Written Test Floriculture CDE Questions, all with
Answers Verified 100% Correct
Characteristics of monocots - ✔✔1) One cotyledon
2) Parallel veins
3) Scattered vascular tissue
4) Fibrous roots
5) Pollen grain with one opening
6) Floral organs in groups of three
4 necessary growing mediums - ✔✔Nutrients, oxygen, support, water
Essential elements for plant growth is when the soil pH is: - ✔✔5.5 and 7.0
Miniature arachnid that sucks sap from plants - ✔✔mites
How are chrysanthemums classified? - ✔✔By response group, height, and flower form
Why are Easter lilies a relatively difficult crop to grow - ✔✔Easter falls on a different date
each year
Why are bedding plant seeds sown in rows? - ✔✔to reduce the possible spread of diease
across an entire flat
Examples of hard good costs: - ✔✔Floral foam, and vase
, Fresh goods used to create a retail floral design are typically marked up from wholesale pricing
at the following rate: - ✔✔200%
What floral arrangement is a seasonal design specifically representing the fall harvest season? -
✔✔A cornucopia filled with flowers, fruit, and vegetables
Which stage of life is most damaging to ornamental crops from the lepidoptera order of
insects? - ✔✔Larvae
If plant is showing yellowing in the leaves, it is most likely deficient of what nutrient? -
✔✔Nitrogen
When removing thorns from roses, it is important to avoid tearing the bark, which would
damage... - ✔✔The xylem and phloem
Water conducting tissue of plants is called - ✔✔xylem
A chemical additive used to prevent the growth of bacteria in vase water is called? -
✔✔Biocide
Rolling back of petals of a flower to create more open blossom is called? - ✔✔Reflexing
Symmetrical design - ✔✔A state of equilibrium where both sides of the design are equal
An area occupied by flowers, foliage, or other objects - ✔✔floral design
Unity - ✔✔organization of components into a whole resulting in a cohesive relationship of all
parts
Answers Verified 100% Correct
Characteristics of monocots - ✔✔1) One cotyledon
2) Parallel veins
3) Scattered vascular tissue
4) Fibrous roots
5) Pollen grain with one opening
6) Floral organs in groups of three
4 necessary growing mediums - ✔✔Nutrients, oxygen, support, water
Essential elements for plant growth is when the soil pH is: - ✔✔5.5 and 7.0
Miniature arachnid that sucks sap from plants - ✔✔mites
How are chrysanthemums classified? - ✔✔By response group, height, and flower form
Why are Easter lilies a relatively difficult crop to grow - ✔✔Easter falls on a different date
each year
Why are bedding plant seeds sown in rows? - ✔✔to reduce the possible spread of diease
across an entire flat
Examples of hard good costs: - ✔✔Floral foam, and vase
, Fresh goods used to create a retail floral design are typically marked up from wholesale pricing
at the following rate: - ✔✔200%
What floral arrangement is a seasonal design specifically representing the fall harvest season? -
✔✔A cornucopia filled with flowers, fruit, and vegetables
Which stage of life is most damaging to ornamental crops from the lepidoptera order of
insects? - ✔✔Larvae
If plant is showing yellowing in the leaves, it is most likely deficient of what nutrient? -
✔✔Nitrogen
When removing thorns from roses, it is important to avoid tearing the bark, which would
damage... - ✔✔The xylem and phloem
Water conducting tissue of plants is called - ✔✔xylem
A chemical additive used to prevent the growth of bacteria in vase water is called? -
✔✔Biocide
Rolling back of petals of a flower to create more open blossom is called? - ✔✔Reflexing
Symmetrical design - ✔✔A state of equilibrium where both sides of the design are equal
An area occupied by flowers, foliage, or other objects - ✔✔floral design
Unity - ✔✔organization of components into a whole resulting in a cohesive relationship of all
parts
