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Breeding or selecting plants and animals with C
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 example of which C
type of mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification.
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest A
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 management goals? C
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 population density that B
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 of pesticide D
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 employers to provide D
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)
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under D
FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA? A
A. The maximum amount of pesticides residue that may
legally remain on or in a commodity at the time of harvest
or slaughter.
B. The maximum amount of pesticide residue that workers
may be exposed to during the course of an average
workday.
C. The minimum amount of pesticide residue that may
remain on a crop during the growing season.
D. The minimum amount of pesticide residue that may be
consumed by a 150-pound person on a yearly basis.
Practice Exam, National Pesticide Applicator Certification
Core Manual
Save
Students also studied
National Pesticide Applicator Certifi... MDARD Michigan Core Pesticide Ap... Pesticide Applicators Practice Exam... Minnes
105 terms 411 terms 75 terms 50 terms
kyle_lavrack Preview Caleb_Nisley Preview bgarner3 Preview Emi
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with C
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 example of which C
type of mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification.
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest A
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 management goals? C
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 population density that B
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 of pesticide D
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 employers to provide D
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)
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under D
FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA? A
A. The maximum amount of pesticides residue that may
legally remain on or in a commodity at the time of harvest
or slaughter.
B. The maximum amount of pesticide residue that workers
may be exposed to during the course of an average
workday.
C. The minimum amount of pesticide residue that may
remain on a crop during the growing season.
D. The minimum amount of pesticide residue that may be
consumed by a 150-pound person on a yearly basis.
