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WorksheetsWeed Science Lecture Exam
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
- It refers to the study of weeds and their control.
Weed science
Weed Management and Control
2 Refers to the grouping together of weeds based on their similarities and differences.
Weed Taxonomy
Weed Classification
Echinocloa glaberescens belongs to what Family?
Poaceae
Amaranthacea
Leaves mostly paralleled, stems without central pith or annular layers and with woody fibers are called
dicot
monocot
Weed that has triangular stem and leaves parallel-veined arising alternately in three rows.
Grasses
Sedges
A weed that can successfully establish and spread to new habitats after their introduction, apparently, without further assistance from humans.
Ruderals
Invasive
Weeds that are detrimental, destructive, and difficult to control with ordinary farming practices
Common weeds
Noxious weeds
A weed that is known to occupy the earliest stage of succession which is found in highly disturbed but potentially productive environment
Stress tolerators
Ruderals
It is the considered the best agent of weed seed dissemination.
human
wind
It refers to the volume of weed seeds capable of infecting the succeeding crop.
Weed seedbank
Weed seed longevity
It refers to a condition or phenomenon of suspended growth.
Dormancy
Germination
It is also known as environmental dormancy.
Innate
Enforced
It refers to a change in composition of the weed community.
Critical Period of Competition
Shift in weed population
It is the most important stage in weed establishment.
Seedling stage
Flowering stage
A form of competition between two different plant species.
Intraspecific competition
Interspecific competition
Refers to the time when weed should be removed otherwise, it will have adverse effects on yield
Critical Period of Competition
Critical Threshold Level
It refers to a weed management that avoids the introduction or spread of weeds.
Prevention
Quarantine
It refers to a mechanical method of weed management which reduces the tuber population in the soil.
Stale Seedbed Technique
Harrowing
A chemical that suppress or kill vegetation through their effect on plant’s physiology and biochemistry.
Weedicide
Herbicide
Innate ability of formerly susceptible species to survive and reproduce after treatment with a dose of herbicide that would normally lethal
Resistance
Susceptible
A character of weeds the is exceedingly harmful, working in a hidden and usually injurious manner
Competitive character
Pernicious Character
This character is influenced greatly by dormancy of weed seeds, number of seeds produced by each weed species, survival tactics by each species, ways and means of dispersal, and viability of weeds.
Reproductive character
Persistent Character
Which of the following is/are characteristic of weeds?
Excellent adaptation to disturbed habitat
Prolific and produce small amount of seeds
Do not have ability to survive and adapt to adverse condition
All of the above
Which of the following is an invasive weeds
Echinochloa crus-galli
Broussonetia papyrifera
The inhibition of photolysis of water in PSII and ETS in PSI like atrazine belong to what kind of herbicide mode of action?
Respiration inhibitor
Photosynthesis inhibitor
Handweeding is an example of what kind of control?
Physical Control
Preventive control
Atrazine is
Pre-emergence soil applied herbicide
Pre-emergence foliar applied herbicide
Paraquat and glyphosate are considered as
General weed killer
Contact herbicides
2,4-D is an example of herbicides that mimics the ausin action. This type of herbicide has ___chemical structure
Phenoxy
Triazoles
The aim of weed management is to ______________________.
To shift the crop-weed balance in favor of the crop using chemical control
To shift the crop-weed balance in favor of the weed using cultural control
To shift the crop-weed balance in favor of the crop using any control methods available
To shift the crop-weed balance in favor of the weed using any control methods available
The following are considerations for weed management, except
Identity of the weeds
Fields cropping history
Growers objectives
Number of insects in the field
Method of weed management that aims to avoid the introduction or spread of weeds.
Cultural
Preventive
Quarantine
Chemical
The following are examples of mechanical weed control methods, except
Handweeding
Stale-seedbed technique
Harrowing
None of the above
This method reduces tuber population in the soil by allowing weeds to germinate and then put another control measure to control the weeds
Handweeding
Stale-seedbed technique
Harrowing
Flooding
An indirect weed control measures that aims to enhance crop growth and reduce weed growth by modifying the environment in favor of the crop.
Biological
Preventive
Quarantine
Agro-ecological
Flooding suppresses weed growth. This method of control is under_________
Cultural
Preventive
Quarantine
Biological
Which among the control methods has a premise that the weed has natural enemies in its native habitats?
Cultural
Preventive
Quarantine
Biological
The following are some problems and concerns in using biological control of weeds, except
Some plants that are considered weeds by some people may not be so favor to others in different situation
Local adaptation to biocon agent (sensitivity to humidity, rainfall and temperature)
Mutation of biocon agent that may change in efficacy
None of the above
Which of the following is a pre-plant soil incorporated herbicide?
Glyphosate
Paraquat
Trifluralin
Butachlor
Type of herbicide that is applied before the emergence of the crop or weed
Pre-emergence
Pre-plant
Post-emergence
Which is not a post-emergence herbicide?
Butachlor
2,4-D
Both butachlor and 2,4-D
None of the above
Which if the following herbicide is capable to move within the plant to reach its site of action
Butachlor
2,4-D
Paraquat
All of the above
Aside from paraquat, which of the following is considered as a general weed killer?
Glyphosate
Butachlor
2,4-D
Trifluralin
Herbicide that inhibits the photolysis of water in Photosystem II and Electron Transport chain in Photosystem I?
Atrazine
Glyphosate
2,4-D
None of the above
The following are examples of growth inhibitor herbicide, except?
