OHIO COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
EXAMINATION – CATEGORY 5: INDUSTRIAL VEGETATION
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. What does IPM stand for?
a) Integrated Pest Management
b) Industrial Pest Maintenance
c) Immediate Pesticide Method
d) Internal Plant Management
Correct answer: a
2. IPM focuses on identifying pests before taking action.
a) True
b) False
Correct answer: a
3. Which of the following is a goal of IPM?
a) Maximize pesticide use
b) Minimize economic, health, and environmental risks
c) Eliminate all vegetation
d) Use only mechanical controls
Correct answer: b
4. Controlling roadside weeds improves driver visibility.
a) True
b) False
Correct answer: a
5. What is an advantage of chemical weed control over mechanical control?
a) More environmentally friendly
b) No training required
, c) Cost effective due to reduced labor and time
d) Eliminates all plant species
Correct answer: c
6. Why is the pesticide label considered the law?
a) It is suggested by manufacturers
b) All instructions must be followed
c) It only applies to restricted use pesticides
d) It can be ignored if you have experience
Correct answer: b
7. Annuals complete their life cycle in:
a) Two years
b) One year
c) Three years
d) Indefinitely
Correct answer: b
8. Winter annuals germinate in:
a) Spring
b) Summer
c) Fall
d) Winter
Correct answer: c
9. Summer annuals flower in:
a) Fall
b) Winter
c) Spring
d) Summer
Correct answer: d
10.Biennials need how many years to complete their life cycle?
a) One
b) Two
, c) Three
d) Four
Correct answer: b
11.Perennials persist:
a) One year
b) Two years
c) Year after year
d) Only in summer
Correct answer: c
12.The manufacturer’s name for a pesticide is the:
a) Common name
b) Chemical name
c) Brand name
d) EPA name
Correct answer: c
13.The complex name identifying chemical structure is the:
a) Brand name
b) Common name
c) Chemical name
d) Trade name
Correct answer: c
14.The shorter version of the chemical name is the:
a) Common name
b) Brand name
c) EPA registration number
d) Active ingredient
Correct answer: a
15.Grasses have which type of leaves?
a) Broad, netted veins
b) Narrow, parallel veins
, c) Waxy, no veins
d) Hairy, branched veins
Correct answer: b
16.Why are woody plants discouraged near utility rights-of-way?
a) They attract insects
b) They improve soil
c) Tops interfere with wires
d) They are hard to spray
Correct answer: c
17.Why is plant identification important before herbicide application?
a) To select the right herbicide
b) To time application correctly
c) Both a and b
d) To increase soil pH
Correct answer: c
18.You can select a herbicide on brand name alone.
a) True
b) False
Correct answer: b
19.Selective herbicides control:
a) All plants
b) Only certain species
c) Only grasses
d) Only broadleaves
Correct answer: b
20.Nonselective herbicides control:
a) Only weeds
b) Only brush
c) Most plant and brush species
EXAMINATION – CATEGORY 5: INDUSTRIAL VEGETATION
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. What does IPM stand for?
a) Integrated Pest Management
b) Industrial Pest Maintenance
c) Immediate Pesticide Method
d) Internal Plant Management
Correct answer: a
2. IPM focuses on identifying pests before taking action.
a) True
b) False
Correct answer: a
3. Which of the following is a goal of IPM?
a) Maximize pesticide use
b) Minimize economic, health, and environmental risks
c) Eliminate all vegetation
d) Use only mechanical controls
Correct answer: b
4. Controlling roadside weeds improves driver visibility.
a) True
b) False
Correct answer: a
5. What is an advantage of chemical weed control over mechanical control?
a) More environmentally friendly
b) No training required
, c) Cost effective due to reduced labor and time
d) Eliminates all plant species
Correct answer: c
6. Why is the pesticide label considered the law?
a) It is suggested by manufacturers
b) All instructions must be followed
c) It only applies to restricted use pesticides
d) It can be ignored if you have experience
Correct answer: b
7. Annuals complete their life cycle in:
a) Two years
b) One year
c) Three years
d) Indefinitely
Correct answer: b
8. Winter annuals germinate in:
a) Spring
b) Summer
c) Fall
d) Winter
Correct answer: c
9. Summer annuals flower in:
a) Fall
b) Winter
c) Spring
d) Summer
Correct answer: d
10.Biennials need how many years to complete their life cycle?
a) One
b) Two
, c) Three
d) Four
Correct answer: b
11.Perennials persist:
a) One year
b) Two years
c) Year after year
d) Only in summer
Correct answer: c
12.The manufacturer’s name for a pesticide is the:
a) Common name
b) Chemical name
c) Brand name
d) EPA name
Correct answer: c
13.The complex name identifying chemical structure is the:
a) Brand name
b) Common name
c) Chemical name
d) Trade name
Correct answer: c
14.The shorter version of the chemical name is the:
a) Common name
b) Brand name
c) EPA registration number
d) Active ingredient
Correct answer: a
15.Grasses have which type of leaves?
a) Broad, netted veins
b) Narrow, parallel veins
, c) Waxy, no veins
d) Hairy, branched veins
Correct answer: b
16.Why are woody plants discouraged near utility rights-of-way?
a) They attract insects
b) They improve soil
c) Tops interfere with wires
d) They are hard to spray
Correct answer: c
17.Why is plant identification important before herbicide application?
a) To select the right herbicide
b) To time application correctly
c) Both a and b
d) To increase soil pH
Correct answer: c
18.You can select a herbicide on brand name alone.
a) True
b) False
Correct answer: b
19.Selective herbicides control:
a) All plants
b) Only certain species
c) Only grasses
d) Only broadleaves
Correct answer: b
20.Nonselective herbicides control:
a) Only weeds
b) Only brush
c) Most plant and brush species
