CSS 202 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Turfgrasses have a taproot - Answers :false
Most cool-season grasses have biennial life cycles - Answers :false
Warm-season grasses can't go dormant under drought conditions - Answers :false
Optimal growth temperatures are based on those at two-inch soil depth - Answers :true
Which of the following is absolutely the most critical part of a turfgrass plant - Answers
:crown
A plant does not need its seed once it has leaves - Answers :true
Which of the following do not have nodes - Answers :roots
Crown roots form before seminal roots - Answers :false
Turf grass leaves grow from their base - Answers :true
Turf grass seeds heads form under which of the following conditions - Answers :could
be any of these other choices depending upon the species
Most of what is eventually deposited into our surface waters and causes problems is or
are - Answers :soil sediments
Soil macrophages can form a contiguous network that provides drainage and air
movement - Answers :macropores
As established turf that is too acidic can be easily topdressed with agricultural lime to
lower ph - Answers :false
Rank the following soil particles from smallest to largest - Answers :clay, slit, sand
Soil developed in forest settings tend to be more fertile than those developed in
grasslands - Answers :false
Take a soil test first is the number one rule of proper turf maintence - Answers :false
If a soil feels gritty when doing a feel assessment of texture, then an appreciable
amount of sand is present - Answers :present
A soil horizon is a vertical section of the soil through its entire profile - Answers :false
Turfgrasses have a taproot - Answers :false
Most cool-season grasses have biennial life cycles - Answers :false
Warm-season grasses can't go dormant under drought conditions - Answers :false
Optimal growth temperatures are based on those at two-inch soil depth - Answers :true
Which of the following is absolutely the most critical part of a turfgrass plant - Answers
:crown
A plant does not need its seed once it has leaves - Answers :true
Which of the following do not have nodes - Answers :roots
Crown roots form before seminal roots - Answers :false
Turf grass leaves grow from their base - Answers :true
Turf grass seeds heads form under which of the following conditions - Answers :could
be any of these other choices depending upon the species
Most of what is eventually deposited into our surface waters and causes problems is or
are - Answers :soil sediments
Soil macrophages can form a contiguous network that provides drainage and air
movement - Answers :macropores
As established turf that is too acidic can be easily topdressed with agricultural lime to
lower ph - Answers :false
Rank the following soil particles from smallest to largest - Answers :clay, slit, sand
Soil developed in forest settings tend to be more fertile than those developed in
grasslands - Answers :false
Take a soil test first is the number one rule of proper turf maintence - Answers :false
If a soil feels gritty when doing a feel assessment of texture, then an appreciable
amount of sand is present - Answers :present
A soil horizon is a vertical section of the soil through its entire profile - Answers :false
