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Weed Science- Part 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The oldest and most familiar form of weed control is ________.

a)

Chemical

b)

Biological

c)

Mechanical

d)

Physical

2.

What is the most feared group of weeds based on life-span?

a)

Annuals

b)

Simple Perennials

c)

Biennials

d)

Creeping perennials

3.

Most obnoxious weed grasses reproduced by underground stem that produce new plants. These underground stem are called ________.

a)

Stolon

b)

Tuber

c)

Adventitious roots

d)

Rhizomes

4.

Which of the following is INCORRECT?

a)

Grass- Monochoria vaginalis

b)

Sedge- Cyperus rotundus

c)

Broadleaf- Lantana camara

d)

All are incorrect.

5.

Weeds that belong to family Cyperaceae are considered ______

a)

Sedges

b)

Broadleaves

c)

Grasses

d)

Annuals

6.

More than 95% of the weeds that infest a crop comes from_______

a)

Grasses

b)

Wind

c)

Irrigation Water

d)

Soil

7.

The duration during the life cycle of a crop when it is most affected by competition by weeds is___

a)

Critical Period of Competition

b)

Crop-Weed Competitive Threshold

c)

Critical Threshold Level

d)

Density Effect

8.

The study of weeds and their control

a)

Weed evaluation

b)

Weed Control

c)

Weed Science

d)

Population management

9.

Chemicals that are used to kill weeds

a)

Weedicides

b)

Insecticides

c)

Herbicides

d)

Fungicides

10.

The inherent property of a herbicide to kill some plants but not other plants

a)

Resistance

b)

Toxicity

c)

Sensitivity

d)

Selectivity

11.

The ability of some plants to survive a herbicide treatment that would normally kill other plants

a)

Resistance

b)

Toxicity

c)

Sensitivity

d)

Selectivity

12.

The innate property of a chemical to produce harm

a)

Toxicity

b)

Hazard

c)

Selectivity

d)

Resistance

13.

The risk of likelihood of an adverse effect due to exposure to a harmful chemical

a)

Toxicity

b)

Hazard

c)

Selectivity

d)

Resistance

14.

The component of a pesticide which is responsible for its toxic effect

a)

Acid Equivalent

b)

Inert Ingredients

c)

Active Ingredient

d)

Surfactant

15.

The presidential decree number which created the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority

a)

1144

b)

1433

c)

4411

d)

3314

16.

The year when FPA was promulgated

a)

1975

b)

1976

c)

1977

d)

1978

17.

The DA Special Order number which embodies the provisions on Integrated Pest Management

a)

492

b)

493

c)

494

d)

495

18.

The year when the DA Special Order on IPM was signed

a)

1996

b)

1997

c)

1998

d)

1999

19.

Selective herbicides

a)

Kills the weeds but not the crop

b)

Kill the weeds and inhibit crop growth

c)

kill some plants but not others

d)

kill both weeds and crops

20.

Which of the following growth stages of weeds are most vulnerable to control measures?

a)

Seedling Stage

b)

Flowering Stage

c)

Tillering Stage

d)

All stages

21.

Once a crop is infested with weeds, significant yield reduction

a)

Will surely occur

b)

May occur

c)

Will occur if population has reached a level that cannot be tolerated by crop

d)

Will occur if population has reached a level that can be tolerated by crop

22.

Interspecific weed competition can be describe as___

a)

Competition between the same weed species

b)

Competition between different weed species

c)

Competition between weeds and crops

23.

The following are common bases of classifying weeds except______

a)

Gross morphology

b)

Habitat

c)

Growth Habit

d)

Anatomy

24.

Allelopathic plants are best described as those that secretes substances

a)

That enhances or inhibit germination and growth of neighbouring plants

b)

That inhibit germination and growth of other plants

c)

That prevents the flowering of neighbouring plants

25.

More than 95% of the weeds that infest crops come from:

a)

Neighboring farms through irrigation water

b)

Neighboring farms brought by wind

c)

The soil

26.

A monocot weed is one with :

a)

Fibrous root system and leaves having parallel venation

b)

Taproot system and leaves having netted venation

c)

Fibrous root system and leaves with netted venation

d)

Taproot system and leaves having parallel venation

27.

Ligule is found only in_______

a)

Grass

b)

Sedge

c)

Broadleaf

28.

Which of the following depicts allelopathy?

a)

Mungbean and cyperus rotundus

b)

Cucumber seedlings and talahib roots

c)

Echinocloa crus-gali and Echinocloa colone

d)

Echinocloa crus-gali and Echinocloa colone

29.

. The word ‘CAUTION’ is the signal word for what category of pesticides?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

30.

The essence of the critical period of competition is ____

a)

That it is absolutely the first 1/3 of the total crop weed stage

b)

The weeds should be controlled in the early stage of the crop

c)

That weeds should be under control and sustained in the growing period until crops is able to compete effectively with weeds

d)

That weeds are supposed to be not in the geographical scenario

31.

Weeds that originate from other areas and are introduced to the area where they are found is classified as______

a)

Endemic

b)

Exotic

c)

Native

d)

Local

32.

Lowland weeds with their roots attached to the soil but the shoots are aerial/abovewater

a)

Submerged

b)

Emerged

c)

Floating

d)

Aquatic

33.

Weeds that reproduce mainly through seeds, and grow within a year

a)

Annuals

b)

Simple Perennials

c)

Creeping Perennials

d)

Biennials

34.

Weeds with rounded hollow stems and fibrous root system

a)

Sedge

b)

Broadleaf

c)

Grass

35.

Weeds with triangular stems and parallel leaf venation

a)

Sedge

b)

Broadleaf

c)

Grass

36.

The following are vegetative propagules except____

a)

Seeds

b)

Tubers

c)

Rhizomes

d)

Off-shoots

37.

Most weed seeds in the soil are found within the_____

a)

Upper 50 inches

b)

Upper 40 inches

c)

Upper 25 inches

d)

Upper 15 inches

38.

This is described as the struggle between two or more plants for a limited resource

a)

Allelopathy

b)

Dispersal

c)

Interference

d)

Competition

39.

The weed density, higher than which significant yield losses will be observed

a)

Critical period of competition

b)

Critical threshold level

c)

Crop-weed competitive threshold

d)

Density effect

40.

The world’s worst weed based on distribution

a)

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

b)

Amaranthus spinosus

c)

Cyperus rotundus

d)

Echinochloa crusgalli

41.

Onion and garlic are easily affected by weeds like Cyperaceae and some Broadleaves. It is most likely due to _________.

a)

Morph of onion and garlic

b)

Aggressiveness of Ceyperaceae

c)

Environment factors affecting both weeds and crops

d)

Sensitivity of both onion and garlic

42.

When the weed management level applied balance between economic gains and actual costs of weed control practice, it is said to be____

a)

Prevention

b)

Control

c)

Eradication

43.

The allelopathic substances produced by plants which are effective against another plant

a)

Antibiotic

b)

Koline

c)

Marasmin

d)

Phytocide

44.

The following are physical causes of weed dormancy EXCEPT?

a)

Presence of inhibitors

b)

Impermeable seedcoat

c)

Thick hull

d)

Hard coat

45.

Of the broadleaf weeds of sugarcane, which cling to sugarcane

a)

Cleome

b)

Euphorbia

c)

Amaranthus

d)

Ipomea