North Carolina Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual Exam Questions
and Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
Absorption - ✔✔The movement of a chemical into plants, animals (including human), microorganisms,
or soil.
Acaricide - ✔✔A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. A miticide is a type of acaricide.
acidic - ✔✔pH less than 7
Action Threshold - ✔✔A predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which some type of pest
management action must be taken.
Activated Charcoal - ✔✔A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals.
active ingredient - ✔✔The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for pesticidal activity.
Acute effect - ✔✔An illness that occurs shortly after exposure to a pesticide
acute exposure - ✔✔An exposure to a single dose of pesticide.
acute toxicity - ✔✔An injury produced from a single exposure
Adjuvant - ✔✔A substance Added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or safety same as an
additive examples penetrance spreader stickers and wedding agents
Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC) - ✔✔EC contains a liquid active ingredient, one or more petroleum based
solvents and an agent(emulsifier) that allows the formation to be mixed with water to form an emulsion.
and Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
Absorption - ✔✔The movement of a chemical into plants, animals (including human), microorganisms,
or soil.
Acaricide - ✔✔A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. A miticide is a type of acaricide.
acidic - ✔✔pH less than 7
Action Threshold - ✔✔A predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which some type of pest
management action must be taken.
Activated Charcoal - ✔✔A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals.
active ingredient - ✔✔The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for pesticidal activity.
Acute effect - ✔✔An illness that occurs shortly after exposure to a pesticide
acute exposure - ✔✔An exposure to a single dose of pesticide.
acute toxicity - ✔✔An injury produced from a single exposure
Adjuvant - ✔✔A substance Added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or safety same as an
additive examples penetrance spreader stickers and wedding agents
Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC) - ✔✔EC contains a liquid active ingredient, one or more petroleum based
solvents and an agent(emulsifier) that allows the formation to be mixed with water to form an emulsion.
