Texas Pesticide Applicator General
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Which of the following are methods of controls used in IPM?
a. Biological, chemical, and cultural
b. Genetic, mechanical, and physical
c. Preventive measures, monitoring, and assessment
d. a and b - ANSWER ✓ d. a and b
_____________ percent of all insects are considered pests. - ANSWER ✓ one
percent
A pest is considered anything that . . .
a. injures humans, animals, crops, structures, or possessions
b. Competes with humans, domestic animals, or crops for food or water.
c. Spreads disease to humans, domestic animals, or crops.
d. All of the above - ANSWER ✓ d. all of the above
Name the three main body parts of an inspect.
a. head, thorax, abdomen
b. head, body, legs
c. head, abdomen, wings - ANSWER ✓ a. head, thorax, abdomen
Which of the following is an insect?
a. centipede
b. sowbug
c. mite
d. none of the above - ANSWER ✓ d. none of the above
,Diseases are caused by biological agents called ____________. - ANSWER ✓
pathogens
Which of the following organisms are associated with plant disease?
a. bacteria and viruses
b. Amoebas and algae
c. Fungi and nematodes
d. all of the above
e. a and c - ANSWER ✓ e. a and c
Some weeds can be pests by . . .
a. causing hay fever in people
b. poisoning animals that eat them
c. hindering fish growth and reproduction
d. all of the above - ANSWER ✓ d. all of the above
Which of the following types of plants lives more than 2 years?
a. annual
b. perennial
c. biennial - ANSWER ✓ b. perennial
What does the term vertebrate mean?
a. animal with wings
b. animal with jointed backbones
c. animal that walk upright (vertically) - ANSWER ✓ b. animal with jointed
backbones
Which is an example of a vertebrate pest?
a. rodents
b. flies
c. arachnids - ANSWER ✓ a. rodents
A ____________ is any chemical used to control pests. - ANSWER ✓ Pesticides
Insecticide is just another word for pesticide. T/F - ANSWER ✓ False
How does a systemic insecticide act on the pest?
, a. A systemic flows inside a treated plant and kills the pest when the pest eats the
plant.
b. A systemic enters the pest and attacks only a particular body system, such as the
pest's nervous system.
c. A systemic kills insect pests on contact. - ANSWER ✓ a. A systemic flows
inside a treated plant and kills the pest when the pest eats the plant.
The effect on beneficial insects is a primary concern when choosing a broad
spectrum insecticide. T/F - ANSWER ✓ True
Contact insecticides offer safety advantages in home, while residual insecticides
are useful when the insects are a constant problem. T/F - ANSWER ✓ True
Miticides are very similar in action and application to _____________.
a. Fungicides
b. Herbicides
c. Insecticides - ANSWER ✓ c. Insecticides
Of the two types of fungicides, ____________ prevent plant diseases and
____________ cure plant diseases. - ANSWER ✓ Protectants, eradicants
Eradiants often are used . . .
a. when protectants are too expensive or not available
b. when protectants have not been applied on time
c. when a disease breaks out unexpectedly
d. all of the above - ANSWER ✓ d. all of the above
Would you choose a selective or nonselective herbicide for weed control in a
park? - ANSWER ✓ Selective
Which herbicide applications, preplant means before the desired vegetation is
planted. ____________ means before the weeds appear and ___________ means
after both the desired vegetation and weed appear. - ANSWER ✓ Preemergence,
postemergence
What kind of chemical is used to alter or change the plant itself?
a. synthetic hormones
b. growth regulators
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||ALREADY GRADED
A+||UPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||<<LATEST BERSION>>
Which of the following are methods of controls used in IPM?
a. Biological, chemical, and cultural
b. Genetic, mechanical, and physical
c. Preventive measures, monitoring, and assessment
d. a and b - ANSWER ✓ d. a and b
_____________ percent of all insects are considered pests. - ANSWER ✓ one
percent
A pest is considered anything that . . .
a. injures humans, animals, crops, structures, or possessions
b. Competes with humans, domestic animals, or crops for food or water.
c. Spreads disease to humans, domestic animals, or crops.
d. All of the above - ANSWER ✓ d. all of the above
Name the three main body parts of an inspect.
a. head, thorax, abdomen
b. head, body, legs
c. head, abdomen, wings - ANSWER ✓ a. head, thorax, abdomen
Which of the following is an insect?
a. centipede
b. sowbug
c. mite
d. none of the above - ANSWER ✓ d. none of the above
,Diseases are caused by biological agents called ____________. - ANSWER ✓
pathogens
Which of the following organisms are associated with plant disease?
a. bacteria and viruses
b. Amoebas and algae
c. Fungi and nematodes
d. all of the above
e. a and c - ANSWER ✓ e. a and c
Some weeds can be pests by . . .
a. causing hay fever in people
b. poisoning animals that eat them
c. hindering fish growth and reproduction
d. all of the above - ANSWER ✓ d. all of the above
Which of the following types of plants lives more than 2 years?
a. annual
b. perennial
c. biennial - ANSWER ✓ b. perennial
What does the term vertebrate mean?
a. animal with wings
b. animal with jointed backbones
c. animal that walk upright (vertically) - ANSWER ✓ b. animal with jointed
backbones
Which is an example of a vertebrate pest?
a. rodents
b. flies
c. arachnids - ANSWER ✓ a. rodents
A ____________ is any chemical used to control pests. - ANSWER ✓ Pesticides
Insecticide is just another word for pesticide. T/F - ANSWER ✓ False
How does a systemic insecticide act on the pest?
, a. A systemic flows inside a treated plant and kills the pest when the pest eats the
plant.
b. A systemic enters the pest and attacks only a particular body system, such as the
pest's nervous system.
c. A systemic kills insect pests on contact. - ANSWER ✓ a. A systemic flows
inside a treated plant and kills the pest when the pest eats the plant.
The effect on beneficial insects is a primary concern when choosing a broad
spectrum insecticide. T/F - ANSWER ✓ True
Contact insecticides offer safety advantages in home, while residual insecticides
are useful when the insects are a constant problem. T/F - ANSWER ✓ True
Miticides are very similar in action and application to _____________.
a. Fungicides
b. Herbicides
c. Insecticides - ANSWER ✓ c. Insecticides
Of the two types of fungicides, ____________ prevent plant diseases and
____________ cure plant diseases. - ANSWER ✓ Protectants, eradicants
Eradiants often are used . . .
a. when protectants are too expensive or not available
b. when protectants have not been applied on time
c. when a disease breaks out unexpectedly
d. all of the above - ANSWER ✓ d. all of the above
Would you choose a selective or nonselective herbicide for weed control in a
park? - ANSWER ✓ Selective
Which herbicide applications, preplant means before the desired vegetation is
planted. ____________ means before the weeds appear and ___________ means
after both the desired vegetation and weed appear. - ANSWER ✓ Preemergence,
postemergence
What kind of chemical is used to alter or change the plant itself?
a. synthetic hormones
b. growth regulators
