 fertilizer analysis is - Answers -✔✔ A. NKP
B. NPK
C. KPN
D. PNK
If a flower arrangement appears to be ready to fall over it lacks - Answers -✔✔ A)
Balance
B) Focus
C) Rhythm
,D) Harmony
A person is exposed to the highest concentration of a pesticide during - Answers -✔✔
A) Clean equipment
B) Reading directions
C) Mixing
D) Application
It is important not to keep fruit baskets in the same cooler with fresh flowers - Answers -
✔✔ A) Fruit flies eat flower petals
B) Banana and apples give off an odor that is absorbed by the flowers
C) Ethylene gas from the fruit will cause the flowers to age quickly
D) Florists shouldn't sell fruit - that's the job of the grocery store
The stomata of a plant leaf - Answers -✔✔ A) Prevent disease organisms from entering
the plant
B) Regulate nutrient entry from foliar fertilizer applications
C) Must open to allow light to reach the chlorophyll for photosynthesis
D) Regulate water vapor loss from the plant
A method of applying pesticides to plants that can be effectively used in greenhouse but
not outdoors is - Answers -✔✔ A) Spraying
B) Fumigation
C) Dusting
D) Soil drenching
A flowering pot marketed throughout the year is - Answers -✔✔ A) Poinsettia
B) Easter Lily
C) Geranium
D) Chrysanthemum
To check if a plant needs water, touch the soil with your finger: if the plant needs water
the soil will feel: - Answers -✔✔ A) Cool and moist
B) Dry and warm
C) Gritty
D) None of the above
The treatment given Easter Lilies to speed flowering is called - Answers -✔✔ A) Short
days
B) Long days
C) Precooling
D) Drying off
An explant is - Answers -✔✔ A) Plant produced from a tissue (meristem)
B) Plant produced from a leaf
,C) Dead plant
D) Weed
The word photoperiod has to do with light - Answers -✔✔ A) Quality
B) Duration
C) Intensity
D) Foot candles
Growing medium kept too wet will deprive plants of - Answers -✔✔ A) Soluble salts
B) Water
C) Oxygen
C) Fertilizer
A pathogen is - Answers -✔✔ A) Nutritional disorder
B) Genetically inherited disorder
C) Special propagation technique
D) Microorganism that causes a disease
The flowing florist crops are propagated by cuttings - Answers -✔✔ A) Hydrangea,
Easter lily, rose, orchid
B) Snapdragons, stock, Boston yellow daisy, gardenia
C) African violet, cut leaf philodendron, English ivy, Sprengeri asparagus fern
D) Carnation, chrysanthemum, poinsettia, azalea
Green plants manufacture sugar in the presence of sunlight. this process is called -
Answers -✔✔ A) Transpiration
B) Photosynthesis
C) Respiration
D) Krebs cycle
The highest percentage of florist industry sales are made by - Answers -✔✔ A)
Telephone
B) Walk-in costumer
C) Regular customer
D) None of the above
Hydrangeas are forced for the following holidays - Answers -✔✔ A) Thanksgiving,
Christmas, Valentine's Day
B) Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day
C) Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day
D) Secretary's Day, Sweetest's Day, President's Day
The Alstromeria is most closely related to the following plant - Answers -✔✔ A) Daffodil
B) Easter lily
C) Chrysanthemum
, D) Abutilon
Costs associated with making an arrangement, decorating a blooming plant, or creating
wedding flowers are called - Answers -✔✔ A) Direct costs
B) Indirect costs
C) Fixed costs
D) Overhead
____________ play a powerful role in advertising floral shops and in most locations
leads all other media in sales return for dollar spent - Answers -✔✔ A) Newspapers
B) Radio spots
C) Window displays
D) Telephone Sales
Systemic pesticides control the pest by - Answers -✔✔ A) The use of progressively
stronger applications of the material
B) Dissolving into and being moved by the plant sap
C) Systematically killing younger to older pests
D) Preventing insects from molting
The primary colors are - Answers -✔✔ B) Orange green and violet
C) Red, green and blue
D) Blue, orange, and violet
When ordering flowers from a wholesale florist, one should consider the following -
Answers -✔✔ A) Availability
B) Keeping quality
C) Price
D) All of the above
The most commonly used material for holding flowers is: - Answers -✔✔ A) Pin point
holders
B) Frogs
C) Chicken wire
D) Floral foam
Foliage below the water line should be removed to - Answers -✔✔ A) Prevent the
leaves from decaying, which foul the water
B) Prevent photosynthesis
C) Prevent leaves from using stored food in the stem
D) All of the above
Flowers such as roses and carnations should be stored at - Answers -✔✔ A) 45-50
degrees F
B) 36-40 degrees F
Correct Answers (A Grade) New
Update
___________is generally added to water when processing flowers in a retail floral shop.
- Answers -✔✔ A) Herbicide
B) Insecticide
C) Biocide
D) Algaecide
Honeydew on the leaves and ants crawling around a plant indicate: - Answers -✔✔ A.
