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2014 National FFA Floriculture Career Development Event

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1) The optimum range for most crops growing in a soilless medium is _____-_____, because in this range micronutrients are __________ enough to satisfy plant needs without becoming so __________ as to be toxic.
b) 5.8, 6.4, soluble, soluble
2) High humidity in the greenhouse causes plugs to __________ and be soft due to lack of __________ uptake.
d) stretch, calcium
3) __________ can become a problem when plugs are older and the plant canopy is tight.
a) Botrytis
4) Snapdragons can be stored for three to four days, dry or in water, at 40F (4C).
a) True
5) Campanula carpatica is an important ___________ flowering pot crop for a number of European growers.
c) summer
6) You cannot change your poinsettia crop while it is growing based on the type of fertilizer you use.
b) False
7) Gladioli species and the cultivars produce a multi-flowered inflorescence that can contain _____ to _____ florets.
b) 10, 25
8) __________, or satin flower has been transformed from a unique and uncommon garden plant into a dependable cut flower for greenhouse and field production and for pot plant production.
a) Godetia
9) Rudbeckia fulgida is also known as __________.
c) Black-eyed Susan
10) Azaleas are vegetatively propagated from stem or tip cuttings harvested from actively growing plants. While rooting is relatively easy, growing a "florist" azalea takes as long as _____ to _____ __________.
c) 2, 3 years
11) The goal of propagation is to reproduce a selected plant type, such as a plant species, subspecies, variety, or cultivar. A plant species is defined as having naturally occurring, generic set of characteristics and is united with other closely related species by color, flowering time, and so on.
b) False
12) Exacum affine is an example of a species that is commercially cultivated.
a) True
13) Geophytes include any species that form modified plant __________ for __________ storage including bulbs, corms, tubers, tuberous roots, rhizomes, and pseudobulbs.
b) organs, carbohydrate
14) __________ induces adventitious roots to form on stems while they are still attached to the parent plant.
c) Layering
15) __________ is used in research to study physiological processes or plant diseases.
a) Grafting
16) Various lamp types are available for floriculture use which can be divided into three basic types; incandescent, __________ and __________.
d) Both a and B
17) Two common ways to reduce the light intensity in a greenhouse are with shade cloths and shading compounds. Shade cloth is available in a variety of types which reduce light by _____ to _____%.
d) 25, 98
18) Yellow margins and necrotic edges, especially on lower leaves; leaves may curl up or down; root tips may be necrotic are all symptoms of what type of toxicity?
c) Ammonium
19) __________ __________ regulation is defined as any chemical or process used to produce a specific type of growth response, such as inhibition of internode elongation or root development.
a) Plant growth
20) Chemical growth retardants are registered for use on vegetable or other edible bedding plants such as tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum), peppers (Capsicum annuum), and herbs.
b) False
21) Tropical flowers like birds of paradise, anthurium, ginger and orchids should be kept in a separate cooler set with __________ temperatures (__________ to __________).
c) Warmer, 45, 50
22) Primrose
b) Primula malacoides
23) Azalea
c) Rhododendron
24) Kafir Lily
a) Clivia miniata
25) Geranium
d) Pelargonium hortorum
26) Corsages are most commonly worn on the __________ __________.
a) left shoulder
27) Which one of the four plants listed below originated in the Mediterranean region?
a) Mystus Communis
28) Name the plant that fits the folloing description. Long, round, hollow, leafless stems up to 4 feet long and 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide with furrowed ridges running the length of stem segments. Silica in ridges gives surface rough quality.
c) Equisetum hyemale (Horsetail, Scouring Rush)
29) Name the plant that fits the following description. Twisting vine with bunches of bright orange berries, revealed when fruit dehisces (bursts open).
d) Celastrus scandens (Bittersweet)
30) What is blue or violet in color; individual flowers shaped like a helmet or hood with a beak in front. Flowers arranged on a spike-like raceme while available in summer and fall.
a) Monkshood
31) The classical period of floral design from (28 BC - 325 AD) was the __________ period.
c) Roman
32) The Italian artist Michelangelo greatly influenced the artistic transition from the classical __________ style to the lavish mood of the __________ period. This style of design became most highly developed by the painters of Holland and Belgium, who used floral arrangements placed to complement the settings for their paintings.
c) Renaissance, Baroque
33) The S-curve was created by an English painter named William Hogwarts, who described this style as the "line of beauty". This style of flower arrangement, the Hogwartian curve, is still quite popular in modern design because it utilizes a rhythmic, asymmetrical balance.
b) False
34) The art of Japanese flower arranging has evolved through various periods. The basic Japanese floral design styles are Ikenobo, Rikkwa, Shokwa, Nageire, Moribana, and Jiyubana. Which arrangement style was established as a refinement of the art and ritual of flower use for Japanese Buddhist temple altars?
d) Ikenobo
35) The first rules for Japanese floral design were written in the early eleventh century. These rules applied to the __________ style, which depicted natural scenes and utilized the following three structural elements in each design: Shin, Soe and Tai.
a) Rikkwa
36) Through the development of the __________ style, Japanese flower arrangements evolved into the three-dimensional designs that were later adapted into Western floral arrangements.
a) Rikkwa
37) In all arrangements when looking at the principles of design, the floral designer is striving for emphasis, balance, proportion, __________, __________ and unity.
c) rhythm, harmony
38) The use of negative spaces or voids within the arrangement is equally as important as sizes of flowers in creating a pleasing proportion.
a) True
39) An analogous color scheme is created by combining any three __________ found next to each other on the color wheel. The color scheme has a great emotional appeal because any three colors that lie next to each other on the color wheel were developed from a single primary color.
d) hues
40) A monochromatic color scheme is created from flowers and foliage with the tints and shades of a single __________.
c) hue
41) Filler flowers add a finishing touch to an arrangement. The two types of filler flowers used in flower arrangements are __________ and __________.
b) bunch, feather
42) The temperature that benefits the majority of the flowers held by a florist is 35-40F __________C.
a) 4, 4.5
43) The size of the wire is listed according to its gauge number. The higher the gauge number, the __________ wire.
c) finer
44) Several different types of grafting have been developed including __________, splice, side, __________, side-veneer, cleft, bark, and approach grafting.
d) whip (tongue), side-tongue
45) Soluble salts refer to the total dissolved ions in media water solutions. Soluble salts are measured by means of electrical conductivity (EC); the lesser the soluble salt concentration, the more easily an electrical current will pass through a medium water solution.
b) False
46) __________ are/is the fiber of a palm tree used like string or ribbon to tie things together.
c) Raffia
47) __________, commonly called __________ throughout the trade, is the traditional filler flower for mixed bouquets and arrangements.
d) Gypsophila, gyp
48) Sunflower is also known as __________.
a) Helianthus
49) Daylily is also known as ___________.
d) Hemerocallis
50) Amaryllis is also known as __________.
b) Hippeastrum hybrids
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