CSS 202 FINAL EXAM COMPILED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
As it applies to the law, a tort is defined as what? - Answer-An unintentional injury to
an individual in person, property, or reputation; a civil wrong with compensatory
monetary damage
True/False: In Michigan, circuit courts are superior to district courts. - Answer-True
True/False: Turf deadens sound. - Answer-True
A 50 ft by 50 ft lawn area produces enough oxygen to support a family of _____ for
one year. - Answer-4
Putting greens mowed daily at a height of 0.15 inch can possess up to _______
shoots per square inch. - Answer-2500
The turfgrass ecosystem supports a diverse community of more than 100 genera of
nonpest invertebrates that include which of the following? - Answer-Insects,
arthropods, nematodes, annelids, and gastropods
Metabolic reactions within turfgrasses produce which of the following? - Answer-
Chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, oxygen, glucose, energy, water, and proteins
Buffer areas of well-maintained lawns, especially if irrigated, can provide good
protection from which of the following? - Answer-Wildfires
True/False: Turf increases glare. - Answer-False
True/False: A lawn that is well maintained will generally increase the amount of dirt
that is tracked into structures. - Answer-False
Research has shown that the maximum daily canopy temperature of a green
bermudagrass turf was ______ degrees Fahrenheit cooler than a nearby synthetic
surface. - Answer-70
A dense turf ___________ water infiltration. - Answer-Increases
True/False: A dense turf traps dust particles and smoke particulates. - Answer-True
True/False: Metabolic reactions that occur within turfgrasses are unique within the
Plant Kingdom. - Answer-False
A well maintained lawn __________ property value. - Answer-Increases
, In turfgrasses, respiration can be thought of to be the opposite of which reaction? -
Answer-Photosynthesis
Changes in the color of lawns can be a __________ indicator of the changing of the
seasons. - Answer-Phenological
Littering and other trash accumulations are _______ likely to occur where turf is well
maintained. - Answer-Less
True/False: Dethatching is done much more now than in the past. - Answer-False
Generally speaking, what type of cultivation is best for existing turf? - Answer-Coring
True/False: On high-sand rootzones, sand topdressing creates an increasingly
favorable habitat for microbe activity. - Answer-False
True/False: Soil organic matter content cannot be effectively increased without
amending the soil. - Answer-False
True/False: Over time, the organic matter content of turf soils is gradually depleted. -
Answer-False
Cultivation typically results in which of the following? - Answer-Reduced soil
compaction, less thatch, and increased water infiltration
What are some of the IMMEDIATE effects of core cultivation? - Answer-Increased
macroporosity, enhanced air movement, and increased water infiltration
True/False: For lawns, removing cultivation cores is not typically necessary. -
Answer-True
True/False: Aerification with solid tines is an antiquated practice. - Answer-False
True/False: With high-sand rootzones (golf greens and high performance sports
fields), the higher the organic matter content the better. - Answer-False
True/False: Amendments of fresh manure depress the short term availability of
nitrogen in particular. - Answer-True
It is better that the timing of the next full-rate fertilizer application occurs about one
week ________ cultivation operations. - Answer-Prior to
What typically happens when you sever the rhizome of a healthy turfgrass plant? -
Answer-A daughter plant is generated from a node on the severed rhizome
True/False: The thatch producing ability of turf is generally a good thing. - Answer-
True
True/False: Texture should be slightly coarser than that of the surface to which the
material is being applied. - Answer-True
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
As it applies to the law, a tort is defined as what? - Answer-An unintentional injury to
an individual in person, property, or reputation; a civil wrong with compensatory
monetary damage
True/False: In Michigan, circuit courts are superior to district courts. - Answer-True
True/False: Turf deadens sound. - Answer-True
A 50 ft by 50 ft lawn area produces enough oxygen to support a family of _____ for
one year. - Answer-4
Putting greens mowed daily at a height of 0.15 inch can possess up to _______
shoots per square inch. - Answer-2500
The turfgrass ecosystem supports a diverse community of more than 100 genera of
nonpest invertebrates that include which of the following? - Answer-Insects,
arthropods, nematodes, annelids, and gastropods
Metabolic reactions within turfgrasses produce which of the following? - Answer-
Chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, oxygen, glucose, energy, water, and proteins
Buffer areas of well-maintained lawns, especially if irrigated, can provide good
protection from which of the following? - Answer-Wildfires
True/False: Turf increases glare. - Answer-False
True/False: A lawn that is well maintained will generally increase the amount of dirt
that is tracked into structures. - Answer-False
Research has shown that the maximum daily canopy temperature of a green
bermudagrass turf was ______ degrees Fahrenheit cooler than a nearby synthetic
surface. - Answer-70
A dense turf ___________ water infiltration. - Answer-Increases
True/False: A dense turf traps dust particles and smoke particulates. - Answer-True
True/False: Metabolic reactions that occur within turfgrasses are unique within the
Plant Kingdom. - Answer-False
A well maintained lawn __________ property value. - Answer-Increases
, In turfgrasses, respiration can be thought of to be the opposite of which reaction? -
Answer-Photosynthesis
Changes in the color of lawns can be a __________ indicator of the changing of the
seasons. - Answer-Phenological
Littering and other trash accumulations are _______ likely to occur where turf is well
maintained. - Answer-Less
True/False: Dethatching is done much more now than in the past. - Answer-False
Generally speaking, what type of cultivation is best for existing turf? - Answer-Coring
True/False: On high-sand rootzones, sand topdressing creates an increasingly
favorable habitat for microbe activity. - Answer-False
True/False: Soil organic matter content cannot be effectively increased without
amending the soil. - Answer-False
True/False: Over time, the organic matter content of turf soils is gradually depleted. -
Answer-False
Cultivation typically results in which of the following? - Answer-Reduced soil
compaction, less thatch, and increased water infiltration
What are some of the IMMEDIATE effects of core cultivation? - Answer-Increased
macroporosity, enhanced air movement, and increased water infiltration
True/False: For lawns, removing cultivation cores is not typically necessary. -
Answer-True
True/False: Aerification with solid tines is an antiquated practice. - Answer-False
True/False: With high-sand rootzones (golf greens and high performance sports
fields), the higher the organic matter content the better. - Answer-False
True/False: Amendments of fresh manure depress the short term availability of
nitrogen in particular. - Answer-True
It is better that the timing of the next full-rate fertilizer application occurs about one
week ________ cultivation operations. - Answer-Prior to
What typically happens when you sever the rhizome of a healthy turfgrass plant? -
Answer-A daughter plant is generated from a node on the severed rhizome
True/False: The thatch producing ability of turf is generally a good thing. - Answer-
True
True/False: Texture should be slightly coarser than that of the surface to which the
material is being applied. - Answer-True
