Aquatic Pest Control Exam Quizzes & 100% Correct
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Host specific
Refers to an organism that will only survive when it has a specific food source (the host)
available. The term is used when referring to a biological control agent such as an insect that can
survive only on the target pest (e.g. weed) that it is intended to suppress.
A lake that is used by fishermen, hunters, and water-skiers would best be defined as what
kind of lake?
Multi-use lake
Abundant in Florida soils, which is a plant nutrient that is often limiting to plant growth in
lakes?
Phosphorus
Which is a plant nutrient, common in fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is in short
supply?
Nitrogen
Which of the following is a nonnative plant that is problematic in Florida's waters?
Hydrilla
What would be a likely management goal for a drainage canal?
Minimizing vegetation
Which term best relates to integrated management of aquatic weeds?
, Maintenance control
Which is not one of the most common methods of integrated management of aquatic
weeds?
Demolition
Which two nonnative plants influenced, prior to 1965, the development of aquatic plant
management in Florida?
Waterhyacinth and alligatorweed
Which of the following, after 1947, was used to effectively and economically control
waterhyacinths, and was not toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle?
2,4-D
Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide spray program in 1952 using an
airplane and spray-boat?
FG & FWFC
Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal River,
changed the aquatic plant control situation in 1959?
Hydrilla
Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant control by the
Florida Weed Control Act of 1979?
DNR
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Host specific
Refers to an organism that will only survive when it has a specific food source (the host)
available. The term is used when referring to a biological control agent such as an insect that can
survive only on the target pest (e.g. weed) that it is intended to suppress.
A lake that is used by fishermen, hunters, and water-skiers would best be defined as what
kind of lake?
Multi-use lake
Abundant in Florida soils, which is a plant nutrient that is often limiting to plant growth in
lakes?
Phosphorus
Which is a plant nutrient, common in fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is in short
supply?
Nitrogen
Which of the following is a nonnative plant that is problematic in Florida's waters?
Hydrilla
What would be a likely management goal for a drainage canal?
Minimizing vegetation
Which term best relates to integrated management of aquatic weeds?
, Maintenance control
Which is not one of the most common methods of integrated management of aquatic
weeds?
Demolition
Which two nonnative plants influenced, prior to 1965, the development of aquatic plant
management in Florida?
Waterhyacinth and alligatorweed
Which of the following, after 1947, was used to effectively and economically control
waterhyacinths, and was not toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle?
2,4-D
Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide spray program in 1952 using an
airplane and spray-boat?
FG & FWFC
Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal River,
changed the aquatic plant control situation in 1959?
Hydrilla
Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant control by the
Florida Weed Control Act of 1979?
DNR
