Alabama OTPC Study Cards Questions And Answers 2026 Update | Verifie
1. Five mains 1. Insects
groups of pests. 2. Snails and slugs
3. Vertebrates
4. Plant disease agents
5. Weeds
2. Pest living things that compete with human beings for food, fiber, and space or attach
humans directly
3. Hosts living plants or animals some pests depend on for survival
4. Name two iden- Six jointed legs
tifying character- Three body regions
istics common to
all adult insects
5. Two characteris- Wings
tics which aid Mouthparts
in distinguishing
one insect from
another
6. Explain the dif- Some change only in size as they develop
ferences be- Some change form slightly
tween the basic Some change completely in form and size
life cycles of in-
sects
7. Gradual Life Cy- Eggs - Nymph - Adult
cle Also referred to "Simple"
8. Complete Life Cy- Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
cle
, Alabama OTPC Study Cards Questions And Answers 2026 Update | Verifie
9. Three character- Eight jointed legs
istics of mites, Two body regions
ticks and spiders Lack wings
10. List four types Fish
of vertebrate an- Reptiles
imals that can be Amphibians
pests Birds
11. List types of Fungi
living organisms Bacteria
that cause plant Viruses
diseases Nematodes
12. List three main Overdevelopment of tissue
ways a plant re- Underdevelopment of tissue
sponds to infec- Death of tissue
tion by a plant
disease agent
13. Define weeds Weeds are plants growing where thay are not wanted or in a way that is not
desireable
14. Characteristics One leaf as the emerge
of herbaceous Leaves narrow and upright; veins parallel
grasses Fibrous root system
Growing point sheathed and under soil surface
Growing point gradually moves above soil as plant matures
15. Chracteristics of Two leaves as they emerge
herbaceous Leaves broad with net-like veins
broadleaves Exposed growing points at end of each stem
, Perennial broadleaved plant may have growing points on roots and stems below
soil
16. Chracteristics of brush and shrubs having several stems and less that 10 feet tall
woody plants Trees - single stem and greater than 10 feet tall
17. Annuals complete life cycle in less than 12 months
18. Explain the devel- Seedkubg - small with seed leaves present
opmental stages Vegetative rapid growth of stems, roots, and foliage. Water and nutrient uptake
of plants rapid
Seed production - little or no growth; produces fruit. Water and nutrient uptake
and movement slow and directed to reproductive parts
Maturity - little or no growthe. Movement of water and nutrients slow.
19. Biennials complete life cycle in 2 years
20. Perennials live more than 2 years; ma live indefinitely
21. Winter vs. Sum- Winter annuals germinate in the fall, examples: cheat chickweed, henbit, little
mer Annuals barley, annual bluegrass and wild mustard.
Spring annuals germinate in the spring, examples: ragweed, crabgrass, partridge
pea, pigweed and spotted spurge
22. Examples of Bi- thistle, common mullein, wild carrot, and false dandelion
ennials
23. Simple Perenni- spread by seed, crown buds, and cut root segments - examples are curly dock,
als dandelion, plantain, spider wort and white heath aster
24. Creeping Peren- spread vegetatively with stolons or rhizomes as well as seeds - examples
nials bermudagrass, big bluestem, milkweed, horsenettle, horsetail, Johnsongrass,
poison ivy and Virginia creeper
1. Five mains 1. Insects
groups of pests. 2. Snails and slugs
3. Vertebrates
4. Plant disease agents
5. Weeds
2. Pest living things that compete with human beings for food, fiber, and space or attach
humans directly
3. Hosts living plants or animals some pests depend on for survival
4. Name two iden- Six jointed legs
tifying character- Three body regions
istics common to
all adult insects
5. Two characteris- Wings
tics which aid Mouthparts
in distinguishing
one insect from
another
6. Explain the dif- Some change only in size as they develop
ferences be- Some change form slightly
tween the basic Some change completely in form and size
life cycles of in-
sects
7. Gradual Life Cy- Eggs - Nymph - Adult
cle Also referred to "Simple"
8. Complete Life Cy- Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
cle
, Alabama OTPC Study Cards Questions And Answers 2026 Update | Verifie
9. Three character- Eight jointed legs
istics of mites, Two body regions
ticks and spiders Lack wings
10. List four types Fish
of vertebrate an- Reptiles
imals that can be Amphibians
pests Birds
11. List types of Fungi
living organisms Bacteria
that cause plant Viruses
diseases Nematodes
12. List three main Overdevelopment of tissue
ways a plant re- Underdevelopment of tissue
sponds to infec- Death of tissue
tion by a plant
disease agent
13. Define weeds Weeds are plants growing where thay are not wanted or in a way that is not
desireable
14. Characteristics One leaf as the emerge
of herbaceous Leaves narrow and upright; veins parallel
grasses Fibrous root system
Growing point sheathed and under soil surface
Growing point gradually moves above soil as plant matures
15. Chracteristics of Two leaves as they emerge
herbaceous Leaves broad with net-like veins
broadleaves Exposed growing points at end of each stem
, Perennial broadleaved plant may have growing points on roots and stems below
soil
16. Chracteristics of brush and shrubs having several stems and less that 10 feet tall
woody plants Trees - single stem and greater than 10 feet tall
17. Annuals complete life cycle in less than 12 months
18. Explain the devel- Seedkubg - small with seed leaves present
opmental stages Vegetative rapid growth of stems, roots, and foliage. Water and nutrient uptake
of plants rapid
Seed production - little or no growth; produces fruit. Water and nutrient uptake
and movement slow and directed to reproductive parts
Maturity - little or no growthe. Movement of water and nutrients slow.
19. Biennials complete life cycle in 2 years
20. Perennials live more than 2 years; ma live indefinitely
21. Winter vs. Sum- Winter annuals germinate in the fall, examples: cheat chickweed, henbit, little
mer Annuals barley, annual bluegrass and wild mustard.
Spring annuals germinate in the spring, examples: ragweed, crabgrass, partridge
pea, pigweed and spotted spurge
22. Examples of Bi- thistle, common mullein, wild carrot, and false dandelion
ennials
23. Simple Perenni- spread by seed, crown buds, and cut root segments - examples are curly dock,
als dandelion, plantain, spider wort and white heath aster
24. Creeping Peren- spread vegetatively with stolons or rhizomes as well as seeds - examples
nials bermudagrass, big bluestem, milkweed, horsenettle, horsetail, Johnsongrass,
poison ivy and Virginia creeper
