NYSDEC !| Pesticide !| Applicator !| Exam !| with
!| precise !| answers
Explain !| what !| determines !| whether !| a !| given !| plant !| is !| a !| weed !| - !| Correct !| answer !|
✔Unwanted !| plant !| (diminishes !| safety, !| utility, !| attractiveness, !| or !| effectiveness
!| of !| a !| managed !| area)
List !| the !| two !| main !| goals !| of !| weed !| management. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1) !|
Minimize !| competition !| with !| desirable !| plants
2) !| Limit !| weed !| reproduction !| so !| the !| weed !| population !| is !| manageable !| in !|
future !| years
Distinguish !| grasses !| from !| broadleaf !| plants !| and !| herbaceous !| from !| woody !|
plants. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Grasses !| (-) !| vs. !| Broadleaf !| (*)
- !| monocots !| (one !| cotyledon)
- !| first !| leaves !| seen !| are !| true !| leaves
- !| narrow !| leaves, !| parallel !| veins
- !| fibrous !| root !| system
- !| produce !| tillers !| (secondary !| stems) !| from !| buds !| at !| base !| of !| primary !| stem
*dicots !| (two !| cotyledons)
*cotyledons !| always !| opposite !| each !| other !| on !| stem
*broad !| leaves !| with !| net-like !| veins
*tap !| root !| or !| spreading !| roots
