Alabama OTPC Study Cards ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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, Five mains groups of pests. 1. Insects
2. Snails and slugs
3. Vertebrates
4. Plant disease agents
5. Weeds
Pest living things that compete with human beings for food, fiber, and space or attach
humans directly
Hosts living plants or animals some pests depend on for survival
Name two identifying characteristics common to all adult Six jointed legs
insects Three body regions
Two characteristics which aid in distinguishing one insect Wings
from another Mouthparts
Explain the differences between the basic life cycles of Some change only in size as they develop
insects Some change form slightly
Some change completely in form and size
Gradual Life Cycle Eggs - Nymph - Adult
Also referred to "Simple"
Complete Life Cycle Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
Three characteristics of mites, ticks and spiders Eight jointed legs
Two body regions
Lack wings
List four types of vertebrate animals that can be pests Fish
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
List types of living organisms that cause plant diseases Fungi
Bacteria
Viruses
Nematodes
ANSWERS
, Five mains groups of pests. 1. Insects
2. Snails and slugs
3. Vertebrates
4. Plant disease agents
5. Weeds
Pest living things that compete with human beings for food, fiber, and space or attach
humans directly
Hosts living plants or animals some pests depend on for survival
Name two identifying characteristics common to all adult Six jointed legs
insects Three body regions
Two characteristics which aid in distinguishing one insect Wings
from another Mouthparts
Explain the differences between the basic life cycles of Some change only in size as they develop
insects Some change form slightly
Some change completely in form and size
Gradual Life Cycle Eggs - Nymph - Adult
Also referred to "Simple"
Complete Life Cycle Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
Three characteristics of mites, ticks and spiders Eight jointed legs
Two body regions
Lack wings
List four types of vertebrate animals that can be pests Fish
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
List types of living organisms that cause plant diseases Fungi
Bacteria
Viruses
Nematodes