TURF 235 (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrasses: .________
.leaves .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Longer .leaves
The .process .by .which .heat .energy .is .transferred .by .objects .or .molecules .in
.contact .with .each .other .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-conduction
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrass .density .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-reduced .density
The .process .by .which .air .passing .over .a .warmed .surface .picks .up .heat .and
.transfers .it .to .an .adjacent .site .located .downwind .is .called .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-advection
The .process .by .which .plumes .of .heated .air .rise .from .surfaces .and .warm .the
.atmosphere .is .called .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-convection
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrass .tillering .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-reduced .tillering
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrass .rooting .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-shallower .rooting
When .solar .energy .is .absorbed .by .concrete, .asphalt .or .other .inanimate
.surfaces .and .reradiated .to .the .atmosphere, .the .temperature .of .the .adjacent .turf
.is .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-warmed
When .warmed .or .coooled .air .is .moved .across .a .turf, .the .resultant .energy-
transfer .process .is .called: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-advection
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrass .cuticles .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-thinner .cuticles
In .the .absence .of .wind, .the .humidity .of .the .air .immediately .above .the .turf .tends
.to .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-increase
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrasses .reserve
.carbohydrates .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-lower .reserve .carbohydrates
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrasses: .________
.leaves .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Longer .leaves
The .process .by .which .heat .energy .is .transferred .by .objects .or .molecules .in
.contact .with .each .other .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-conduction
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrass .density .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-reduced .density
The .process .by .which .air .passing .over .a .warmed .surface .picks .up .heat .and
.transfers .it .to .an .adjacent .site .located .downwind .is .called .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-advection
The .process .by .which .plumes .of .heated .air .rise .from .surfaces .and .warm .the
.atmosphere .is .called .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-convection
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrass .tillering .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-reduced .tillering
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrass .rooting .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-shallower .rooting
When .solar .energy .is .absorbed .by .concrete, .asphalt .or .other .inanimate
.surfaces .and .reradiated .to .the .atmosphere, .the .temperature .of .the .adjacent .turf
.is .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-warmed
When .warmed .or .coooled .air .is .moved .across .a .turf, .the .resultant .energy-
transfer .process .is .called: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-advection
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrass .cuticles .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-thinner .cuticles
In .the .absence .of .wind, .the .humidity .of .the .air .immediately .above .the .turf .tends
.to .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-increase
Reduced .light .intensity .has .the .following .effects .on .turfgrasses .reserve
.carbohydrates .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-lower .reserve .carbohydrates