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1. 1. Which of the following is not a characteristic D
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
2. 2. B
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
3. Which of the following insect orders includes species D
known to transmit some plant diseases?
Da. Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers)
O b. Thysanura (firebrats and silverhsh)
Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches)
O d. Thysanoptera (thrips)
4. Which feature characterizes vertebrates? C
Da. never lays eggs
Ob. has fur
Oc. has backbone
O d. all of the above
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5. Which of the following orders of insects includes D
species that are pests of living plants?
Da. Isoptera (termites)
Db. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish)
Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches)
O d. Heteroptera (true bugs)
6. The immature stages of an insect are known as A
Oa. instars
Ob. metamorphoses
Oc. juveniles
Od.pre-adults
7. Which of the following groups of insect orders A
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)
8. 8. Which of the fallowing insects suck plant juices out B
of
plant cells?
Da. Dermaptera (earwigs)
Db. Homoptera (aphids and whiteNies)
Dc. Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)
O d. Orthoptera (crickets and locusts
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9. Which part of a plant do nematodes most common! B
attack?
Da. fruit
Db. roots and other underground plant parts
Oc. germinating seeds
Od. flowers
10. 10. Which of the following types of plant disorders D
cannot be transmitted trom plant to plant?
Da. bacterial diseases
Db. fungal diseases
Dc. viruses
Od.abiotic problems
11. 11. Ants belong to the insect order C
Da. Coleoptera
Ob. Diptera
Dc. Hymenoptera
O d. Lepidoptera
12. 12. Which of the following insects have chewing A
mouth parts?
Da. caterpillars
O b. true bugs
Ic. aphids
Od. thrips
13. 13. Vertebrates include which of the following types C
of
animals?
Da. spiders and ticks
Ob. snails and slugs
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Oc. birds and mice
O d. butterflies and beetle
14. 14. Which of the following animals are arthropods? D
Da fish
Ob. slugs
Oc. rats
Od. mites
15. 15. Which of the following pests would cause leaf C
stippling?
Da. fungus disease
Ob, beetle larvae
Dc. mites
O d. caterpillars
16. 16. An insect that passes through complete metamor- D
pho-
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
17. 17. Powdery mildew on plants is caused by B
Da. insect feeding damage
Db. fungus
Dc. cultural practices
Od. high temperatures
18. 18. An abiotic disorder of a plant can be caused by C
Ea. insects or mites
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1. 1. Which of the following is not a characteristic D
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
2. 2. B
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
3. Which of the following insect orders includes species D
known to transmit some plant diseases?
Da. Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers)
O b. Thysanura (firebrats and silverhsh)
Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches)
O d. Thysanoptera (thrips)
4. Which feature characterizes vertebrates? C
Da. never lays eggs
Ob. has fur
Oc. has backbone
O d. all of the above
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5. Which of the following orders of insects includes D
species that are pests of living plants?
Da. Isoptera (termites)
Db. Thysanura (firebrats and silverfish)
Dc. Blattodea (cockroaches)
O d. Heteroptera (true bugs)
6. The immature stages of an insect are known as A
Oa. instars
Ob. metamorphoses
Oc. juveniles
Od.pre-adults
7. Which of the following groups of insect orders A
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)
8. 8. Which of the fallowing insects suck plant juices out B
of
plant cells?
Da. Dermaptera (earwigs)
Db. Homoptera (aphids and whiteNies)
Dc. Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)
O d. Orthoptera (crickets and locusts
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9. Which part of a plant do nematodes most common! B
attack?
Da. fruit
Db. roots and other underground plant parts
Oc. germinating seeds
Od. flowers
10. 10. Which of the following types of plant disorders D
cannot be transmitted trom plant to plant?
Da. bacterial diseases
Db. fungal diseases
Dc. viruses
Od.abiotic problems
11. 11. Ants belong to the insect order C
Da. Coleoptera
Ob. Diptera
Dc. Hymenoptera
O d. Lepidoptera
12. 12. Which of the following insects have chewing A
mouth parts?
Da. caterpillars
O b. true bugs
Ic. aphids
Od. thrips
13. 13. Vertebrates include which of the following types C
of
animals?
Da. spiders and ticks
Ob. snails and slugs
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Oc. birds and mice
O d. butterflies and beetle
14. 14. Which of the following animals are arthropods? D
Da fish
Ob. slugs
Oc. rats
Od. mites
15. 15. Which of the following pests would cause leaf C
stippling?
Da. fungus disease
Ob, beetle larvae
Dc. mites
O d. caterpillars
16. 16. An insect that passes through complete metamor- D
pho-
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
17. 17. Powdery mildew on plants is caused by B
Da. insect feeding damage
Db. fungus
Dc. cultural practices
Od. high temperatures
18. 18. An abiotic disorder of a plant can be caused by C
Ea. insects or mites
