PESTICIDE CORE PRACTICE EXAM FINAL
PAPER 2026 FULL STUDY GUIDE
◉ What is the term for the degree or extent to which a chemical or
substance is poisonous? Answer: Toxicity
◉ The risk of damage to nontarget plants from drift of volatile
pesticides is ______________. Answer: Greater at high temperatures
◉ Who may use a Restricted Use Pesticide? Answer: A certified
pesticide applicator (answer)
◉ What is the term for unwanted contact with pesticides or
pesticide residues? Answer: Exposure
◉ A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application using 2 pints of
product per acre. Your sprayer holds 375 gallons and is calibrated to
apply 15 gallons of spray mixture per acre. How much product is
needed for each fill? Answer: 50 pints
◉ Which of the following is an emergency exemption from
registration that allows for the sale and use of a pesticide for a non-
registered purpose for a limited time? Answer: Section 18
,◉ Which of the following statements about PPE is true? Answer: You
may wear more PPE than the pesticide label lists
◉ Why were the Iowa atrazine management rules put in place?
Answer: To minimize the pesticide's impact on ground and surface
water
◉ What type of pesticide moves from the site of absorption in a
treated plant or animal to other tissues? Answer: Systemic
◉ Which of the following describes a systemic effect to a pesticide?
Answer: Nausea from spilling pesticides on your legs
◉ What is the term for the minimum number of days allowed
between the pesticide application and harvest? Answer: Preharvest
interval
◉ What is the term that describes the harmful effects that occur
from small, repeated exposures to pesticides over a period of time?
Answer: Chronic toxicity
◉ According to the Iowa Bee Rule, how far away must commercial
applicators be from registered apiaries when applying pesticides
labeled as toxic to bees between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.? Answer: 1 mile
, ◉ Which of the following describes a 24(c) registration? Answer:
Allows a state to register additional uses for a federally registered
pesticide
◉ Which statement about sensitive areas is true? Answer: Labels
may list special precautions around sensitive areas
◉ Which of the following is a way to minimize damage from
pesticide fires? Answer: Provide emergency response personnel
with MSDS
◉ A sprayer has a 320-gallon- capacity tank. If it is calibrated to
apply 16 gallons of solution per acre, how many acres will be
sprayed with each fill? Answer: 20
◉ You are treating a turf area for bluegrass billbug. You are using a
granular insecticide with a labeled rate of 6 pounds per 1000 square
feet. The turf area is 150 feet by 600 feet. Approximately how much
insecticide do you need to treat the total area? Answer: 540 pounds
◉ How long must pesticide records be kept after the date of
application? Answer: 3 years
PAPER 2026 FULL STUDY GUIDE
◉ What is the term for the degree or extent to which a chemical or
substance is poisonous? Answer: Toxicity
◉ The risk of damage to nontarget plants from drift of volatile
pesticides is ______________. Answer: Greater at high temperatures
◉ Who may use a Restricted Use Pesticide? Answer: A certified
pesticide applicator (answer)
◉ What is the term for unwanted contact with pesticides or
pesticide residues? Answer: Exposure
◉ A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application using 2 pints of
product per acre. Your sprayer holds 375 gallons and is calibrated to
apply 15 gallons of spray mixture per acre. How much product is
needed for each fill? Answer: 50 pints
◉ Which of the following is an emergency exemption from
registration that allows for the sale and use of a pesticide for a non-
registered purpose for a limited time? Answer: Section 18
,◉ Which of the following statements about PPE is true? Answer: You
may wear more PPE than the pesticide label lists
◉ Why were the Iowa atrazine management rules put in place?
Answer: To minimize the pesticide's impact on ground and surface
water
◉ What type of pesticide moves from the site of absorption in a
treated plant or animal to other tissues? Answer: Systemic
◉ Which of the following describes a systemic effect to a pesticide?
Answer: Nausea from spilling pesticides on your legs
◉ What is the term for the minimum number of days allowed
between the pesticide application and harvest? Answer: Preharvest
interval
◉ What is the term that describes the harmful effects that occur
from small, repeated exposures to pesticides over a period of time?
Answer: Chronic toxicity
◉ According to the Iowa Bee Rule, how far away must commercial
applicators be from registered apiaries when applying pesticides
labeled as toxic to bees between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.? Answer: 1 mile
, ◉ Which of the following describes a 24(c) registration? Answer:
Allows a state to register additional uses for a federally registered
pesticide
◉ Which statement about sensitive areas is true? Answer: Labels
may list special precautions around sensitive areas
◉ Which of the following is a way to minimize damage from
pesticide fires? Answer: Provide emergency response personnel
with MSDS
◉ A sprayer has a 320-gallon- capacity tank. If it is calibrated to
apply 16 gallons of solution per acre, how many acres will be
sprayed with each fill? Answer: 20
◉ You are treating a turf area for bluegrass billbug. You are using a
granular insecticide with a labeled rate of 6 pounds per 1000 square
feet. The turf area is 150 feet by 600 feet. Approximately how much
insecticide do you need to treat the total area? Answer: 540 pounds
◉ How long must pesticide records be kept after the date of
application? Answer: 3 years
