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Place in order from largest to smallest particle size in the tree mineral components of soil. -
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correct answer✔✔Sand, silt, clay || || ||
What is the name of the process of gradually accilimating plants such as seedlings and
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cuttings to the outdoor environment. - correct answer✔✔Hardening off
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The process of roughing up the seed coat before planting is called - correct
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answer✔✔scarificaton
True or False: You should thoroughly water a plant 24 hours before you take cuttings. -
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correct answer✔✔True ||
What is the recommended ratio of Carbon to Nitrogen to use when you are building a
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compost pile? - correct answer✔✔25 - 30 to 1 || || || || || || || ||
A good compost is amixture of Brown(C)and Green(N) sources. There are many possible
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items to compost. What do each of the following supply: Newspapers, fresh grass clippings,
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coffee grounds, dried leaves. - correct answer✔✔C, N, N, C
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When preparing a stem cutting for propagation, the goal is to have at least ________ nodes
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below the soil. - correct answer✔✔2
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True or False: pH of soil influences the availability of nutrients to plants. It is important to
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know what a soil sample lacks because, regardless of the amount of nutrients in the soil, a
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plant's growth is limited by the least available nutrient. - correct answer✔✔True
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,How many pounds of actual Nitrogen are in a 50 pound bag of fertilizer labeled 30-5-10? -
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correct answer✔✔15 ||
True or False: Use a combination of garden soil and compost when starting seeds to
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acclimate the seedlings to their garden home. - correct answer✔✔False
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To preserve a plant's future growth, when removing a stem cutting, make a cut just
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_________ a node on the plant. Then trim the cutting so that the bottom cut is just
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_________ a node. - correct answer✔✔above, below || || || || || ||
What are the five variables in the Composting equation: C=ATM3 - correct answer✔✔Air,
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Time, Mass, Moisture, Material
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Name the three factors of the Disease Triangle. - correct answer✔✔Host, Environment,
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Pathogen
True or False: Bacteria are one celled organisms that absorb nutrients, survive dormancy
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and reproduce by fission. - correct answer✔✔True
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True or False: Fungi cause 85% of plant diseases, but not all fungi are bad. - correct
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answer✔✔True
True or False: There is a cure for the virus vectored disease rose rosette that doesn't involve
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removing the entire plant. - correct answer✔✔False
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Biotic or abiotic: Lack of nitrogen - correct answer✔✔abiotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Nematodes - correct answer✔✔biotic
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, Biotic or abiotic: Air pollution - correct answer✔✔abiotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Temperature - correct answer✔✔abiotic
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Biotic or abiotic: viruses - correct answer✔✔biotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Overwatering - correct answer✔✔abiotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Parasitic plants - correct answer✔✔biotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Bacteria - correct answer✔✔biotic
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External or internal reaction or alteration of a plant due to a disease is called a sign or a
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symptom? - correct answer✔✔Sympton || || ||
True or False: Through selective breeding, plants have been created that are resistant to
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various pathogens. Tomato seeds listed as VFN are more likely to resist Verticillium Wilt,
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Fusarium and Nematodes. - correct answer✔✔True
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Self-limiting lesion on leaf. - correct answer✔✔Leaf spot
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General and rapid killing of leaves, flowers and stems. - correct answer✔✔Blight
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Yellowing of green tissue with green veins. - correct answer✔✔Chlorosis
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Place in order from largest to smallest particle size in the tree mineral components of soil. -
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correct answer✔✔Sand, silt, clay || || ||
What is the name of the process of gradually accilimating plants such as seedlings and
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cuttings to the outdoor environment. - correct answer✔✔Hardening off
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The process of roughing up the seed coat before planting is called - correct
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answer✔✔scarificaton
True or False: You should thoroughly water a plant 24 hours before you take cuttings. -
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correct answer✔✔True ||
What is the recommended ratio of Carbon to Nitrogen to use when you are building a
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compost pile? - correct answer✔✔25 - 30 to 1 || || || || || || || ||
A good compost is amixture of Brown(C)and Green(N) sources. There are many possible
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items to compost. What do each of the following supply: Newspapers, fresh grass clippings,
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coffee grounds, dried leaves. - correct answer✔✔C, N, N, C
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When preparing a stem cutting for propagation, the goal is to have at least ________ nodes
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below the soil. - correct answer✔✔2
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True or False: pH of soil influences the availability of nutrients to plants. It is important to
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know what a soil sample lacks because, regardless of the amount of nutrients in the soil, a
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plant's growth is limited by the least available nutrient. - correct answer✔✔True
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,How many pounds of actual Nitrogen are in a 50 pound bag of fertilizer labeled 30-5-10? -
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correct answer✔✔15 ||
True or False: Use a combination of garden soil and compost when starting seeds to
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acclimate the seedlings to their garden home. - correct answer✔✔False
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To preserve a plant's future growth, when removing a stem cutting, make a cut just
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_________ a node on the plant. Then trim the cutting so that the bottom cut is just
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_________ a node. - correct answer✔✔above, below || || || || || ||
What are the five variables in the Composting equation: C=ATM3 - correct answer✔✔Air,
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Time, Mass, Moisture, Material
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Name the three factors of the Disease Triangle. - correct answer✔✔Host, Environment,
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Pathogen
True or False: Bacteria are one celled organisms that absorb nutrients, survive dormancy
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and reproduce by fission. - correct answer✔✔True
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True or False: Fungi cause 85% of plant diseases, but not all fungi are bad. - correct
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answer✔✔True
True or False: There is a cure for the virus vectored disease rose rosette that doesn't involve
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removing the entire plant. - correct answer✔✔False
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Biotic or abiotic: Lack of nitrogen - correct answer✔✔abiotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Nematodes - correct answer✔✔biotic
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, Biotic or abiotic: Air pollution - correct answer✔✔abiotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Temperature - correct answer✔✔abiotic
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Biotic or abiotic: viruses - correct answer✔✔biotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Overwatering - correct answer✔✔abiotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Parasitic plants - correct answer✔✔biotic
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Biotic or abiotic: Bacteria - correct answer✔✔biotic
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External or internal reaction or alteration of a plant due to a disease is called a sign or a
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symptom? - correct answer✔✔Sympton || || ||
True or False: Through selective breeding, plants have been created that are resistant to
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various pathogens. Tomato seeds listed as VFN are more likely to resist Verticillium Wilt,
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Fusarium and Nematodes. - correct answer✔✔True
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Self-limiting lesion on leaf. - correct answer✔✔Leaf spot
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General and rapid killing of leaves, flowers and stems. - correct answer✔✔Blight
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Yellowing of green tissue with green veins. - correct answer✔✔Chlorosis
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