FLORIDA AQUATIC PEST CONTROL EXAM | FLORIDA AQUATIC
PESTICIDE STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED
AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
Host specific - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to an organism that will only
survive when it has a specific food source (the host) available. The term is used
when referring to a biological control agent such as an insect that can survive only
on the target pest (e.g. weed) that it is intended to suppress.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - CORRECT ANSWER - A pest management
strategy that uses various combinations of pest control methods in a compatible
manner to achieve satisfactory control and ensure favorable economic and
environmental consequences.
Maintenance control (of aquatic weeds) - CORRECT ANSWER - A method for
the control of aquatic plants in which control techniques are utilized in coordinated
manner on a continuous basis in order to maintain the plant population at the
lowest feasible level.
Management goal - CORRECT ANSWER - As applied to aquatic plant
management, the amount and/or types of plants that will be controlled or allowed
to grow to best satisfy all water uses. This is often formally agreed upon by
representatives of all water use interests.
Multi-use water body - CORRECT ANSWER - A water body that is used for
more than one purpose such as fishing, waterskiing, waterfowl hunting, and
domestic water supply.
,Native plant - CORRECT ANSWER - A plant species whose natural range
includes Florida.
Nitrogen - CORRECT ANSWER - A naturally occurring element in soils that is
required in large amounts for plant growth and will stimulate the growth of aquatic
plants if no other factors are limiting.
Nonnative plant - CORRECT ANSWER - A plant species introduced to Florida,
purposefully or accidentally, from a natural range outside of Florida
Phosphorus - CORRECT ANSWER - A naturally occurring element in soils that
is required in small amounts for plant growth and will stimulate the growth of
aquatic plants (especially algae and floating plants) if no other factors are limiting.
Plant nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - Elements, such as phosphorus and
nitrogen, that are required for plant growth
Productive water bodies - CORRECT ANSWER - Those water bodies that
support large amounts of plant growth as well as abundant aquatic organisms
because they are high in nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen.
2,4-D - CORRECT ANSWER - Introduced in 1946, the first synthetic herbicide
used. It was extremely effective and economical to use and was not toxic to fish,
cattle, or humans.
River and Harbor Act of 1899 - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal legislation that
authorized construction and operation of vessels and log booms for the removal
and containment of water hyacinth in navigable waters of Florida and Louisiana
,Florida Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agency designated, in 1970, as Florida's lead agency in aquatic plant control;
responsibilities later transferred to FWC
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Florida's lead agency for fish and wildlife management, formerly
Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission
United State Army Corps of Engineers (COE or USACE) - CORRECT ANSWER
- The engineering branch of the United States Army
A lake that is used by fishermen, hunters, and water-skiers would best be defined
as what kind of lake? - CORRECT ANSWER - Multi-use lake
Abundant in Florida soils, which is a plant nutrient that is often limiting to plant
growth in lakes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Phosphorus
Which is a plant nutrient, common in fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is in
short supply? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nitrogen
Which of the following is a nonnative plant that is problematic in Florida's waters?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Hydrilla
What would be a likely management goal for a drainage canal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Minimizing vegetation
, Which term best relates to integrated management of aquatic weeds? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Maintenance control
Which is not one of the most common methods of integrated management of
aquatic weeds? - CORRECT ANSWER - Demolition
Which two nonnative plants influenced, prior to 1965, the development of aquatic
plant management in Florida? - CORRECT ANSWER - Waterhyacinth and
alligatorweed
Which of the following, after 1947, was used to effectively and economically
control waterhyacinths, and was not toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 2,4-D
Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide spray program in 1952 using
an airplane and spray-boat? - CORRECT ANSWER - FG & FWFC
Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal
River, changed the aquatic plant control situation in 1959? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hydrilla
Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant
control by the Florida Weed Control Act of 1979? - CORRECT ANSWER - DNR
Which agency was the authority to direct and operate Florida's invasive plant
management program, including aquatic plant management, transferred to in 2008?
