Georgia Pesticide Exam Study
Guide/100 Q;s and A’s
Symptoms or signs may identify plant diseases, which of the following is a
disease sign?
a. Fungus growth on leaves
b. Wilting
C. Rotten Roots
d. All of the Above - -A. Fungus on leaves
Symptom- the reaction of the host plant to invasion by the parasite. I.E.
Wilting
Sign- physical evidence of a pathogen, such as visible growth of fungus
spores
-Protecting groundwater from contamination is important because Georgia
citizens depend on groundwater as the source for drinking water.What
percentage of Georgia citizens get their drinking water from groundwater
sources?
a. 15%-25%
b.35%-45%
c.55%-65%
d. 65%-75% - -d. 65%-75%
-Verticillium wilt can be an important plant disease. In what region of
Georgia is this disease most likely to occur?
a. North Georgia
b. East Georgia
c. West Georgia
d. South Georgia - -a. North Georgia
Pathogens that cause wilt disease enters the plant through the roots.
Verticillium Wilt- Fungus; normally occurs in cooler areas with lower soil
temperatures,
-When does groundwater form?
a. When water moves below the earth's surface to fill empty spaces in and
around rocks and porous materials like sand.
b. When water collects into lakes, ponds, and streams on the surface of the
ground
c. When more water is pumped from the ground than is replenished by rain
d. When man's activities deform and rebuild the earth's surface - -A.
, -A plant has the following symptoms. Yellow bands form around the leaf
veins, and the plant is stunted. What is the most likely cause for this
disease?
a) Nematode
b) virus
c) fungus
d) bacterium - -B.
-Why should we protect endangered species?
a. many medicines are derived from plants
b. genetic material of wild species is used to revitalize domestic species
c. if a species becomes extinct, it can never be recovered
d. all of the above - -d.
-Which of the following is not an inorganic fungicide?
a. sulfur
b. copper oxide
c. captan
Bordeaux Mixture - -c.
-Fusarium wilt is often caused by an interaction between what two
organisms?
a. nematodes and fungi
b. nematodes and bacteria
c. nematodes and virus
d. all of the above - -a
-Which of the following is a principle cause of the decline of plant and animal
species?
a. pesticides
b.legal hunting activities
c. pollution
d. loss of habitat - -d
-T/F Soil fumigants are the only pesticide option to control nematodes. - -f
-Which of the following federal agencies regulates pesticides to protect
endangered species?
a. U.S. EPA
b. USDA
c. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
d. U.S. Forest Service - -a
-T/F A warm season annual is a plant that emerges from seed in the fall and
dies before summer. - -f
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