Butachlor
Glyphosate
2,4-D
None of the above
An example of amino acid inhibitor, such as EPSP?
Butachlor
Glyphosate
2,4-D
None of the above
2,4 – D mode of action is to _______________
Mimic auxin action
Respiration inhibitors
Amino acid inhibitors
Membrane disruptors
Propanil is an example of
Arsenicals
Alipathic acids
Amides
Phenoxy
Bipyridillums are cationic herbicides. Which of the following is an example of cationic herbicide?
Butachlor
Glyphosate
2,4-D
Paraquat
Which of the following group of herbicides is very volatile?
Amides
Arsenicals
Dinitroanilines
Phenoxy
This refers to Innate ability of formerly susceptible species to survive and reproduce after treatment with a dose of herbicide that would normally lethal
Resistance
Tolerance
Susceptibility
None of the above
Where do resistant weeds come from?
Genetic diversity
Selection pressure
A and B
None of the above
This refers to the repeated use of same herbicide or herbicide with the same mode of action which contributes to herbicide resistance.
Genetic diversity
Selection pressure
A and B
None of the above
The following are advantages of herbicides except
Reduce or eliminate excessive human labor
Reduce or eliminate mechanical tillage requirements
Used in places where other methods will not work
Encourages monoculture
This method would likely to reduce the use of chemicals more effectively.
Biotechnological
Cultural
Crop Rotation
Prevention
Agriculture has caused a far wider and more rapid disturbance than natural disturbances.
TRUE
FALSE
Weeds may have arisen from crops by a mutation to gigantism such as in cultivated Rice and wild rice.
TRUE
FALSE
Weeds are forever
TRUE
FALSE
The term weediness is the most appropriate term for the attributes of an ideal weed which has the ability to adapt to the environment, resist control and multiply and reproduce rapidly.
TRUE
FALSE
Sexual reproduction of weeds occurs if new weed plants are formed from vegetative parts.
TRUE
FALSE
Monocharia vaginalis or pickerel weed is a type of annual weed with wide expanded leaves.
TRUE
FALSE
Invasive weeds are more or less found in every farm, but are not exceptionally injurious and are readily controlled by good farming practices.
TRUE
FALSE
Structure of the seed, habitat of weeds, and the activities of man are key factors for efficient dispersal.
TRUE
FALSE
Weeds are easily disseminated and spread too far because of its dormancy.
TRUE
FALSE
Cenchrus echinatus has seeds with spines or hooks.
TRUE
FALSE
Rottboellia cochinchinensis, commonly known as rice flatsedge, has a hard seed coat which causes the seed to become dormant.
TRUE
FALSE
Man and farm implements can also contribute in weed seed germination.
TRUE
FALSE
Annual weeds produce seeds while perennial weeds produce seeds and vegetative offspring.
TRUE
FALSE
Continues use of herbicides favors tolerant weed species and development of resistant one.
TRUE
FALSE
A change in water management or crop environment explain the weed shift from annual to perennial.
TRUE
FALSE
In weed seed germination, the first step is the emergence of radicle.
TRUE
FALSE
Water and light are the two important factor in weed seed germination.
TRUE
FALSE
Weed growth depends on the scarcity of the resources and its ability to capture resources.
TRUE
FALSE
The competitive ability of the crop or the weeds is determined by their ability of quickly capture and use the available resources.
TRUE
FALSE
Ammensalism is a form of plant interference occurs when one plant interferes with the growth of another plant via chemical inhibitor produced by plant and secreted to suppress growth
TRUE
FALSE
Period threshold describes that control measures should be taken due to high weed population density, to prevent economic injury to the crop.
TRUE
FALSE
Pre-plant herbicide is applied before the crop emerge while pre-emergence herbicide is applied before the crop is seeded or planted.
TRUE
FALSE
Critical period of competition starts when the crop yield starts to increase and ends when the yield of the crop starts to decrease.
TRUE
FALSE
79. General weed killer
Acetohydroxyacid synthase
paraquat
Immature embryo
Innate dormancy
Enforced dormancy
Genetic Resistance + Selection Pressure
Herbicide Resistance
Susceptibility
EPSP
2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid
5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate
Manatee (Trichecus manatus)
Leptochloa chinensis
Eichornia crassipes
2,4-D
2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid
5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate
Competition + allelopathy
Non-selective
Interference
Environmental dormancy
Enforced dormancy
innate dormance
Paraquat
Non-selective
Selective
AHAS
Acetohydroxyacid synthase
Acetyl CoA carboxylase
Pistia stratiotes
Woody
Floating
Portulaca oleracea
Herbaceous
Woody
ACCase
Acetohydroxyacid synthase
Acetyl CoA carboxylase
Poaceae
Leptochloa chinensis
Eichornia crassipes
Lantana camara
Woody
Herbaceous
Cyperaceae
Leptochloa chinensis
Cyperus iria
Phenols
Soil sterilant
amides
Pistia stratiotes : floating Vernonia cinerea :_______________
Submerged
Terrestrial
Cyperus rotundus : tuber bulbs
Pistia stratiotes : _____________
tubers
offshoots
Echinocloa glabrescens : Annual
Ischaemum rugosum : __________
Annual
Perennial
Rottboellia cochinchinensis: itchgrass
Eleusine indica :____________
Goosegrass
crowfoot grass
Cyperus rotundus : sedge
Leptochloa chinensis: _________
grass
broadleaves
