PSS 3309 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Turf-grass communities aid in which functions? - CORRECT ANSWER - dust control,
soil stabilization, and glare reduction
Professionals within the turf grass industry may be members of these programs - CORRECT
ANSWER - GCSAA, STMA, and PLANET
professions associated with learning about turf grass - CORRECT ANSWER - grounds
maintenance, lawn care operations, golf course or sports turf manager
Turf - CORRECT ANSWER - A community of grass plants that form a continuous ground
cover under continuous mowing and traffic.
Carbon Dioxide - CORRECT ANSWER - Increasing levels of __________________ in
the atmosphere in resulting in variable climate and weather patterns around the world, but
turfgrasses are effective at sequestering ___________________ to mitigate its atmosphereic
concentrations to some level.
Oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER - Turfgrasses are living, breathing plants that help us
breath by providing this critical element?
turfgrass areas provide overall benefits in these general categories - CORRECT
ANSWER - functional, beautification, and recreation
Heat Island Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - The cooling effect from water transpiring
from a dense, healthy turfgrass canopy can limit this problem in larger urban cities
Which visual quality parameter is more a result of mower sharpness and receiving a "good
quality cut" compared to other parameters? - CORRECT ANSWER - smoothness
, Which functional quality relates more to soil properties and compaction potential with equipment
or high traffic areas that may restrict rooting and effective growth of turfgrass? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Resiliency
Which is a characteristic of monocots that makes it different than monocots? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Monocots primary growing point is at the base of the plant.
This "growing point" located on the stem of a turfgrass plant is a location for new root and shoot
growth? - CORRECT ANSWER - node
This specialized "below ground system" is commonly found in bermuda grasses and kentucky
bluegrasses allowing these species to increase lateral growth. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rhizome
Which turf grass quality parameter is defined as the number of shoots per area? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Density
Which of these turf quality terms is defined as the width of leaf blades? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Texture
Which of these turfgrass species would be considered "bunch-type" grass? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tall Fescue
Which of these terms describes a functional quality of turfgrass that demonstrates the ability of
the turf to "bounce back" upright following traffic? - CORRECT ANSWER - Elasticity
This portion of the plant is the "powerhouse" where energy is CREATED through the
photosynthetic machinery of the turfgrass plant. - CORRECT ANSWER - Leaf Blade
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Turf-grass communities aid in which functions? - CORRECT ANSWER - dust control,
soil stabilization, and glare reduction
Professionals within the turf grass industry may be members of these programs - CORRECT
ANSWER - GCSAA, STMA, and PLANET
professions associated with learning about turf grass - CORRECT ANSWER - grounds
maintenance, lawn care operations, golf course or sports turf manager
Turf - CORRECT ANSWER - A community of grass plants that form a continuous ground
cover under continuous mowing and traffic.
Carbon Dioxide - CORRECT ANSWER - Increasing levels of __________________ in
the atmosphere in resulting in variable climate and weather patterns around the world, but
turfgrasses are effective at sequestering ___________________ to mitigate its atmosphereic
concentrations to some level.
Oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER - Turfgrasses are living, breathing plants that help us
breath by providing this critical element?
turfgrass areas provide overall benefits in these general categories - CORRECT
ANSWER - functional, beautification, and recreation
Heat Island Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - The cooling effect from water transpiring
from a dense, healthy turfgrass canopy can limit this problem in larger urban cities
Which visual quality parameter is more a result of mower sharpness and receiving a "good
quality cut" compared to other parameters? - CORRECT ANSWER - smoothness
, Which functional quality relates more to soil properties and compaction potential with equipment
or high traffic areas that may restrict rooting and effective growth of turfgrass? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Resiliency
Which is a characteristic of monocots that makes it different than monocots? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Monocots primary growing point is at the base of the plant.
This "growing point" located on the stem of a turfgrass plant is a location for new root and shoot
growth? - CORRECT ANSWER - node
This specialized "below ground system" is commonly found in bermuda grasses and kentucky
bluegrasses allowing these species to increase lateral growth. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rhizome
Which turf grass quality parameter is defined as the number of shoots per area? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Density
Which of these turf quality terms is defined as the width of leaf blades? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Texture
Which of these turfgrass species would be considered "bunch-type" grass? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tall Fescue
Which of these terms describes a functional quality of turfgrass that demonstrates the ability of
the turf to "bounce back" upright following traffic? - CORRECT ANSWER - Elasticity
This portion of the plant is the "powerhouse" where energy is CREATED through the
photosynthetic machinery of the turfgrass plant. - CORRECT ANSWER - Leaf Blade
