TMC Test Bank Questions and Correct
Answers
The following is not a characteristic of an insect:
A. Three segmented body
B. Six legs
C. Two pairs of wings
D. Two tentacles
✓ ~~~ D. Two tentacles
The following is not used to measure greenhouse crop nutrient levels:
A. Soil tests
B. Soluble salts meter
C. Foliar analysis
D. Tensiometer
✓ ~~~ D. Tensiometer
Light intensity can be measured in units of:
A. Nanometers
B. Micrometers
C. Foot-candles
,D. Newtons
✓ ~~~ C. Foot-candles
A ___________results from crossing parents of different genotype for a trait.
A. clone
B. scion
C. species
D. hybrid
✓ ~~~ D. hybrid
The ________ transports water and nutrients from the roots to other parts of the
plant.
A. phloem
B. xylem
C. pith
D. cambium
✓ ~~~ B. xylem
Crassula argentea is the botanical name for Jade Plant. Crassula is the _______ of
the plant.
A. family
B. cultivar
,C. species
D. genus
✓ ~~~ D. genus
Indolebutyric acid (IBA) is commonly used to:
A. control insects
B. control diseases
C. raise soil pH
D. promote rooting of cuttings
✓ ~~~ D. promote rooting of cuttings
Signal words on labels alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide. Which of the
following words is not used as a signal word?=
A. DANGER
B. HAZARDOUS
C. CAUTION
D. WARNING
✓ ~~~ B. HAZARDOUS
Which of the following flower parts is contained in the pistil?
A. sepal
B. receptacle
, C. anther
D. style
✓ ~~~ D. style
_________ is the process of softening or breaking a seed coat in order to overcome
seed dormancy.
A. Scarification
B. Stratification
C. Ratification
D. Augmentation
✓ ~~~ A. Scarification
Prior to transplanting, seedlings should be _______________.
A. kept in the dark.
B. grown at a temperature of 90°F.
C. hardened-off
D. allowed to dampen-off.
✓ ~~~ C. hardened-off
In order to lower the pH of a soil, materials containing ________ are used.
A. dolomite
B. lime
Answers
The following is not a characteristic of an insect:
A. Three segmented body
B. Six legs
C. Two pairs of wings
D. Two tentacles
✓ ~~~ D. Two tentacles
The following is not used to measure greenhouse crop nutrient levels:
A. Soil tests
B. Soluble salts meter
C. Foliar analysis
D. Tensiometer
✓ ~~~ D. Tensiometer
Light intensity can be measured in units of:
A. Nanometers
B. Micrometers
C. Foot-candles
,D. Newtons
✓ ~~~ C. Foot-candles
A ___________results from crossing parents of different genotype for a trait.
A. clone
B. scion
C. species
D. hybrid
✓ ~~~ D. hybrid
The ________ transports water and nutrients from the roots to other parts of the
plant.
A. phloem
B. xylem
C. pith
D. cambium
✓ ~~~ B. xylem
Crassula argentea is the botanical name for Jade Plant. Crassula is the _______ of
the plant.
A. family
B. cultivar
,C. species
D. genus
✓ ~~~ D. genus
Indolebutyric acid (IBA) is commonly used to:
A. control insects
B. control diseases
C. raise soil pH
D. promote rooting of cuttings
✓ ~~~ D. promote rooting of cuttings
Signal words on labels alert the user to the toxicity of a pesticide. Which of the
following words is not used as a signal word?=
A. DANGER
B. HAZARDOUS
C. CAUTION
D. WARNING
✓ ~~~ B. HAZARDOUS
Which of the following flower parts is contained in the pistil?
A. sepal
B. receptacle
, C. anther
D. style
✓ ~~~ D. style
_________ is the process of softening or breaking a seed coat in order to overcome
seed dormancy.
A. Scarification
B. Stratification
C. Ratification
D. Augmentation
✓ ~~~ A. Scarification
Prior to transplanting, seedlings should be _______________.
A. kept in the dark.
B. grown at a temperature of 90°F.
C. hardened-off
D. allowed to dampen-off.
✓ ~~~ C. hardened-off
In order to lower the pH of a soil, materials containing ________ are used.
A. dolomite
B. lime
