Aquatic Pest Control Test Quizzes & 100% Correct
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As a member of the aquatic pest control industry, you need to develop the knowledge and
skills to recognize:
-whether an organism is a pest
-what caused the pest to become a nuisance
-the life cycle of a pest
-which life stage of the pest is susceptible to your management strategies
-various management techniques and tools, including pesticides, suitable form aquatic uses
-how non-target organisms may react to proposed management strategies
-the changing conditions of the aquatic environment in which you work.
Aquatic pest may include
Plants, Algae, and Vertebrates
Which is not an important factor for aquatic plant growth?
Large amounts of wave action
The bottom of the photic zone is defined as?
The depth at which light intensity is equivalent to one percent of full sunlight
Is it possible to have dense stands of submersed weeds in clear, clean waters that have low
water nutrients content, yet have high sediment nutrition?
True
, Large amounts of decomposing plants can _____ the dissolved oxygen level in a body of
water
Lower
Types of algae that may become pest in Texas water include:
Filamentous, Chara, and Planktonic
This floating weed is very small, has one to three light green leaves, and can cause oxygen
depletion if allowed to cover the entire surface of the pond.
Common Duckweed
This non-native floating plant has oblong leaves with distinct midrib and it is illegal to
posses or transport it
Giant Salvinia
These floating plants are non-native and are illegal to possess and transport
Common salvninia, Giant salvinia, and Water hyacinth
All of these floating plants are non-native and are illegal to posses and transport except;
Mosquito Fern
This type of aquatic weed has flaccid stems and may be managed using Aquashade
Submerged
This submerged perennial weed is native to Europe and has alternate; oblong leaves that
are toothed with a distinct midrib.
Answers
As a member of the aquatic pest control industry, you need to develop the knowledge and
skills to recognize:
-whether an organism is a pest
-what caused the pest to become a nuisance
-the life cycle of a pest
-which life stage of the pest is susceptible to your management strategies
-various management techniques and tools, including pesticides, suitable form aquatic uses
-how non-target organisms may react to proposed management strategies
-the changing conditions of the aquatic environment in which you work.
Aquatic pest may include
Plants, Algae, and Vertebrates
Which is not an important factor for aquatic plant growth?
Large amounts of wave action
The bottom of the photic zone is defined as?
The depth at which light intensity is equivalent to one percent of full sunlight
Is it possible to have dense stands of submersed weeds in clear, clean waters that have low
water nutrients content, yet have high sediment nutrition?
True
, Large amounts of decomposing plants can _____ the dissolved oxygen level in a body of
water
Lower
Types of algae that may become pest in Texas water include:
Filamentous, Chara, and Planktonic
This floating weed is very small, has one to three light green leaves, and can cause oxygen
depletion if allowed to cover the entire surface of the pond.
Common Duckweed
This non-native floating plant has oblong leaves with distinct midrib and it is illegal to
posses or transport it
Giant Salvinia
These floating plants are non-native and are illegal to possess and transport
Common salvninia, Giant salvinia, and Water hyacinth
All of these floating plants are non-native and are illegal to posses and transport except;
Mosquito Fern
This type of aquatic weed has flaccid stems and may be managed using Aquashade
Submerged
This submerged perennial weed is native to Europe and has alternate; oblong leaves that
are toothed with a distinct midrib.
