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1. Among the species of stem borer, one is a monophagous in rice plant
a. Pink Stemborer c. Yellow Stemborer
b. White Stemborer d. Dark-headed Stemborer
2. Sterile male techniques is one of the control measures agaisnts fruitefly
a. Insect Morphology c. Insect Classification
b. Insect taxxonomy d. Insect Naming
3. Among are the serious disease of banana except
a. Panama
b. Sigatoka
c. Witch broom
d. All of the above
4. Kurikong in mango is caused by
a. Cicid Fly
b. Fruit fly
c. aphids
d. Mirid bug
5. In visayas rodents is commonly called as
a. Nilaga
b. Daga
c. Ilaga
d. Kulisap
6. Sesamia inferens commonly known as
a. Pink Stemborer c. Yellow Stemborer
b. White Stemborer d. Dark-headed Stemborer
7. This is a mechanism of biological control methods which is due to the
presence of biological agents in the soil that suppress disease development
a. Suppressive Soil b. HPR c. Biofumigation d. Biological Control
8. External and internal reactions of a plant as a results of a disease
a. Sign b. Damage c. Symptom d. Losses
9. The main component of plant viruses
a. DNA + glycoprotein + Lipids
b. RNA + Lipids
c. Either RNA or DNA + Protein
d. Either RNA or DNA + Lipids
10. Sigatoka is a fungal disease of this crop
a. Mango b. Orange c. Banana d. Rice
11. Quiscent or latent infection is/are often associated with
a. Blast b. Blights c. Anthracnose d. Die-back
12. This refers to the sudden death of young buds, fruits or inflorescence
a. Anthracnose b. Blights c. Die-back d. Blast
13. Grasses, sedges, and broadleaves belong to this classification of weeds
a. Gross Habitat b. Growth Habitat c. Life Span d. Gross Morphology
14. Maya is one of the bird’s species that attack rice field during its ripening stage.
This bird scientifically known as
a. Bubulcus ibis c. Lonchura atricapilla
b. Locusta migratoria d. Ploceus philippinus
15. Fungal disease that destroyed the coffee industry in Batangas?
a. Coffee Blight b. Fruit rot c. Fusarium Wilt d. Coffee Rust
16. A fungal mycelium appearing on a rotten is a
a. Damage b. Symptom c. Sign d. Indicator
17. The third segments of the insects legs
a. Femur b. Coxa [Link] d. Tibia
18. The genus of the starling locally known as “Martinez’ which was imported from
Southern China as biological control agent against locust
a. Bubulcus b. Locusta c. Aetopsar d. Ploceus
19. The mother of Philippine Entomology
a. S. Baja b. L. Uichanco c. C. Baltazar d. M. Mostoles
20. The year when airplane was first used in the Philippines for pesticides
application
a. 1922 b. 1923 c. 1925 d. 1926
21. The following are characteristics of plant pathogenic bacteria, except:
[Link]-shaped [Link] gram negative
c. mostly aerobic d. mostly spore-forming
22. The shape of majority of plant pathogenic bacteria
a. spherical b. rod-shaped c. helical d. filamentous
23. Bacterial surface appendage(s) responsible for motility
a. Cilia b. Fimbriae c. Flagella d. Cerci
24. Causal agent of bacterial wilt of tomato
a. Pectobacterium corotovorom c. Xanthomonas campestris
b. Ralstonia soleanaecrum d. Pseudomonas syringae
25. This nematode is known as the rootknot nematode and is considered as the
most destructive species to worldwide agriculture
a. Meloidogyne c. Trichodorus
b. Radpholus d. Xiphenimia
26. What is the common pattern of nematode spatial distribution in the fields?
a. Random c. Uniform
b. Patchy d. All of the above
27. The permanent nurse cells induced by root knot nematodes in roots are called
a. Galls c. Cynthia
b. Giant Cells d. Nodules
28. Insects are well known for its beneficial effects to human. It provides
livelihood, serve as biological control agent, and possess medicinal and
medical importance. Which among the following insects produces cantharidin
which supposedly used against urogenital problems.
a. Queen Bees c. Ants
b. Spanish Fly d. Blister Beetle
29. Which among the following insects has reported aphrodisiac effect in human
and animals
a. Queen Bees c. Ants
b. Spanish Fly d. Blister Beetle
30. Which among the following is not included in the group
a. Housefly c. Mosquito
b. Horsefly d. Spanishfly
31. Is the ability of the variety to repel insects causing a reduction in oviposition or
feeding.
a. Antexenosis b. anti preference c. tolerance d. insect resistant
32. The first insect found and recorded in the island of Palawan, Philippine was
a. Mole Cricket b. Stick Insect c. Leaf Insect d. Collembola
33. Group of Microorganisms that can be directly penetrate the intact host surface
a. Virus b. viroid c. bacteria d. fungi
34. A serious pest of corn that attack all parts of the plants except the roots
a. Cutworm b. army worm c. corn stalk borer d. corn borer
35. The man-directed control of insect pest by employing the use of natural
enemies.
a. Natural Control c. mechanical control
b. cultural control d. Biological control
36. This sensory organ is not found among insects
a. Mouthparts b. Antenna c. Chelicera d. Eyes
37. Cyperous rotundus is able to persist because
a. It reproduces asexually.
b. The seeds has pappus that enable it to disseminate by air.
c. Its seeds has long viability period
d. All of the above
38. It was observed in indigenous people’s communities that some weeds are
removed and controlled at once but others are left to grow to the crop for quit
sometime. This is practiced because :
a. The removed weeds are hard to control while those retained are easier.
b. The removed weeds are perennials while those retained are annuals.
c. The removed weeds are aggressive while those retained are not.
d. The removed weeds are harmful to them while those retained are of
some use to them.
