Dutch Elm Disease Quiz Dutch Elm Disease 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: Dutch Elm Disease Fact Sheet.Email(Required) 1) American elms are particularly susceptible to Dutch elm disease.(Required) true false 2) Dutch elm disease is caused by a(Required) bacterium fungus water mold phytoplasma nematode virus none of the above 3) The Dutch elm disease pathogen is native to North America.(Required) true false 4) The Dutch elm disease pathogen can be moved from tree to tree by elm bark beetles.(Required) true false 5) The insects that move the Dutch elm disease pathogen from tree to tree are only attracted to wounded trees.(Required) true false 6) In elm groves, the Dutch elm disease pathogen can move from tree to tree through root grafts.(Required) true false 7) Chemical treatments are available for Dutch elm disease management and work best when used after you see symptoms of Dutch elm disease.(Required) true false 8) Before you cut down a tree with Dutch elm disease, it is important to sever root grafts between the infected tree and nearby elm trees.(Required) true false 9) Wood harvested from an elm with Dutch elm disease can serve as a reservoir of the pathogen and requires special handling to reduce the potential for spread of the pathogen.(Required) true false 10) You can plant elm trees that have been bred to be resistant to Dutch elm disease. These trees do not become infected with the Dutch elm disease pathogen.(Required) true false Δ
