QAL/QAC Category B - Landscape Maintenance, HCA 100
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B
Which if the following is not a characteristic of weeds?
- some weeds are poisonous to people or animals
- weeds interfere with the safety or use of landscape areas
- most weeds produce large quantities of seeds, even under
adverse conditions
- weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants
Weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants
Perennial weeds are generally the most difficult to control because they:
- produce more seeds than other types of plants
- can reproduce & spread from storage organs such as rhizomes & tubers
- have seeds that remain viable longer than those of annual & biennial plants
- have hairy leaves that repel herbicides
Can reproduce and spread from storage organs such as rhizomes and tubers
,Which of the following insect orders includes species known to
transmit some plant diseases?
- Orthoptera (crickets & grasshoppers)
- Thysanura (firebrats & silverfish)
- Blattodea (cockroaches)
- Thysanoptera (thrips)
Thysanoptera (thrips)
Which feature characterizes vertebrates?
- never lays eggs
- has fur
- has backbone
- all of the above
Has backbone
Which of the following orders of insects includes species that are
pests of living plants?
- Isoptera (termites)
- Thysanura (firebrats & silverfish)
- Blattodea (cockroaches)
- Heteroptera (true bugs)
Heteroptera (true bugs)
, The immature stages of an insect are known as:
- instars
- metamorphoses
- juveniles
- pre-adults
Instars
Which of the following types of plant disorders cannot be
transmitted from plant to plant?
- bacterial diseases
- fungal diseases
- viruses
- abiotic problems
Abiotic problems
, Which of the following groups of insect orders include both pests
and beneficials that attack pest insect species?
- Hymenoptera (wasps & bees), Thysanoptera (thrips), and
Heteroptera (true bugs)
- Thysanura (firebrats & silverfish), Blattodea (cockroaches), &
Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Isoptera (termites), Mallophaga (chewing lice), & Anoplura (sucking
lice)
- Homoptera (aphids & whiteflies), Lepidoptera (moth &
butterflies), Siphonoptera (fleas)
Hymenoptera (wasps & bees), Thysanoptera (thrips), and Heteroptera
(true bugs)
Which of the following insects suck plant juices out of plant cells?
- Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Homoptera (aphids & whiteflies)
- Lepidoptera (moths & whiteflies)
- Orthoptera (moths & locusts)
Homoptera (aphids & whiteflies)
RAI ACTUAL EXAM 2026 COMPLETE TEST ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS (CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) CURRENTLY UPDATED VERSION
|ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!) QAL\QAC Category
B
Which if the following is not a characteristic of weeds?
- some weeds are poisonous to people or animals
- weeds interfere with the safety or use of landscape areas
- most weeds produce large quantities of seeds, even under
adverse conditions
- weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants
Weeds enhance the growth of landscape plants
Perennial weeds are generally the most difficult to control because they:
- produce more seeds than other types of plants
- can reproduce & spread from storage organs such as rhizomes & tubers
- have seeds that remain viable longer than those of annual & biennial plants
- have hairy leaves that repel herbicides
Can reproduce and spread from storage organs such as rhizomes and tubers
,Which of the following insect orders includes species known to
transmit some plant diseases?
- Orthoptera (crickets & grasshoppers)
- Thysanura (firebrats & silverfish)
- Blattodea (cockroaches)
- Thysanoptera (thrips)
Thysanoptera (thrips)
Which feature characterizes vertebrates?
- never lays eggs
- has fur
- has backbone
- all of the above
Has backbone
Which of the following orders of insects includes species that are
pests of living plants?
- Isoptera (termites)
- Thysanura (firebrats & silverfish)
- Blattodea (cockroaches)
- Heteroptera (true bugs)
Heteroptera (true bugs)
, The immature stages of an insect are known as:
- instars
- metamorphoses
- juveniles
- pre-adults
Instars
Which of the following types of plant disorders cannot be
transmitted from plant to plant?
- bacterial diseases
- fungal diseases
- viruses
- abiotic problems
Abiotic problems
, Which of the following groups of insect orders include both pests
and beneficials that attack pest insect species?
- Hymenoptera (wasps & bees), Thysanoptera (thrips), and
Heteroptera (true bugs)
- Thysanura (firebrats & silverfish), Blattodea (cockroaches), &
Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Isoptera (termites), Mallophaga (chewing lice), & Anoplura (sucking
lice)
- Homoptera (aphids & whiteflies), Lepidoptera (moth &
butterflies), Siphonoptera (fleas)
Hymenoptera (wasps & bees), Thysanoptera (thrips), and Heteroptera
(true bugs)
Which of the following insects suck plant juices out of plant cells?
- Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Homoptera (aphids & whiteflies)
- Lepidoptera (moths & whiteflies)
- Orthoptera (moths & locusts)
Homoptera (aphids & whiteflies)
