Floriculture State Test Study Guide
How do you properly do a flower arrangement?
Start with the perimeter and fill in the center
What does the ear of corn represent on the FFA emblem?
Symbol of Unity
What is intensity?
The brightness or dullness of a color
What is hue?
The descriptive name of a color
What is value?
The lightness or darkness of a color
What is the importance of flower care and handling?
To get the longest life out of flowers, please customers
What is chroma?
intensity of color
What are the secondary colors?
orange, green, violet
What are the primary colors?
red, yellow, blue
What are the tertiary colors?
red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet
What are the proper dimensions of a floral arrangement?
1.5 to 2 times the greatest dimensions of the container
What temperature should flowers be stored at?
38°
How does the life of a flower go?
grower, broker, shipper, wholesaler, retailer, and customer
What do the words "FFA agricultural education" represent on the FFA emblem?
importance of leadership necessary for progress
What is shade?
Adding black to a color
What is tint?
Adding white to a color
What is a color wheel?
All hues in a color system presented in an order
What is the Smith-Hughes Act?
Allowed agricultural classes in high school
Where do the darker colors go?
At the base
What does the eagle represent on the FFA emblem?
Freedom
What does the owl represent on the FFA emblem?
Knowledge and Wisdom
What does the plow represent on the FFA emblem?
Labor and tillage of the soil
Where do the larger flowers go?
Lower and toward the center
Where do lighter colors go?
On the top
What does the rising sun represent on the FFA emblem?
Progress
What happened in 1917?
Smith-Hughes Act was passed
Where do the smaller flowers go?
Toward the top and outer edge
What is tone?
adding grey to a color
What is senescence?
flower death
