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Michigan 3A Turfgrass Practice Exam

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1. 
Which of these statements are TRUE?

2. 
A rotary spreader creates more drift than a drop granular spreader.

3. 
You should apply a pesticide:

4. 
Plants that have wider leaves with branched leaf veins are......

5. 
Leaf spot diseases...

6. 
Good soil drainage...

7. 
Which of these weeds will sprout from rhizomes

8. 
Perennial weeds

9. 
Biennial weeds...

10. 
How many generations do Japanese beetles have each year?

11. 
Pesticides in the soil:

12. 
Winter annual broadleaf weeds are

13. 
Resistance to pesticides comes from:

14. 
This type of nozzle is well suited for applying insecticides or fungicides in situations where complete coverage of the leaf surface is critical

15. 
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)

16. 
Spring dead spot in bermudagrass:

17. 
Which of these statements is FALSE?

18. 
Herbicides are...

19. 
Which of these chemicals can be applied to lawns (but not ponds or wetlands) to make the grass distasteful to geese?

20. 
Apply an insecticide...

21. 
You want to make 2 gallons of a 4 percent solution of a broadleaf herbicide. How many ounces of herbicide are needed?

22. 
Which of these statements is FALSE?

23. 
Proper mowing means:

24. 
What do moles eat?

25. 
Annual weeds are...

26. 
If you double the speed of your application equipment, how will it affect the application rate of a boom sprayer?

27. 
Which statement is true according to Regulation 637, Pesticide Use?

28. 
In an IPM program you should..

29. 
Cool-season cultivars...

30. 
Which of these statements is FALSE

31. 
Infrequent and deep irrigation is the best way to prevent disease organisms in turf.

32. 
Determine the amount of granular insecticide needed to treat 2 acres assuming a label rate of 2 pounds per 1000 square feet.

33. 
To promote healthy turf and reduce disease

34. 
When should equipment be calibrated?

35. 
Which of the following methods is not effective for discouraging geese an may even attract them

36. 
You are applying fungicide to a lawn that measures 200x50 feet. In the middle of the lawn is a house that measures 60 x 25 ft and a swimming pool that has a 25 foot diameter. The drive measures 10 x 40 ft. The label application rate is 3 oz of fungicide per 1000 square feet. How many ounces of fungicide will be needed? (round to the nearest ounce)

37. 
An insecticide applied to control white grubs

38. 
Postemergence herbicides...

39. 
Most turfgrasses grow best in shady locations.

40. 
Which of these factors is not a component of the disease pyramid?

41. 
Which of the following is a piercing sucking insect?

42. 
Dandelions...

43. 
The milky spore disease bacterium...

44. 
Preemergence herbicides...

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