39. This insect is commonly known as Pink stem borer
a. Scirpophaga incertulas c. Sesamia inferens
b. Chilo suppressalis d. Chilo polychrysus
40. Which of the following best described the weeds in relation in crop production.
a. It is a product of natural selection.
b. It is a pest at a particular situation.
c. It is a plant without any use nor function.
d. It is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered
41. Which of the following does not describe what weeds are
a. Unwanted b. harmful c. important d. out-of-place
42. The most commonly reported pests Solanum melongena Linn.
a. Cutworm b. Fruit & shoot borer c. Army worm d. Stem borer
43. The most distinguishing parts of an insect was found in
a. head c. thorax
b. abdomen d. all of the above
44. The second segments of insect antenna is called
a. Scape b. Flagellum c. Pedicel d. Clavola
45. This insect is commonly served as the vector of Tungro disease in rice
c. Scirpophaga incertulas c. Nilaparvata lugens
d. Nephotettix virescence d. Chilo polychrysus
46. The basal segments of an insect legs
a. Trochanter b. Tibia c. Tarsus d. Coxa
47. The elbow-like types of antenna is found among ants
a. Geniculate c. Moniliform
b. Lamellate d. Clavate
48. The color band of high toxic pesticides
a. Blue b. Orange c. Yellow d. Red
49. The part of the mouthparts without palpus
a. Maxilla b. Mandibles c. Labium d. All of the above
50. The insect order characterized by having scales on its membranous wings
a. Trichoptera b. Orthoptera c. Isopteran d. Lepidoptera
51. Cockroaches belong to what insect order
a. Coleoptera b. orthoptera c. isopteran d. phasmatodea
52. Nymph is a part of this metamorphosis
a. Ametabola b. Holometabola c. Hemimetabola d. Paurometabola
53. A serious pest of corn that attack all parts of the plants except the roots
a. Spodoptera litura b. Ostrinia furnacalis c. Migratoria manelinsis
54. An example of a weed dispersal agent
a. Animal b. Rhizome tuber c. Light d. All of the above
55. An insect that is best controlled by thorough land preparation
a. Aphids b. whiteflies c. cutworm d. diamond back moth
56. These structure are found in grasses except
a. Ligule c. Node
b. Internode d. Netted venation
57. This insect is commonly known as striped stem borer
a. Scirpophaga incertulas c. Sesamia inferens
b. Chilo suppressalis d. Chilo polychrysus
58. Blister beetle and Spanish Fly belong to this insect order
a. Coleoptera and Lepidoptera c. Diptera only
b. Coleoptera and Diptera d. Coleoptera only
59. Stem borers have this type of metamorphosis
a. Ametabola c. Paurometabola
b. Hemimetabola d. Holometabola
60. White heads in rice commonly caused by
a. Scirpophaga incertulas c. Nilaparvata lugens
b. Nephotettix virescence d. Chilo polychrysus
61. Which of the following pests is not an arthropod?
a. golden apple snail c. santol gall mite
b. mango fruitfly d. cotton bollworm
62. Which statement is not true of all insects?
a. they have antennae c. they have three body regions
b. they have wings d. they have three pairs of legs
63. In 2014, pest infestation of this insect in coconut had become a serious
problem.
a. Colisap b. Scale insect c. Cocolisap d. B and C
64. Imperata cylindrica possess this characteristics as the primary propagule for
reproduction
a. Rhizome c. Tuber
b. Seeds d. Stolon
65. The following are major weeds in lowland rice. Which among them is not an
annual grass?
