QAC Landscape Maintenance Exam
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a characteristic of weeds?
A. some weeds are poisonous to people or animals
B. weeds interfere with the safety or use of landscaped areas
C. most weeds produce large quantities of seeds, even under adverse conditions
D. weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants - CORRECT ANSWER D
Perennial weeds are generally the most difficult to control because they:
A. produce more seeds than other types of plants
B. can reproduce and spread from storage organs such as rhizomes and tubers
C. have seeds that remain viable longer than those of annual and biennial plants
D. have hairy leaves that repel herbicides - CORRECT ANSWER B
Which of the following insect orders includes species known to transmit some plant diseases?
A. Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers)
B. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish)
C. Blattodea (cockroaches)
D. Thysanoptera (thrips) - CORRECT ANSWER D
Which feature characterizes vertebrates?
A. never lays eggs
B. has fur
C. has backbone
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER C
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) - CORRECT ANSWER D
The immature stages of an insect are known as:
A. instars
B. metamorphoses
C. juveniles
D. pre-adults - CORRECT ANSWER 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) - CORRECT ANSWER 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) - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER B
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a characteristic of weeds?
A. some weeds are poisonous to people or animals
B. weeds interfere with the safety or use of landscaped areas
C. most weeds produce large quantities of seeds, even under adverse conditions
D. weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants - CORRECT ANSWER D
Perennial weeds are generally the most difficult to control because they:
A. produce more seeds than other types of plants
B. can reproduce and spread from storage organs such as rhizomes and tubers
C. have seeds that remain viable longer than those of annual and biennial plants
D. have hairy leaves that repel herbicides - CORRECT ANSWER B
Which of the following insect orders includes species known to transmit some plant diseases?
A. Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers)
B. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish)
C. Blattodea (cockroaches)
D. Thysanoptera (thrips) - CORRECT ANSWER D
Which feature characterizes vertebrates?
A. never lays eggs
B. has fur
C. has backbone
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER C
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) - CORRECT ANSWER D
The immature stages of an insect are known as:
A. instars
B. metamorphoses
C. juveniles
D. pre-adults - CORRECT ANSWER 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) - CORRECT ANSWER 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) - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER B
