PESTICIDE CORE - PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to
pests is an example of which type of pest management method?
Genetic Control
Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of mechanical control
method?
Cultivation
Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses equal to the
cost of control measures?
Economic injury level
What would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural works and pesticide
handlers with protections against possible harm from pesticides?
Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
Unclassified use and restricted-use
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
The maximum amount of pesticide residue that may legally remain on or in a commodity
at the time of harvest or slaughter.
ANSWERS VERIFIED
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to
pests is an example of which type of pest management method?
Genetic Control
Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of mechanical control
method?
Cultivation
Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses equal to the
cost of control measures?
Economic injury level
What would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural works and pesticide
handlers with protections against possible harm from pesticides?
Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
Unclassified use and restricted-use
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
The maximum amount of pesticide residue that may legally remain on or in a commodity
at the time of harvest or slaughter.
