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