Category A and E Pesticide Test Practice
Questions and Answers
Selective herbicide - Correct Answers -Control certain types of plants, especially with
other plant
Pesticide Misuse - Correct Answers --Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
MDA - Correct Answers -MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - Correct Answers -Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - Correct Answers -Pesticide formulation designed
and approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - Correct Answers -All pesticides other than
RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - Correct Answers -These applicators apply
pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - Correct Answers -There are two ways to recertify .
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
Reciprocity - Correct Answers -Allow someone residing in licensed in another state to
obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being required to take MN initial
certification exams or completing MN recertification requirements .
Endangered Species - Correct Answers -A plant or animal in danger of extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner
Karner Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
, Threatened Species - Correct Answers -A plant or animal likely to become endangered
within the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
Candidate Species - Correct Answers -Plants or animals that are being considered for
designation as threatened or endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
Pesticide Management Plan - Correct Answers -A plan of protection for groundwater
and surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Correct Answers -These are practical, research-
based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks - Correct Answers -The distance of untreated land between a
pesticide treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides.
Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers - Correct Answers -Untreated grass strips next to
streams, ponds, and other sensitive areas that can trap much of the pesticide running
off treated sites.
Depth to Groundwater - Correct Answers -The distance from the soil surface down to
the water table.
Backflow - Correct Answers -When the water source filling the pesticide application
equipment has a water pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line, electricity is shut
down or a pump fails and the pesticide runs back into the water source, contaminating
it.
Reduced Pressure Principal Device - Correct Answers -Two independent check valves
in the water supply line, with an automatic pressure differential valve located between
the two valves.
Pressurized Vacuum Breaker - Correct Answers -Vees stop backflow in the waterline is
under continuous water pressure and the waterline pressure is lost.
Questions and Answers
Selective herbicide - Correct Answers -Control certain types of plants, especially with
other plant
Pesticide Misuse - Correct Answers --Not using a pesticide according to label directions
-using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN
-applying without a license
-applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment
MDA - Correct Answers -MN Department of Agriculture
FIFRA - Correct Answers -Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act .
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) - Correct Answers -Pesticide formulation designed
and approved by the FIFRA
Non-Restricted Use Pesticides (Non-RUPs) - Correct Answers -All pesticides other than
RUPs including general use and unclassified pesticides, organic pesticides, etc
Structural Pest Control Applicator (SPCA) - Correct Answers -These applicators apply
pesticide 'for hire' in, on or around their customers buildings and other structures.
Re-certification - Correct Answers -There are two ways to recertify .
1 - attend an MDA approved category specific recertification workshop.
2 - re-test by taking the category certification exams and pay retest fees.
Reciprocity - Correct Answers -Allow someone residing in licensed in another state to
obtain a pesticide applicator license in MN without being required to take MN initial
certification exams or completing MN recertification requirements .
Endangered Species - Correct Answers -A plant or animal in danger of extinction.
Examples-
MN Dwarf Trout Lily
Piping Plover
Topeka Shiner
Karner Blue Butterfly
Higgins Eye Pearly Mussel
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel
, Threatened Species - Correct Answers -A plant or animal likely to become endangered
within the foreseeable future.
Examples-
Leedy's Roseroot
Prairie bush clover
Western prairie fringed orchid
Canada Lynx
Candidate Species - Correct Answers -Plants or animals that are being considered for
designation as threatened or endangered .
Examples-
Spragues Pipit
Eastern Massasauga
Dakota Skipper
Snuffbox
Sheepnose
Spectaclecasew
Pesticide Management Plan - Correct Answers -A plan of protection for groundwater
and surface water.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Correct Answers -These are practical, research-
based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Application Setbacks - Correct Answers -The distance of untreated land between a
pesticide treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides.
Filter Strips and Vegetation Buffers - Correct Answers -Untreated grass strips next to
streams, ponds, and other sensitive areas that can trap much of the pesticide running
off treated sites.
Depth to Groundwater - Correct Answers -The distance from the soil surface down to
the water table.
Backflow - Correct Answers -When the water source filling the pesticide application
equipment has a water pressure drop unexpectedly in the supply line, electricity is shut
down or a pump fails and the pesticide runs back into the water source, contaminating
it.
Reduced Pressure Principal Device - Correct Answers -Two independent check valves
in the water supply line, with an automatic pressure differential valve located between
the two valves.
Pressurized Vacuum Breaker - Correct Answers -Vees stop backflow in the waterline is
under continuous water pressure and the waterline pressure is lost.
