Horticulture: Unite Grade A fully answered
Which is the BEST inorganic growing media?
A. Bark
B. Compost
C. Peat moss
D. Vermiculite - (correct answer)D. Vermiculite
The high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of non-decomposed sawdust and wood shavings
affects nitrogen in growing media by:
A. Acting as a fertilizer
B. Increasing availability for plant use
C. Making it unavailable for plant use
D. stimulating plant growth - (correct answer)C. Making availability for plant use
A soil test report will include:
A. Cost of fertilizer
B. Cost of time
C. Recommended planting time
D. Suggested fertilizer rate - (correct answer)D. Suggested fertilizer rate
Tamicka uses a commercial blend of horticulture soil because she can depend on the
pH of the product being:
A. Acidic
, B. Alkaline
C. Basic
D. Neutral - (correct answer)D. Neutral
What is the texture of soils that have about equal parts of sand, clay, and silt?
A. Clayey
B. Loamy
C. Sandy
D. Silty - (correct answer)B. Loamy
Marcy mixes perlite in her soil-less mix. What is perlite?
A. Bark from a pecan tree
B. Dead plant material
C. Natural volcanic rock
D. Product of seaweed - (correct answer)C. Natural volcanic rock
Rory is studying the pH scale. What number represents neutral?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9 - (correct answer)C. 7
Which pH reading is alkaline?
Which is the BEST inorganic growing media?
A. Bark
B. Compost
C. Peat moss
D. Vermiculite - (correct answer)D. Vermiculite
The high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of non-decomposed sawdust and wood shavings
affects nitrogen in growing media by:
A. Acting as a fertilizer
B. Increasing availability for plant use
C. Making it unavailable for plant use
D. stimulating plant growth - (correct answer)C. Making availability for plant use
A soil test report will include:
A. Cost of fertilizer
B. Cost of time
C. Recommended planting time
D. Suggested fertilizer rate - (correct answer)D. Suggested fertilizer rate
Tamicka uses a commercial blend of horticulture soil because she can depend on the
pH of the product being:
A. Acidic
, B. Alkaline
C. Basic
D. Neutral - (correct answer)D. Neutral
What is the texture of soils that have about equal parts of sand, clay, and silt?
A. Clayey
B. Loamy
C. Sandy
D. Silty - (correct answer)B. Loamy
Marcy mixes perlite in her soil-less mix. What is perlite?
A. Bark from a pecan tree
B. Dead plant material
C. Natural volcanic rock
D. Product of seaweed - (correct answer)C. Natural volcanic rock
Rory is studying the pH scale. What number represents neutral?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9 - (correct answer)C. 7
Which pH reading is alkaline?
