WISCONSIN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TURF AND LANDSCAPE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM ALL CHAPTERS 220 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+.pdf

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Ch.1 List the general kinds of damage insect pests can cause - ANSWER: -
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Chew on seeds, roots, leaves, stems, & fruits
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-Tunnel in roots, stems, & leaves
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-Suck plant juices
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-Promote gall formation and other malformations
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-Inject toxins into plants -Transmit diseases to plants
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-Create a nuisance for people
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Ch.1 Describe the structural features of insects -
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mANSWER: Insects have: body form has 3 regions: head, thorax, abdomen; 3 pair
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s of legs attached to thorax; 0, 1, or 2 pairs of wings attached to thorax; 1 pair of a
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Ch.1 Explain how to distinguish insects from other arthropods -
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mANSWER: Arthropods have: exoskeleton; body form has 2 regions: head & abd
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omen; usually 4 pairs of legs attached to head; no wings; no antennae
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Ch.1 Contrast the difference between simple and complete metamorphosis -
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ANSWER: -Simple: "Incomplete Metamorphosis"; 3 stages: egg, nymph, & adult
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-Complete: 4 distinct stages: egg, larva, pupa, & adult
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Ch.1 Explain how temperature and humidity affect insect development -
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ANSWER: *Temperature & humidity preferences vary for each insect.
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*Combined effect of both on reproduction & development is more dramatically dif
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ferent than the effect of either alone.
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Temperature: development is faster with heat & slower with cold temps; insects di
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e at the high levels of developmental threshold temps and become inactive at low l
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evels
-Humidity: effects insect diseases; effects moisture levels required for survival
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Ch.1 List the advantages and disadvantages of using insecticides - ANSWER:
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Advantages:
-Effective against economically damaging pests
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-Can combine 1 or 2 insecticides to combat several pests
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-They act quickly to control pests before reaching damaging levels
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-For new pests, there are many compounds that have been proven effective
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Effective insecticides, suitable formulations, & application equipment are normall
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Disadvantages:
-Often eliminate beneficial insects, allowing target organisms to rebound quickly
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-Repeated exposure can lead to resistance in a pest population
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-Yearly dependence on applications is an added cost
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-Always a potential for drift, residues, and damage
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Ch.2 Explain what determines whether a given plant is a weed - ANSWER:
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Weeds are unwanted plants
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Ch.2 List the two main goals of weed management -
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ANSWER: 1. Minimize weed competition
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2. Limit the weed's reproduction so that you can still manage the weed population
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in future years
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Ch.2 Describe ways that weeds can pose problems in turf and landscapes (7) -
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ANSWER: -Interfere with management practices
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Produce chemical inhibitors that directly retard the growth of desirable plants (allelop
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athy)
-Create a poor impression on customers
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-Interferes with pesticide applications
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-Support insect pests and plant diseases or provide cover for rodents
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-Are poisonous, allergenic, or irritating to people or pets
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-Dry out or die and become fire hazards
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Ch.2 Distinguish grasses from broadleaf plants and woody from herbaceous plants
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Grasses (Monocots): most common weeds; have a single seed leaf (cotyledon) when t
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hey germinate; narrow leaves with parallel viens
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-Broadleaves (Dicots): have 2 seed leaves when they germinate; veins form a net-
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mlike or branching pattern; can be broken down into Woody and Herbaceous plant
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--> Woody: have thickened outer layer on stems (bark)
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--> Herbaceous: lacks bark
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Ch. 2 Describe the life cycles and propagation of annual, biennial, and perennial
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plants - ANSWER: - m m m


Annuals: live less than 12 months; most seeds germinate the following year, som
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e are dormant taking several years; prolific seed producers.
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> Summer Annuals: germinate from seed in spring, flower/produce seeds in sum
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mer, die in late summer/early fall.
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--> Winter Annuals: germinate from seed in fall, overwinter as low-
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growing plants, flower/produce seeds in spring, then die.
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, Biennials: live for 2 growing seasons; germinate from seeds in spring or summer
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and produce a rosette of leaves, overwinter in rosette stage, flower the following
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year, produce seed, and die.
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