Turf & Ornamental Practice Test questions
with correct answers
Weeds |compete |with |our |landscape |plants |and |turf |for |what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-nutrients, |
light, |water
What |is |a |violation |of |a |pesticide |law? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-applying |to |site |not |listed |on |label
Grass |Characteristic |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-fine, |branching |roots
What |is |most |common |way |weedy |species |invade |landscapes? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-they |move |
with |contaminated |top |soil, |seed, |and |mulch
3 |Reasons |Perennial |Weeds |are |Persistent |& |Difficult |to |Control |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1. |live |for
|more |than |2 |yrs |and |live |indefinitely
2. |reproduce |vegetatively |and |by |seed
3. |effective |control |requires |destruction |of |underground |plants
Destroying |the |topgrowth |of |perennial |weeds |on |a |one-time |basis |will |normally |kill |the |plant |if: |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-conducted |in |seedling |stage
T/F: |Mowing |height |can |have |significant |impact |on |health |and |vigor |of |turf |grasses, |as |well |as |
their |ability |to |withstand |competition |from |weeds. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-true
Brand-X |is |a |nonselective |herbicide. |Which |of |the |following |weeds |will |it |control? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-All- |mustards, |quackgrass, |and |sedges
Residual |Herbicides |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-need |soil |moisture |to |be |effective
What |is |a |structural |reason |some |plants |are |tolerant |of |herbicides? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-wax |
layer |on |leaves
What |is |NOT |a |chemical |or |application |factor |that |affects |the |susceptibility |of |one |group |of |plants |
to |certain |herbicides? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-leaf |angle |or |size
(what |IS?= |addition |of |adjuvants, |app |rate, |product |formulation)
Growth |regulators |or |phenoxy |compounds |have |caused |major |problems |due |to |off-target |
movement. |What |contains |phenoxy |type |herbicides? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Banvel, |MCPA, |
MCPP, |and |Turflon
Why |do |some |soil |applied |herbicides |need |higher |rates |of |application? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-soil
|adsorption
A |weed |resistant |to |Atrazine |(a |triazine |herbicide) |would |be |resistant |to |what? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Simazine
What |is |susceptible |to |24D? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-roses
What |nozzle |would |you |AVOID |using |with |emulsifiable |concentrate |formulations? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-nylon
with correct answers
Weeds |compete |with |our |landscape |plants |and |turf |for |what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-nutrients, |
light, |water
What |is |a |violation |of |a |pesticide |law? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-applying |to |site |not |listed |on |label
Grass |Characteristic |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-fine, |branching |roots
What |is |most |common |way |weedy |species |invade |landscapes? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-they |move |
with |contaminated |top |soil, |seed, |and |mulch
3 |Reasons |Perennial |Weeds |are |Persistent |& |Difficult |to |Control |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1. |live |for
|more |than |2 |yrs |and |live |indefinitely
2. |reproduce |vegetatively |and |by |seed
3. |effective |control |requires |destruction |of |underground |plants
Destroying |the |topgrowth |of |perennial |weeds |on |a |one-time |basis |will |normally |kill |the |plant |if: |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-conducted |in |seedling |stage
T/F: |Mowing |height |can |have |significant |impact |on |health |and |vigor |of |turf |grasses, |as |well |as |
their |ability |to |withstand |competition |from |weeds. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-true
Brand-X |is |a |nonselective |herbicide. |Which |of |the |following |weeds |will |it |control? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-All- |mustards, |quackgrass, |and |sedges
Residual |Herbicides |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-need |soil |moisture |to |be |effective
What |is |a |structural |reason |some |plants |are |tolerant |of |herbicides? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-wax |
layer |on |leaves
What |is |NOT |a |chemical |or |application |factor |that |affects |the |susceptibility |of |one |group |of |plants |
to |certain |herbicides? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-leaf |angle |or |size
(what |IS?= |addition |of |adjuvants, |app |rate, |product |formulation)
Growth |regulators |or |phenoxy |compounds |have |caused |major |problems |due |to |off-target |
movement. |What |contains |phenoxy |type |herbicides? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Banvel, |MCPA, |
MCPP, |and |Turflon
Why |do |some |soil |applied |herbicides |need |higher |rates |of |application? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-soil
|adsorption
A |weed |resistant |to |Atrazine |(a |triazine |herbicide) |would |be |resistant |to |what? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Simazine
What |is |susceptible |to |24D? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-roses
What |nozzle |would |you |AVOID |using |with |emulsifiable |concentrate |formulations? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-nylon
