Texas Floriculture CDE Bank - 2022-2026
Questions, all with Answers Verified 100% Correct
Fertilization in a flower takes place when:
A. Pollen is released from a flower
B. Pollen grain touches the stigma
C. A sperm and egg unite
D. Pollen grain touches the ovary - ✔✔C. A sperm and egg unite
A container often used at Thanksgiving for floral arrangements and symbolic of a plentiful
harvest is the:
A. Cornucopia
B. Hanukkah
C. Bud vase
D. Basket - ✔✔A. Cornucopia
A plant is placed in a kitchen window. What should be done to make it grow healthy and
equally on all sides?
A. Test to see if it needs water
B. Turn the plant periodically to allow equal amounts of sunlight
C. Place it outdoors after a few days of being inside
D. Place it different areas of the house after two days - ✔✔B. Turn the plant periodically to
allow equal amounts of sunlight
Generally, roses are graded according to _________ of stem.
A. Length
B. Strength
C. Turgidity
,D. Width - ✔✔A. Length
In order to survive in the florist business, an owner/manager must be able to determine the
true value of the product and strive for improvement of the perceived value. This is called
A. Retail pricing
B. Profit Pricing
C. Discount pricing
D. Premium pricing - ✔✔B. Profit Pricing
A palmately compound leaf has:
A. Leaflet
B. Parallel venation
C. A midrib
D. A rachis - ✔✔A. Leaflet
The new growth of a Dieffenbachia is weak and spindly, with large gaps between the leaves.
The problem is probably:
A. Lack of light
B. Nitrogen deficiency
C. Botrytis
D. Salt damage - ✔✔A. Lack of light
The reason for putting irregularly shaped stones or broken pieces of pottery into the bottom of
a pot
containing flowering plants is:
A. It helps the soil to drain after being watered
B. Its just an old tradition passed down from person to person and does not help the plants
C. They let air into the pot from the bottom
,D. They allow the roots to grow out of the bottom of the pot - ✔✔A. It helps the soil to drain
after being watered
The pierce wiring technique works best on flowers that have a _
A. Thick Calyx
B. Fuller Bloom
C. Thin Calyx
D. Limp stem - ✔✔A. Thick Calyx
The following is not a characteristic of an insect:
A. Six legs
B. Two pairs of wings
C. Three segmented body
D. Two tentacles - ✔✔D. Two tentacles
Growing medium kept too wet will deprive plants of:
A. Soluble salts
B. Oxygen
C. Water
D. Fertilizer - ✔✔B. Oxygen
A method of applying pesticides to plants that can be effectively used in greenhouse but not
outdoors
is:
A. Fumigation
B. Spraying
C. Soil drenching
, D. Dusting - ✔✔A. Fumigation
Pre-formed pot covers used on potted plants are called
A. Mylar tops
B. Quick wraps
C. Speed covers
D. Picks - ✔✔C. Speed Covers
A floral arrangement should be finished on all sides if it is to be placed:
A. On a bookcase
B. Against a wall
C. On a mantle
D. In front of a mirror - ✔✔D. In front of a mirror
A poinsettia crop that is four weeks late in flowering for Christmas was very likely exposed to:
A. Too much CO2
B. Lighting at night
C. A gas leak
D. An herbicide - ✔✔B. Lighting at night
The showy red, pink or white portions of the poinsettia are called:
A. Bracts
B. Sepals
C. Flowers
D. Petals - ✔✔A. Bracts
Questions, all with Answers Verified 100% Correct
Fertilization in a flower takes place when:
A. Pollen is released from a flower
B. Pollen grain touches the stigma
C. A sperm and egg unite
D. Pollen grain touches the ovary - ✔✔C. A sperm and egg unite
A container often used at Thanksgiving for floral arrangements and symbolic of a plentiful
harvest is the:
A. Cornucopia
B. Hanukkah
C. Bud vase
D. Basket - ✔✔A. Cornucopia
A plant is placed in a kitchen window. What should be done to make it grow healthy and
equally on all sides?
A. Test to see if it needs water
B. Turn the plant periodically to allow equal amounts of sunlight
C. Place it outdoors after a few days of being inside
D. Place it different areas of the house after two days - ✔✔B. Turn the plant periodically to
allow equal amounts of sunlight
Generally, roses are graded according to _________ of stem.
A. Length
B. Strength
C. Turgidity
,D. Width - ✔✔A. Length
In order to survive in the florist business, an owner/manager must be able to determine the
true value of the product and strive for improvement of the perceived value. This is called
A. Retail pricing
B. Profit Pricing
C. Discount pricing
D. Premium pricing - ✔✔B. Profit Pricing
A palmately compound leaf has:
A. Leaflet
B. Parallel venation
C. A midrib
D. A rachis - ✔✔A. Leaflet
The new growth of a Dieffenbachia is weak and spindly, with large gaps between the leaves.
The problem is probably:
A. Lack of light
B. Nitrogen deficiency
C. Botrytis
D. Salt damage - ✔✔A. Lack of light
The reason for putting irregularly shaped stones or broken pieces of pottery into the bottom of
a pot
containing flowering plants is:
A. It helps the soil to drain after being watered
B. Its just an old tradition passed down from person to person and does not help the plants
C. They let air into the pot from the bottom
,D. They allow the roots to grow out of the bottom of the pot - ✔✔A. It helps the soil to drain
after being watered
The pierce wiring technique works best on flowers that have a _
A. Thick Calyx
B. Fuller Bloom
C. Thin Calyx
D. Limp stem - ✔✔A. Thick Calyx
The following is not a characteristic of an insect:
A. Six legs
B. Two pairs of wings
C. Three segmented body
D. Two tentacles - ✔✔D. Two tentacles
Growing medium kept too wet will deprive plants of:
A. Soluble salts
B. Oxygen
C. Water
D. Fertilizer - ✔✔B. Oxygen
A method of applying pesticides to plants that can be effectively used in greenhouse but not
outdoors
is:
A. Fumigation
B. Spraying
C. Soil drenching
, D. Dusting - ✔✔A. Fumigation
Pre-formed pot covers used on potted plants are called
A. Mylar tops
B. Quick wraps
C. Speed covers
D. Picks - ✔✔C. Speed Covers
A floral arrangement should be finished on all sides if it is to be placed:
A. On a bookcase
B. Against a wall
C. On a mantle
D. In front of a mirror - ✔✔D. In front of a mirror
A poinsettia crop that is four weeks late in flowering for Christmas was very likely exposed to:
A. Too much CO2
B. Lighting at night
C. A gas leak
D. An herbicide - ✔✔B. Lighting at night
The showy red, pink or white portions of the poinsettia are called:
A. Bracts
B. Sepals
C. Flowers
D. Petals - ✔✔A. Bracts
