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Which if the following is not a characteristic of weeds? Weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants
- some weeds are poisonous to people or animals
- weeds interfere with the safety or use of landscape
areas
- most weeds produce large quantities of seeds, even
under adverse conditions
- weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants
Perennial weeds are generally the most difficult to Can reproduce and spread from storage organs such as rhizomes and tubers
control because they:
- produce more seeds than other types of plants
- can reproduce & spread from storage organs such as
rhizomes & tubers
- have seeds that remain viable longer than those of
annual & biennial plants
- have hairy leaves that repel herbicides
Which of the following insect orders includes species Thysanoptera (thrips)
known to transmit some plant diseases?
- Orthoptera (crickets & grasshoppers)
- Thysanura (firebrats & silverfish)
- Blattodea (cockroaches)
- Thysanoptera (thrips)
,Which feature characterizes vertebrates? Has backbone
- never lays eggs
- has fur
- has backbone
- all of the above
Which of the following orders of insects includes species Heteroptera (true bugs)
that are pests of living plants?
- Isoptera (termites)
- Thysanura (firebrats & silverfish)
- Blattodea (cockroaches)
- Heteroptera (true bugs)
The immature stages of an insect are known as: Instars
- instars
- metamorphoses
- juveniles
- pre-adults
Which of the following groups of insect orders include Hymenoptera (wasps & bees), Thysanoptera (thrips), and Heteroptera (true bugs)
both pests and beneficials that attack pest insect
species?
- Hymenoptera (wasps & bees), Thysanoptera (thrips), and
Heteroptera (true bugs)
- Thysanura (firebrats & silverfish), Blattodea
(cockroaches), & Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Isoptera (termites), Mallophaga (chewing lice), &
Anoplura (sucking lice)
- Homoptera (aphids & whiteflies), Lepidoptera (moth &
butterflies), Siphonoptera (fleas)
Which of the following insects suck plant juices out of Homoptera (aphids & whiteflies)
plant cells?
- Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Homoptera (aphids & whiteflies)
- Lepidoptera (moths & whiteflies)
- Orthoptera (moths & locusts)
Which part of the plant do nematodes most commonly Roots & other underground plant parts
attack?
- fruit
- roots & other underground plant parts
- germinating seeds
- flowers
Which of the following types of plant disorders cannot Abiotic problems
be transmitted from plant to plant?
- bacterial diseases
- fungal diseases
- viruses
- abiotic problems
, Ants belong to the insect order: Hymenoptera
- coleoptera
- Diptera
- Hymenoptera
- Lepidoptera
Which of the following insects have chewing mouth Caterpillars
parts?
- caterpillars
- true bugs
- aphids
- thrips
Vertebrates include which of the following types of Birds & mice
animals?
- spiders & ticks
- snails & slugs
- birds & mice
- butterflies & beetles
Which of the following animals are arthropods? Mites
- fish
- slugs
- rats
- mites
Which of the following pests would cause leaf strippling? Mites
- Fungus disease
- Beetle larvae
- Mites
- Caterpillars
An insect that passes through complete metamorphosis egg, larva, pupa, adult
would have which of the following life stages?
- egg, nymph, adult
- egg, larva, adult
- egg, larva, nymph, adult
- egg, larva, pupa, adult