Right of Way Pest Management Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Right of Way (ROW) - CORRECT ANSWER areas involved in common transport including
federal, state, county, and township highways and roads, utilities, pipelines, public service drainage
ways, railroads, public airports, recreational paths
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - CORRECT ANSWER use of all available tactics or
strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be achieved
5 Components of Integrated Pest Managment - CORRECT ANSWER 1- pest identification
2 - monitoring
3 - site specific requirements
4 - development and implementation of control strategies
5 - evaluating control strategies for effectiveness
Crop - CORRECT ANSWER services that the ROW provides
Biological Control - CORRECT ANSWER the intentional release of a natural enemy to attack a
pest population
Allelopathy - CORRECT ANSWER the production of chemicals by plants that inhibit the
growth of neighboring plants
Cultural Control - CORRECT ANSWER create optimal growing conditions for the plants you
want to preserve or unfavorable conditions for the pests
Mechanical Control - CORRECT ANSWER mechanical or manual removal of pests using
machinery or hand tools
, Chemical Control - CORRECT ANSWER use of pesticide applications to hinder or stop the
growth of pests
Brown Out - CORRECT ANSWER browning of a plant as a result of a herbicide application
Stages of Plant Development - CORRECT ANSWER seedling, vegetation, seed production,
maturity
Annuals - CORRECT ANSWER complete their life cycle in a year or less
Biennials - CORRECT ANSWER plants with a two-year life cycle
Perennials - CORRECT ANSWER plants that live for more than two years.
Monocot - CORRECT ANSWER angiosperm with one cotyledon (leaf) inside its seed
Dicot - CORRECT ANSWER angiosperm with two cotyledons (leaf) inside its seed
Traits of Grasses - CORRECT ANSWER Monocot, narrow leaf, parallel veins, fibrous root
system, annual or perennial, sheathed growing point
Traits of Sedges - CORRECT ANSWER triangular stems, three rows of leaves, narrow leaves,
parallel veins, perennial, rhizomes and tubers
Traits of Herbaceous Broadleafs - CORRECT ANSWER dicot, net-like venation, taproot w/
coarse root system, annual, biennial, and perennial, growing points on stem, root, leaf axil
Traits of Vines - CORRECT ANSWER dicot, broad leaves, net-like venation, taproot,
perennial, vigorous sprouting habits
Traits of Brush and Shrubs - CORRECT ANSWER woody, several stems, less than 10ft tall
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Right of Way (ROW) - CORRECT ANSWER areas involved in common transport including
federal, state, county, and township highways and roads, utilities, pipelines, public service drainage
ways, railroads, public airports, recreational paths
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - CORRECT ANSWER use of all available tactics or
strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be achieved
5 Components of Integrated Pest Managment - CORRECT ANSWER 1- pest identification
2 - monitoring
3 - site specific requirements
4 - development and implementation of control strategies
5 - evaluating control strategies for effectiveness
Crop - CORRECT ANSWER services that the ROW provides
Biological Control - CORRECT ANSWER the intentional release of a natural enemy to attack a
pest population
Allelopathy - CORRECT ANSWER the production of chemicals by plants that inhibit the
growth of neighboring plants
Cultural Control - CORRECT ANSWER create optimal growing conditions for the plants you
want to preserve or unfavorable conditions for the pests
Mechanical Control - CORRECT ANSWER mechanical or manual removal of pests using
machinery or hand tools
, Chemical Control - CORRECT ANSWER use of pesticide applications to hinder or stop the
growth of pests
Brown Out - CORRECT ANSWER browning of a plant as a result of a herbicide application
Stages of Plant Development - CORRECT ANSWER seedling, vegetation, seed production,
maturity
Annuals - CORRECT ANSWER complete their life cycle in a year or less
Biennials - CORRECT ANSWER plants with a two-year life cycle
Perennials - CORRECT ANSWER plants that live for more than two years.
Monocot - CORRECT ANSWER angiosperm with one cotyledon (leaf) inside its seed
Dicot - CORRECT ANSWER angiosperm with two cotyledons (leaf) inside its seed
Traits of Grasses - CORRECT ANSWER Monocot, narrow leaf, parallel veins, fibrous root
system, annual or perennial, sheathed growing point
Traits of Sedges - CORRECT ANSWER triangular stems, three rows of leaves, narrow leaves,
parallel veins, perennial, rhizomes and tubers
Traits of Herbaceous Broadleafs - CORRECT ANSWER dicot, net-like venation, taproot w/
coarse root system, annual, biennial, and perennial, growing points on stem, root, leaf axil
Traits of Vines - CORRECT ANSWER dicot, broad leaves, net-like venation, taproot,
perennial, vigorous sprouting habits
Traits of Brush and Shrubs - CORRECT ANSWER woody, several stems, less than 10ft tall
