FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
◉ Biomagnification
Answer: Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food
chain
◉ abiotic factors
Answer: natural control measures within the environment.
EX: climactic factors, air/water pollution, topographic features.
◉ Biological Control
Answer: The use of natural enemies to control pests.
EX: Predators, Parasites, Pathogens
◉ Cultural Control
Answer: These are Practices that reduce pest establishment,
reproduction, dispersal and survival.
EX: Mowing, irrigation, aeration, fertilization and sanitation.
, ◉ Genetic control
Answer: Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to
insect feedings.
◉ Mechanical/Physical control
Answer: Kills a pest directly or makes its environment unsuitable
EX: Rodent traps, deer fences, mulches, barriers
◉ Regulatory control
Answer: Removal of pests that cant be controlled at a local level.
Utilizes quarantines to prevent entry of pests at airports or ocean
ports and can be used to remove pests with government power. (i.e.
draining standing water that provides breeding sites for mosquitos.)
◉ Mode of action
Answer: How chemicals kill a pest
◉ Site of action
Answer: The specific biological system affected within the pest
◉ Economic threshold