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LOUISIANA LANDSCAPE
HORTICULTURE A-M EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ACTUAL EXAM
2025 TEST!! GRADED A+ |
2025|2026 EXAM UPDATE
Acid Soil
- ............ANSWER..........Soil with a pH of less than 7.0. Agricultural
lime is used to raise the pH and correct a very acid soil condition.
Acre
- ............ANSWER..........A land containing 43,560 square feet and
measuring approximately 210' x 210' square
Actual
- ............ANSWER..........The part of the formula of any product,
containing several ingredients, which refers to a specific ingredient.
For example, a 5-pound box of a general purpose plant food (10-10-
10) would have 10% nitrogen, 10% phosphate and 10% potassium.
10% of 5lbs is 1/2lb . Therefore, the actual content of the three major
ingredients in the mixture is 1/2 lb each.
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Adventitious Root or Shoot
- ............ANSWER..........Produced on stem tissue after removal from
the mother plant. These tissues developed on cuttings are identical to
those found during seedling development.
Alkaline Soil
- ............ANSWER..........Soil with a pH of more than 7.0. The pH of
Alkaline soils are reduced by the application of iron sulfate, aluminum
or large amounts of sawdust, peat moss, or ground pine bark.
Annual Plant
- ............ANSWER..........A plant living one year or less, usually
planted in spring after the last frost and dying at time of killing frost.
During this time, the plant grows, blooms, produces seeds and dies.
Anther
- ............ANSWER..........The upper part of a stamen that produces
pollen.
Apical Dominance
- ............ANSWER..........The suppression of growth of lateral buds by
the terminal bud of a stem.
Arboretum
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- ............ANSWER..........An area devoted to the display of a variety of
living trees and shrubs for study and comparison.
Asexual
- ............ANSWER..........Without sex; refers to reproduction not
involving the fusion of gametes.
Auxin
- ............ANSWER..........A plant hormone that influences and
regulates plant growth.
Balled and Burlapped
- ............ANSWER..........Plant prepared for transplanting by digging
them so that the soil adjacent to the roots remains undisturbed; the
ball of earth is then wrapped in burlap or similar mesh fabric.
Bare Root
- ............ANSWER..........In the winter or early spring, many varieties
of deciduous plants are sold with their roots bare. Dormant plants dug
from the soil have their roots cleaned and trimmed, and are prevented
from drying out until the time they should be planted.
Bedding Plants
- ............ANSWER..........Refers to small plants sold in flats or packs.
They many be planted in beds, borders or wherever desired.
LOUISIANA LANDSCAPE
HORTICULTURE A-M EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ACTUAL EXAM
2025 TEST!! GRADED A+ |
2025|2026 EXAM UPDATE
Acid Soil
- ............ANSWER..........Soil with a pH of less than 7.0. Agricultural
lime is used to raise the pH and correct a very acid soil condition.
Acre
- ............ANSWER..........A land containing 43,560 square feet and
measuring approximately 210' x 210' square
Actual
- ............ANSWER..........The part of the formula of any product,
containing several ingredients, which refers to a specific ingredient.
For example, a 5-pound box of a general purpose plant food (10-10-
10) would have 10% nitrogen, 10% phosphate and 10% potassium.
10% of 5lbs is 1/2lb . Therefore, the actual content of the three major
ingredients in the mixture is 1/2 lb each.
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Adventitious Root or Shoot
- ............ANSWER..........Produced on stem tissue after removal from
the mother plant. These tissues developed on cuttings are identical to
those found during seedling development.
Alkaline Soil
- ............ANSWER..........Soil with a pH of more than 7.0. The pH of
Alkaline soils are reduced by the application of iron sulfate, aluminum
or large amounts of sawdust, peat moss, or ground pine bark.
Annual Plant
- ............ANSWER..........A plant living one year or less, usually
planted in spring after the last frost and dying at time of killing frost.
During this time, the plant grows, blooms, produces seeds and dies.
Anther
- ............ANSWER..........The upper part of a stamen that produces
pollen.
Apical Dominance
- ............ANSWER..........The suppression of growth of lateral buds by
the terminal bud of a stem.
Arboretum
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- ............ANSWER..........An area devoted to the display of a variety of
living trees and shrubs for study and comparison.
Asexual
- ............ANSWER..........Without sex; refers to reproduction not
involving the fusion of gametes.
Auxin
- ............ANSWER..........A plant hormone that influences and
regulates plant growth.
Balled and Burlapped
- ............ANSWER..........Plant prepared for transplanting by digging
them so that the soil adjacent to the roots remains undisturbed; the
ball of earth is then wrapped in burlap or similar mesh fabric.
Bare Root
- ............ANSWER..........In the winter or early spring, many varieties
of deciduous plants are sold with their roots bare. Dormant plants dug
from the soil have their roots cleaned and trimmed, and are prevented
from drying out until the time they should be planted.
Bedding Plants
- ............ANSWER..........Refers to small plants sold in flats or packs.
They many be planted in beds, borders or wherever desired.
