CSS 202 Final Exam it complete solutions
True/False: According to the MDA, there are some questions that you are not
permitted to ask a licensed pesticide application company. - ANSWER- False
True/False: Nature Lawn of America does not use pesticides. - ANSWER- False
What reason(s) were given as to why people chose to hire contractors to care for
their lawns? - ANSWER- Didn't have time, didn't want to fool with it, wanted to
devote more time to leisure and recreation, had lawns that were large and
intricate, and affluent enough to afford it
Of the national lawn care companies discussed, the latest on the scene is which
of the following? - ANSWER- Scotts LawnService
By the late 1980s, which company controlled 30% of the lawn-care treatment
market? - ANSWER- Chemlawn
What phrases can licensed lawn care companies make according to the Michigan
Department of Agriculture? - ANSWER- Applicators are certified by the MDA, and
fully covered by liability insurance
When did the national lawn care companies begin to emerge and proliferate? -
ANSWER- Late 1970s and 1980s
True/False: Chemlawn was a chain company, i.e., company owned locations
rather than franchises. - ANSWER- True
True/False: The overall number of customers that hire national lawn companies
continues to increase. - ANSWER- False
True/False: These days, most lawn care companies are small, locally owned
contractors. - ANSWER- True
, Who owns Trugreen Chemlawn? - ANSWER- Servicemaster
True/False: National lawn care companies have more combined customers than
ever before. - ANSWER- False
True/False: In Michigan, being certified and being licensed to apply pesticides is
the same thing. - ANSWER- False
True/False: Artificial fields are virtually maintenance free. - ANSWER- False
The greatest potential for creating worn, hollowed-out areas of bare soil where
turf is supposed to be occurs with which sport? - ANSWER- Lacrosse
True/False: The dimensions for mens and womens lacrosse fields are
dramatically different. - ANSWER- True
True/False: The current generation of artificial fields are not designed to facilitate
internal drainage. - ANSWER- False
True/False: Most of the players in a game of baseball are positioned on non-
turfed surfaces. - ANSWER- True
What is the commonly used title for a person in charge of maintaining the field(s)
for a professional baseball team? - ANSWER- Head Groundskeeper
What is the most predominant infill material found in artificial turf? - ANSWER-
Crumb rubber
True/False: As long as they are stable, movable soccer goals are far superior to
fixed goals in terms of offering opportunities to maintaining high quality turf. -
ANSWER- True
True/False: More on-field promotions typically occur at the minor league level
than in the big leagues. - ANSWER- True
What feature(s) is (are) truly unique about the playing field of the Texas Rangers
compared to other ballparks in the warm-season zone? - ANSWER- It has a
zoysiagrass infield
True/False: The dimensions for mens and womens soccer fields are dramatically
different. - ANSWER- False
True/False: According to the MDA, there are some questions that you are not
permitted to ask a licensed pesticide application company. - ANSWER- False
True/False: Nature Lawn of America does not use pesticides. - ANSWER- False
What reason(s) were given as to why people chose to hire contractors to care for
their lawns? - ANSWER- Didn't have time, didn't want to fool with it, wanted to
devote more time to leisure and recreation, had lawns that were large and
intricate, and affluent enough to afford it
Of the national lawn care companies discussed, the latest on the scene is which
of the following? - ANSWER- Scotts LawnService
By the late 1980s, which company controlled 30% of the lawn-care treatment
market? - ANSWER- Chemlawn
What phrases can licensed lawn care companies make according to the Michigan
Department of Agriculture? - ANSWER- Applicators are certified by the MDA, and
fully covered by liability insurance
When did the national lawn care companies begin to emerge and proliferate? -
ANSWER- Late 1970s and 1980s
True/False: Chemlawn was a chain company, i.e., company owned locations
rather than franchises. - ANSWER- True
True/False: The overall number of customers that hire national lawn companies
continues to increase. - ANSWER- False
True/False: These days, most lawn care companies are small, locally owned
contractors. - ANSWER- True
, Who owns Trugreen Chemlawn? - ANSWER- Servicemaster
True/False: National lawn care companies have more combined customers than
ever before. - ANSWER- False
True/False: In Michigan, being certified and being licensed to apply pesticides is
the same thing. - ANSWER- False
True/False: Artificial fields are virtually maintenance free. - ANSWER- False
The greatest potential for creating worn, hollowed-out areas of bare soil where
turf is supposed to be occurs with which sport? - ANSWER- Lacrosse
True/False: The dimensions for mens and womens lacrosse fields are
dramatically different. - ANSWER- True
True/False: The current generation of artificial fields are not designed to facilitate
internal drainage. - ANSWER- False
True/False: Most of the players in a game of baseball are positioned on non-
turfed surfaces. - ANSWER- True
What is the commonly used title for a person in charge of maintaining the field(s)
for a professional baseball team? - ANSWER- Head Groundskeeper
What is the most predominant infill material found in artificial turf? - ANSWER-
Crumb rubber
True/False: As long as they are stable, movable soccer goals are far superior to
fixed goals in terms of offering opportunities to maintaining high quality turf. -
ANSWER- True
True/False: More on-field promotions typically occur at the minor league level
than in the big leagues. - ANSWER- True
What feature(s) is (are) truly unique about the playing field of the Texas Rangers
compared to other ballparks in the warm-season zone? - ANSWER- It has a
zoysiagrass infield
True/False: The dimensions for mens and womens soccer fields are dramatically
different. - ANSWER- False
