N&L Practice test

Which of these best describes and invasive plant species

A 50 pound bag of a 10-12-15 fertilizer contains___ pounds of nitrogen

Which of these is the formula for photosynthesis (when in the presence of light energy)

Variable costs in the operation of a nursery would include:

a good soil mix, under ideal conditions, contains roughly 50% solid matter,____% air, and _____% water

A battery powered landscape equipment have improved much through the years, powered tools are popular because they:

New Growth on pine trees is known in horticultural terms as:

A disease caused by bacterial infenction, effecting tips of tress and branches is _______

At the end of the year, employers issue thier full time and most part time workers a___. this is an IRS form.

a client wants the most luxurious lawn, this calls for thicker turfgrass, the truf should be cut with a ___ mower

a rule-of-thumb in landscaping is that the walkway should accommodate two adults walking, which is at a minimim of _feet

Which of the plants below is likely to have the lest problems with insect and disease infestation

Division is a comonly used method of propagation for some plants, which of these would be most difficult to propagate?

Before digging to install a landscape you should:

a pH of 5.0 is 10 times more acidic than pH 6.0, and ____ times more acid then pH 7.0

Heather needs to remove a piece of wire from her rotary mower blade, for a safety measure she should ____

while preparing his N&L team, the teacher divised a game of three truths and a lie, which fo the following is the lie.

One symptom of iron deficiency in plants is:

A gasoline and oil mis at a ratio in the range of 20:1 to 50:1 is most likely intended for a:

Which of these would be easiest to propogate by simple or serpentine layering?

only male cultivars of this tree should be propagated and sold for planting. The female produces foul smelling fruit.

The white pine has ___ needled to the bundle, making it easy to identify.

Depending on climate, most nursery growers provide some type of winter protection for crops, which of these is NOT used

A ___ mower will generally give the cleanest and smoothest cut to a turf area.

A hozen is a siphon - type device iften used for proportioning device by small scale growers to dispense __ into water

Bagworms often infest which of the following plants?

Most of the feeding roots of established trees in the landscape are:

If a landscape slopes 18 feet over a horiontal distance of 100 feet, the slop is said the be ____ percent

Homeowner trained the branches of an upright ornamental shrub to grow flat againt a brick wall, in horticultural this is

Naturalized plants are plants that

Has outstanding bark for visual effect in the winter landscape:

The___ determines the flower color of hydrangea macrophylla (bigleaf hydrangea) amount of sunlight.

The blooming period of many annual flowers can be extended by:

which of the following is a properly written botanical name for Japanese maple?

This company sells mostly large balled-and-burlapped shrubs and trees, you would expect their harvest season to be from:

what is the most likely scenerio for the damage of a tree trunk with a large limb removed and bark stripped away?

A Loam is best described as a soil that has:

A common type of landscape plan drawing prepared by designers is the ____ view

When producing plants from seed, which of these is usually the most important for seed germination.

which of the following groups of plants are most often propagated by seed?

Which of these is NOT recommended in pruning trees

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