CHAPT. 1) WEEDS: RIGHT-OF-WAY COMMERCIAL 6.0
WISCONSIN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE
What determines whether a given plant is a weed?
Weeds are Unwanted plants.
Explain the difference between grasses and broad-leaf plants. Also explain the
difference herbaceous and woody plants.
Grasses: mono-cots and narrow leaves with parallel veins.
Broad-Leaf Plants: Dicots and broad leaves with a net like patter of veins.
Woody plants: a thickened layer of dense tissue (bark), herbaceous plants lack the
woody material.
Describe the life cycles and propagation of annual (Summer and Winter),
Biennial, and perennial Plants.
Annuals live less than 12 months: Summer annuals come up in Spring and Winter
annuals come up in Fall.
Biennials: live for two growing seasons germinating in summer forming a rosette, then
fully flower and dye in the winter.
Perennial: Plants live at least two years. reproduce by seed or vegetatively.
WISCONSIN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE
What determines whether a given plant is a weed?
Weeds are Unwanted plants.
Explain the difference between grasses and broad-leaf plants. Also explain the
difference herbaceous and woody plants.
Grasses: mono-cots and narrow leaves with parallel veins.
Broad-Leaf Plants: Dicots and broad leaves with a net like patter of veins.
Woody plants: a thickened layer of dense tissue (bark), herbaceous plants lack the
woody material.
Describe the life cycles and propagation of annual (Summer and Winter),
Biennial, and perennial Plants.
Annuals live less than 12 months: Summer annuals come up in Spring and Winter
annuals come up in Fall.
Biennials: live for two growing seasons germinating in summer forming a rosette, then
fully flower and dye in the winter.
Perennial: Plants live at least two years. reproduce by seed or vegetatively.
