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WorksheetsWeed Science- Part 1
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
The oldest and most familiar form of weed control is ________.
Chemical
Biological
Mechanical
Physical
What is the most feared group of weeds based on life-span?
Annuals
Simple Perennials
Biennials
Creeping perennials
Most obnoxious weed grasses reproduced by underground stem that produce new plants. These underground stem are called ________.
Stolon
Tuber
Adventitious roots
Rhizomes
Which of the following is INCORRECT?
Grass- Monochoria vaginalis
Sedge- Cyperus rotundus
Broadleaf- Lantana camara
All are incorrect.
Weeds that belong to family Cyperaceae are considered ______
Sedges
Broadleaves
Grasses
Annuals
More than 95% of the weeds that infest a crop comes from_______
Grasses
Wind
Irrigation Water
Soil
The duration during the life cycle of a crop when it is most affected by competition by weeds is___
Critical Period of Competition
Crop-Weed Competitive Threshold
Critical Threshold Level
Density Effect
The study of weeds and their control
Weed evaluation
Weed Control
Weed Science
Population management
Chemicals that are used to kill weeds
Weedicides
Insecticides
Herbicides
Fungicides
The inherent property of a herbicide to kill some plants but not other plants
Resistance
Toxicity
Sensitivity
Selectivity
The ability of some plants to survive a herbicide treatment that would normally kill other plants
Resistance
Toxicity
Sensitivity
Selectivity
The innate property of a chemical to produce harm
Toxicity
Hazard
Selectivity
Resistance
The risk of likelihood of an adverse effect due to exposure to a harmful chemical
Toxicity
Hazard
Selectivity
Resistance
The component of a pesticide which is responsible for its toxic effect
Acid Equivalent
Inert Ingredients
Active Ingredient
Surfactant
The presidential decree number which created the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
1144
1433
4411
3314
The year when FPA was promulgated
1975
1976
1977
1978
The DA Special Order number which embodies the provisions on Integrated Pest Management
492
493
494
495
The year when the DA Special Order on IPM was signed
1996
1997
1998
1999
Selective herbicides
Kills the weeds but not the crop
Kill the weeds and inhibit crop growth
kill some plants but not others
kill both weeds and crops
Which of the following growth stages of weeds are most vulnerable to control measures?
Seedling Stage
Flowering Stage
Tillering Stage
All stages
Once a crop is infested with weeds, significant yield reduction
Will surely occur
May occur
Will occur if population has reached a level that cannot be tolerated by crop
Will occur if population has reached a level that can be tolerated by crop
Interspecific weed competition can be describe as___
Competition between the same weed species
Competition between different weed species
Competition between weeds and crops
The following are common bases of classifying weeds except______
Gross morphology
Habitat
Growth Habit
Anatomy
Allelopathic plants are best described as those that secretes substances
That enhances or inhibit germination and growth of neighbouring plants
That inhibit germination and growth of other plants
That prevents the flowering of neighbouring plants
More than 95% of the weeds that infest crops come from:
Neighboring farms through irrigation water
Neighboring farms brought by wind
The soil
A monocot weed is one with :
Fibrous root system and leaves having parallel venation
Taproot system and leaves having netted venation
Fibrous root system and leaves with netted venation
Taproot system and leaves having parallel venation
Ligule is found only in_______
Grass
Sedge
Broadleaf
Which of the following depicts allelopathy?
Mungbean and cyperus rotundus
Cucumber seedlings and talahib roots
Echinocloa crus-gali and Echinocloa colone
Echinocloa crus-gali and Echinocloa colone
. The word ‘CAUTION’ is the signal word for what category of pesticides?
3
4
5
6
The essence of the critical period of competition is ____
That it is absolutely the first 1/3 of the total crop weed stage
The weeds should be controlled in the early stage of the crop
That weeds should be under control and sustained in the growing period until crops is able to compete effectively with weeds
That weeds are supposed to be not in the geographical scenario
Weeds that originate from other areas and are introduced to the area where they are found is classified as______
Endemic
Exotic
Native
Local
Lowland weeds with their roots attached to the soil but the shoots are aerial/abovewater
Submerged
Emerged
Floating
Aquatic
Weeds that reproduce mainly through seeds, and grow within a year
Annuals
Simple Perennials
Creeping Perennials
Biennials
Weeds with rounded hollow stems and fibrous root system
Sedge
Broadleaf
Grass
Weeds with triangular stems and parallel leaf venation
Sedge
Broadleaf
Grass
The following are vegetative propagules except____
Seeds
Tubers
Rhizomes
Off-shoots
Most weed seeds in the soil are found within the_____
Upper 50 inches
Upper 40 inches
Upper 25 inches
Upper 15 inches
This is described as the struggle between two or more plants for a limited resource
Allelopathy
Dispersal
Interference
Competition
The weed density, higher than which significant yield losses will be observed
Critical period of competition
Critical threshold level
Crop-weed competitive threshold
Density effect
The world’s worst weed based on distribution
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
Amaranthus spinosus
Cyperus rotundus
Echinochloa crusgalli
Onion and garlic are easily affected by weeds like Cyperaceae and some Broadleaves. It is most likely due to _________.
Morph of onion and garlic
Aggressiveness of Ceyperaceae
Environment factors affecting both weeds and crops
Sensitivity of both onion and garlic
When the weed management level applied balance between economic gains and actual costs of weed control practice, it is said to be____
Prevention
Control
Eradication
The allelopathic substances produced by plants which are effective against another plant
Antibiotic
Koline
Marasmin
Phytocide
The following are physical causes of weed dormancy EXCEPT?
Presence of inhibitors
Impermeable seedcoat
Thick hull
Hard coat
Of the broadleaf weeds of sugarcane, which cling to sugarcane
Cleome
Euphorbia
Amaranthus
Ipomea
