Practice Exam, National Pesticide Applicator
Certification Core Manual Questions and
Answers
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is
an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. - Correct Answers -C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical control
method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - Correct Answers –C
You are applying pesticide to a rectangular area that is 50 feet long by 20 feet wide.
What is the area in square feet?
A. 70 square feet
B. 100 square feet
C. 500 square feet
D. 1,000 square feet - Correct Answers -D
You determined from a calibration test that your boom sprayer delivers 8 galoons of
water over a 0.25-acre (1/4 acre) test area. You need to apply pesticide to a 10-acre
field. How much spray mixture is needed for the 10-acre application area?
A. 80 gallons.
B. 120 gallons.
C. 320 gallons.
D. 400 gallons. - Correct Answers -C
From your calibration test, you determine that your backpack sprayer delivers 0.25
gallon of water to cover a 250-square-foot test area. The label recommends applying
pesticide at a rate of 6 ounces of product per gallon. How many ounces of product are
needed to cover a 1,000-squarefoot applicaito area?
A. 6 ounces
B. 12 ounces
C. 18 ounces
, D. 24 ounces - Correct Answers -A
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the only
control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not to water
or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - Correct
Answers -A
Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. - Correct
Answers -C
Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal to the
cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - Correct Answers -B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism. - Correct Answers -D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and pesticide
handlers with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS) - Correct Answers -D
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use - Correct Answers -D
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
Certification Core Manual Questions and
Answers
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is
an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. - Correct Answers -C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical control
method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - Correct Answers –C
You are applying pesticide to a rectangular area that is 50 feet long by 20 feet wide.
What is the area in square feet?
A. 70 square feet
B. 100 square feet
C. 500 square feet
D. 1,000 square feet - Correct Answers -D
You determined from a calibration test that your boom sprayer delivers 8 galoons of
water over a 0.25-acre (1/4 acre) test area. You need to apply pesticide to a 10-acre
field. How much spray mixture is needed for the 10-acre application area?
A. 80 gallons.
B. 120 gallons.
C. 320 gallons.
D. 400 gallons. - Correct Answers -C
From your calibration test, you determine that your backpack sprayer delivers 0.25
gallon of water to cover a 250-square-foot test area. The label recommends applying
pesticide at a rate of 6 ounces of product per gallon. How many ounces of product are
needed to cover a 1,000-squarefoot applicaito area?
A. 6 ounces
B. 12 ounces
C. 18 ounces
, D. 24 ounces - Correct Answers -A
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the only
control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not to water
or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - Correct
Answers -A
Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. - Correct
Answers -C
Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal to the
cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - Correct Answers -B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism. - Correct Answers -D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and pesticide
handlers with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS) - Correct Answers -D
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use - Correct Answers -D
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
