IOWA 3OT PESTICIDE PRACTICE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ FIFRA Answer: Federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act
◉ What does FIFRA do? Answer: Regulates the production,
transportation sale use and disposal of all pesticides
◉ IDALS Answer: Iowa department of agriculture and land
stewardship
◉ IDALS job Answer: Responsible for certifying pesticide
applicators.
◉ FFDCA Answer: Federal food drug and cosmetic act.
◉ FFDCA job Answer: Federal law regulating the amount of
pesticide residues contained on commodities of food
◉ Residues Answer: Amount of pesticide remaining in or on raw
farm products or processed foods. Undesirable presence of a
pesticide at the site of application. Measures in ppm ppb ppt
,◉ Tolerence Answer: Maximum amount of pesticide that may legally
remain in or on a raw farm product intended for consumption by
humans or livestock. Reasonable certainty of no harm.
◉ Application rate Answer: Amount of pesticide applied to a site
usually expressed as a liquid or dry measure per unit area
◉ Pre harvest interval Answer: Part of the pesticide label that
defines the number of days after application of a pesticide before a
crop can be harvested.
◉ FQPA Answer: Food quality protection act
◉ FQPA job Answer: Federal law that significantly altered portions
of both FIFRA and ffdca. Changes included in this act are revised
definitions for safe pesticide tolerances for raw and processed foods
◉ WPS Answer: worker protection standard
◉ WPS JOB Answer: Set of regulations from the EPA aimed at
reducing the risk of of pesticide poisonings, injuries, and exposure to
agriculture workers and handlers.
◉ ESA Answer: Endangered species act
, ◉ ESA JOB Answer: Program for the conservation of threatened or
endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are
found
◉ Endangered species Answer: Species that is in danger of
extinction throughout all or significant portion of its range
◉ Threatened species Answer: Species that is likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range
◉ Rinsates Answer: Solution of water or oil and pesticide left after
rinsing a tank; rinse water
◉ Hazardous waste Answer: Solid or liquid or a contained gaseous
material that is no longer used or that no longer serves the purpose
fit which it was produced, and could pose dangers to human health
and the environment after it is discarded
◉ RCRA Answer: Resource conservation and recovery act
◉ RCRA JOB Answer: Gives EPA the authority to control hazardous
waste from the cradle to grave. This includes the generation
transportation treatment storage and disposal of hazardous waste
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ FIFRA Answer: Federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act
◉ What does FIFRA do? Answer: Regulates the production,
transportation sale use and disposal of all pesticides
◉ IDALS Answer: Iowa department of agriculture and land
stewardship
◉ IDALS job Answer: Responsible for certifying pesticide
applicators.
◉ FFDCA Answer: Federal food drug and cosmetic act.
◉ FFDCA job Answer: Federal law regulating the amount of
pesticide residues contained on commodities of food
◉ Residues Answer: Amount of pesticide remaining in or on raw
farm products or processed foods. Undesirable presence of a
pesticide at the site of application. Measures in ppm ppb ppt
,◉ Tolerence Answer: Maximum amount of pesticide that may legally
remain in or on a raw farm product intended for consumption by
humans or livestock. Reasonable certainty of no harm.
◉ Application rate Answer: Amount of pesticide applied to a site
usually expressed as a liquid or dry measure per unit area
◉ Pre harvest interval Answer: Part of the pesticide label that
defines the number of days after application of a pesticide before a
crop can be harvested.
◉ FQPA Answer: Food quality protection act
◉ FQPA job Answer: Federal law that significantly altered portions
of both FIFRA and ffdca. Changes included in this act are revised
definitions for safe pesticide tolerances for raw and processed foods
◉ WPS Answer: worker protection standard
◉ WPS JOB Answer: Set of regulations from the EPA aimed at
reducing the risk of of pesticide poisonings, injuries, and exposure to
agriculture workers and handlers.
◉ ESA Answer: Endangered species act
, ◉ ESA JOB Answer: Program for the conservation of threatened or
endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are
found
◉ Endangered species Answer: Species that is in danger of
extinction throughout all or significant portion of its range
◉ Threatened species Answer: Species that is likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
significant portion of its range
◉ Rinsates Answer: Solution of water or oil and pesticide left after
rinsing a tank; rinse water
◉ Hazardous waste Answer: Solid or liquid or a contained gaseous
material that is no longer used or that no longer serves the purpose
fit which it was produced, and could pose dangers to human health
and the environment after it is discarded
◉ RCRA Answer: Resource conservation and recovery act
◉ RCRA JOB Answer: Gives EPA the authority to control hazardous
waste from the cradle to grave. This includes the generation
transportation treatment storage and disposal of hazardous waste