a. Echinochloa glabrescens c. Echinochloa crusgalli
b. Echinochloa colona d. Cyperus iria
66. They have culms and has nodes and internodes.
a. Grasses b. Sedges c. Broadleaves d. Vines
67. Which among the following insect has setaceous antennae?
a. Grasshopper b. Beetle c. Cicada d. Butterfly
68. This insect is commonly known as Pink stem borer
c. Scirpophaga incertulas c. Sesamia inferens
d. Chilo suppressalis d. Chilo polychrysus
69. Insects that have fringe antenna
a. Earwigs b. Thrips c. True bugs d. Aphids
70. Which is true for the function of the body regions in insects?
a. head is for sensory purposes c. thorax is for mobility
b. abdomen is for protection of visceral organs d. all of the above
71. In rice, this insect folds the leaves and feeds on the leaf surface inside the
folded leaf
a. Scirpophaga innotata c. Cnaphlocrasis medinalis
b. Scirpophaga incertula d. Chilo suppressalis
72. The appendages not found in the thorax are
a. Legs b. Wings c. Tympanum d. antennae
73. The following are climatic factors, except one, which can cause symptoms
that may be confused with crop damages brought about by pests and
pathogens
a. Drought b. excess moisture c. fertilizer burn d. strong wind
74. Which of the following belong to the same order like firefly?
a. Caddish fly b. Scorpion fly c. Butterfly d. Lady beetle
75. This insect is commonly known as Yellow stem borer
e. Scirpophaga incertulas c. Sesamia inferens
f. Chilo suppressalis d. Chilo polychrysus
76. Striped stem borer scientifically known as ____________.
c. Scirpophaga innotata c. Cnaphlocrasis medinalis
d. Scirpophaga incertula d. Chilo suppressalis
77. Which among the following weeds is a broadleaf?
a. Imperata cylindrica c. Monochoria vaginalis
b. Mimosa pudica d. Cyperus rotundus
78. A cultural control in controlling soil insect like caseworm and cutworm
a. Using insecticides c. Waste Management
b. land preparation and tillage d. Water Management
79. identify the item that does not belong to the group
a. abdomen b. spiracles c. thorax d. head
80. The first segments of insect antenna is called
a. Scape b. Flagellum c. Pedicel d. Clavola
81. In rice, this insect folds the leaves and feeds on the leaf surface inside the
folded leaf
a. Scirpophaga innotata c. Cnaphlocrasis medinalis
b. Scirpophaga incertula d. Chilo suppressalis
82. This is usually practiced on bark infested fruit trees like durian, lanzones,
greatly aid in controlling bark borer.
a. bagging b. Hand picking c. scrapping d. netting
83. The chemicals then circulate through the plant's tissues, killing the insects that
feed on them.
a. Stomach poison b. Contact poison c. Systematic poison d. Fumigant
84. An ingredient is a substance that prevents, kills, or repels a pest or acts as a
plant regulator, desiccant, defoliant, synergist, or nitrogen stabilizer.
a. active ingredients b. inert ingredients
c. adjuvant d. none of the above
85. A pathogen that produce long-lived spores or can live as a saprophyte for
more than 5 years. Crop rotation become less effective or impractical for this
pathogen.
a. Soil envaders b. soil born c. Soil inhabitants d. none
86. A known non-spore forming fungus is
a. Fusarium c. Aspergillus
b. Rhizoctona d. Pyricularia
87. This is considered as a serious pest of coconut affecting the shoot.
a. Brontisfa longisima c. Aspidiotus rigidus
b. Oryctes rhinoceros d. ostrinia furnacales
88. Which of the following is not an insecticide
a. Endrin c. Aldrin
b. Malathrin d. Cypermetrin
89. Signs that do not indicate fungal infection
a. Mycelial tufts c. Spores
b. Sclerotia d. Gummosis
90. A common symptom of disease caused by fungi
a. Mosaic c. Sarcody
b. Spot d. Yellowing
91. Gibberella fujikuroi is tha causal agent of
a. Rice blast c. Bakanae of rice
b. Rice sheath blight d. Brown spot
92. This nematode is known as the burrowing nematodes and are a major
parasite of banana, cause toppling disease.
a. Meledoigyne incognita c. Xiphenema index
b. Trichodorus primitivus d. Radopholus similis
93. If juveniles and adults of are motile during all life cycle stages but may be
either within or inside of roots a plant parasitic nematode is
a. Migratory ectoparasites c. Migratory endoparasites
b. Direct parasites d. Indirect parasites
94. Hot water treatment is very practical method of controlling nematodes that are
possibly harbored by planting materials, thus preventing their introduction to a
new locality. The following planting materials can be subjected to this
procedure except for
a. Seed potato b. Banana corm c. Rice seed d. Onion bulb
95. The study of disease development in plant populations is
a. Epidemiology c. Etiology
b. Phytopathology d. Endemicity
96. Physical control method required to eliminate fruitflies on mango and papaya
for export.
a. Hot water treatment c. Vapor Heat Treatment
b. Refrigeration d. UV radiation
97. It is a biological control product against pests
a. Katol b. Dipel c. Methyl eugenol d. Sevin
98. The coconut industry in the country were destroyed by coconut scale insect
last 2014. This isect scientificall known as
c. Brontisfa longisima c. Aspidiotus rigidus
d. Oryctes rhinoceros d. ostrinia furnacales
99. Rice tungro can be effectively managed by application of insecticide. In this
case, disease management is achieved through
a. Reduction in the initial amount of inoculum
b. Reduction in the rate of inoculum production
c. Controlling the vector
d. All of the above
100. Rice bug or the stink bug pest of rice scientifically named as
a. Leptocorisa oratoria (Fab)(Heteroptera)
b. Scotinophara sp. (Heteroptera)
c. Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton)(Lepidoptera)
d. Rhizopertha dominica (Fab)(Coleoptera
