Scsc 302 Test Bank All Questions And Correct Answers And Rationales|Already Graded A+

SCSC 302 TEST BANK ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS AND RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+| Certain future challenges for the turf grass industry include ALL except -CORRECT ANSWER- biofuels Which of the major warm season grasses are listed as "state noxious" weed in Texas - CORRECT ANSWER- none Sod sales are most impacted by -CORRECT ANSWER- residential home construction In double fertilization, the fertilized egg develops into the embryo... -CORRECT ANSWER- false Plant age, photoperiod, temp & management are all factors that influence rhizome and stolon growth. -CORRECT ANSWER- false Which of the following utilizes the most acreage of turf grass? -CORRECT ANSWERsingle family households Grass leaf margins, collars, ligules and sheaths can be hairy. -CORRECT ANSWERtrue Turf grasses increase -CORRECT ANSWER- home values Turf grasses reduce all of the following except -CORRECT ANSWER- insects Which state produces the highest acreage of sod? -CORRECT ANSWER- FL The grass embryo contains leaves and roots. -CORRECT ANSWER- true What are the advantages of artificial turf? -CORRECT ANSWER- low maintenance A sprig is a stem with at least one node or crown and any attached roots or leaves. - CORRECT ANSWER- true What industry has the highest economic impact on turf grasses? -CORRECT ANSWERgolf courses Turf grass acreage in the US is higher than -CORRECT ANSWER- cotton Which of the major warm season turf grasses are "invasive" -CORRECT ANSWER- all of the above Below ground secondary lateral stems are called stomata -CORRECT ANSWER- false Buffalo grass has an intermediate growth form -CORRECT ANSWER- false Sod sales have historically decreased during recessions -CORRECT ANSWER- false Turf grass utilization intersects with all of the following except -CORRECT ANSWERpolitics Turf grass farms have ______ but farm acres _____ -CORRECT ANSWER- decrease, increase How many million acres of turf are in the us? -CORRECT ANSWER- 50 million An irreversible increase in size is called swelling -CORRECT ANSWER- false Lower mowing heights induce tillering in turfgrass -CORRECT ANSWER- true Growth is a change in form -CORRECT ANSWER- false All turf grasses produce stolons and/or rhizomes -CORRECT ANSWER- false Turf grasses increase -CORRECT ANSWER- home values The most heat tolerant of the following is -CORRECT ANSWER- zoysiagrass Which of the following utilizes the most acreage of turfgrass -CORRECT ANSWERsingle family households The most common hybrid bermudagrass found on sportsfields and fairways -CORRECT ANSWER- tifway 3 to 5 tons of grass clippings are produced per acre per year from St. Augustine - CORRECT ANSWER- false All of the following are advantages of st Augustine except -CORRECT ANSWER- high cold tolerance Bent grass can be a weed -CORRECT ANSWER- true Hybrid bermudagrass is available via inexpensive seed -CORRECT ANSWER- false Performance traits across "FAST" growing turfgrasses include -CORRECT ANSWERdecreased turf production costs increased thatch problems increased mowing requirements According to the most recent NTEP trials in college station, the bermudagrass with... - CORRECT ANSWER- OKC 1163 A low maintenance turfgrass that is not used for high quality lawns because of its lack of density -CORRECT ANSWER- bahiagrass Buffalograss has the highest drought tolerance of any turfgrass -CORRECT ANSWERfalse Bermudagrass has: -CORRECT ANSWER- both stolons and rhizomes Ryegrass is considered drought tolerant -CORRECT ANSWER- false what is the most shade tolerant warm season turfgrass? -CORRECT ANSWER- st augustine the grass embryo contains leaves and roots -CORRECT ANSWER- true centipedegrass was introduced to the US from canada -CORRECT ANSWER- false cool season turf grasses are considered C3 -CORRECT ANSWER- true Match each category of important traits with specific responses seen in turfgrasses - CORRECT ANSWER- growth characteristic- bunch, intermediate, sod uniformity- mowing cut cleanliness density- shoot number v internode length color- disease nutrient status wear tolerance- tensile strength biotic stress tolerance- pests abiotic stress tolerance- drought seed/sod production- commercial viability match each drought survival strategy with the response in turfgrasses -CORRECT ANSWER- drought avoidance- deeper roots drought escape- vegetative death drought tolerance- osmotic adjustment annual precipitation increases from -CORRECT ANSWER- west to east which native turfgrass has the highest drought tolerance -CORRECT ANSWER- curly mesquite which of the following grasses is the most likely to present mowing difficulties? - CORRECT ANSWER- zoysiagrass which of the following is not a warm arid adapted turfgrass -CORRECT ANSWERbentgrass ryegrass is both cold and wear tolerant -CORRECT ANSWER- true st Augustinegrass requires a minimum of 40 inches of precipitation annually - CORRECT ANSWER- false which service industry had the second largest economic impact on turfgrass in 2007? - CORRECT ANSWER- lawn services match each of the turfgrasses with its geographic origin -CORRECT ANSWER