Master Gardener Program with qualified
questions and correct answers
The purpose of the UC Master Gardener Program is to extend to the public research-based information
verified by UC experts about home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
For pest and disease control, UC publications and your local library can be used as informational sources
by master gardeners when giving advice.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
*What are the practical goals of sustainability for landscapes and gardens?
a. To be resource efficient
b. Reduce amounts of water, fertilizer, pesticides, labor, and energy
c. Perform their intended functions indefinitely to have minimal negative impact on the environment.
d. All the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. All the above
In what plant parts are apical meristems found?
a. Shoot tips, root tips, and buds
b. Shoot tips, flowers, and nodes
c. Stems, roots and leaves - CORRECT ANSWERS-a. Shoot tips, root tips, and buds
The most common plant classification systems are based on what characteristics?
a. Growth habit, structure, or form
b. Leaf retention, climatic adaptation
c. Use, botanical, or scientific classification
, d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. All of the above
The process in which chemical energy is obtained from the controlled biological breakdown of
carbohydrates is called:
a. Photosynthesis
b. Respiration
c. Transpiration
d. Translocation - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. Respiration
Environmental condition that initiates flowers, forms specialized vegetative organs or initiates
dormancy, i.e., leaf drop and color change, is called:
a. Light intensity
b. Light quality
c. Temperature
d. Day length - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. Day length
What three categories are soil mineral particles divided into:
a. Sand, gravel, loam
b. Peat, compost, chalk
c. Sand, silt, clay - CORRECT ANSWERS-c. Sand, silt, clay
*When determining soil texture by the feel method, a strong 2" or more ribbon is indicative of a soil
high in clay loam content.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
questions and correct answers
The purpose of the UC Master Gardener Program is to extend to the public research-based information
verified by UC experts about home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
For pest and disease control, UC publications and your local library can be used as informational sources
by master gardeners when giving advice.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
*What are the practical goals of sustainability for landscapes and gardens?
a. To be resource efficient
b. Reduce amounts of water, fertilizer, pesticides, labor, and energy
c. Perform their intended functions indefinitely to have minimal negative impact on the environment.
d. All the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. All the above
In what plant parts are apical meristems found?
a. Shoot tips, root tips, and buds
b. Shoot tips, flowers, and nodes
c. Stems, roots and leaves - CORRECT ANSWERS-a. Shoot tips, root tips, and buds
The most common plant classification systems are based on what characteristics?
a. Growth habit, structure, or form
b. Leaf retention, climatic adaptation
c. Use, botanical, or scientific classification
, d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. All of the above
The process in which chemical energy is obtained from the controlled biological breakdown of
carbohydrates is called:
a. Photosynthesis
b. Respiration
c. Transpiration
d. Translocation - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. Respiration
Environmental condition that initiates flowers, forms specialized vegetative organs or initiates
dormancy, i.e., leaf drop and color change, is called:
a. Light intensity
b. Light quality
c. Temperature
d. Day length - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. Day length
What three categories are soil mineral particles divided into:
a. Sand, gravel, loam
b. Peat, compost, chalk
c. Sand, silt, clay - CORRECT ANSWERS-c. Sand, silt, clay
*When determining soil texture by the feel method, a strong 2" or more ribbon is indicative of a soil
high in clay loam content.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
