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| Honeydew on the leaves and ants crawling around a plant indicate |
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| Fertilization in a flower takes place when: |
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| Vase life is the length of time that: |
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| Cut flowers usually remain acceptable |
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| If a hue is diluted with gray, the resulting color is called: |
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| The order of the elements in a 5-10-5 fertilizer analysis is: |
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| If a flower arrangement appears to be ready to fall over, it lacks: |
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| A person is exposed to the highest concentration of a pesticide during: |
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| It is important not to keep fruit baskets in the same cooler with fresh flowers because: |
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| Ethylene gas from the fruit will cause the flowers to age quickly |
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| The stomata of a plant leaf: |
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| Regulate water vapor loss from the plant |
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| A method of applying pesticides to plants that can be effectively used in greenhouse but not outdoors is: |
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| A flowering pot marketed throughout the year is: |
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| To check if a plant needs water, touch the soil with your finger: if the plant needs water the soil will feel: |
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| The treatment given Easter lilies to speed flowering is called: |
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| Plant produced from a tissue (meristem) |
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| The word photoperiod has to do with light: |
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| Growing medium kept too wet will deprive plants of: |
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| Microorganism that causes a disease |
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| The following florist crops are propagated by cuttings: |
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| Carnation, chrysanthemum, poinsettia, azalea |
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| Green plants manufacture sugar in the presence of sunlight. This process is called: |
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| The highest percentage of florist industry sales are made by: |
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| Hydrangeas are forced for the following holidays: |
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| Easter, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day |
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| The Alstromeria is most closely related to the following plant |
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| Costs associated with making an arrangement, decorating a blooming plant, or creating wedding flowers are called _______. |
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______play a powerful role in advertising floral shops and in most locations leads all other media in sales return for dollar
spent. |
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| Systemic pesticides control the pest by: |
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| Dissolving into and being moved by the plant sap |
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| The most commonly used material for holding flowers is: |
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| Foliage below the water line should be removed to: |
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| Prevent the leaves from decaying, which foul the water |
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| Flowers such as roses and carnations should be stored at: |
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| An example of a mass flower is: |
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| The size of the bow for a corsage should be |
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| Slightly wider than the petals of the corsage |
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| Pre-formed pot covers used on potted plants are called |
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| Which of the following is provided for a plant by its leaves? |
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| The most important cut flower crops in the US are: |
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| The area within a composition occupied by material is called ______ |
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| The flowers of Easter lilies last longer if: |
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| The larger the gauge of florist wire indicates that the thickness is: |
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| Deluxe floral foam is used to: |
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| Hold heavy stemmed flowers |
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| The number of flowers usually in a cymbidium orchid corsage is |
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| The most important environmental factor in orchid culture is: |
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| Watering and water quality |
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| The acceleration of flowering by manipulation of environmental conditions is known as: |
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| Optimum temperatures for poinsettia growth are: |
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| Costs associated with making an arrangement, decorating a blooming plant or creating wedding flowers are called: |
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| A grouping of closely spaced flowers, net and accessories in a hand-held floral arrangement is called: |
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| Field production of gladiolus is accomplished by using: |
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| This fungus attacks a wide variety of ornamental plants, probably causing more losses than any other single pathogen. |
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| Distorted flowers characterized by shorter petals, which give the rose a flattened appearance are called: |
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| Which of the following is a true statement? |
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| The lower the number, the thicker the wire and narrower the ribbon. |
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| Specialty cut flowers may be defined as: |
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| Cut flowers other than roses, carnations and chrysanthemums |
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| The size relationship of a floral arrangement with its surroundings is: |
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| The showy red, pink or white portions of the poinsettia are called: |
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| A speckled leaf appearance with fine silky strands between leaves and on lower leaf surfaces suggests the presence of: |
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| The majority of florist businesses are conducted in one location and annual gross sales are generally under: |
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| The unit of heat measurement used in the greenhouse industry is the: |
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| Flowers, which are worn by men and pinned on a lapel, are called: |
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| This growth regulator increases the flower size of geranium and accelerates flowering in cyclamen: |
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| A more expensive decorative container into which a potted plant can be set is a: |
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| Analogous color harmony utilizes: |
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| Two or three adjacent colors on the color wheel |
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| These summer-blooming perennials produce dense, bristly balls of blue color: |
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| When growing orchids, a hygrometer is used to measure: |
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| The hook method of wiring for floral arrangements is used for _______. |
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| Upper leaves which show interveinal chlorosis probably suffer from: |
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| Marigold seed which fails to emerge, or seedlings which die soon after emerging: from wet soil are the result of: |
