Gardener Caretaker Practice Exam

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• Which action is the best way to treat trees or shrubs with dead and diseased branches?
• Excessive salt can be removed from the root by?
• The general name for the material spread on the ground around plants to prevent weed seedling establishment or evaporation of water from the soil is?
• A sump is a type of pit used to do what?
• To apply a liquid fertilizer, you would typically use which equipment?
• Which flower part bears pollen?
• Which of the following is a fungus disease?
• In a 10-6-4 fertilizer, which nutrient is present at 4% by weight?
• Which statement about verifiers is true?
• In a plant stem, what is the joint where a bud, branch, or leaf grows called?
• What is the cause of rust rings found in the restroom on floors?
• Which statement best describes perennials?
• Lady Bug is an insect beneficial to plants or injurious?
• Which option lists soil types that appear as examples in the material?
• Where is the pollen produced in plants?
• Where is the proper place for water hoses?
• When working outdoors, when should you wear a hard hat?
• How high should you climb on a step ladder?
• A verifier is used for
• Which statement best defines herbaceous plants?
• The biggest cause of saline soil is
• To remove a large limb from a tree trunk without causing damage, how many separate saw cuts are usually needed?
• Holding an electric hedge cutter with both hands when using it is considered what?
• In tree care, the drip line refers to which area?
• What is breathing part of a leaf?
• Which statement is true about Kentucky blue grass?
• To treat chlorosis, which is the recommended amendment?
• The device used to steady a tree that is attached to the tree is called what?
• Which amendment is most appropriate for improving organic content in heavy clay soil?
• "Pinching" as performed by a gardener is a method of?
• Excess fertilizer in the soil can cause root damage due to which problem?
• Which nutrient is primarily responsible for greenness and growth in plants?
• Suckers are most likely to develop from which plant structure?
• Which action should be performed before turning over a power rotary lawn mower to clean the underside and blade?
• An advantage of commercial fertilizer over animal manure is that commercial fertilizer has what characteristic?
• In hot weather, what is the best mowing height for the average lawn?
• Which statement is true about Red Fescue?
• In a 4-12-4 fertilizer, which nutrient has the highest percentage?
• In a fertilizer labeling like 10-6-4, which nutrient does the first number represent?
• Which of the following is not a method of plant propagation?
• What is a non-selective weed killer?
• What is a parasite plant?
• Which method would be used to apply a liquid fertilizer?
• What hand tool is used to plant a 5-gallon container plant into the ground?
• What is 8 on the pH scale?
• Loam soil is coarser than which soil type?
• What causes mushroom growth in lawns and turf areas?
• Espalier describes a method of training trees or shrubs into what?
• To promote dense growth on a hedge, how should pruning be performed?
• Why should you not combine ammonia and chlorine bleach?
• To correct iron deficiency in Rhododendron, which product is most effective?
• What term describes scattering seed or fertilizer evenly over the ground rather than in furrows or drills?
• In a 10-6-4 fertilizer, what does the middle number represent?
• Why do we renovate?
• What is the life span of an annual?
• Which grass is not a cool-season grass?
• A shelf in a supply closet can safely hold only 100 lbs. A package of paper towels weighs 2 lbs, a carton of disinfectant weighs 8 lbs and a box of soap weighs 1 lbs. There are already 6 cartons of disinfectant and 6 boxes of soap on the shelf. How many packages of paper towels can be safely placed there?
• Immediately after annual beds have been planted you should
• When adjusting a sprinkler or depth, the sprinkler is normally fixed on what type of joint?
• When cleaning stainless steel mirrors, what should you do?
• When cleaning your tools with rust, you would use?
• Deadheading annual flowers promotes what outcome?
• In a 10-6-4 fertilizer, which component corresponds to potassium content?
• Soil amendments are used to improve which property?
• Which option describes variegation?
• Who is responsible for repairing divots on a golf course?
• Which propagation method involves joining the scion of one plant to the rootstock of another so they function as one plant?
• When feeding large trees, where is the fertilizer placed?
• A fertilizer labeled 4-12-4 contains what percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium respectively?
• What is meant by topiary?
• You need to fill a 32 oz bottle with a solution containing 10% malathion, but only have a gallon of 50% malathion solution. How many ounces of the 50% stock solution and how many ounces of water should you add?
• Peat moss is best used as what?
• When removing a large branch from a tree, a pruner undercuts the branch to prevent what?
• Which trace elements are commonly found in fertilizers?
• Which practice helps to reduce salt buildup in soil?
• Earthworms are more likely to do what for soil quality?
• What does deciduous mean?
• Which plant is designated as the Los Angeles city flower?
• Insects that cluster together on young shoots, buds and leaves that are pinhead and matchhead in size?
• Which of the following methods is recommended for planting bulbs?
• Ferrous sulfate solution is used to treat a deficiency of which nutrient?
• What is meant by xeriscape?
• Which of the following describes propagation in horticulture?
• Which option correctly expands PPE?
• A rotor tiller is used for
• Where is the first cut made when cutting greens?
