License-Landscape Maintenance Pest Control
Chpt 1 QAL "B" Questions With Verified
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Four ways that weeds compete with the desirable plants: ANSWER - water, nutrients,
light, reduced visual beauty
Name six pests to landscape (besides weeds) ANSWER - insects, mites, fungi, bacteria,
viruses, & nematodes
Pests that are vertebrates: ANSWER - rodents that make burrows, mounds, & chew on
roots, bark, & leaves
Four main groups of landscape pests: ANSWER - Weeds, invertebrates, vertebrates, plant
pathogens
Weeds are classified as: ANSWER - undesirable plants
Invertebrate pests are: ANSWER - insects, spiders, mites, nematodes, snails, slugs
Vertebrate pests are: ANSWER - rodents, other mammals, birds
Plant pathogens are: ANSWER - bacteria, viruses, fungi, other microorganisms
Ways that weeds reproduce: (2) ANSWER - many seeds (dormant for up to 20 years),
vegetative structures (stolons, rhizomes, tubers),
Two main classifications of weeds: ANSWER - dicots & monocots
Definition of Dicot: ANSWER - Broadleaves, produces two seedling leaves (cotyledons)
Parasitic Dicots: (2) ANSWER - Mistletoe and dodder
Chpt 1 QAL "B" Questions With Verified
Answers | Graded A+ | Updated Version
Four ways that weeds compete with the desirable plants: ANSWER - water, nutrients,
light, reduced visual beauty
Name six pests to landscape (besides weeds) ANSWER - insects, mites, fungi, bacteria,
viruses, & nematodes
Pests that are vertebrates: ANSWER - rodents that make burrows, mounds, & chew on
roots, bark, & leaves
Four main groups of landscape pests: ANSWER - Weeds, invertebrates, vertebrates, plant
pathogens
Weeds are classified as: ANSWER - undesirable plants
Invertebrate pests are: ANSWER - insects, spiders, mites, nematodes, snails, slugs
Vertebrate pests are: ANSWER - rodents, other mammals, birds
Plant pathogens are: ANSWER - bacteria, viruses, fungi, other microorganisms
Ways that weeds reproduce: (2) ANSWER - many seeds (dormant for up to 20 years),
vegetative structures (stolons, rhizomes, tubers),
Two main classifications of weeds: ANSWER - dicots & monocots
Definition of Dicot: ANSWER - Broadleaves, produces two seedling leaves (cotyledons)
Parasitic Dicots: (2) ANSWER - Mistletoe and dodder