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| The flowers and leaves of a rose are mottled and streaked with silver, and dusty black droppings have collected. This damage is indicative of: |
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| African violets are typically propagated by: |
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| ______________ is the act of cutting flower stems properly and providing them with the proper treatment at any stage of the distribution process. |
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| The pricing method based on 40% of retail selling price is: |
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| Cut branches of evergreen 20-30 inches long are called: |
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| The term “texture”, as it applies to plants, includes such adjectives as: |
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| A design that uses a complementary color scheme is one that: |
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| Uses colors that are opposite to one another on the color wheel |
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| Cool colors include color combinations like: |
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| Blue-green, blue, blue-violet and violet |
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| The type of plant that lives for more than two years is: |
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| The reason for putting irregularly shaped stones or broken pieces of pottery into the bottom of a pot containing flowering plants is: |
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| It helps the soil to drain after being watered |
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| What is the purpose of ‘pinching’ plants? |
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| Pinching helps the plant to become bushier |
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This element is essential for strong stems, strong roots, and deep flower color. A deficiency in plants shows up as weak stems,
and a yellowing and browning of leaves at their tips and edges. |
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| The best time to water flowering plants is: |
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| How many essential nutrients are essential to plant growth and reproduction? |
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| When is the best time to divide a mature chrysanthemum? |
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| When it is about three inches tall in the spring |
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| The pH on soil test results stands for: |
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| When cutting roses to use indoors or to remove spent blossoms: |
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| Cut directly below the first strong, five-leaflet leaf |
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| A cutting garden is a plot of land set aside for the purpose of growing flowers for what use? |
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| A correct way to remove mealy bugs from plants is: |
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| Dab each bug with a cotton swab dipping in rubbing alcohol |
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| Fertilizer that you add to your flowering plants contains the following elements in the correct order: |
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| Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium |
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| Japanese style of floral arrangement is known as: |
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| What type of water supply do cut flowers need to transport food and to keep the stems stiff? |
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| Heavy-headed flowers, such as large mums, often bend by the flower head, nearly breaking off. What should be done to temporarily improve this situation? |
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| Insert tooth picks pointed through the bloom into the stem |
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| A _____ has a flower bud within it surrounded by layers of food supply. |
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| Abnormally streaked or striped flower petals are a symptom of ‘flower breaking’. This problem is common tulips, lilies and gladiolus and is caused by: |
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| What is the most important thing to do for bulbs to produce flowers during succeeding years? |
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| Grow a good crop of foliage |
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| Which type of rose has multiple large flowers on a single stem? |
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| What is a good sign that potted plants need to be repotted? |
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| New leaves are quite a bit smaller than older ones |
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| A ______________is a floral piece commonly displayed at funerals. |
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| Most indoor foliage plants need which kind of lighting? |
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| In order to survive in the florist business, an owner/manager must be able to determine the true value of the product and strive for improvement of the perceived value. This is called |
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| The principle of total compatibility of all parts of an arrangement with each other is termed: |
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| The term hard good means: |
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| Nonperishable items used in designing such as containers |
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| A process used by growers to produce well-branched, compact plants with many flowers is called: |
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| Cut carnations are classified into two groups: |
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| Food is translocated implants through a tissue called the: |
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| Parallel leaf venation, lack of annular rings, and floral parts in multiples of three, are distinguishing characteristics of: |
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| The loss of water vapor from the plant |
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| The adjustment of a plant from production conditions to interior conditions is called: |
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| Peat is often mixed into the growing medium of container plants because it: |
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| Has good air and water holding capacities |
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| A poinsettia crop that is four weeks late in flowering for Christmas was very likely exposed to: |
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| Damping-off disease of seedlings is caused by: |
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| Food is manufactured in the leaves of plants when they are exposed to light. This process is called: |
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| A ‘stretched’ plant is one that: |
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| Has grown excessively long stems |
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| Chrysanthemums and poinsettias are grown commercially under long nights. This is needed to: |
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| Initiate and develop flowers |
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| A good substitute for sand, this material provides for aeration in the growing media: |
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| The timing of an Easter lily crop is complicated because |
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| The earlier the date of Easter, the longer it takes to force them |
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| Most greenhouse crops stop growing when the air temperature goes above: |
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| Soil structure refers to: |
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| The arrangement of soil particles |
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| With the exception of the horizontal design, how high in relation to its width should a design be made? |
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| 1-1/2 to 2 times the width |
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| Focus in floral design refers to: |
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| Attraction of the observers’ eye to a central point |
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| Cut flowers and ‘greens’ are held in refrigerators at a temperature range of: |
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| A floral arrangement should be finished on all sides if it is to be placed: |
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| When designing a floral arrangement, after the container has been prepared, one should: |
