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WDSCI 3315_1ST tERM EXAM 2022

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Determine the era. Farmers are highly involved and many farms were just small and operated at a subsistence level

a)

The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era

b)

The Mechanical Era

c)

The Chemical Era

2.

People at this era define their life wherein men live without other security, than their own strength, and their own invention shall furnish There is no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”.

a)

The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era

b)

The Mechanical Era

c)

The Chemical Era

3.

The era characterizes the lives of at least 3 billionhuman beings who live on less than the equivalent of US $2 per day.

a)

The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era

b)

The Mechanical Era

c)

The Chemical Era

4.

This era began with the invention of labor-saving machines.

a)

The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era

b)

The Mechanical Era

c)

The Chemical Era

5.

Eli Whitney invented the first workable cotton gin in 1973 while Cyrus McCornick invented reaper andbegan manufacture in 1840

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

The farmers fed themselves and six others of their family in 1910 during the chemical era.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

The increase in farm productivity has been due to agricultural mechanization and improved technology which started during the chemical era.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Chemical era began when nitrogen fertilizer became readily available and increased production of the newly available hybrid rice.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

The increase in the number of farms and farmers in 1926 was due to the availability of hybrid corn by Henry Wallace leading to found Pioneer Hi-Bred Int.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

The increase in crop production and labor productivity in each agricultural era were caused by extensive farm mechanization, the use of agricultural chemicals, increased education of farmers, improved crop varieties, and improved farming practices.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

According to Theophrastus, who regarded as father of modern botany, the trees, especially young trees, could be killed by pouring oil, presumably olive oil, over their roots.

a)

The Chemical Era

b)

The Mechanical Era

c)

The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era

12.

The Greek philosopher Cato suggested that forests could be cleared by sprinkling tree roots with the juice of hemlock in which lupine flowers had been soaked.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Who advocated the use of Amurca?

a)

Cato, a Roman philosopher

b)

Democritus, A Greek philosopher

14.

Salt was used as an herbicide during the chemical era in England.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Mercurous chloride (HgCl2) was used as a fungicide and seed treatment in early 1755 while in 1763, nicotine was used to control aphids.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Blue vitriol, a copper sulfate, was first used to control the weeds.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Petroleum oils were introduced for weed control along irrigation ditches and in carrot in 1977.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

The product called KMG, is an arsenic trichloride that kills morning glory.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Sulfuric acid was a very good herbicides that kills weeds, but is very corrosive to equipment and harmful to people.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

The first synthetic organic chemical for selective weed control in cereals to control some broadleaved weeds and grasses in large-seeded crops such as beans.

a)

2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-dinitrophenol (Dinoseb)

b)

2,4 dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D)

21.

It was first synthesize by Pokorny in 1941, and first discovered during World War II as growth regulators in plants. This herbicide is selective at low rate.

a)

2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-dinitrophenol (Dinoseb)

b)

2,4 dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D)

22.

A substitute urea for the control of annual and perennial grasses, reported by Bucha and Todd.

a)

Monuron

b)

Triazine

23.

The great era of herbicide development are labor reduction, increased mechanization, new methods to improve crop quality, and produce higher yield at produced cost.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Herbicide reduces or eliminate excessive human labor.

a)

Advantages of Herbicide

b)

Disadvantages of Herbicide

25.

Herbicide reduces or eliminates mechanical tillage requirement.

a)

Advantages of Herbicide

b)

Disadvantages of Herbicide

26.

Herbicide can be used as early season weed control to prevent weeds or reduce competition/preemergence or pre-plant herbicides

a)

Advantages of Herbicide

b)

Disadvantages of Herbicide

27.

Herbicides are expensive.

a)

Advantages of Herbicide

b)

Disadvantages of Herbicide

28.

Herbicides are exacting.

a)

Advantages of Herbicide

b)

Disadvantages of Herbicide

29.

Herbicides encourages monoculture.

a)

Advantages of Herbicide

b)

Disadvantages of Herbicide

30.

Herbicides can cause residue problems.

a)

Advantages of Herbicide

b)

Disadvantages of Herbicide

31.

HERBICIDE RESISTANCE.

a)

Advantages of Herbicide

b)

Disadvantages of Herbicide

32.

This name describes the chemical structure of the herbicides.

a)

CHEMICAL NAME

b)

TRADE NAME

c)

COMMON NAME

33.

