HS201 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers

HS201 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers When selecting a site for a vegetable garden, what is the ideal amount of sunlight that the site should receive each day? Select one: a. Less than 2 hours b. 2-4 hours c. 5-8 hours d. 6-8 hours e. Any of these would be acceptable ✅D What two environmental conditions are most important for having a successful vegetable garden? Select one: a. Sunlight and soil b. Temperature and soil c. Irrigation and mulch d. Layout and mulch e. Transpiration and irrigation ✅A Raised beds for growing vegetables provide what advantages? Select one: a. Better soil drainage b. Easier access to plants c. Opportunity to improve soil friability d. A garden space where the soil is not good enough for a vegetable garden e. All of the above ✅E What characteristics does a container have to have to be acceptable for vegetable gardening? Select one: a. Drainage holes b. Be made of plastic c. Wheels so it can be driven around (truck farm here we come) d. A pretty color and a round shape e. Drainage holes and large enough volume ✅E Which of the following is NOT suitable for addition to a compost pile? Select one: a. Vegetable scraps b. Meat c. Leaves d. Grass clippings e. Eggshells ✅B How can compost be used in growing horticultural plants? Select one: a. As a fertilizer b. As a media (substrate) amendment c. As a soil amendment d. As a mulch e. All of these are correct ✅E What environmental condition(s) need(s) to be met to enable the microbes to decompose the organic matter in compost? Select one: a. Lime only b. Air only c. Air and water only d. Large particles to hold onto e. Air, water, and nitrogen ✅E How does a rain garden filter pollutants? Select one: a. Plant uptake b. Substrate binding c. Neither a or b d. Both a and b ✅D Which type of stormwater pollution comes from many diffuse sources? Select one: a. Point source pollution b. Non -point source pollution c. Scattered pollution d. Tropical pollution ✅B What is the first, most important step in implementing a rain garden? Select one: