WI Pesticide Applicator Correct Questions and Answers

Abiotic - ANSWER Not made of organic matter. Not living absorb - ANSWER the uptake of a pesticide by plants, animals, or microorganisms. (2) the entrance of a chemical into a body through the outside covering of a plant or animal Acaricide - ANSWER A pesticide used to control mites and ticks Action Threshold - ANSWER The population density of a pest at which measures should begin to prevent an increasing pest pop fromreaching a level that causes an intolerable adverse effect on the health, aesthetics, or planned use of desirable plants active ingredient - ANSWER a component of a pesticide activity. Normally mixed with inert or inactive ingredients in the formulation process acute exposure - ANSWER exposure to single dose of a pesticide acute rodenticide - ANSWER capable of causing death after single use acute toxicity - ANSWER a measure of the capacity of a pesticide to cause injury as a result of a single exposure adjuvant (additive) - ANSWER Any chemical added to a pesticide formulation or mixture to increase its effectiveness or safety adsorb - ANSWER the process by which a substance sticks to the surface of something else (when herbicide binds onto soil particles) aesthetic damage - ANSWER the amount of damage to the aesthetic qualities of a planting that will justify the cost of control measures. beauty or economics aesthetic injury level - ANSWER the lowest pest pop density that will cause aethetic damage. you should apply control measures before pest pop reaches this level agriculture commodity - ANSWER any plant or part of plant or animal produced by a person primarily for sale, consumption, propagation, or other use by humans or animals air-purifying respirator - ANSWER a respirator that filters dust, mist, and particles and/or removes gases and vapors from air before the wearer breathe in the air. fugaments need special respirator air-supplying respirator - ANSWER a respirator that protects against deficient oxygen levels. the source of fresh air is either pumped through a hose to a full-face and hood system or from SCBA Annuals - ANSWER plants that live less than 12 months antagonism - ANSWER when the effect of two or more pesticides applied together is such thta their combined activity is less than that of each pesticide used seperately anticoagulant - ANSWER a rodenticide that reduced the clotting ability of blood and causes the animal to bleed to death antidote - ANSWER a substance used to counteract the effects of poisening antisiphoning device - ANSWER attatchment to the filling hose designed to prevent back flow of the pesticide mix to the water source aquifer - ANSWER the geologic formation through which groundwater flows, this can be a layer of sand, gravel, or fractured bedrock arachnid - ANSWER a small invertebrae animal with 2 body and limbs (spiders) arthropod - ANSWER an invertebrae with a jointed body and limbs (insect, mite, tick