• Syrphid fly is an insect beneficial to plants or injurious?
• Why do we aerify?
• In plant growth, phosphorus supports which of the following?
• Pruning a hedge so that the bottom is wider than the top is intended to promote dense growth on all parts.
• Meyer Zoysia turns brown during which period?
• Which statement about California privet is true?
• Which soil term describes an impermeable layer that constrains root growth and drainage?
• Of the following plants, which is most satisfactorily propagated by division?
• What is listed as the city tree of Los Angeles?
• Which of the following is a type of soil?
• After finishing with hand tools, what should you do before storing them?
• Gardeners should be courteous to the public primarily because
• Excess fertilizer can cause root damage due to
• Which soil type is described as well-draining and suitable for lawns, based on the material's examples?
• Annuals are usually propagated by which method?
• What term describes a strip of established grass used to cover ground?
• Which soil layer is impermeable and impedes root growth and drainage?
• Mulch primarily serves to which of the following?
• In a 10-6-4 fertilizer, which nutrient is present at 6% by weight?
• What is meant by D.E.D.?
• What is meant by 'healing in' when transplanting bare-root plants?
• What insect rolls up into a ball?
• What is meant by girdling?
• What does 4.0 on the pH scale indicate?
• Which grass is commonly chosen for putting greens due to fine texture?
• The female parts of a flower are called the
• Which statement best describes why gardeners should be courteous to the public?
• Xeriscape is primarily focused on which objective?
• The regular pruning back of branches to the main stem or trunk is called what?
• Which insect is typically injurious to plants?
• Which material is used to raise soil pH?
• Before applying any pesticide, what is the first step you must take?
• Which tool is specifically used for planting small bulbs and creating holes in soil?
• Which plant structure is responsible for receiving pollen?
• Which property is peat moss known for in soil management?
• Which practice involves removing spent flowers to promote more blooms?
• Which plant structure stores energy and grows horizontally underground?
• What is not an organic fertilizer?
• Which statement about California privet's height is true?
• Pinching performed by a gardener is a method of?
• Privets are commonly used for which landscape feature?
• Dollar spots, fairy rings, and rust are examples of turf grass diseases caused by
• Which tool is used to prepare beds for planting?
• What term refers to a stem that creeps along the soil surface, roots at intervals, and forms new plants where it touches soil?
• Bermuda grass is categorized as what type of grass due to its climate preference?
• A complete fertilizer is defined by containing which trio of macronutrients?
• What height should a pop-up sprinkler head be installed at?
• The recommended grass for a putting green is?
• What is meant by dividing?
• What is the primary purpose of propagation by cuttings?
• A fertilizer labeled 10-6-4 indicates percentages by weight. Which combination is correct?
• Which statement best describes the process of healing in for bare-root plants?
• What term describes a plant that flowers and dies in the second growing season after germination?
• When should power equipment be checked?
• Plants that live for more than two years are called?
• The height of the cut on a greens mower is usually set at which range?
• A plant that results from intentional or natural cross-pollination between two or more plants of the same species is called a
• What is the speed limit in a residential zone?
• What role does phosphorus play in plant development?
• In grafting, the shoot or bud cut from one plant to be grafted onto the rootstock is called what?
• Which tissue's primary function is to transport water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant?
• Which irrigation practice removes saline salts from the root zone?
• Which lawn care activity is associated with removing thatch?
• Which insect is widely recognized as injurious to plants?
• In grafting terminology, what is the term for the plant that provides the root system onto which the scion is grafted?
• An example of biological pest control is?
• A good organic source of Nitrogen is
• Which insect is described as pinhead and matchhead in size that clusters on young shoots, buds and leaves?
• Which of the following is generally the best PH range for a lawn soil?
• When connecting threaded PVC pipes together, what type of sealant do you use?
• A reading of 6 on the pH scale indicates that the soil is
• What is the square footage of a lawn area that is 15 feet by 3 feet?
• To maintain natural growth in Forsythia, what pruning method is recommended?
• In a 10-6-4 fertilizer, which nutrient is present at 10% by weight?
• The three mineral soil particles are what?
• The purpose of forming a basin around a newly planted tree is to
• If a gardener must drive to three locations on Friday morning to work with the landscape crew, he is leaving from Griffith Park and driving to Watts Senior Center, Harbor City Recreation Center, and Angels Gate in San Pedro, where will the gardener make the first stop?
• Which practice is used to prevent seed formation?
• Which option lists the item that is used to steady a tree by attaching to it?
• If a tree is to be replanted in heavy clay-loam soil with questionable drainage, it would be best to plant the tree:
• What causes viruses in plants?
• The making of food in plant leaves is called?
• What is an annual plant?
• Which leaf feature is primarily responsible for gas exchange?
• To what purpose should gardening tools be cleaned after use?
• How do you figure the square footage of a rectangle?
• What part of a tree carries water and nutrients up and down the tree?
• A complete fertilizer is defined by containing which trio of macronutrients?
• Before applying any pesticide what is the first thing you must do?
• The process of loosening soil to allow air to enter is called what?
