TURF GRASS MANAGEMENT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
dormancy - Answer-resting stage through which the plant or ripe seeds usually pass
and during which nearly all manifestations of life come to an almost complete standstill
dormant - Answer-A condition of significantly reduced activity where little if any growth
occurs and where rates of physiological activities, like photosynthesis, are minimal or
non-existent.
ecosystem - Answer-The interaction of turfgrass with other plants, animals and their
surrounding environment.
elasticity - Answer-The ability of turfgrass leaves to bounce back after being
compressed. Conditions such as frost or drought can significantly reduce the elasticity
of the turf
emergence - Answer-The stage of germination and growth at which shoots appear at
the soil surface
endosperm - Answer-The portion of a grass seed that contains carbohydrates that are
the energy reserves for the early germination process
environment - Answer-The surroundings and conditions in which your lawn, trees and
other plants live. On a broader scale, the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which
one is surrounded.
enzyme - Answer-a protein produced by living cells that can catalyze a specific organic
reaction
fallow - Answer-previously cultivated land kept free from crops or weeds during at least
one growing season
fibrous roots - Answer-a root system made up of many threadlike members of more or
less equal length and size, like fine branching hairs which have grown to create a dense
mat
foot printing (frost) - Answer-discolored areas of dead leaf tissue left after live, frosted
turfgrass leaves are walked on
foot printing (wilt) - Answer-temporary foot impressions left on a turf because the flaccid
leaves of grass plants have insufficient water to spring back
Georgia bushel - Answer-the amount of sprigs harvested from 1 square yard of sod
, Germinate - Answer-The process of a seedling sprouting from a seed
Grass - Answer-Grasses are typically upright, bunching plants with fibrous roots. Some
possess rhizomes or stolons. Their hollow stems are either round or flattened. Leaves
have parallel veins, are in groups of two, and are much longer than they are wide.
ground covers - Answer-Plants used to provide a low-maintenance, vegetative cover
that is not necessarily turf
hydroseeding - Answer-a technique for applying seed, mulch and fertilizer in a water
slurry over a seedbed
hydrosprigging - Answer-the application of sprigs in a solution of water
improved strains - Answer-cultivars or varieties of grasses, achieved through selection
or breeding, that have characteristics more desirable or superior to the common types
inflorescence - Answer-the flowering stalk of a grass plant
intermode - Answer-the portion of a stem between the nodes or joints
ligule - Answer-a thin projection from the top of the leaf sheath in grasses; it may be a
fringe of hairs, membranous, or absent
mixture, seed - Answer-a grass seed mix is a combination of two or more species of
grass, such as kentucky, bluegrass and perennial ryegrass
monocot - Answer-A plant having one seed leaf or cotyledon. Grasses are monocots, as
are orchids, lilies, daffodils, and tulips. They are also characterized by the position of
their growing point, which is at the base of the plant.
mulch - Answer-A material such as straw, netting, burlap, etc., spread over seeded or
stolonized areas to protect them from erosion, moisture loss and temperature extremes
and to enhance germination and growth
native grasses - Answer-grasses that are indigenous or that occur naturally in a
particular region
node - Answer-a joint where leaves, roots, branches, or stems arise
nursery - Answer-an area set aside for testing new turfgrass cultivars and chemicals
and for growing replacement turf for the golf course
ovary - Answer-the portion of the female flower part where fertilization takes place and
eventually becomes an egg(seed)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
dormancy - Answer-resting stage through which the plant or ripe seeds usually pass
and during which nearly all manifestations of life come to an almost complete standstill
dormant - Answer-A condition of significantly reduced activity where little if any growth
occurs and where rates of physiological activities, like photosynthesis, are minimal or
non-existent.
ecosystem - Answer-The interaction of turfgrass with other plants, animals and their
surrounding environment.
elasticity - Answer-The ability of turfgrass leaves to bounce back after being
compressed. Conditions such as frost or drought can significantly reduce the elasticity
of the turf
emergence - Answer-The stage of germination and growth at which shoots appear at
the soil surface
endosperm - Answer-The portion of a grass seed that contains carbohydrates that are
the energy reserves for the early germination process
environment - Answer-The surroundings and conditions in which your lawn, trees and
other plants live. On a broader scale, the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which
one is surrounded.
enzyme - Answer-a protein produced by living cells that can catalyze a specific organic
reaction
fallow - Answer-previously cultivated land kept free from crops or weeds during at least
one growing season
fibrous roots - Answer-a root system made up of many threadlike members of more or
less equal length and size, like fine branching hairs which have grown to create a dense
mat
foot printing (frost) - Answer-discolored areas of dead leaf tissue left after live, frosted
turfgrass leaves are walked on
foot printing (wilt) - Answer-temporary foot impressions left on a turf because the flaccid
leaves of grass plants have insufficient water to spring back
Georgia bushel - Answer-the amount of sprigs harvested from 1 square yard of sod
, Germinate - Answer-The process of a seedling sprouting from a seed
Grass - Answer-Grasses are typically upright, bunching plants with fibrous roots. Some
possess rhizomes or stolons. Their hollow stems are either round or flattened. Leaves
have parallel veins, are in groups of two, and are much longer than they are wide.
ground covers - Answer-Plants used to provide a low-maintenance, vegetative cover
that is not necessarily turf
hydroseeding - Answer-a technique for applying seed, mulch and fertilizer in a water
slurry over a seedbed
hydrosprigging - Answer-the application of sprigs in a solution of water
improved strains - Answer-cultivars or varieties of grasses, achieved through selection
or breeding, that have characteristics more desirable or superior to the common types
inflorescence - Answer-the flowering stalk of a grass plant
intermode - Answer-the portion of a stem between the nodes or joints
ligule - Answer-a thin projection from the top of the leaf sheath in grasses; it may be a
fringe of hairs, membranous, or absent
mixture, seed - Answer-a grass seed mix is a combination of two or more species of
grass, such as kentucky, bluegrass and perennial ryegrass
monocot - Answer-A plant having one seed leaf or cotyledon. Grasses are monocots, as
are orchids, lilies, daffodils, and tulips. They are also characterized by the position of
their growing point, which is at the base of the plant.
mulch - Answer-A material such as straw, netting, burlap, etc., spread over seeded or
stolonized areas to protect them from erosion, moisture loss and temperature extremes
and to enhance germination and growth
native grasses - Answer-grasses that are indigenous or that occur naturally in a
particular region
node - Answer-a joint where leaves, roots, branches, or stems arise
nursery - Answer-an area set aside for testing new turfgrass cultivars and chemicals
and for growing replacement turf for the golf course
ovary - Answer-the portion of the female flower part where fertilization takes place and
eventually becomes an egg(seed)