The chemical constituent that makes up the herbicide's active ingredient can be determined and similarities to other chemicals can be found in this way.

a)

CHEMICAL NAME

b)

TRADE NAME

c)

COMMON NAME

34.

It distinguish the herbicide from other products and assists in its sale.

a)

CHEMICAL NAME

b)

TRADE NAME

c)

COMMON NAME

35.

It refers refers to all herbicide products that have the same active ingredients.

a)

CHEMICAL NAME

b)

TRADE NAME

c)

COMMON NAME

36.

It is applied before the crop is seeded or planted.

a)

pre-plant

b)

pre-emergence

c)

post-emergence

37.

It a.    is applied before emergence of crop or weed

a)

pre-plant

b)

pre-emergence

c)

post-emergence

38.

It is applied after emergence of crop or weed

a)

pre-plant

b)

pre-emergence

c)

post-emergence

39.

It is applied to foliage and kills at or very close to site of application.

a)

Contact

b)

Systemic

40.

Paraquat is an example of contact herbicides while glyphosate is systemic.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

Herbicide that is capable of movement and effect away from site of application.

a)

Systemic

b)

Contact

42.

Selective herbicide is always be selective especially if higher doses will be used.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

Selective herbicides are one that kills or retards the growth of an unwanted plant while causing little or no injury to desirable species. Glyphosate is an example of selective herbicide.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

2,4-D kills broadleaves while no injury in grasses such a rice.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

Non-selective herbicide, like glyphosate and paraquat are considered as a general weed killer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

Photosynthesis Inhibitors inhibit the photolysis of water in Photosystem II and Electron transport systems in photosystem I. Most of these type are soil-applied.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

This herbicides inhibit the normal respiration rate of the plant. What is its component?

a)

Phenolic compounds

b)

Phenoxys

c)

Propanil

48.

Herbicides in this family move in both the xylem and phloem of the plant and inhibit enzymes critical in the production of lipids.

a)

Lipid biosynthesis inhibitors

b)

Amino acid synthesis inhibitors

c)

Transpiration inhibitors

49.

This herbicide is usually a soil-applied and move in the xylem except amitrol, which moves in both phloem and xylem.

a)

Lipid biosynthesis inhibitors

b)

Amino acid synthesis inhibitors

c)

Pigment inhibitors

50.

Glyphosate that translocate in the phloem with photosynthate that produced in the leaves. Glyphosate is an amino acid synthesis inhibitors.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.

Cell membrane disrupters may or may not have soil activity. Examples of those with soil activity are oxyfluorfen, lactofen and acifluorfen while without soil activity are paraquat, diquat, glufosinate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

52.

These are mostly foliar applied herbicides which are systemic and translocate in both the xylem and phloem of the plant

a)

GROWTH REGULATOR HERBICIDES

b)

CELL DISRUPTOR HERBICIDE

c)

CELL MEMBRANE DISRUPTOR

53.

The injury from this family of herbicides consists of twisted, malformed leaves and stems.

a)

GROWTH REGULATOR HERBICIDES

b)

CELL DISRUPTOR HERBICIDE

c)

CELL MEMBRANE DISRUPTOR

54.

Propanil is a herbicide good for Echinochloa species in rice field. Propanil belongs to what chemical structure?

a)

amides

b)

phenoxys

c)

arsenicals

d)

carbamates

55.

Trifluralin is a dinitroaniline that is very volatile.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

56.

2,4-D belongs to ____________.

a)

Amides

b)

Phenoxy

c)

Carbamates

d)

Thiocarbamates

57.

In Hazard categorization of the pesticides, the presence of skull in the label suggests that it is ________.

a)

Extremely toxic

b)

Highly toxic

c)

Slightly toxic

d)

Moderately Toxic

58.

In Hazard categorization of the pesticides, yellow label refers to _______________.

a)

Extremely toxic

b)

Highly toxic

c)

Slightly toxic

d)

Moderately Toxic

59.

In Hazard categorization of the pesticides, blue label refers to _______________.

a)

Extremely toxic

b)

Highly toxic

c)

Slightly toxic

d)

Moderately Toxic

60.

In Hazard categorization of the pesticides, green label refers to _______________.

a)

Extremely toxic

b)

Highly toxic

c)

Slightly toxic

d)

Moderately Toxic