PRACTICE EXAM, NATIONAL
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL
Breeding-or-selecting-plants-and-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.---ans-✔✔C
Using-a-plow-to-destry-weeeds-is-an-example-of-which-type-of-mechanical-control-
method?
A.-Exclusion.
B.-Trapping.
C.-Cultivation.
D.-Physical/-environmental-modification.---ans-✔✔C
Which-statement-is-true-about-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.---ans-✔✔A
Which-statement-is-true-about-pest-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.---ans-✔✔C
Which-term-describes-the-pest-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.---ans-✔✔B
Which-would-decrease-the-likelihood-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.---ans-✔✔D
Which-federal-law-requires-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)---ans-✔✔D
What-are-the-two-main-classifications-of-pesticides-under-FIFRA?
A.-Organic-and-inorganic.
B.-General-use-and-unclassified-use.
C.-Regulated-and-unregulated.
D.-Unclassified-use-and-restricted-use---ans-✔✔D
What-is-a-tolerance-as-set-by-the-EPA?
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.---ans-✔✔A
Which-of-the-following-section-sections-under-FIFRA-could-be-used-to-alow-the-use-of-an-
unregistered-pesticide-to-control-an-"emergency"-pest-problem?
A.-Section-3
B.-Section-18
C.-Section-24-(c)
D.-Section-25-(b)---ans-✔✔C
The-name-"VIP-No-Pest-75WP"-on-a-pesticide-label-indicates:
A.-The-chemical-name-and-75-percent-inert-ingredients-formulated-as-a-wettable-powder.
B.-The-brand-name-and-25-percent-active-ingredients,-formulated-as-a-wettable-powder.
C.-The-brand-name-and-75-percent-active-ingredients,-formulated-as-a-wettable-powder.
D.-The-chemical-name-and-25-percent-active-ingredients,-formulated-as-a-wettable-
powder.---ans-✔✔C
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL
Breeding-or-selecting-plants-and-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.---ans-✔✔C
Using-a-plow-to-destry-weeeds-is-an-example-of-which-type-of-mechanical-control-
method?
A.-Exclusion.
B.-Trapping.
C.-Cultivation.
D.-Physical/-environmental-modification.---ans-✔✔C
Which-statement-is-true-about-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.---ans-✔✔A
Which-statement-is-true-about-pest-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.---ans-✔✔C
Which-term-describes-the-pest-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.---ans-✔✔B
Which-would-decrease-the-likelihood-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.---ans-✔✔D
Which-federal-law-requires-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)---ans-✔✔D
What-are-the-two-main-classifications-of-pesticides-under-FIFRA?
A.-Organic-and-inorganic.
B.-General-use-and-unclassified-use.
C.-Regulated-and-unregulated.
D.-Unclassified-use-and-restricted-use---ans-✔✔D
What-is-a-tolerance-as-set-by-the-EPA?
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.---ans-✔✔A
Which-of-the-following-section-sections-under-FIFRA-could-be-used-to-alow-the-use-of-an-
unregistered-pesticide-to-control-an-"emergency"-pest-problem?
A.-Section-3
B.-Section-18
C.-Section-24-(c)
D.-Section-25-(b)---ans-✔✔C
The-name-"VIP-No-Pest-75WP"-on-a-pesticide-label-indicates:
A.-The-chemical-name-and-75-percent-inert-ingredients-formulated-as-a-wettable-powder.
B.-The-brand-name-and-25-percent-active-ingredients,-formulated-as-a-wettable-powder.
C.-The-brand-name-and-75-percent-active-ingredients,-formulated-as-a-wettable-powder.
D.-The-chemical-name-and-25-percent-active-ingredients,-formulated-as-a-wettable-
powder.---ans-✔✔C
