Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicator
(1A) Exam Questions Complete With 100%
Verified Answers
\.(IPM) A pest is _______________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. both a and c
\.(IPM) What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. herbicide
\.(IPM) Which one of these is a control method promoted in integrated pest
management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. all of the above
,\.(IPM) Agriculture land with ____________ soils allows pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter - CORRECT ANSWERS -a. coarse, sandy
\.(IPM) To protect honeybees from pesticides, do not apply insecticides
____________.
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom
c. within six months of harvest
d. when the wind is from the south - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. while crops are in
bloom
\.(IPM) The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater depends
on:
a. it's ability to move in the soil
b. it's persistence
c. it's solubility
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. all of the above
\.(Insect Pests) Pests of field crops generally fall into one of how many fairly easily
recognized groups?
,a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. five
\.(Insect Pests) Characteristics commonly used to correctly identify insects include
which of the following?
a. wings
b. legs
c. mouthparts
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. all of the above
\.(Insect Pests) The key characteristic to identifying insects belonging to the order
Thysanoptera (thrips) is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
c. sucking mouthparts
d. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -a. fringed wings
\.(Insect Pests) All members of the order Hemiptera (true bugs) have which one of
the following characteristics?
a. chewing mouthparts
b. sucking mouthparts
c. utilize plants as hosts
, d. lack wings - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. sucking mouthparts
\.(Insect Pests) The developmental stage generally responsible for plant damage in
the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is:
a. egg
b. larvae
c. pupa
d. adult - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. larvae
\.(Insect Pests) Beetles and weevils belong to a large, diverse group of insects that
vary greatly in size and shape. This group is called:
a. orthoptera
b. lepidoptera
c. coleoptera
d. hemiptera - CORRECT ANSWERS -c. coleoptera
\.(Insect Pests) Even if the pest itself cannot be found, there are some other keys
to help one determine the pest problem. These include:
a. time of year
b. type of host
c. type of damage
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. all of the above
(1A) Exam Questions Complete With 100%
Verified Answers
\.(IPM) A pest is _______________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. both a and c
\.(IPM) What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. herbicide
\.(IPM) Which one of these is a control method promoted in integrated pest
management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. all of the above
,\.(IPM) Agriculture land with ____________ soils allows pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter - CORRECT ANSWERS -a. coarse, sandy
\.(IPM) To protect honeybees from pesticides, do not apply insecticides
____________.
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom
c. within six months of harvest
d. when the wind is from the south - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. while crops are in
bloom
\.(IPM) The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater depends
on:
a. it's ability to move in the soil
b. it's persistence
c. it's solubility
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. all of the above
\.(Insect Pests) Pests of field crops generally fall into one of how many fairly easily
recognized groups?
,a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. five
\.(Insect Pests) Characteristics commonly used to correctly identify insects include
which of the following?
a. wings
b. legs
c. mouthparts
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. all of the above
\.(Insect Pests) The key characteristic to identifying insects belonging to the order
Thysanoptera (thrips) is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
c. sucking mouthparts
d. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -a. fringed wings
\.(Insect Pests) All members of the order Hemiptera (true bugs) have which one of
the following characteristics?
a. chewing mouthparts
b. sucking mouthparts
c. utilize plants as hosts
, d. lack wings - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. sucking mouthparts
\.(Insect Pests) The developmental stage generally responsible for plant damage in
the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is:
a. egg
b. larvae
c. pupa
d. adult - CORRECT ANSWERS -b. larvae
\.(Insect Pests) Beetles and weevils belong to a large, diverse group of insects that
vary greatly in size and shape. This group is called:
a. orthoptera
b. lepidoptera
c. coleoptera
d. hemiptera - CORRECT ANSWERS -c. coleoptera
\.(Insect Pests) Even if the pest itself cannot be found, there are some other keys
to help one determine the pest problem. These include:
a. time of year
b. type of host
c. type of damage
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -d. all of the above
