QAL B LICENSE-LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE PEST CONTROL
EXAM
1. Ants belong to the insect order
Da. Coleoptera
Ob. Diptera
Dc. Hymenoptera
O d. Lepidoptera
C
2. Which of the following insects have chewing
mouth parts?
Da. caterpillars
O b. true bugs
Ic. aphids
Od. thrips
A
3. Vertebrates include which of the following types of
animals?
Da. spiders and ticks
Ob. snails and slugs
Oc. birds and mice
O d. butterflies and beetle
C
4. Which of the following animals are arthropods?
Da fish
Ob. slugs
,Oc. rats
Od. mites
D
5. Which of the following pests would cause leaf
stippling?
Da. fungus disease
Ob, beetle larvae
Dc. mites
O d. caterpillars
C
6. An insect that passes through complete metamorpho-
sis would have which of the following life stages?
Da. egg, nymph, adult
Ob.egg, larva, adult
Dc. egg, larva, nymph, adult
Od.egg, larva, pupa, adult
D
7. Powdery mildew on plants is caused by
Da. insect feeding damage
Db. fungus
Dc. cultural practices
Od. high temperatures
B
8. An abiotic disorder of a plant can be caused by
Ea. insects or mites
Ob. fungal organisms
Dc. irrigation problems
C
,1. Which of the following is not a characteristic
of weeds?
Ca, some weeds are poisonous to people or animals
Tb weeds interfere with the safety or use of
landscaped areas
Lic. most weeds produce large quantities of seeds,
even under adverse conditions
Old weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants
D
2.
Perennial weeds are generally the most difficult to
control because they
Da, 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
B
Which of the following insect orders includes species
known to transmit some plant diseases?
Da. Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers)
O b. Thysanura (firebrats and silverhsh)
Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches)
O d. Thysanoptera (thrips)
D
Which feature characterizes vertebrates?
Da. never lays eggs
Ob. has fur
, Oc. has backbone
O d. all of the above
C
Which of the following orders of insects includes
species that are pests of living plants?
Da. Isoptera (termites)
Db. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish)
Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches)
O d. Heteroptera (true bugs)
D
The immature stages of an insect are known as
Oa. instars
Ob. metamorphoses
Oc. juveniles
Od.pre-adults
A
Which of the following groups of insect orders
include both pests and beneficials that attack pest
insect species?
Ca. Hymenoptera (wasps and bees), Thysanoptera
(thrips), and Heteroptera (true bugs)
0b. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish), Blattodea
(cockroaches), and Dermaptera (earwigs)
Cc. Isoptera (termites), Mallophaga (chewing lice),
and Anoplura (sucking lice)
Cd. Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies), Lepidoptera
(moths and butterflies), and Siphonaptera (leas)
A
MAINTENANCE PEST CONTROL
EXAM
1. Ants belong to the insect order
Da. Coleoptera
Ob. Diptera
Dc. Hymenoptera
O d. Lepidoptera
C
2. Which of the following insects have chewing
mouth parts?
Da. caterpillars
O b. true bugs
Ic. aphids
Od. thrips
A
3. Vertebrates include which of the following types of
animals?
Da. spiders and ticks
Ob. snails and slugs
Oc. birds and mice
O d. butterflies and beetle
C
4. Which of the following animals are arthropods?
Da fish
Ob. slugs
,Oc. rats
Od. mites
D
5. Which of the following pests would cause leaf
stippling?
Da. fungus disease
Ob, beetle larvae
Dc. mites
O d. caterpillars
C
6. An insect that passes through complete metamorpho-
sis would have which of the following life stages?
Da. egg, nymph, adult
Ob.egg, larva, adult
Dc. egg, larva, nymph, adult
Od.egg, larva, pupa, adult
D
7. Powdery mildew on plants is caused by
Da. insect feeding damage
Db. fungus
Dc. cultural practices
Od. high temperatures
B
8. An abiotic disorder of a plant can be caused by
Ea. insects or mites
Ob. fungal organisms
Dc. irrigation problems
C
,1. Which of the following is not a characteristic
of weeds?
Ca, some weeds are poisonous to people or animals
Tb weeds interfere with the safety or use of
landscaped areas
Lic. most weeds produce large quantities of seeds,
even under adverse conditions
Old weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants
D
2.
Perennial weeds are generally the most difficult to
control because they
Da, 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
B
Which of the following insect orders includes species
known to transmit some plant diseases?
Da. Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers)
O b. Thysanura (firebrats and silverhsh)
Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches)
O d. Thysanoptera (thrips)
D
Which feature characterizes vertebrates?
Da. never lays eggs
Ob. has fur
, Oc. has backbone
O d. all of the above
C
Which of the following orders of insects includes
species that are pests of living plants?
Da. Isoptera (termites)
Db. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish)
Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches)
O d. Heteroptera (true bugs)
D
The immature stages of an insect are known as
Oa. instars
Ob. metamorphoses
Oc. juveniles
Od.pre-adults
A
Which of the following groups of insect orders
include both pests and beneficials that attack pest
insect species?
Ca. Hymenoptera (wasps and bees), Thysanoptera
(thrips), and Heteroptera (true bugs)
0b. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish), Blattodea
(cockroaches), and Dermaptera (earwigs)
Cc. Isoptera (termites), Mallophaga (chewing lice),
and Anoplura (sucking lice)
Cd. Homoptera (aphids and whiteflies), Lepidoptera
(moths and butterflies), and Siphonaptera (leas)
A
