Question

2020 south central district virtual nursery/landscape cde senior division written exam
instructions: for the written exam, you will indicate your answers in the \exam 1\ section on the first page of the electronic scan sheet.

1. some seed are produced in the fall and remain on or in the ground until they germinate in the spring. exposing seeds to the winter cold and moist soil is natures method of ______ seeds.

a. scarifying
b. stratifying
c. acidifying
d. sprouting

1. an area of the landscape which includes space for items such as a clothes line and garbage can is the:

a. service
b. public
c. private
d. recreational

1. which of the following is/are illegal for a landscape contractor to ask a prospective employee?

a. what is your religion?
b. how old are you?
c. what is your political affiliation?
d. all the above

1. the tissue in plants through which food is translocated is the ____. water and dissolved minerals are conducted up the stems through the ____.

a. xylem, stomata
b. epidermis, xylem
c. stomata, phloem
d. phloem, xylem

1. the best temperature for germinating most seeds is:

a. 50 - 60 degrees f
b. 70 - 80 degrees f
c. 80 - 90degrees f
d. 85 - 90 degrees f

1. which of the following is not a term used to group landscape plants based on whether or not they lose their leaves during the winter?

a. evergreen
b. deciduous
c. coniferous
d. semi - evergreen

Explanation:

1. Stratifying seeds involves exposing them to cold - moist conditions to break dormancy, which is what the first question describes.
2. A service area in a landscape includes space for practical items like a clothesline and garbage can.
3. Asking about religion, age, and political affiliation in an employment context is illegal due to anti - discrimination laws.
4. Phloem translocates food in plants and xylem conducts water and dissolved minerals up the stems.
5. The optimal temperature range for most seed germination is 70 - 80 degrees F.
6. Coniferous is a classification based on the type of reproductive structure (cones), not on leaf - loss during winter.

Answer:

1. b. stratifying
2. a. service
3. d. All the above
4. d. phloem, xylem
5. b. 70 - 80 degrees F
6. c. coniferous