COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR ROW PEST CONTROL EXAM WITH APPROVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE

COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR ROW
PEST CONTROL EXAM WITH APPROVED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Living *things *that *compete *with *a *host *for *food, *fiber, *and *space, *or *attack *us *directly
*- *CORRECT *ANSWER *- *Pest



The *living *plant *or *animal *some *pests *depend *on *for *survival. *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *-
*Host



What *are *the *5 *main *groups *of *pests? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *- *Insects *(plus *mites, *ticks,
*and *spiders)



Snails *and *slugs



Vertebrates



Plant *disease *agents



Weeds



What *are *the *2 *things *that *all *adult *insects *have *in *common? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *-
*Jointed *legs *



Three *body *segments



What *is *the *best *2 *things *to *examine *to *tell *one *insect *from *another? *- *CORRECT
*ANSWER *- *Wings



Mouthparts

,What *is *the *change *an *insect *undergoes *during *their *lifecycle *called? *- *CORRECT
*ANSWER *- *Metamorphosis



What *are *the *3 *different *metamorphosis *successions *for *insects? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *-
*Change *only *in *size *

egg->nymph *(multiple *stages)->wingless *adult

Ex. *Bristletail



Change *form *slightly

Egg->nymph *(multiple *stages)->winged *adult

Ex. *Termites, *grasshoppers



Change *completely

Egg->larva *(grow *the *most *and *do *most *damage)->pupa->usually *winged *adult

Ex. *Flies, *bees



What *are *three *identifying *characteristics *of *mites, *ticks, *and *spiders *- *CORRECT *ANSWER
*- *8 *jointed-legs *



2 *body *regions *



Dont *have *wings



What *are *4 *vertebrate *pests? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *- *Snakes



Birds



Turtles

,Alligators



What *are *the *4 *living *plant *disease *agents? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *- *Fungi



Bacteria



Viruses



Nematodes



What *are *the *3 *main *ways *a *plant *can *respond *to *a *disease *agent? *- *CORRECT
*ANSWER *- *Overdevelopment *of *tissue, *such *as *falls, *swellings, *and *leaf *curls.



Underdevelopment *of *tissue, *such *as *stunting, *lack *of *chlorophyll, *and *incomplete
*development *of *organs.



Death *of *tissue, *such *as *blights, *leaf *spots, *wilting, *and *cankers.



Interfere *with *the *welfare *or *activities *of *humans; *Plants *growing *where *they *are *not
*wanted *or *in *a *way *that *is *not *desirable. *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *- *Weeds



What *are *the *characteristics *of *herbaceous *grasses *(5)? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *- *One *leaf
*seed



Leaves *are *narrow *and *upright *with *parallel *veins. *



Fibrous *root *systems



Growing *point *is *sheathed *and *below *soil *surface *and *moves *above *the *soil *as *the
*plant *grows.

, Ex. *Crabgrass



What *are *the *characteristics *of *herbaceous *broadleaves *(5)? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *- *Two
*seed *leaves



True *leaves *are *broad *with *net-like *veins.



Taproot *and *course *root *system.



Exposed *growing *points *at *the *end *of *each *stem *and *in *each *leaf *axil.



Ex. *Pigweed



What *are *the *characteristics *of *woody *plants? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *- *Plants *that *form
*wood.



Brush *and *shrubs-several *stems *that *are *less *than *10 *feet *tall.



Trees-single *stem *taller *than *10 *feet.



What *are *the *4 *developmental *stages *of *plants? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER *- *Seedling-small
*and *vulnerable.



Vegetative-rapid *growth.



Reproductive-little *or *no *growth; *production *of *flowers *and *fruit.



Maturity-little *or *no *growth.