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Pests

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________ are an arachnid pest that live on the skin of animals and suck out their blood. They can carry Lyme Disease.

a)

Zebra Mussels

b)

Aphids

c)

Ticks

d)

Foxtails

2.

The _____________ is a flowering plant pest that invades wetland areas. These flowering plant pests are decreasing our native cattail plant population in out wetlands.

a)

Foxtails

b)

Algae

c)

Loosestrife

d)

Eurasian Water Milfoil

3.

_______________ is a fungus pest that grows in damp, moist places. It is a health hazard to humans and could cause damage to properties.

a)

Mold

b)

Tick

c)

Starling

d)

System

4.

_______________ are insect pests that live on crops. These pests suck out the sap juices from plants causing them to wilt and die. They are often referred to as "Plant Lice".

a)

Ticks

b)

Aphids

c)

Mice

d)

Zebra Mussel

5.

_______________ are a grass weed pest with flowering spikes that invades our fields. It is often referred to as " Spear Grass".

a)

Starlings

b)

Mussels

c)

Loostrifes

d)

Foxtails

6.

_____________ are mammal pests that compete with humans for resource like food and space.

a)

Beavers

b)

Squirrels

c)

Mice

d)

Chipmunks

7.

The _________________________ is an invasive plant pests that grows and forms thick, dense mats in our lakes. These plant pests interfere with areas humans use for recreation (fun).

a)

Eurasian Water Milfoil

b)

Foxtail

c)

Algae

d)

Zebra Mussel

8.

_________________ are non-native birds that migrated and stayed here from Europe that compete with our native birds for resources like food and shelter. They can spread disease among livestock populations and their droppings cause severe structural damage to buildings.

a)

Crows

b)

Starlings

c)

Ticks

d)

Hawks

9.

__________________ are freshwater mollusk pests now found in our Great Lakes. They eat underwater algae plants that our native fish rely on food food. They clog intake pipes for many water suppliers.

a)

Snails

b)

Clams

c)

Zebra Mussels

d)

Oysters

10.

Anything that competes with and/or harms are native plants and animals are referred to as ______________________.

a)

populations

b)

systems

c)

pests

d)

decomposers

11.

Identify this pest.

a)

spider

b)

tick

c)

aphid

d)

zebra mussel

12.

Identify this pest.

a)

cardinal

b)

crow

c)

heron

d)

starling

13.

Identify this plant pest.

a)

algae

b)

eurasian water milfoil

c)

loosestrife

d)

seaweed

14.

Identify this pest.

a)

fern

b)

cattail

c)

loosestrife

d)

foxtail

15.

Identify this insect pest.

a)

aphid

b)

grasshopper

c)

larva

d)

nymph

16.

Identify this wetland pest.

a)

alage

b)

loosestrife

c)

water milfoil

d)

cattail

17.

Identify this mollusk pest.

a)

slug

b)

snail

c)

zebra mussel

d)

oyster

18.

Identify this fungal pest.

a)

horsetail

b)

fern

c)

moss

d)

mold

19.

Identify this pest.

a)

chipmunk

b)

rat

c)

mouse

d)

gerbil

20.

true or false. Pesticide spray has no negative effects.

a)

true

b)

false