TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE 2026
▶ Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for
commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators.
Answer: c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for
commercial applicators
▶ What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law. Answer: a. Interpretations of the law that have the
force of law
▶ What is an endangered species?
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as
allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of
its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged. Answer: b. A
plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its
range
▶ Which federal agency determines what species are endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior.
Answer: c. Fist and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the
Interior
,▶ Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species
from pesticides?
a. The federal government
b. The state government
c. Conservationists
d. You, the applicator. Answer: d. You, the applicator
▶ _________ is the capacity of a substance to injure or poison a living
system, such as a human being, an animal, a lake, or a forest.. Answer:
Toxicity
▶ What is pesticide exposure?
a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
b. Being poisoned by a pesticide
c. Neither of the above
d. Both of the above. Answer: a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
▶ _________ _________ refers to how poisonous a pesticide is after
short-term exposure.. Answer: Acute toxicity
▶ _________ _________ is a one-time or short-term contact with
pesticide.. Answer: Acute exposure
▶ __________ __________ is a delayed poisonous effect from exposure
to a substance.. Answer: Chronic toxicity
▶ _________ _________ is long-term repeated contact with pesticides..
Answer: Chronic exposure
▶ The effects of which type of exposure---acute or chronic--- can be more
easily detected and studied?. Answer: Acute
▶ A pesticide dose is the _________ of pesticide of which a surface, plant
or animal is exposed.. Answer: Amount
▶ Name the three routes by which pesticide can enter your body.. Answer:
Dermal , oral , inhalation
▶ Some pesticide are poisonous no matter how they enter the body.
, T/F. Answer: True
▶ Which pesticide solution is most likely to be absorbed through the skin?
a. Oil-based
b. Water-based
c. Dry. Answer: a. Oil-based
▶ Which areas of the body absorb pesticides quickly?
a. Feet, hands, head, and groin
b. Scalp, nose, hands, and arms
c. Face, hands, torso, and scalp
d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals. Answer: d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and
genitals
▶ Which two routes of entry are likely to be the most important to you?
a. Dermal and oral
b. Dermal and inhalation
c. Inhalation and oral
d. None of the above. Answer: b. Dermal and inhalation
▶ Which factor affects the toxicity of a pesticide?
a. Route of entry
b. frequency and duration (rate) of exposure
c. Does received
d. All of the above. Answer: d. All of the above
▶ An example of a chronic effect is the drop in __________, an essential
body enzyme, caused by organophosphates and carbamates.. Answer:
Cholinesterase
▶ ___________ effects occur at the site of contact with a pesticide while
___________ effects occur away from the point of contact.. Answer: Local,
systemic
▶ Skin rash, nausea, eye irritation, and dizziness are examples of
___________ toxic effects.. Answer: Reversible
▶ LD 50 means "lethal dose fifty" it refers to the amount of chemical that
kills __________ the animals exposed to it in a laboratory test.. Answer:
half (50%)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE 2026
▶ Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for
commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators.
Answer: c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for
commercial applicators
▶ What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law. Answer: a. Interpretations of the law that have the
force of law
▶ What is an endangered species?
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as
allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of
its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged. Answer: b. A
plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its
range
▶ Which federal agency determines what species are endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior.
Answer: c. Fist and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the
Interior
,▶ Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species
from pesticides?
a. The federal government
b. The state government
c. Conservationists
d. You, the applicator. Answer: d. You, the applicator
▶ _________ is the capacity of a substance to injure or poison a living
system, such as a human being, an animal, a lake, or a forest.. Answer:
Toxicity
▶ What is pesticide exposure?
a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
b. Being poisoned by a pesticide
c. Neither of the above
d. Both of the above. Answer: a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
▶ _________ _________ refers to how poisonous a pesticide is after
short-term exposure.. Answer: Acute toxicity
▶ _________ _________ is a one-time or short-term contact with
pesticide.. Answer: Acute exposure
▶ __________ __________ is a delayed poisonous effect from exposure
to a substance.. Answer: Chronic toxicity
▶ _________ _________ is long-term repeated contact with pesticides..
Answer: Chronic exposure
▶ The effects of which type of exposure---acute or chronic--- can be more
easily detected and studied?. Answer: Acute
▶ A pesticide dose is the _________ of pesticide of which a surface, plant
or animal is exposed.. Answer: Amount
▶ Name the three routes by which pesticide can enter your body.. Answer:
Dermal , oral , inhalation
▶ Some pesticide are poisonous no matter how they enter the body.
, T/F. Answer: True
▶ Which pesticide solution is most likely to be absorbed through the skin?
a. Oil-based
b. Water-based
c. Dry. Answer: a. Oil-based
▶ Which areas of the body absorb pesticides quickly?
a. Feet, hands, head, and groin
b. Scalp, nose, hands, and arms
c. Face, hands, torso, and scalp
d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals. Answer: d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and
genitals
▶ Which two routes of entry are likely to be the most important to you?
a. Dermal and oral
b. Dermal and inhalation
c. Inhalation and oral
d. None of the above. Answer: b. Dermal and inhalation
▶ Which factor affects the toxicity of a pesticide?
a. Route of entry
b. frequency and duration (rate) of exposure
c. Does received
d. All of the above. Answer: d. All of the above
▶ An example of a chronic effect is the drop in __________, an essential
body enzyme, caused by organophosphates and carbamates.. Answer:
Cholinesterase
▶ ___________ effects occur at the site of contact with a pesticide while
___________ effects occur away from the point of contact.. Answer: Local,
systemic
▶ Skin rash, nausea, eye irritation, and dizziness are examples of
___________ toxic effects.. Answer: Reversible
▶ LD 50 means "lethal dose fifty" it refers to the amount of chemical that
kills __________ the animals exposed to it in a laboratory test.. Answer:
half (50%)
