T or F Bowling greens are considered to be the first intensively managed sports
turf. - ANS True
Place the following in the correct order from most to least in terms of dollars spent
per acre in the U.S.
___ Roadsides
___ golf courses
___ home lawns - ANS Golf courses, home lawns, roadsides
T or F A plant does not need its seed once it has leaves. - ANS True
T or F Most cool-season grasses have biennial life cycles. - ANS False
T or F Soils developed in forest settings tend to have thinner surface horizons than
those developed in grasslands. - ANS True
T or F "Take a soil test first" is the number one rule of proper turf maintenance. -
ANS False
Which of the following has a bunch-type growth habit?
- Kentucky bluegrass
,- Zoysiagrass
- St. Augustinegrass
- Perennial Ryegrass
- None of these - ANS Perennial ryegrass
Which of the following is native to Africa? (multiple)
- bermundagrass
- zoysiagrass
- buffalograss
- tall fescue
- none of these - ANS bermudagrass
Which of the following turfgrasses has folded vernation, boat shaped leaf tips, and
a short ligule?
- annual bluegrass
- Kentucky bluegrass
- perennial ryegrass
- fine-leaf fescue
- creeping bentgrass - ANS Kentucky bluegrass
Which of the following turfgrasses has a hairy ligule?
- perennial ryegrass
,- tall fescue
- Kentucky bluegrass
- creeping bentgrass
- none of these - ANS none of these
Leaf vernation is either - ANS rolled or folded
Which of the following turfgrasses does not have rhizomes?
- bermudagrass
- Kentucky bluegrass
- creeping bentgrass
- zoysiagrass
- none of these turfgrasses - ANS creeping bentgrass
The land area situated between the Cool Zone and the Warm Zone is termed the
____________ Zone. - ANS transition
Which of the following has the greatest heat hardiness
- zoysiagrass
- buffalograss
- bermudagrass
- st. augustinegrass
, - none of these in particular --all of them have excellent heat hardiness. - ANS
none of these in particular --all of them have excellent heat hardiness.
T of F Tall fescue adaptation is restricted to the humid zone. - ANS False
T or F Kentucky bluegrass has greater low-temperature hardiness than annual
bluegrass. - ANS True
T or F Water-use rate is the total amount of water needed for turfgrass growth
minus the quantity lost via evapotranspiration. - ANS False
T or F Evapotranspiration does not include water lost from leaf surfaces. - ANS
False
T or F Tall fescue is more drought resistance than perennial ryegrass. - ANS True
Which of the following turfgrasses has the best shade tolerance?
- tall fescue
- creeping bentgrass
- kentucky bluegrass
- fine-leaf fescues
- perennial ryegrass - ANS fine-leaf fescues
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