SCSC 302 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

SCSC 302 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Sod sales are most impacted by - ANSWER- residential home construction Which of the major warm-season turfgrasses are described as 'invasive' at the following website: S.A.D. is a fungus. True or False - ANSWER- False The grass embryo contains leaves & root - ANSWER- True Below-ground secondary lateral stems are called stomata - ANSWER- False All of the following are advantages of St. Augustinegrass EXCEPT - ANSWER- High cold tolerance Annual precipitation tends to increase from _______ to _______ in Texas? - ANSWERWest to East St. Augustinegrass requires a minimum of 40 inches of precipitation annually. True or False - ANSWER- False Lower mowing heights induce tillering in turfgrasses - ANSWER- True Ryegrass is both cold and wear tolerant. True or False? - ANSWER- True According to the most recent (latest) NTEP trials in College Station, the bermudagrass with the highest leaf texture score is: - ANSWER- OKC 1163 Bermudagrass can be weedy. True or False? - ANSWER- True Turfgrasses reduce all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER- Insects Match each 'category' of important trait with specific responses seen in turfgrasses: growth uniformity density color wear tolerance biotic stress tolerance abiotic stress tolerance seed/sod production - ANSWER- bunch, intermediate, sod-forming mowing cut cleanliness shoot number vs. internode length diseases/ nutrient status tensile strength pests drought commercial viability What are the advantages of artificial turf? - ANSWER- low maintenance What industry has the higest economic impact on turf grasses? - ANSWER- Golf Courses What is the most shade tolerant warm season turf grass? - ANSWER- St. Augustinegrass The most common hybrid bermudagrass found on sportsfields and fairways; it is considered the "industry standard" for warm season sportsturf - ANSWER- Tifway Hybrid bermudagrass is available via inexpensive seed. T or F? - ANSWER- False Which of the following is not a warm-arid adapted turfgrass? - ANSWER- bentgrass Buffalograss has an intermediate growth form. True or False. - ANSWER- False Cool season turf grasses are considered C3 ? True or False - ANSWER- True Ryegrass is considered drought tolerant. T or F? - ANSWER- False Turfgrasses increase: - ANSWER- home values Bentgrass can be a weed. True or False? - ANSWER- True A low maintenance turfgrass that is not used for high quality lawns because of its lack of density and unsightly seedheads is: - ANSWER- bahiagrass Sod sales have historically decreased during recessions. True or False? - ANSWERFalse Grass leaf margins, collars, ligules, and sheaths can be hairy. - ANSWER- True Bermudagrass has: - ANSWER- both stolons and rhizomes According to the construction census, there has been a ________ in total turfgrass farms and a _______ in total turfgrass farm acres. - ANSWER- decrease,increase Performance traits across 'FAST' growing turfgrasses include: - ANSWER- Increased thatch problems. Decreased turf production costs. Increased mowing requirements. Certain future challenges for the turfgrass industry include all EXCEPT: - ANSWERbiofuels How many million acres of turfgrass are there in the U.S.? - ANSWER- 50 Match each of the following turfgrasses with its geographic origin: Bermudagrass Zoysiagrass Bahiagrass Kikuyugras