QAC Landscape Maintenance Exam Questions and Answers

QAC Landscape Maintenance Exam Questions
and Answers
Which of the following orders of insects includes species that are pests of living plants?

A. Isoptera (termites)

B. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish)

C. Blattodea (cockroaches)

D. Heteroptera (true bugs)

D

The immature stages of an insect are known as:

A. instars

B. metamorphoses

C. juveniles

D. pre-adults

A

Which of the following groups of insect orders include both pests and beneficials that

attack pest insect species?

A. Hymenoptera (wasps and bees), Thysanoptera (thrips), and Heteroptera (true bugs)

B. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish), Blattodea (cockroaches), and Dermaptera (earwigs)

C. Isoptera (termites), Mallophaga (chewing lice), and Anoplura (sucking lice)

D. Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies), Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), and

Siphonaptera (fleas)

A

, Which of the following insects suck plant juices out of plant cells?

A. Dermaptera (earwigs)

B. Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies)

C. Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)

D. Orthoptera (crickets and locusts)

B

Which part of a plant do nematodes most commonly attack?

A. fruit

B. roots and other undergound plant parts

C. germinating seeds

D. flowers

B

Which of the following types of plant disorders cannot be transmitted from plant to plant?

A. bacterial diseases

B. fungal diseases

C. viruses

D. abiotic problems

D

Ants belong to the insect order

A. Coleoptera

B. Diptera