TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission. Answer: b. Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
▶ What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates
pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Answer: d. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
▶ What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA). Answer: b.
Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
▶ Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a
pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs. Answer: c. Consult the Office
of Pesticide Programs
▶ Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who
violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
,c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated. Answer: a and c
▶ 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
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission. Answer: b. Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
▶ What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates
pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Answer: d. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
▶ What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA). Answer: b.
Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
▶ Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a
pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs. Answer: c. Consult the Office
of Pesticide Programs
▶ Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who
violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
,c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated. Answer: a and c
▶ 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
