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Pest StudyStack
Biotech 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biennial Weed | A weed that will live two years. |
| Instars | The state of the insect during the period between molts. |
| Noxious Weed | Plant that is highly damaging to an environment that is controlled under authority of state law. |
| Vector | Living organism that transmits a disease. |
| Nematodes | A type of tiny roundworm that causes damage tot specific kinds of plants. |
| Insect | A six-legged animal with three body segments. |
| Chemical Control | The use of pesticides for pest control. |
| Metamorphosis | The change in growth stages in a insect. |
| Casual Agent | An organism that produces a disease. |
| Perennial Weed | A weed that lives more than two years. |
| Hyphae | The threadlike vegetative structure of fungi. |
| Diseases | Infective agents that result in lowered health in living things. |
| Disease Triangle | The term applied to the relationship of the host, pathogen, and the environment in disease development. |
| Bacteria | One-celled, microscopic organisms. |
| Annual Weed | A weed that completes its life cycle within one year. |
| Biological Control | Pest control that uses natural control agents. |
| Pesticide Resistance | The ability of a pest to tolerate a lethal level of a pesticide. |
| Cultural Control | Pest control that adapts farming practices to better control pests. |
| Arachnid | A living creature such as a spider or mite that is distinguished from insects by having eight legs. |
| Viruses | Pathogenic entities consisting of nucleic acid and a protein sheath. |
| Eradication | Complete control or removal of a pest from a given area. |
| Key Pest | A pest that occurs on a regular basis for a given crop. |
| Quarantine | Isolation of pest-infested material. |
| Fungi | Members of a major group of lower plant life that lack chlorophyll and obtain nourishment from either live or decaying organic matter. |
| Pathogens | Organisms that produce disease. |
| Compound | A chemical substance that is composed of more than one element. |
| Signal Words | The required word on the label that denotes the relative toxicity of the product. |
| Net Contents | The amount of pesticide in the container. |
| Carcinogen | A chemical capable of producing a tumor. |
| Toxicity | A measurement of how poisonous a chemical is. |
| Xylem Tissue | Conductive tissue responsible for transport of water and nutrients within the plant. |
| Insecticides | A material used to kill insects or protect against their attack. |
| Phloem Tissue | Conductive tissue responsible for transport of food downward in a tree. |
| Common Name | Name given to a pesticide by a recognized committee on pesticide nomenclature. |
| Symbols | A warning illustration located on a chemical container. |
| Volatilization | Liquid or solid changes to gaseous phase. |
| Drift | Movement of a pesticide (air-borne). |
| Trade Name | Name of pesticide product. |
| Element | Uniform substance that cannot be further decomposed. |
| Formulation | Physical properties of the pesticide and its inert ingredients. |
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