LAWN CARE TURFGRASS
MANAGEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What are the 2 basic textures of grass species? - Answer-fine and coarse
What appearance do fine-textured grasses have? - Answer-refined
What are fine-textured grasses good for? - Answer-golfing
Provide 2 examples of cool season fine-textured grasses and 2 examples of warm
season fine-textured grasses. - Answer-cool - Kentucky bluegrass, bentgrass
warm - bermuda grass, zoysia
What appearance do coarse-textured grasses have? - Answer-less manicured
What are coarse-textured grasses good for? - Answer-playing fields
Provide an example of a cool and warm season coarse-textured grass. - Answer-cool -
tall fescue
warm - bahiagrass
Certain grass species tolerate wear better than others. This is known as __________ to
__________. - Answer-resistance to wear
What types of situations get heavy usage by people? - Answer-ball fields and
playgrounds
What are 2 cool-season grasses for heavy use? - Answer-tall fescue, perennial
ryegrass
What are 3 warm-season grasses for heavy use? - Answer-bermudagrass, bahiagrass,
zoysia
Grasses that tolerate low amounts of supplemental irrigation are important for
landscape __________. - Answer-sustainability
Provide a cool season and 2 warm seasons grasses that tolerate drought? - Answer-
cool - tall fescue
warm - bermudagrass, buffalograss
What grass will tolerate shady areas well? - Answer-red fescue
, What are 2 fast germination grasses? - Answer-annual and perennial ryegrass
In how many days do fast germination grass species germinate (annual/perennial
ryegrass)? - Answer-3-7
What is the purpose of using fast germination grass species? - Answer-hold soil in place
quickly
What is an inexpensive way to establish a lawn? - Answer-grass seeds
What should a grass cultivar be able to do? - Answer-adapt to planting area and
establish quickly to prevent weeds from germinating/establishing first
How can grass seeds be sold as? - Answer-pure cultivar, blend of cultivars, or mixture
of 2+ species
If a mixture is used, it should contain at least _____% of the permanent species. -
Answer-60
True or False: A grass cultivar in a mixture can be considered permanent if it has similar
characteristics to the permanent species. - Answer-True
What are some characteristics of grass species that would make 2 similar enough to
both be considered permanent species in a mixture? - Answer-leaf characteristics and
growing requirements
What is often included in a seed mixture that will provide a quick cover? - Answer-
temporary species
Provide 2 examples of temporary species that provide a quick cover. - Answer-annual
or perennial ryegrass
What are blends of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars used to prevent? - Answer-
monoculture problems
What is a monoculture? - Answer-single genetically uniform population of organisms
What is an example of a monoculture problem in a lawn? - Answer-environmental or
pest problem that ruins entire lawn
What is the most frequent maintenance task for turfgrass management? - Answer-
mowing
What is mowing frequency related to? - Answer-height of the turfgrass
What percentage of the leaf blades should be removed at one time? - Answer-30%
MANAGEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What are the 2 basic textures of grass species? - Answer-fine and coarse
What appearance do fine-textured grasses have? - Answer-refined
What are fine-textured grasses good for? - Answer-golfing
Provide 2 examples of cool season fine-textured grasses and 2 examples of warm
season fine-textured grasses. - Answer-cool - Kentucky bluegrass, bentgrass
warm - bermuda grass, zoysia
What appearance do coarse-textured grasses have? - Answer-less manicured
What are coarse-textured grasses good for? - Answer-playing fields
Provide an example of a cool and warm season coarse-textured grass. - Answer-cool -
tall fescue
warm - bahiagrass
Certain grass species tolerate wear better than others. This is known as __________ to
__________. - Answer-resistance to wear
What types of situations get heavy usage by people? - Answer-ball fields and
playgrounds
What are 2 cool-season grasses for heavy use? - Answer-tall fescue, perennial
ryegrass
What are 3 warm-season grasses for heavy use? - Answer-bermudagrass, bahiagrass,
zoysia
Grasses that tolerate low amounts of supplemental irrigation are important for
landscape __________. - Answer-sustainability
Provide a cool season and 2 warm seasons grasses that tolerate drought? - Answer-
cool - tall fescue
warm - bermudagrass, buffalograss
What grass will tolerate shady areas well? - Answer-red fescue
, What are 2 fast germination grasses? - Answer-annual and perennial ryegrass
In how many days do fast germination grass species germinate (annual/perennial
ryegrass)? - Answer-3-7
What is the purpose of using fast germination grass species? - Answer-hold soil in place
quickly
What is an inexpensive way to establish a lawn? - Answer-grass seeds
What should a grass cultivar be able to do? - Answer-adapt to planting area and
establish quickly to prevent weeds from germinating/establishing first
How can grass seeds be sold as? - Answer-pure cultivar, blend of cultivars, or mixture
of 2+ species
If a mixture is used, it should contain at least _____% of the permanent species. -
Answer-60
True or False: A grass cultivar in a mixture can be considered permanent if it has similar
characteristics to the permanent species. - Answer-True
What are some characteristics of grass species that would make 2 similar enough to
both be considered permanent species in a mixture? - Answer-leaf characteristics and
growing requirements
What is often included in a seed mixture that will provide a quick cover? - Answer-
temporary species
Provide 2 examples of temporary species that provide a quick cover. - Answer-annual
or perennial ryegrass
What are blends of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars used to prevent? - Answer-
monoculture problems
What is a monoculture? - Answer-single genetically uniform population of organisms
What is an example of a monoculture problem in a lawn? - Answer-environmental or
pest problem that ruins entire lawn
What is the most frequent maintenance task for turfgrass management? - Answer-
mowing
What is mowing frequency related to? - Answer-height of the turfgrass
What percentage of the leaf blades should be removed at one time? - Answer-30%
