Dead Man’s Fingers Quiz Dead Man's Fingers Quiz Take the Quiz! Get a perfect score! Earn the medallion! Questions may have more than one correct answer. Be sure to select all answers that are correct. If you don't get a perfect score, you can take the quiz again until you do! Please provide your email address to receive your digital medallion. Reference: Dead Man's Fingers Fact Sheet.Email(Required) 1) Dead man's fingers are reproductive structures produced by certain organisms, some of which are disease-causing organisms (pathogens), others of which are wood rot organisms.(Required) true false 2) Dead man's fingers are typically found around stressed trees, rather than around healthy, vigorously growing trees.(Required) true false 3) Dead man's fingers are produced by(Required) bacteria fungi water molds phytoplasmas nematodes viruses none of the above 4) Symptoms/signs you might see on trees where you observe dead man's fingers include(Required) branch dieback leaf spots discolored roots excessive fruit production (e.g., on apple trees) excessive shoot production poor growth oozing cankers none of the above 5) When cutting down a tree infected with a dead man's fingers-producing pathogen, there is no need to remove the stump or roots of the tree. The pathogen dies out rapidly once the tree is dead.(Required) true false 6) You can buy apple varieties that are resistant to dead man's fingers-producing pathogens.(Required) true false 7) To avoid problems with dead man's fingers-producing pathogens, be sure to water, mulch and fertilize susceptible trees properly.(Required) true false Δ
