Practice Exam, National Pesticide Applicator
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Breeding or selecting plants and C
animals with characteristics for
resistance to pests is an example of
which type of pest management
method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental
modificaiton.
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an C
example of which type of mechanical
control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental
modification.
,Which statement is true about A
chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest
management programs and
sometimes are the only control
method available.
B. Pesticides include any material
that is applied to plants and the soil
but not to water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide
controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not
absorbed by treated plants or
animals.
Which statement is true about pest C
management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to
prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest
control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds
are ways to prevent and suppress
pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a
practical approach to pest cotnrol.
, Which term describes the pest B
population density that causes the
losses equal to the cost of control
measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold.
Which would decrease the likelihood D
of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same
class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide
area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites
of toxicity in an organism.
Which federal law requires D
employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with
protections against possible harm
form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard
(WPS)
Certification Core Manual
Save
Terms in this set (50)
Breeding or selecting plants and C
animals with characteristics for
resistance to pests is an example of
which type of pest management
method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental
modificaiton.
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an C
example of which type of mechanical
control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental
modification.
,Which statement is true about A
chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest
management programs and
sometimes are the only control
method available.
B. Pesticides include any material
that is applied to plants and the soil
but not to water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide
controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not
absorbed by treated plants or
animals.
Which statement is true about pest C
management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to
prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest
control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds
are ways to prevent and suppress
pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a
practical approach to pest cotnrol.
, Which term describes the pest B
population density that causes the
losses equal to the cost of control
measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold.
Which would decrease the likelihood D
of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same
class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide
area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites
of toxicity in an organism.
Which federal law requires D
employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with
protections against possible harm
form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard
(WPS)
