TURFGRASS TEST #1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The lower the mowing height, the _________________ the root system - Answer-
shorter
The number of shoots per unit area is called _____________ - Answer-shoot density
St. Augustine grass has a poorer ______________________ than bermudagrass -
Answer-cold tolerance
What type of zoysiagrass is used at the Clemson Walker golf course? - Answer-
diamond
The above group horizontally growing runners (or stems) are called
____________________ - Answer-stolons
Horizontally growing underground stems are called _____________. - Answer-rhizomes
The growing point at the very top of a grass shoot hidden inside a shoot close to the
crown is called the _______________. - Answer-apical meristem
Define loam - Answer-a soil that shows the properties evenly of sand, silt, and clay
Define soil texture - Answer-distribution of sand, silt and clay and their different
aggregates
Define xylem - Answer-moves water and nutrients up the stem
Define phloem - Answer-moves food and sugar up and down the stem
What temperatures do warm season turfgrasses prefer? - Answer-80-95
What temperatures do cool season turfgrasses prefer? - Answer-65-80
Warm sesason turfgrasses have a _____________ root system than cool season
turfgrasses. - Answer-deeper
Warm season turfgrasses have a _________________ drought tolerance than cool
season turfgrasses. - Answer-better
Cool season turfgrasses have a _____________ shade tolerance than warm season
turfgrasses. - Answer-better
, common bermudagrass - Answer-cynodon dactylon
Japenese lawngrass - Answer-zoysia japonica
diamond zoysiagrass - Answer-zoysia matrella
St.Augustinegrass - Answer-stenotaphrum secondatum
centipedegrass - Answer-eremochloa ophiuroides
bahiagrass - Answer-paspalum notatum
buffalograss - Answer-buchloe dactyloides
seashore paspalum - Answer-paspalum vaginatum
common carpetgrass - Answer-axonopus affinis
perenial ryegrass - Answer-lolium perenne
The two major transporting tissues in plants are _________ to move water and nutrient
up and ______________ to move sugars (carbohydrates) and nutrients up and down. -
Answer-xylem and phloem
The three turfgrass growth habits are____________,
____________________, and __________________. - Answer-bunch type,
rhizomatous, stoloniferous
Scalping is caused by __________________________________________. - Answer-
Cutting the grass too low
Define density - Answer-number of sheaths per area unit
Why has turfgrass become the leading vegetative ground cover? - Answer--prevents
soil erosion
-aesthetic qualities
-ability to tolerate hard use
What are some career opportunities available in the turfgrass industry? - Answer--
turfgrass management
-golf course superintendent
-sports turf management
Explain how one can obtain the skills to become a turf manager. - Answer-working in
the industry, formal education
CORRECT ANSWERS
The lower the mowing height, the _________________ the root system - Answer-
shorter
The number of shoots per unit area is called _____________ - Answer-shoot density
St. Augustine grass has a poorer ______________________ than bermudagrass -
Answer-cold tolerance
What type of zoysiagrass is used at the Clemson Walker golf course? - Answer-
diamond
The above group horizontally growing runners (or stems) are called
____________________ - Answer-stolons
Horizontally growing underground stems are called _____________. - Answer-rhizomes
The growing point at the very top of a grass shoot hidden inside a shoot close to the
crown is called the _______________. - Answer-apical meristem
Define loam - Answer-a soil that shows the properties evenly of sand, silt, and clay
Define soil texture - Answer-distribution of sand, silt and clay and their different
aggregates
Define xylem - Answer-moves water and nutrients up the stem
Define phloem - Answer-moves food and sugar up and down the stem
What temperatures do warm season turfgrasses prefer? - Answer-80-95
What temperatures do cool season turfgrasses prefer? - Answer-65-80
Warm sesason turfgrasses have a _____________ root system than cool season
turfgrasses. - Answer-deeper
Warm season turfgrasses have a _________________ drought tolerance than cool
season turfgrasses. - Answer-better
Cool season turfgrasses have a _____________ shade tolerance than warm season
turfgrasses. - Answer-better
, common bermudagrass - Answer-cynodon dactylon
Japenese lawngrass - Answer-zoysia japonica
diamond zoysiagrass - Answer-zoysia matrella
St.Augustinegrass - Answer-stenotaphrum secondatum
centipedegrass - Answer-eremochloa ophiuroides
bahiagrass - Answer-paspalum notatum
buffalograss - Answer-buchloe dactyloides
seashore paspalum - Answer-paspalum vaginatum
common carpetgrass - Answer-axonopus affinis
perenial ryegrass - Answer-lolium perenne
The two major transporting tissues in plants are _________ to move water and nutrient
up and ______________ to move sugars (carbohydrates) and nutrients up and down. -
Answer-xylem and phloem
The three turfgrass growth habits are____________,
____________________, and __________________. - Answer-bunch type,
rhizomatous, stoloniferous
Scalping is caused by __________________________________________. - Answer-
Cutting the grass too low
Define density - Answer-number of sheaths per area unit
Why has turfgrass become the leading vegetative ground cover? - Answer--prevents
soil erosion
-aesthetic qualities
-ability to tolerate hard use
What are some career opportunities available in the turfgrass industry? - Answer--
turfgrass management
-golf course superintendent
-sports turf management
Explain how one can obtain the skills to become a turf manager. - Answer-working in
the industry, formal education
