HORTICULTURE PRACTICE EXAM SCRIPT
TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
●● Which of the following question(s) would be an important
consideration in establishing a new lawn?
a. Does the soil adequately drain?
b. Did the builder remove the topsoil in the area where the lawn is to be
established?
c. Is the slope too steep to establish and maintain the lawn without
erosion?
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above
●● A landscaper in North Georgia calls a wholesale/ grower in South
Georgia to inquire about plant material for a landscape job. One of the
plants he asks about is a Gardenia variety. He wants to know if it is
hardy in the north Georgia Mountains. The grower says, "The plant has a
hardy zone 8." They are talking about the...
a. AANA Hardiness Zone plan
b. USDA plant hardiness zone
c. UPS Zone Index for shipping plants
d. Critical Zone Hardiness Index
,Answer: b. USDA plant hardiness zone
●● Mrs. Jones came into the garden center and complained that the
leaves of her Kurume azalea were wilting, turning yellow and eventually
falling off the plant. Which of the following would be the best diagnoses
without actually seeing the plants?
a. Kurume azaleas are deciduous
b. Her azaleas are getting too much water
c. Her azaleas are annuals
d. Her azaleas are getting too much shade
Answer: b. Her azaleas are getting too much water
●● The four basic parts of a plant are as follows:
a. Sepal, pistil, stamen, and ovary
b. Leaves, stems, roots, and flowers which produce seeds
c. Flowers, leaves, pollen, and fruit
d. All of the above
Answer: b. Leaves, stems, roots, and flowers which produce seeds
●● Secondary branches of trees are called_____.
a. scions
b. scaffold branches
c. water sprouts
, d. suckers
Answer: b. scaffold branches
●● The worst time to till soil for a new lawn is:
a. during the early spring
b. when the soil is moist
c. when the soil is very wet
d. during the late fall
Answer: c. when the soil is very wet
●● ______ trees, those that lose their leaves in the fall, can be used to
cool the microclimate in the summer.
a. Evergreen
b. Artificial
c. Needleaf
d. Deciduous
Answer: d. Deciduous
●● _______ are most often used in public areas of landscape plan to
hide the foundation of the house.
a. Groundcovers
b. Walkways
c. Small trees
TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
●● Which of the following question(s) would be an important
consideration in establishing a new lawn?
a. Does the soil adequately drain?
b. Did the builder remove the topsoil in the area where the lawn is to be
established?
c. Is the slope too steep to establish and maintain the lawn without
erosion?
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above
●● A landscaper in North Georgia calls a wholesale/ grower in South
Georgia to inquire about plant material for a landscape job. One of the
plants he asks about is a Gardenia variety. He wants to know if it is
hardy in the north Georgia Mountains. The grower says, "The plant has a
hardy zone 8." They are talking about the...
a. AANA Hardiness Zone plan
b. USDA plant hardiness zone
c. UPS Zone Index for shipping plants
d. Critical Zone Hardiness Index
,Answer: b. USDA plant hardiness zone
●● Mrs. Jones came into the garden center and complained that the
leaves of her Kurume azalea were wilting, turning yellow and eventually
falling off the plant. Which of the following would be the best diagnoses
without actually seeing the plants?
a. Kurume azaleas are deciduous
b. Her azaleas are getting too much water
c. Her azaleas are annuals
d. Her azaleas are getting too much shade
Answer: b. Her azaleas are getting too much water
●● The four basic parts of a plant are as follows:
a. Sepal, pistil, stamen, and ovary
b. Leaves, stems, roots, and flowers which produce seeds
c. Flowers, leaves, pollen, and fruit
d. All of the above
Answer: b. Leaves, stems, roots, and flowers which produce seeds
●● Secondary branches of trees are called_____.
a. scions
b. scaffold branches
c. water sprouts
, d. suckers
Answer: b. scaffold branches
●● The worst time to till soil for a new lawn is:
a. during the early spring
b. when the soil is moist
c. when the soil is very wet
d. during the late fall
Answer: c. when the soil is very wet
●● ______ trees, those that lose their leaves in the fall, can be used to
cool the microclimate in the summer.
a. Evergreen
b. Artificial
c. Needleaf
d. Deciduous
Answer: d. Deciduous
●● _______ are most often used in public areas of landscape plan to
hide the foundation of the house.
a. Groundcovers
b. Walkways
c. Small trees