- CORRECT ANSWER - FWC
PESTICIDE STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED
AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
Host specific - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to an organism that will only
survive when it has a specific food source (the host) available. The term is used
when referring to a biological control agent such as an insect that can survive only
on the target pest (e.g. weed) that it is intended to suppress.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - CORRECT ANSWER - A pest management
strategy that uses various combinations of pest control methods in a compatible
manner to achieve satisfactory control and ensure favorable economic and
environmental consequences.
Maintenance control (of aquatic weeds) - CORRECT ANSWER - A method for
the control of aquatic plants in which control techniques are utilized in coordinated
manner on a continuous basis in order to maintain the plant population at the
lowest feasible level.
Management goal - CORRECT ANSWER - As applied to aquatic plant
management, the amount and/or types of plants that will be controlled or allowed
to grow to best satisfy all water uses. This is often formally agreed upon by
representatives of all water use interests.
Multi-use water body - CORRECT ANSWER - A water body that is used for
more than one purpose such as fishing, waterskiing, waterfowl hunting, and
domestic water supply.
,Native plant - CORRECT ANSWER - A plant species whose natural range
includes Florida.
Nitrogen - CORRECT ANSWER - A naturally occurring element in soils that is
required in large amounts for plant growth and will stimulate the growth of aquatic
plants if no other factors are limiting.
Nonnative plant - CORRECT ANSWER - A plant species introduced to Florida,
purposefully or accidentally, from a natural range outside of Florida
Phosphorus - CORRECT ANSWER - A naturally occurring element in soils that
is required in small amounts for plant growth and will stimulate the growth of
aquatic plants (especially algae and floating plants) if no other factors are limiting.
Plant nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - Elements, such as phosphorus and
nitrogen, that are required for plant growth
Productive water bodies - CORRECT ANSWER - Those water bodies that
support large amounts of plant growth as well as abundant aquatic organisms
because they are high in nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen.
2,4-D - CORRECT ANSWER - Introduced in 1946, the first synthetic herbicide
used. It was extremely effective and economical to use and was not toxic to fish,
cattle, or humans.
River and Harbor Act of 1899 - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal legislation that
authorized construction and operation of vessels and log booms for the removal
and containment of water hyacinth in navigable waters of Florida and Louisiana
,Florida Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agency designated, in 1970, as Florida's lead agency in aquatic plant control;
responsibilities later transferred to FWC
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Florida's lead agency for fish and wildlife management, formerly
Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission
United State Army Corps of Engineers (COE or USACE) - CORRECT ANSWER
- The engineering branch of the United States Army
A lake that is used by fishermen, hunters, and water-skiers would best be defined
as what kind of lake? - CORRECT ANSWER - Multi-use lake
Abundant in Florida soils, which is a plant nutrient that is often limiting to plant
growth in lakes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Phosphorus
Which is a plant nutrient, common in fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is in
short supply? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nitrogen
Which of the following is a nonnative plant that is problematic in Florida's waters?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Hydrilla
What would be a likely management goal for a drainage canal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Minimizing vegetation
, Which term best relates to integrated management of aquatic weeds? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Maintenance control
Which is not one of the most common methods of integrated management of
aquatic weeds? - CORRECT ANSWER - Demolition
Which two nonnative plants influenced, prior to 1965, the development of aquatic
plant management in Florida? - CORRECT ANSWER - Waterhyacinth and
alligatorweed
Which of the following, after 1947, was used to effectively and economically
control waterhyacinths, and was not toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 2,4-D
Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide spray program in 1952 using
an airplane and spray-boat? - CORRECT ANSWER - FG & FWFC
Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal
River, changed the aquatic plant control situation in 1959? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hydrilla
Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant
control by the Florida Weed Control Act of 1979? - CORRECT ANSWER - DNR
Which agency was the authority to direct and operate Florida's invasive plant
management program, including aquatic plant management, transferred to in 2008?
- CORRECT ANSWER - FWC