• Which trio represents the mineral particle types making up soil?
• Most plants start from seeds, but which group typically does not start from seeds?
• A characteristic of compost is that it what?
• Which plant is commonly used for hedges?
• A chemical used to kill weeds is called?
• When attaching a rope swing to a tree by tying around the lowest limb, which problem should be prevented?
• Potassium is important for which plant aspects?
• How do we correct Chlorosis?
• Urea is a form of?
• The difference between a street elbow and an ordinary elbow is that the street elbow has
• Red fescue is what type of grass?
• Which statement best describes propagation by cuttings?
• Which statement best describes transpiration?
• Which term describes plants that lose all their leaves in a single season?
• What is meant by fibrous roots?
• After planting annual beds, what is an appropriate immediate action?
• What does MSDS stand for?
• What term describes the physical and chemical changes that occur as a seed begins to grow into a plant?
• Which tool is used when planting small bulbs and making holes in soil?
• A Kentucky blue grass lawn requires 3lbs of actual nitrogen per 1000 square feet. how many pounds of 10-6-4 fertilizer will be needed to fertilize a 5000 square foot lawn?
• A Rhododendron shows severe yellowing of leaves due to iron deficiency. To correct this deficiency, which product is most effective?
• A leaf muncher is
• What is the term for a pit that drains, collects, or stores liquids?
• The primary use of a dibber in gardening is to create planting holes for bulbs.
• Ferrous sulfate is used to treat deficiency of which nutrient?
• Soil amendments may be used to
• Which of the following irrigation pipe fittings is described as a street ell used to connect to a swing joint?
• What tool is typically used to press mulch, seed, and soil together?
• The height range for greens mowing is measured in which unit?
• A street ell is used for
• When removing rust from tools, which method is appropriate?
• Which stem type creeps along the ground and roots at intervals to form new plants?
• Bent grass is primarily used for which purpose?
• Which grass is used on greens?
• Which term describes leaves that stay green year-round?
• What does evergreen mean?
• When adjusting a reel mower, which component is used to adjust cutting height?
• A complete fertilizer contains which primary nutrients?
• What is the primary function of xylem in plants?
• The symbol used to indicate soil acidity is?
• Dividing is an easy way to propagate perennials.
• A strip of established grass about one inch thick and a few square feet in area is called what?
• The best time to apply fertilizer to lawn grasses is usually when the grass is dry and the soil is moist.
• The term dead-heading is most often used to refer to?
• For best growth, Azaleas require what soil condition?
• Rough blue grass is best suited for which growing condition?
• Which of the following is not a method of plant propagation?
• A deciduous tree is one that?
• Peat moss is commonly valued in horticulture for which quality?
• Kentucky blue grass is what type of grass?
• What is meant by layering?
• Which irrigation practice removes saline salts from the root zone?
• Which term describes a tree that loses its leaves in winter?
• What is neutral on the pH scale?
• Fibrous roots are best described as what?
• What is Chlorosis?
• How often do you change cups and tees on a golf course?
• When applying fertilizer around a large tree, which location is most appropriate to avoid trunk damage?
• Aphids are generally considered to be what in relation to plants?
• Grasshoppers are generally considered to be what in relation to plants?
• When should you not spray?
• Which plant is most satisfactorily propagated by division?
• What is meant by the term variegation?
• When cleaning walls, where would you start?
• What is the required depth when digging an irrigation trench or line?
• Peat moss is commonly used as which of the following soil amendments?
• The process by which water absorbed by roots is lost through the leaves is called
• When transplanting, the hole should be how much bigger than the container?
• Perennial Rye Grass is classified as which type of grass?
• An annual plant is one that completes its life cycle in what time frame?
• What is a coniferous plant?
• Hardiness in plants refers to which characteristic?
• In soil science, the symbol pH measures which property?
• The best method of controlling infestations of scale insects on young trees is by:
• What term describes a swollen energy-storing stem structure that lies horizontally underground?
• Plants that are herbaceous are?
• Which amendment is used to reduce soil acidity by raising pH?
• Which term describes a plant resulting from cross-pollination within the same species?
• Which process is described as the physical and chemical changes that occur as a seed starts to grow into a plant?
• Which term describes plants that keep their leaves year-round?
• Which of the following is a common turf fungal disease?
• What is the best month to prune roses?
• A vertical mower is used for what lawn maintenance purpose?
• Which pesticide would be used for turf insects?
• What is the importance of nitrogen in plant growth?
• How often are cups and tees changed on a golf course?
• A good organic source of Nitrogen is
• What does PPE stand for?
• A small deciduous tree in leaf has just been dug from the ground and transplanted into a tub and watered until the soil is saturated. It quickly shows symptoms of severe wilting. Which remedy would be least acceptable?
• Which process do leaves perform to convert light into energy?
• Which grass is not a warm-season grass?
• Which term describes a plant produced by crossing two or more plants of the same species?
• In areas of light rainfall, soils are most often what condition?
• Before turning over a power rotary lawn mower to clean the underside and cutting blade, you should do which of the following?