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Insects, IPM, Chemicals

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Insects can be both beneficial and harmful.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The same insect can be considered harmful or beneficial.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What do insects with chewing mouth parts feed on?

a)

plant sap

b)

leaves

c)

fruit

d)

Stems

4.

Which insect mouth type is characterized by a needle type structure with a straw like structure?

a)

chewing

b)

sponging

c)

piercing/sucking

5.

Which mouth type disfigures or causes plants to be unattractive?

a)

piercing/sucking

b)

sponging

c)

siphoning

d)

chewing

6.

Which insect mouth type mainly damages by spreading viruses and disease?

a)

chewing

b)

piercing/sucking

c)

siphoning

d)

sponging

7.

Which two insect groups do the most damage to plants?

a)

caterpillars

b)

true bugs

c)

beetles

d)

wasp and ants

8.

Which is NOT one of the three main body parts of a insect?

a)

abdomen

b)

head

c)

thorax

d)

torso

9.

How many legs do insects have?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

10.

What type of skeleton do insects have?

a)

external

b)

internal

c)

combination of the two above

11.

Insects are very prolific reproducers that can go from 1 to 100,000,000 in a matter of days.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the danger of most spiders in relation to agriculture/horticulture businesses?

a)

damage plants

b)

damage equipment

c)

risk to employees

13.

Egg-Larva-Pupa-Adult

a)

No metamorphosis

b)

Incomplete metamorphosis

c)

Complete metamorphosis

14.

Egg-Nymph 1- Nymph 2-Nymph 3-Adult

a)

complete metamorphosis

b)

incomplete metamorphosis

c)

no metamorphosis

15.

What was the major problem with early pesticides?

a)

extremely toxic

b)

they didn't work

c)

were not tested

d)

did not decompose at a high rate

16.

The term "half-life" is a term that describes the amount of time it takes for half of a chemical pesticide to decompose after being applied.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which term describes the use of something that could be harmful but also has a benefit if used correctly?

a)

risk/gain

b)

risk/reward

c)

danger/gain

d)

uncertainty/reward

18.

Which book brought attention to the use of pesticides and led to the development of policies and protections to protect humans and the environment.

a)

Silence of the Lambs

b)

1984

c)

Grapes of Wrath

d)

Silent Spring

19.

IPM stands for integrated petrochemical managment.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What are the purposes of IPM?

a)

protect the environment

b)

control pests through a combination of methods

c)

reduces pesticide use

d)

bases pesticide use on economic principles

21.

Which term describes the point which you would apply a pesticide after discovering a pest?

a)

economic threshold

b)

pest threshold

c)

return threshold

d)

monetary threshold

22.

Which control method uses living agents to control other living agents?

a)

cultural

b)

chemical

c)

mechanical

d)

biological

23.

Which pest control method would use crop rotation and limited use of fertilizers as a way to reduce pests?

a)

biological

b)

chemical

c)

cultural

d)

mechanical

24.

Which pest control method may involve the use of netting or barriers?

a)

biological

b)

chemical

c)

cultural

d)

mechanical

25.

The mode of operation is the way in which a pesticide eradicates the pest.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which control method uses a substance poisonous to the targeted pest?

a)

biological

b)

chemical

c)

cultural

d)

mechanical

27.

Which pesticide type is absorbed by the plant and then kills the pest by acting as a stomach poison?

a)

Fumigant

b)

Contact poison

c)

Stomach poison

d)

Systemic

28.

Which pesticide type will kill by touching the targeted pest?

a)

Contact poison

b)

Fumigant

c)

Stomach poison

d)

Systemic

29.

Which pesticide type kills by asphyxiating the pest?

a)

contact poison

b)

fumigant

c)

stomach poison

d)

systemic

30.

Which pesticide type kills after being ingested by the target pest?

a)

contact poison

b)

fumigant

c)

stomach poison

d)

systemic

31.

Which pesticide type will not work on an insect with a piercing/sucking mouth type?

a)

contact poison

b)

fumigant

c)

stomach poison

d)

systemic

32.

Which pesticide type would be appropriate for use in large bins that store grain?

a)

contact poison

b)

fumigant

c)

stomach poison

d)

systemic

33.

At what point in the life cycle are insects more easily controlled?

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult

34.

Fumigants and contact poisons are the most dangerous pesticide types for humans to use.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Which pest control method may use lady beetles to control aphids on mustard greens?

a)

biological

b)

chemical

c)

cultural

d)

mechanical

36.

How many pairs of wings do insects have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8