Pesticide Core - Practice Exam and All
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method? - Answer Genetic Control
Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method? -
Answer Cultivation
Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses equal to the cost of control
measures? - Answer Economic injury level
What would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - Answer Using pesticides with
multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural works and pesticide handlers with
protections against possible harm from pesticides? - Answer Worker Protection Standard
(WPS)
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA? - Answer Unclassified use
and restricted-use
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA? - Answer The maximum amount of pesticide residue
that may legally remain on or in a commodity at the time of harvest or slaughter.
Which section under FIFRA could be used to allow the use of an unregistered pesticide to
control an "emergency" pest problem? - Answer Section 18
The name "VIP No Pest 75WP" on a pesticide label indicates what? - Answer The brand
name and 75 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
Which signal word appears on a label with a skull and crossbones symbol? - Answer Danger--
Poison
"This product is highly toxic to bees" is an example of which type of precautionary statement? -
Answer Environmental Hazard
How much active ingredient is there in a 20-pound bag of Atrazine 90DF? - Answer 18
pounds
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method? - Answer Genetic Control
Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method? -
Answer Cultivation
Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses equal to the cost of control
measures? - Answer Economic injury level
What would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - Answer Using pesticides with
multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural works and pesticide handlers with
protections against possible harm from pesticides? - Answer Worker Protection Standard
(WPS)
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA? - Answer Unclassified use
and restricted-use
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA? - Answer The maximum amount of pesticide residue
that may legally remain on or in a commodity at the time of harvest or slaughter.
Which section under FIFRA could be used to allow the use of an unregistered pesticide to
control an "emergency" pest problem? - Answer Section 18
The name "VIP No Pest 75WP" on a pesticide label indicates what? - Answer The brand
name and 75 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
Which signal word appears on a label with a skull and crossbones symbol? - Answer Danger--
Poison
"This product is highly toxic to bees" is an example of which type of precautionary statement? -
Answer Environmental Hazard
How much active ingredient is there in a 20-pound bag of Atrazine 90DF? - Answer 18
pounds
