PlSc 375 Turfgrass Management Fall 2000 Dr. Ron Smith Quizzes and Exams Turfgrass Management 375, Fall Semester, 2000 Quiz #1: 9-7-00 Name: __________________________________ Name 3 careers that can be pursued in turfgrass management. What business skills are necessary in order to succeed in a turfgrass management position? How would the emergence of knotweed be differentiated from turfgrass emergence in the early spring? Woody plants have an apical meristem while grass plants have an ___________________ meristem. The significance of this meristem is important in the mowing of turf. Why? C-3 grass plants are known as _________ ________________ plants; while C-4 grass plants are known as ____________ _____________________. Of the two broad classes, which ones are more photosynthetically efficient? Photosynthesis and respiration are opposites; one builds carbohydrate energy, the other releases it. What classification of turfgrasses is most apt to suffer photo-respiration under high temperatures? Ron Smith ronsmith@ndsuext.nodak.edu Last Updated: August 17, 2000 Published by North Dakota State University