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ORH 3222C - Turfgrass Culture 11 September 1995

(return to Turf Home or Old Exams)

Multiple choice

Please read these carefully. Only one response correctly answers the question, or completes the statement.
Circle the corresponding letter (a, b, c, d, or e).

1. The grass subfamily Panicoideae includes species adapted primarily to
a. warm, dry areas
b. warm, wet areas
c. cool areas
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

2. Compared with broadleaved (primarily dicotyledonous) plants, grasses are well adapted to
a fire
b grazing
c defoliation
d all of the above
e none of the above

3. The basic unit of the grass inflorescences is called a
a floret
b glume
c spikelet
d bract
e caryopsis

4. Turfgrass Culture developed initially in
a Northern Europe
b Eastern Asia
c Spain
d Northern Europe and Eastern Asia
e Northern Europe, Spain, and Eastern Asia


Matching (10 pts.)

In each of the following blank spaces, insert the correct word or phrase from the list at the bottom
of the page.

5. The scientific name of St. Augustinegrass is


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6. The scientific name of bahiagrass is


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7. The scientific name of bermudagrass is


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8. The scientific name of centipedegrass is


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9. The scientific name of zoysiagrass is


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Fill in the blank (6 pts.)

10. List six reasons to grow turfgrass (two words maximum per reason)


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Short answer (6 pts.)


11. Compared with other vegetation forms, do you predict turfgrass to be an increasing or decreasing
component of the South Florida landscape? (Circle which one.)

Why? (75 words or less; telegraphic, i.e., complete sentences unncessary)


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