TURF MANAGEMENT 1 EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The primary organ of the turf grass that carries out photosynthesis is called - Answer-
Leaves
The arrangement of the youngest leaf coming from the sheath of an older leaf that is
either rolled or folded is called - Answer-vernation
The vernation of creeping bent grass is - Answer-Rolled
Clawlike appendages extending from the base of the turf grass leaf blade are - Answer-
auricles
The root system of turf grasses is - Answer-Fibrous, Multi-branched
The first stage of growth and development in turf grasses is - Answer-Germination
Seed germination is promoted by - Answer-Water absorption, Cell division, Root hairs,
and food storage
The first morphological/structure event that takes place growth and development in
turfgrasses is - Answer-Germination from the seed
Root hairs function in - Answer-Collect water and nutrients, sent throughout the plant
Two factors that support seedling survival and development are - Answer-Plant depth
and Moisture
Leaf develops from - Answer-Develops from the shoot and are located on the stem
Apical Meristem produces - Answer-The stem
Intercalary meristem produces - Answer-The leaves
Two factors that affect leaf formations are - Answer-Excessive defoliation and Climatic
conditions
The leaves and roots in turf grasses are connected by - Answer-Stems
Three types of stems found in turf grasses are - Answer-Crown, Culm, and Lateral
Stems
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The primary organ of the turf grass that carries out photosynthesis is called - Answer-
Leaves
The arrangement of the youngest leaf coming from the sheath of an older leaf that is
either rolled or folded is called - Answer-vernation
The vernation of creeping bent grass is - Answer-Rolled
Clawlike appendages extending from the base of the turf grass leaf blade are - Answer-
auricles
The root system of turf grasses is - Answer-Fibrous, Multi-branched
The first stage of growth and development in turf grasses is - Answer-Germination
Seed germination is promoted by - Answer-Water absorption, Cell division, Root hairs,
and food storage
The first morphological/structure event that takes place growth and development in
turfgrasses is - Answer-Germination from the seed
Root hairs function in - Answer-Collect water and nutrients, sent throughout the plant
Two factors that support seedling survival and development are - Answer-Plant depth
and Moisture
Leaf develops from - Answer-Develops from the shoot and are located on the stem
Apical Meristem produces - Answer-The stem
Intercalary meristem produces - Answer-The leaves
Two factors that affect leaf formations are - Answer-Excessive defoliation and Climatic
conditions
The leaves and roots in turf grasses are connected by - Answer-Stems
Three types of stems found in turf grasses are - Answer-Crown, Culm, and Lateral
Stems
