Ornamental & turf pest control category 3- Pest types- Solved

What are the 3 pests? - ANSWER-Diseases, insects, & weeds. What are abiotic disorders & give an example - ANSWER-Do not spread from plant to plant. Example, chemical burn from fertilizer. What's an infectious disease & give an example - ANSWER-Can be causes by several parasitic organisms. Example, fungi, bacteria, viruses. What is fungi? - ANSWER-Multicellular organisms that lack chlorophyll. Fungi must gets its nutrients from living organisms or from dead matter. What's chlorophyll? - ANSWER-A pigment involved in photosynthesis that gives the plant its green color. What is bacteria? - ANSWER-Microscopic, one cellular organism that do not produce chlorophyll. Bacteria obtains it's nourishment from dead or living plant or animals. What is phytoplasma? - ANSWER-Ultra microscopic organisms, much smaller than bacteria. They occur in a variety of sizes & shapes. Usually transmitted by leaf hoppers. What are viruses? - ANSWER-Ultra microscopic entities. They can only develop & reproduce in living cells. Plant viruses cause abnormal plant development. For virus to survive it must remain in a living organism. What are nematodes? - ANSWER-Round worms. Most nematodes are saprophytes meaning they feed on decaying organic matter & other soil organisms. What's are parasitic plants & give an example. - ANSWER-A organism living on or in another organism. Example, dodder vine. What's a weed? - ANSWER-A uncultivated, unwanted plant. List the 3 categories that weeds fall into? - ANSWER-Grasses, broad leaves & sedges. List 3 life cycles - ANSWER-Annual, biannual, perennial. What's a annual life cycle? - ANSWER-When a plant germinate from seed, grows and matures. Then dies in 12 months or when killed by frost. What's a biennial life cycle? - ANSWER-When a plant requires 2 years to complete their life cycle.