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Texas Pesticide Applicator General Standards and
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Why are aquifers important?
a. Because they are the main water supply for
manufacturing industries
b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for
drinking
c. Because building and maintaining them provides jobs -
ANSWER-b. Because so many people use water from
aquifers for drinking
What is the name given to the complex prey/predator
cycle in which all animals (including man) take part?
a. Food chain
b. Habitat
c. Ecosystem - ANSWER-Food chain
The best protection against ground water pollution is
__________?
a. preventing contamination
b. Stopping irrigation
c. Cleaning groundwater after contamination - ANSWER-
a. Preventing contamination
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At what level is man in the food chain?
a. Near the bottom
b. Near the middle
c. near the top - ANSWER-c. Near the top
An __________ pesticide is one that builds up in animal
an plant tissues. - ANSWER-Accumulative
A ___________ pesticide is one that remains in the
environment without breaking down. - ANSWER-
Persistent
Even though persistent pesticides remain in the
environment, they do not always accumulate in animals or
plants. T/F - ANSWER-True
An ___________ ____________ is a plant or animal that
is near extinction throughout all of most of its range. -
ANSWER-Endangered species
Which of the following is not a process that causes
pesticides to break down after applications?
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a. Photodegradation
b. Microbial degradation
c. Chemical degradation
d. Atmospheric degradation - ANSWER-d. Atmospheric
degradation
Pesticides that degrade ___________ in the environment
are the least hazardous.
a. Slowly
b. Quickly
c. At a moderate rate - ANSWER-Quickly
Sometimes even small environmental changes can greatly
reduce the chances of survival for fish and wildlife. T/F -
ANSWER-True
When a pesticide evaporates and moves off target, this is
called _____________ ______________. - ANSWER-
Vapor drift
Which of these factors does not influence drift?
a. Particle size
b. Pollution
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c. Nozzle design and orientation
d. Temperature - ANSWER-b. Pollution
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Re entry interval - ANSWER-d. Re entry interval
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Particle size
b. Pollution
c. Nozzle design and orientation
d. Temperature - ANSWER-b. Pollution
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Reentry interval - ANSWER-Reentry interval
Why should honeybees be protected?
Texas Pesticide Applicator General Standards and
Verified Exam Includes Accurate And Verified
Questions||Newest Exam!!!
Why are aquifers important?
a. Because they are the main water supply for
manufacturing industries
b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for
drinking
c. Because building and maintaining them provides jobs -
ANSWER-b. Because so many people use water from
aquifers for drinking
What is the name given to the complex prey/predator
cycle in which all animals (including man) take part?
a. Food chain
b. Habitat
c. Ecosystem - ANSWER-Food chain
The best protection against ground water pollution is
__________?
a. preventing contamination
b. Stopping irrigation
c. Cleaning groundwater after contamination - ANSWER-
a. Preventing contamination
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At what level is man in the food chain?
a. Near the bottom
b. Near the middle
c. near the top - ANSWER-c. Near the top
An __________ pesticide is one that builds up in animal
an plant tissues. - ANSWER-Accumulative
A ___________ pesticide is one that remains in the
environment without breaking down. - ANSWER-
Persistent
Even though persistent pesticides remain in the
environment, they do not always accumulate in animals or
plants. T/F - ANSWER-True
An ___________ ____________ is a plant or animal that
is near extinction throughout all of most of its range. -
ANSWER-Endangered species
Which of the following is not a process that causes
pesticides to break down after applications?
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a. Photodegradation
b. Microbial degradation
c. Chemical degradation
d. Atmospheric degradation - ANSWER-d. Atmospheric
degradation
Pesticides that degrade ___________ in the environment
are the least hazardous.
a. Slowly
b. Quickly
c. At a moderate rate - ANSWER-Quickly
Sometimes even small environmental changes can greatly
reduce the chances of survival for fish and wildlife. T/F -
ANSWER-True
When a pesticide evaporates and moves off target, this is
called _____________ ______________. - ANSWER-
Vapor drift
Which of these factors does not influence drift?
a. Particle size
b. Pollution
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c. Nozzle design and orientation
d. Temperature - ANSWER-b. Pollution
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Re entry interval - ANSWER-d. Re entry interval
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Particle size
b. Pollution
c. Nozzle design and orientation
d. Temperature - ANSWER-b. Pollution
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Reentry interval - ANSWER-Reentry interval
Why should honeybees be protected?
