LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES IN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Final Examination Questions
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16. What pest management plan uses an ecosystem- based strategy focusing on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties? a. Integrated Pest Management (IPM). b. Pest management systems (PMS). c. Aggressive Eradication (AE). d. The use of rip rap, and gabions. 17. Many, but not all, counties in Florida require irrigation contractors to be licensed, it is not a statewide requirement. However, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) does regulate licensing boards that are related to irrigation contracting including all of the following, EXCEPT: a. Construction Industry Licensing Board. b. Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board. c. Landscape Design. d. Board of Landscape Architecture. 18. The landscape maintenance contract should include all of the following EXCEPT: a. Beginning and ending dates of contract. b. Methods of termination. c. Limitations on scope of work, such as tree removal. d. Life and health for crew members. 19. If the association is only responsible for providing landscaping services to the common areas in a homeowners’ association, not individual parcels, what should a CAM be prepared to do? a. Inspect and report to the board any unusual circumstances or violations, as part of the covenant and/or rule enforcement. b. Refuse to allow a parcel owner to use a particular landscaper. c. Have a parcel owner arrested if they don’t cut their lawn every week. d. Fine a homeowner who is using a Xeriscaping plan. 20. CAMs should be familiar with all of the following state statutes regulating landscaping, EXCEPT: a. F.S. 373.185 b. F.S. 493 c. F.S. 373.228 d. F.S. 482
11. The initial materials may be selected by the community’s developer’s team, but after the developer has turned control over to the community association, routine maintenance and necessary changes will be the concern of which entity? a. Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). b. International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE). c. The association’s board of directors. d. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). 12. Which of the grasses (turf material) is said to be famous for being ‘barefoot grass’ because of how soft it is to walk on? a. Bermudagrass. b. Centipede grass. c. Artificial Turf. d. Zoysia. 13. What invasive species was introduced to Florida in the late 1800s and covered more than 120,000 acres of public lakes and rivers by the early 1960s and can be economically damaging to operations that count on the water for transportation and business? a. Melaleuca. b. Water Hyacinth. c. Air Potato. d. Brazilian Pepper. 14. Man-made structures such as seawalls, rip rap, and gabions are frequently used to prevent loss of land and beach and dune sediments by wave action, tides, currents, or high winds. Erosion is a common problem for associations located on land along a shoreline. What is this called? a. Water Management District. b. Preserve Area. c. Riparian Rights. d. Riparian Zones. 15. The use of pesticides (including herbicides) is governed by F.S. 487 that regulates their distribution, sale, and use. Which of the following BEST describes F.S. 487? a. Florida Environmental Protection Standards. b. Florida-friendly landscaping Law. c. The Florida Pesticide Law. d. Consumer Services.
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Book Code: CAMFL1526
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