FFA Floriculture CDE Exam Study
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The larger the gauge of florist wire indicates that the thickness is: - ✅Thinner
Deluxe floral foam is used to: - ✅Hold heavy stemmed flowers
The number of flowers usually in a cymbidium orchid corsage is: - ✅One
The most important environmental factor in orchid culture is: - ✅Watering and water quality
The acceleration of flowering by manipulation of environmental conditions is known as: -
✅Forcing
Mass marketing is the sale of floral products: - ✅All of the above
Optimum temperatures for poinsettia growth are: - ✅60-80 degrees
Costs associated with making an arrangement, decorating a blooming plant or creating
wedding flowers are called: - ✅Direct costs
The function (s) of floral preservatives is(are) to: - ✅All of the above
,A grouping of closely spaced flowers, net and accessories in a hand-held floral arrangement is
called: - ✅Nosegay
Field production of gladiolus is accomplished by using: - ✅Corms
This fungus attacks a wide variety of ornamental plants, probably causing more losses than any
other single pathogen. - ✅Botrytis cinerea
Distorted flowers characterized by shorter petals, which give the rose a flattened
appearance are called: - ✅Bullheads
Which of the following is a true statement? - ✅The lower the number, the thicker the
wire and narrower the ribbon
Specialty cut flowers may be defined as: - ✅Cut flowers other than roses, carnations
and chrysanthemums
The size relationship of a floral arrangement with its surroundings is: - ✅Scale
The showy red, pink or white portions of the poinsettia are called: - ✅Bracts
A speckled leaf appearance with fine silky strands between leaves and on lower leaf
surfaces suggests the presence of: - ✅Spider mite
All of the following are bulbous and tuberous-rooted plants except: - ✅Snapdragons
The majority of florist businesses are conducted in one location and annual gross sales
are generally under: - ✅$250,000
, The unit of heat measurement used in the greenhouse industry is the: - ✅BTU
There are three basic types of pots that are commonly used in the greenhouse industry.
Which of the following is not one of
the basic types? - ✅Designer pot
Flowers, which are worn by men and pinned on a lapel, are called: - ✅Boutonnieres
This growth regulator increases the flower size of geranium and accelerates flowering in
cyclamen: - ✅Gibberellic acid
A more expensive decorative container into which a potted plant can be set is a: - ✅Jardinière
Analogous color harmony utilizes: - ✅Two or three adjacent colors on the color wheel
When completing flowers for a wedding you may work with all but one of the
following arrangements except: - ✅Full couch spray arrangement
Certain plants are quite suitable for use in terrariums. Which, if any, of the following are
suitable for this use? - ✅All of the above
These summer-blooming perennials produce dense, bristly balls of blue color: - ✅Globe thistle
When growing orchids, a hygrometer is used to measure: - ✅Humidity
The hook method of wiring for floral arrangements is used for ______. - ✅Flat headed flowers
Upper leaves which show interveinal chlorosis probably suffer from: - ✅An iron deficiency
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