Core Module Quiz 1

Mark whether the statement is true or false, or select the option that most accurately answers the question.
1. A pest is _______.*
- a. all organisms in the phylum arthropoda
- b. always a pest
- c. an organism detrimental to human interests
- d. any non-human species
2. The best way to manage a vertebrate pest is to _______.*
- a. build them out
- b. use a repellent
- c. use a vertebraticide
- d. use traps
3. Choose the best definition of a pesticide. A pesticide is ______.*
- a. a substance intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest
- b. a synthetic chemical used to control pests
- c. any deadly chemical used to exterminate
- d. anything that kills a pest.
4. Which of the following are NOT pesticides?*
- a. Disinfectants
- b. Fertilizers
- c. Plant incorporated protectants
- d. Repellents
5. Which of the following ARE pesticides?*
- a. Biological control animals
- b. Botanicals
- c. Netting
- d. Traps
6. Which of the following is an example of cultural control?*
- a. Crop rotation
- b. Fencing
- c. Microbial pesticides
- d. Traps
7. Which of the following is an example of mechanical or physical control?*
- a. Crop rotation
- b. Microbial pesticides
- c. Soil amendments
- d. Traps
8. Which of the following is NOT a component of Integrated Pest Management?*
- a. Evaluation
- b. Monitoring pest populations
- c. Proper pest identification
- d. Spraying by the calendar
9. The goal of Integrated Pest Management is to provide ______ pest control.*
- a. economical
- b. effective
- c environmentally friendly
- d. all the above
10. Pesticides are _______.*
- a. never the answer
- b. the go-to solution
- c. the last resort
- d. too dangerous to use
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Cooperative Extension: Insect Pests, Ticks and Plant Diseases

Core 1 - Pests & Pest Management Practice Quiz

Mark whether the statement is true or false, or select the option that most accurately answers the question.