Landscape maintenance Pest control QAC Complete Exam *Q&A

Landscape maintenance Pest control QAC Complete Exam *Q&A 1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of weeds? Ca, some weeds are poisonous to people or animals Tb weeds interfere with the safety or use of landscaped areas Lic. most weeds produce large quantities of seeds, even under adverse conditions Old weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants - CORRECT ANSWER-D 2. Perennial weeds are generally the most difficult to control because they Da, produce more seeds than other types of plants b. can reproduce and spread from storage organs such as rhizomes and tubers c. have seeds that remain viable longer than those of annual and biennial plants d. have hairy leaves that repel herbicides - CORRECT ANSWER-B Which of the following insect orders includes species known to transmit some plant diseases? Da. Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers) O b. Thysanura (firebrats and silverhsh) Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches) O d. Thysanoptera (thrips) - CORRECT ANSWER-D Which feature characterizes vertebrates? Da. never lays eggs Ob. has fur Oc. has backbone O d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-C Which of the following orders of insects includes species that are pests of living plants? Da. Isoptera (termites) Db. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish) Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches) O d. Heteroptera (true bugs) - CORRECT ANSWER-D The immature stages of an insect are known as Oa. instars Ob. metamorphoses Oc. juveniles O-adults - CORRECT ANSWER-A Which of the following groups of insect orders include both pests and beneficials that attack pest insect species? Ca. Hymenoptera (wasps and bees), Thysanoptera (thrips), and Heteroptera (true bugs) 0b. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish), Blattodea (cockroaches), and Dermaptera (earwigs) Cc. Isoptera (termites), Mallophaga (chewing lice), and Anoplura (sucking lice) Cd. Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies), Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), and Siphonaptera (leas) - CORRECT ANSWER-A 8. Which of the fallowing insects suck plant juices out of plant cells? Da. Dermaptera (earwigs) Db. Homoptera (aphids and whiteNies) Dc. Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) O d. Orthoptera (crickets and locusts - CORRECT ANSWER-B Which part of a plant do nematodes most common! attack? Da. fruit Db. roots and other underground plant parts Oc. germinating seeds Od. flowers - CORRECT ANSWER-B 10. Which of the following types of plant disorders cannot be transmitted trom plant to plant? Da. bacterial diseases Db. fungal diseases Dc. viruses Oic problems - CORRECT ANSWER-D 11. Ants belong to the insect order Da. Coleoptera Ob. Diptera Dc. Hymenoptera O d. Lepidoptera - CORRECT ANSWER-C 12. Which of the following insects have chewing mouth parts? Da. caterpillars O b. true bugs Ic. aphids Od. thrips - CORRECT ANSWER-A 13. Vertebrates include which of the following types of animals? Da. spiders and ticks Ob. snails and slugs Oc. birds and mice O d. butterflies and beetle - CORRECT ANSWER-C 14. Which of the following animals are arthropods? Da fish Ob. slugs Oc. rats Od. mites - CORRECT ANSWER-D 15. Which of the following pests would cause leaf stippling? Da. fungus disease Ob, beetle larvae Dc. mites O d. caterpillars - CORRECT ANSWER-C 16. An insect that passes through complete metamorphosis would have which of the following life stages? Da. egg, nymph, adult O, larva, adult Dc. egg, larva, nymph, adult O, larva, pupa, adult - CORRECT ANSWER-D 17. Powdery mildew on plants is caused by Da. insect feeding damage Db. fungus Dc. cultural practices Od. high temperatures - CORRECT ANSWER-B 18. An abiotic disorder of a plant can be caused by Ea. insects or mites Ob. fungal organisms Dc. irrigation problems - CORRECT ANSWER-C CHAPTER 2) - CORRECT ANSWEREfforts to completely eliminate a pest species ar