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 -answer- A. Fungus on leaves
Symptom- the reaction of the host plant to invasion by the parasite. I.E. Wilting
Sign- physical...
Georgia Pesticide Exam Study Guide
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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 -answer- ✔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% -answer- ✔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 -answer- ✔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 -answer- ✔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
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d) bacterium -answer- ✔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 -answer- ✔d.
Which of the following is not an inorganic fungicide?
a. sulfur
b. copper oxide
c. captan
Bordeaux Mixture -answer- ✔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 -answer- ✔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 -answer- ✔d
T/F Soil fumigants are the only pesticide option to control nematodes. -answer- ✔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 -answer- ✔a
T/F A warm season annual is a plant that emerges from seed in the fall and dies before
summer. -answer- ✔f
What types of annual broadleaf weeds are the most difficult to control with
preemergence herbicides?
a. small seeded broadleaf because the herbicide is less likely to contact the seed.
b. large seeded broadleaf because the seeds may emerge below the herbicide zone
c. broadleaves with burr seeds (cockleburr) because the burrs provide protection from
herbicides
d. broadleaves with any size seeds that emerge very near the soil surface. -answer- ✔b
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