Turf Test Review #3 Deck 1

Front 1

All weeds are inedible. T/F?

Back 1

False

Front 2

With Take All Patch you can except grass to recover. T/F?

Back 2

False

Front 3

More people die from pesticides than skiing in a year. T/F?

Back 3

False

Front 4

All turfgrasses are susceptible to fairy rings. T/F?

Back 4

True

Front 5

BIO-WEED is a 100% organic pre-emergent weed suppressor. T/F?

Back 5

True

Front 6

Adult webworms frequently rest on grass blades with their snouts pointed _________.

1. upwards in the air
2. perpindicular to the blade of grass
3. towards their nest
4. downwards at the ground

Back 6

4. downwards at the ground

Front 7

Before Sandbur flowers, it can be mistaken for what?

1. bermudagrass
2. st. augustinegrass
3. centipedegrass
4. tall fescue

Back 7

1. bermudagrass

Front 8

A solution made of vinegar, lemon juice, and soap can be used for _________.

1. Disease control
2. Weed control
3. Insect control
4. Total control

Back 8

2. Weed control

Front 9

A moth is the adult stage of all of the following except:

1. sod webworm
2. white grub
3. fall armyworm
4. cutworm

Back 9

2. white grub

Front 10

Cultural practices for IPM include all BUT:

1. Aerification
2. Vertical Mowing
3. Fertilization
4. Irritation

Back 10

4. Irritation

Front 11

What broadleaf summer perennial has noticeable heart-shaped leaves?

1. Dichondra
2. Oxalis
3. Dandelion
4. Clover

Back 11

2. Oxalis

Front 12

What broadleaf weed is also known as 'pigweed'?

1. dallisgrass
2. purslane
3. rescuegrass
4. chickweed

Back 12

2. purslane

Front 13

Sucking Insects consist of all of the following except?

1. Chinch Bugs
2. CutWorms
3. MealyBugs
4. Mites

Back 13

2. CutWorms

Front 14

Which of the following make up the vast majority of pathogens in turf:

1. Bacteria
2. Viruses
3. Fungi
4. Nematodes

Back 14

3. Fungi

Front 15

Which of the following is not a beneficial insect?

1. Ladybug
2. Ground Beetle
3. Big Eye Bug
4. Mole Cricket

Back 15

4. Mole Cricket

Front 16

Which of the following insects resemble butterflies?

1. cutworms
2. skippers
3. billbugs
4. caterpillars

Back 16

2. skippers

Front 17

In the last two decades more than __________ million acres of land have been lost to urban/industrial development in the U.S. ?

1. 10
2. 20
3. 30
4. 40

Back 17

3. 30

Front 18

What is the most serious weed worldwide?

1. Bermudagrass
2. Dandelion
3. Clover
4. Nutsedge

Back 18

4. Nutsedge

Front 19

The disease triangle does NOT include:

1. Host
2. Diagnosis
3. Pathogen
4. Environment

Back 19

2. Diagnosis

Front 20

When a plant/grass has bacterial wilt, the leaves appear?

1. curled and necrotic
2. brown and straight
3. covered in orange flecks

Back 20

1. curled and necrotic

Front 21

All the following are control methods for insects except:

1. Aerification
2. Nematodes
3. Herbicides
4. Resistant Cultivars

Back 21

3. Herbicides