Plant Pests- Chewing Insects

Pests can be which of the following?

• A. Weeds

• B. Trees

• C. Vegetables

• D. Ornamental crops

Pathogenic pests can be classified as which of the following?

• A. Nucleic

• B. Mitochondrial

• C. Bacterial

• D. Chemical

Insects are part of which phylum?

• A. Nematoda

• B. Arthropoda

• C. Crustacea

• D. Mollusca

Which of the following is an insect?

• A. Bee

• B. Spider

• C. Tick

• D. Scorpion

Which is a characteristic of an insect?

• A. Two pairs of antennae

• B. Two body segments

• C. Four pairs of legs

• D. Two pairs of wings

Pesticides do which of the following?

• A. Reduce pests

• B. Promote pest growth

• C. Fertilize plants

• D. Reduce crop yield

Which of the following kills fungi?

• A. Anti-microbials

• B. Algaecides

• C. Fungicides

• D. Herbicides

Biopesticides are derived from all of the following EXCEPT?

• A. Plants

• B. Synthetics

• C. Animals

• D. Minerals

Which of the following is true about organophosphate pesticides?

• A. They were often used in the past

• B. They are toxic to the environment

• C. They have been removed from the market

• D. They attack the nervous systems

Which of the following pesticides is least toxic to the environment?

• A. Pyrethroid

• B. Organophospate

• C. Organochlorine

• D. Carbamate