NJ 3B ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔When calibrating a rotary spreader, it is important to check both the application rate
and the pattern - ✔✔True
✔✔Insect piercing and sucking damage to plants may be done by both nymphs and
adults . - ✔✔True
✔✔An insect that has both nymphs and adults is the- - ✔✔European spruce gall adelgid
✔✔Scale insects feed upon plants and do damage by - - ✔✔Sucking
✔✔On a leaf heavily infested with aphids , mature females can be found - ✔✔with wings
and without wings
✔✔The adult birch leaf miners make openings in leaves to - - ✔✔lay eggs
✔✔When shrubs are killed by the black vine weevil it is chiefly the result of feeding by -
- ✔✔larvae
✔✔A caterpillar is a larva of a - - ✔✔moth
✔✔A nymph is a life stage of an - - ✔✔aphid
✔✔A maggot is an immature - - ✔✔fly
✔✔Both the spring cankerworm and the fall cankerworm damage trees in the spring
and early summer . - ✔✔True
✔✔The following insects are turf pests and should be used in answering the first four
ques- tions - ✔✔sod webworm
✔✔The insect larva which feeds mostly on the leaves of turf is the - - ✔✔sod webworm
✔✔The insect larva which feeds mostly on roots of turf is - - ✔✔Japanese beetle
✔✔The insect adult which feeds mostly on leaves of turf is - ✔✔anual bluegrass weevil
✔✔The insect adult which feeds mostly on stems of turf is - ✔✔Chinch Bug
✔✔Leaves and stems chewed off just above the grass crown indicates feeding by - -
✔✔sod webworm
, ✔✔A weed is - - ✔✔a plant growing where it's not wanted
✔✔A weed that germinates and grows during the fall to flower the following spring is
called - - ✔✔a winter annual
✔✔Perennial weeds may be easier to control than annual weeds in a situation where
ger- mination is continuous . - ✔✔True
✔✔leaves 1- " to 4 " long which becomes red that has 3 ovate An example of a
weed or reddish yellow in fall is- - ✔✔poison ivy
✔✔and rhizomes is - A perennial weed which reproduces by seeds - ✔✔hedge
bindweed
✔✔The weed which is perennial and reproduces by seed is- - ✔✔quack grass
✔✔A biennial weed is one that germinates and grows to develop flowers the first
season with full maturation and seed development the second season . - ✔✔False
✔✔Yellow foxtail can be a winter annual , bien- nial , or perennial . - ✔✔False
✔✔Some weeds can survive cultivation equip- ment which cuts the roots into pieces by
the root pieces growing into new plants ; an example of a weed like this is - - ✔✔quack
grass
✔✔The chief reason why perennial weeds aremore difficult to kill than annual weeds is -
✔✔they have more underground food reserve
✔✔Annual bluegras reproduces by - ✔✔seeds
✔✔Veronica weeds can be annuals or perenni- als . - ✔✔True
✔✔Plaintain - ✔✔is perrennial and propagates by seed
Has long, smooth, ovateeaves that are rounded at the base and tip
✔✔Cedar - apple rust is a fungus disease that may appear on- - ✔✔hawthorn
✔✔The plant disease which requires two unre- lated plants or trees to continue the life
cycle of the disease organism is - ✔✔cedar rust
✔✔Anthracnose diseases are caused by- - ✔✔a fungus
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔When calibrating a rotary spreader, it is important to check both the application rate
and the pattern - ✔✔True
✔✔Insect piercing and sucking damage to plants may be done by both nymphs and
adults . - ✔✔True
✔✔An insect that has both nymphs and adults is the- - ✔✔European spruce gall adelgid
✔✔Scale insects feed upon plants and do damage by - - ✔✔Sucking
✔✔On a leaf heavily infested with aphids , mature females can be found - ✔✔with wings
and without wings
✔✔The adult birch leaf miners make openings in leaves to - - ✔✔lay eggs
✔✔When shrubs are killed by the black vine weevil it is chiefly the result of feeding by -
- ✔✔larvae
✔✔A caterpillar is a larva of a - - ✔✔moth
✔✔A nymph is a life stage of an - - ✔✔aphid
✔✔A maggot is an immature - - ✔✔fly
✔✔Both the spring cankerworm and the fall cankerworm damage trees in the spring
and early summer . - ✔✔True
✔✔The following insects are turf pests and should be used in answering the first four
ques- tions - ✔✔sod webworm
✔✔The insect larva which feeds mostly on the leaves of turf is the - - ✔✔sod webworm
✔✔The insect larva which feeds mostly on roots of turf is - - ✔✔Japanese beetle
✔✔The insect adult which feeds mostly on leaves of turf is - ✔✔anual bluegrass weevil
✔✔The insect adult which feeds mostly on stems of turf is - ✔✔Chinch Bug
✔✔Leaves and stems chewed off just above the grass crown indicates feeding by - -
✔✔sod webworm
, ✔✔A weed is - - ✔✔a plant growing where it's not wanted
✔✔A weed that germinates and grows during the fall to flower the following spring is
called - - ✔✔a winter annual
✔✔Perennial weeds may be easier to control than annual weeds in a situation where
ger- mination is continuous . - ✔✔True
✔✔leaves 1- " to 4 " long which becomes red that has 3 ovate An example of a
weed or reddish yellow in fall is- - ✔✔poison ivy
✔✔and rhizomes is - A perennial weed which reproduces by seeds - ✔✔hedge
bindweed
✔✔The weed which is perennial and reproduces by seed is- - ✔✔quack grass
✔✔A biennial weed is one that germinates and grows to develop flowers the first
season with full maturation and seed development the second season . - ✔✔False
✔✔Yellow foxtail can be a winter annual , bien- nial , or perennial . - ✔✔False
✔✔Some weeds can survive cultivation equip- ment which cuts the roots into pieces by
the root pieces growing into new plants ; an example of a weed like this is - - ✔✔quack
grass
✔✔The chief reason why perennial weeds aremore difficult to kill than annual weeds is -
✔✔they have more underground food reserve
✔✔Annual bluegras reproduces by - ✔✔seeds
✔✔Veronica weeds can be annuals or perenni- als . - ✔✔True
✔✔Plaintain - ✔✔is perrennial and propagates by seed
Has long, smooth, ovateeaves that are rounded at the base and tip
✔✔Cedar - apple rust is a fungus disease that may appear on- - ✔✔hawthorn
✔✔The plant disease which requires two unre- lated plants or trees to continue the life
cycle of the disease organism is - ✔✔cedar rust
✔✔Anthracnose diseases are caused by- - ✔✔a fungus