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| The following is an analysis for a complete fertilizer for commercial use: |
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| This citric acid solution causes flowers to take up water rapidly to prevent dehydration after flowers have been dry packed |
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| To create a strong focal point, a designer should _______ at the focal point. |
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| Use flowers with a bright chroma |
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| Use of the following materials is regulated by both Federal and state laws: |
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| Insecticides, fungicides, miticides, herbicides, plant growth regulators |
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| Early warning signs of poisoning of humans by an organophosphate insecticide may include: |
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| Tightness in chest, narrowing pupils, headache |
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| If you have a work related problem that you do not know how to solve, you should take it to your supervisor: |
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| With alternative solutions |
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| If a customer you are serving has a complaint, the first thing that you should do is: |
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| Used a ‘line’ flowers in a floral design |
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| Overhead costs include everything not accounted for in: |
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| A florist is most likely to be promptly paid when charged account bills are mailed: |
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| When should plants be watered? |
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| Just prior to wilting or water stress occurs |
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| The principles of design are fundamental truths that have evolved as the various art forms have developed. Which of the following is NOT among the major principles of design? |
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| In traditional arrangements, materials with higher visual weight are used lower in the arrangement to create stable effect; they are sunken a little further into the arrangement for depth. Identify the significant principles of design that are related to balance: |
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| When certain elements are provided in excess to plants, uptake of other nutrients may be hindered. On example of a mineral antagonism is the _____________________________ interaction; a 1:1 ratio is recommended for most floriculture crops |
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| Optimum temperature for poinsettia growth is _____________ degrees F. |
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When utilizing the ratio markup method a 5 to 1 item with the total wholesale value of the material costing
$12.00 would retail for _____. |
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| Generally, roses are graded according to _________________ of stem. |
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| The bract that encloses a flower cluster is a . |
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| Your orchids are facing a pest problem. The buds, flowers and tender new growth are pitted or stunted. Tiny insects are often visible. A sticky fluid secreted by the insects provides a medium for growth of sooty mold and attracts ants. The most likely problem is _. |
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| A group of orchids have a problem caused by improper culture. The foliage is dark green and healthy, but the plant won’t flower. The probable cause is _______. |
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| Fungus gnat damage to potted plants is caused by the _______. |
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| A type of propagation in which the propagule remains attached to the parent plant is termed ______. |
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| Short, crooked rose peduncles often result from _______. |
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| The greatest control over the cooling phase of Easter lily production is provided by ______. |
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| Controlled temperature forcing |
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| Secondary macro-nutrients are: |
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| Calcium, magnesium, and sulfur |
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| Floral arrangements designed with visual paths along which the eye is led from one point of interest to another are called _______. |
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| The flower part that contains the pollen is the: |
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| Nosegay originated during which period in the history of floral design: |
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| The number one foliage production state in acres and wholesale value is _____. |
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| An arrangement should be _______ times the height of a tall container or the length of an elongated container. |
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| A mum cultivar with a single flower more than 4 inches in diameter, having all lateral buds removed is called a _______. |
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| A brown foam which is easily penetrated by delicate floral stems and aids in the arrangement of silk and dry flowers is _______. |
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| For optimum vase life, most cut flowers should be stored at temperatures close to: |
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| Appropriate refrigeration of cut floral materials involves both temperature and humidity control to: |
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| The _______method of wiring is commonly used to wire flowers having large, thickened calyxes such as carnations and roses. |
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| The term that refers to all the petals of a flower collectively is: |
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| Irregularly shaped holes with smooth edges appear in Celosia leaves. Some leaves are even missing. The plants should be treated for: |
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| Secondary colors consist of: |
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| Orange, green, and violet |
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| A major problem in standard carnation production resulting in asymmetrical flowers is: |
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| The primary macro-nutrients are: |
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| Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium |
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| The natural process by which plants grow in the direction of the strongest light source is called: |
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| A palmately compound leaf has: |
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| If a florist was limited to two tools, the least useful ones to have would be: |
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| A hue with white added is: |
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| One of the earliest cultures to use flowers were the Egyptians. They valued __________________ and __________________. |
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| Simplicity and repetition |
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| Light energy, carbon dioxide, and water enter into the process of photosynthesis, through which: |
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| ___________is generally added to water when processing flowers in a retail floral shop. |
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| Hanging plants used in interior landscapes function to: |
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| Smooth squared edges found in the architecture |
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| The main reason many tropical foliage plants decline indoors is related to: |
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| Gloxinia and African violet are members of the plant family: |
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| Growth-promoting substances are often applied to the bases of cuttings when propagating plants in order to: |
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| Speed the development of roots on the cutting |
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| A ten-week group variety of chrysanthemum means: |
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| They bloom ten weeks after the start of short days |
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