LOUISIANA LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE
EXAM SCRIPT PACK 2026 QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Alba is a term that describes a plant as _________. Answer: white
⩥ Triacanthos describes a plant that is _________. Answer: three spined
⩥ The functions of the root system are: Answer: anchorage, absorption,
conduction and
storage
⩥ The tap root could be described as: Answer: a fleshy food storing
organ
⩥ When a person is preparing to transplant a plant: Answer: expose the
roots to little air as possible
⩥ Plants that are root bound in their containers should: Answer: coiled
roots should be straightened and pruned
⩥ The xylem is resonsible for: Answer: transporting water and minerals
from the roots upward through the plant
,⩥ An example of a monocot plant would be _________. Answer: corn
⩥ If the cambium layer and vascular bundles are damaged: Answer: the
plant could die
⩥ Girdling of a plant can be described as: Answer: damage to the plants
food supply pipeline
⩥ A node is considered to be: Answer: an area on a stem where the
leaves emerge
⩥ Tulips develop each spring from _________. Answer: bulbs
⩥ A plant that developes from rhizome would be _________. Answer:
cannas
⩥ Potatoes are propogated from _________. Answer: tubers
⩥ When a plant a "suckers" it means that a new shoot will develops
from the _________. Answer: roots
,⩥ In Louisiana, spring flowerihg bulbs are usually planted from
_________ to _________. Answer: October to December
⩥ Amaryllis bulbs are usually planted _________. Answer: during fall
⩥ The term "venation" is a term used to describe a plants _________.
Answer: vein distribution
⩥ A leaf gives off water into the atmosphere through a process called
_________. Answer: transpiration
⩥ If transpiration is more rapid than absorption in a plant: Answer: the
plant will show signs of wilting
⩥ Transpiration in a plant depends on: Answer: water pressure should be
lower in the top of the plant
⩥ The pistil is the: Answer: female part of the plant
⩥ Ferns reproduce from single cell structures called _________.
Answer: spores
⩥ The highest priority of food produced by leaves is to feed _________.
Answer: flowers
, ⩥ A primary element used for plant growth would be _________.
Answer: urea
⩥ Overall yellowing of the plant beginning at the bottom of the plant
could mean _________. Answer: nitrogen deficiency
⩥ Spindly growth, low flower and fruit production, dark green leaves
with reddish overcast could mean _________. Answer: phosphorous
deficiency
⩥ Slow growth, scorched leaves and shriveled fruit on a plant could
mean _________. Answer: potassium deficiency
⩥ Light green leaves with leaf margins turning upward are symptoms of
_________. Answer: calcium deficiency
⩥ A 50 poind bag of 13-13-13 would contain how many pounds of
nitrogen? Answer: 6.5
⩥ A 50 pound bag of 20-15-10 would contain how many pounds of
phosphorus? Answer: 7.5
EXAM SCRIPT PACK 2026 QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Alba is a term that describes a plant as _________. Answer: white
⩥ Triacanthos describes a plant that is _________. Answer: three spined
⩥ The functions of the root system are: Answer: anchorage, absorption,
conduction and
storage
⩥ The tap root could be described as: Answer: a fleshy food storing
organ
⩥ When a person is preparing to transplant a plant: Answer: expose the
roots to little air as possible
⩥ Plants that are root bound in their containers should: Answer: coiled
roots should be straightened and pruned
⩥ The xylem is resonsible for: Answer: transporting water and minerals
from the roots upward through the plant
,⩥ An example of a monocot plant would be _________. Answer: corn
⩥ If the cambium layer and vascular bundles are damaged: Answer: the
plant could die
⩥ Girdling of a plant can be described as: Answer: damage to the plants
food supply pipeline
⩥ A node is considered to be: Answer: an area on a stem where the
leaves emerge
⩥ Tulips develop each spring from _________. Answer: bulbs
⩥ A plant that developes from rhizome would be _________. Answer:
cannas
⩥ Potatoes are propogated from _________. Answer: tubers
⩥ When a plant a "suckers" it means that a new shoot will develops
from the _________. Answer: roots
,⩥ In Louisiana, spring flowerihg bulbs are usually planted from
_________ to _________. Answer: October to December
⩥ Amaryllis bulbs are usually planted _________. Answer: during fall
⩥ The term "venation" is a term used to describe a plants _________.
Answer: vein distribution
⩥ A leaf gives off water into the atmosphere through a process called
_________. Answer: transpiration
⩥ If transpiration is more rapid than absorption in a plant: Answer: the
plant will show signs of wilting
⩥ Transpiration in a plant depends on: Answer: water pressure should be
lower in the top of the plant
⩥ The pistil is the: Answer: female part of the plant
⩥ Ferns reproduce from single cell structures called _________.
Answer: spores
⩥ The highest priority of food produced by leaves is to feed _________.
Answer: flowers
, ⩥ A primary element used for plant growth would be _________.
Answer: urea
⩥ Overall yellowing of the plant beginning at the bottom of the plant
could mean _________. Answer: nitrogen deficiency
⩥ Spindly growth, low flower and fruit production, dark green leaves
with reddish overcast could mean _________. Answer: phosphorous
deficiency
⩥ Slow growth, scorched leaves and shriveled fruit on a plant could
mean _________. Answer: potassium deficiency
⩥ Light green leaves with leaf margins turning upward are symptoms of
_________. Answer: calcium deficiency
⩥ A 50 poind bag of 13-13-13 would contain how many pounds of
nitrogen? Answer: 6.5
⩥ A 50 pound bag of 20-15-10 would contain how many pounds of
phosphorus? Answer: 7.5