Slugs
B. Aphids
C. Thrips
D. Fungus
Fertilization in a flower takes place when - Answers -✔✔ A. Pollen grain touches the
stigma
B. Pollen grain touches the ovary
C. Pollen is released from a flower
D. A sperm and egg unite
Vase life is the length of time that - Answers -✔✔ A. A glass vase can be expected to go
unbroken
B. A flower container remains in style
C. Cut flowers usually remain acceptable
D. A plastic vase will remain watertight
If a hue is diluted with grey, the resulting color is called - Answers -✔✔ A. Tone
B. Shade
C. Tint
D. Value
The order of the elements in a 5-10-5 fertilizer analysis is - Answers -✔✔ A. NKP
B. NPK
C. KPN
D. PNK
If a flower arrangement appears to be ready to fall over it lacks - Answers -✔✔ A)
Balance
B) Focus
C) Rhythm
,D) Harmony
A person is exposed to the highest concentration of a pesticide during - Answers -✔✔
A) Clean equipment
B) Reading directions
C) Mixing
D) Application
It is important not to keep fruit baskets in the same cooler with fresh flowers - Answers -
✔✔ A) Fruit flies eat flower petals
B) Banana and apples give off an odor that is absorbed by the flowers
C) Ethylene gas from the fruit will cause the flowers to age quickly
D) Florists shouldn't sell fruit - that's the job of the grocery store
The stomata of a plant leaf - Answers -✔✔ A) Prevent disease organisms from entering
the plant
B) Regulate nutrient entry from foliar fertilizer applications
C) Must open to allow light to reach the chlorophyll for photosynthesis
D) Regulate water vapor loss from the plant
A method of applying pesticides to plants that can be effectively used in greenhouse but
not outdoors is - Answers -✔✔ A) Spraying
B) Fumigation
C) Dusting
D) Soil drenching
A flowering pot marketed throughout the year is - Answers -✔✔ A) Poinsettia
B) Easter Lily
C) Geranium
D) Chrysanthemum
To check if a plant needs water, touch the soil with your finger: if the plant needs water
the soil will feel: - Answers -✔✔ A) Cool and moist
B) Dry and warm
C) Gritty
D) None of the above
The treatment given Easter Lilies to speed flowering is called - Answers -✔✔ A) Short
days
B) Long days
C) Precooling
D) Drying off
An explant is - Answers -✔✔ A) Plant produced from a tissue (meristem)
B) Plant produced from a leaf
,C) Dead plant
D) Weed
The word photoperiod has to do with light - Answers -✔✔ A) Quality
B) Duration
C) Intensity
D) Foot candles
Growing medium kept too wet will deprive plants of - Answers -✔✔ A) Soluble salts
B) Water
C) Oxygen
C) Fertilizer
A pathogen is - Answers -✔✔ A) Nutritional disorder
B) Genetically inherited disorder
C) Special propagation technique
D) Microorganism that causes a disease
The flowing florist crops are propagated by cuttings - Answers -✔✔ A) Hydrangea,
Easter lily, rose, orchid
B) Snapdragons, stock, Boston yellow daisy, gardenia
C) African violet, cut leaf philodendron, English ivy, Sprengeri asparagus fern
D) Carnation, chrysanthemum, poinsettia, azalea
Green plants manufacture sugar in the presence of sunlight. this process is called -
Answers -✔✔ A) Transpiration
B) Photosynthesis
C) Respiration
D) Krebs cycle
The highest percentage of florist industry sales are made by - Answers -✔✔ A)
Telephone
B) Walk-in costumer
C) Regular customer
D) None of the above
Hydrangeas are forced for the following holidays - Answers -✔✔ A) Thanksgiving,
Christmas, Valentine's Day
B) Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day
C) Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day
D) Secretary's Day, Sweetest's Day, President's Day
The Alstromeria is most closely related to the following plant - Answers -✔✔ A) Daffodil
B) Easter lily
C) Chrysanthemum
, D) Abutilon
Costs associated with making an arrangement, decorating a blooming plant, or creating
wedding flowers are called - Answers -✔✔ A) Direct costs
B) Indirect costs
C) Fixed costs
D) Overhead
____________ play a powerful role in advertising floral shops and in most locations
leads all other media in sales return for dollar spent - Answers -✔✔ A) Newspapers
B) Radio spots
C) Window displays
D) Telephone Sales
Systemic pesticides control the pest by - Answers -✔✔ A) The use of progressively
stronger applications of the material
B) Dissolving into and being moved by the plant sap
C) Systematically killing younger to older pests
D) Preventing insects from molting
The primary colors are - Answers -✔✔ B) Orange green and violet
C) Red, green and blue
D) Blue, orange, and violet
When ordering flowers from a wholesale florist, one should consider the following -
Answers -✔✔ A) Availability
B) Keeping quality
C) Price
D) All of the above
The most commonly used material for holding flowers is: - Answers -✔✔ A) Pin point
holders
B) Frogs
C) Chicken wire
D) Floral foam
Foliage below the water line should be removed to - Answers -✔✔ A) Prevent the
leaves from decaying, which foul the water
B) Prevent photosynthesis
C) Prevent leaves from using stored food in the stem
D) All of the above
Flowers such as roses and carnations should be stored at - Answers -✔✔ A) 45-50
degrees F
B) 36-40 degrees F
