Chapter 11 - Pests

Question 1

A pest is anything that …

a. injures humans , animals , crops, structures or possessions.
b. competes with humans, domestic animals or crops for food or water.
c. spreads disease to humans , domestic animals or crops
d. all of the above

Answer 1

d. all of the above (a. injures humans , animals , crops, structures or possessions. b. competes with humans, domestic animals or crops for food or water. c. spreads disease to humans , domestic animals or crops)

Question 2

___ percent of all insects are considered pest.

Answer 2

one

Question 3

Name the three main body parts of an insect.

a. head, thorax, abdomen
b. head, body, legs
c. head, abdomen, wings

Answer 3

a. head, thorax, abdomen

Question 4

Which of the following is an insect?
a .centipede
b. sowbug
c. mite
d. none of the above

Answer 4

d. none of the above

Question 5

Diseases are caused by biological agents called _________.

Answer 5

pathogens

Question 6

Which of the following organisms are associated with plant disease?

a. bacteria and viruses
b. amoebas and algae
c. fungi and nematodes
d. all of the above
e. a and c

Answer 6

e. a and c (a. bacteria and viruses c. fungi and nematodes)

Question 7

Some weeds can be pest by …

a. causing hay fever in people
b. poisoning animals that eat them
c. hindering fish growth and reproduction
d. all of the above

Answer 7

d. all of the above (a. causing hay fever in people b. poisoning animals that eat them c. hindering fish growth and reproduction)

Question 8

Which of the following types of plants lives more than two years?

a. annual
b. perennial
c. biennial

Answer 8

b. perennial

Question 9

What does the term vertebrate mean?

a. animals with wings.
b. animals with a jointed back bone.
c. animals that walk upright (vertically).

Answer 9

b. animals with a jointed back bone

Question 10

Which is an example of a vertebrate pest?

a. rodents
b. flies
c. arachnids

Answer 10

a. rodents