Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice
Test General
---- are chemicals that do not possess pesticidal activity but are added to enhance pesticidal
performance?
a) adjuvants
b) fumigants
c) repellents
d) emulsifiable concentrates - ANS-a) adjuvants
\---- is the ability of small amounts of pesticide from repeated and prolonged exposure to
cause injury or illness.
a) acute toxicity
b) chronic toxicity
c) dermal toxicity
d) systemic toxicity - ANS-b) chronic toxicity
\---- is the failure of the pesticide products to stay uniformly mixed in the spray tank?
a) chemical incompatibility
b) physical incompatibility
c) placement incompatibility
d) timing incompatibility - ANS-b) physical incompatibility
\---- is the tendency of a pesticide to turn into a gas or vapor?
a) persistence
b) microbial action
c) chemical degradation
d) Volatility - ANS-d) Volatility
\---- words on a pesticide label indicate the relative acute toxicity of the product?
a) hazard words
b) caution words
c) danger words
d) signal words - ANS-d) signal words
\----- are pesticides that are either naturally derived or synthesized.
a) chemical controls
b) biologic controls
c) natural controls
d) applied controls - ANS-a) chemical controls
\----- is the maximum pesticide residue limit that may legally remain on treated crops sold for
food.
, a) Tolerance
b) MAL (Maximum Allowed Limit)
c) MAR (Maximum Allowed Residue)
d) Extraction limit - ANS-a) Tolerance
\A ---- occurs when one liquid is dispersed in another liquid.
a) a solution
b) a suspension
c) an emulsion
d) a concentrate - ANS-c) an emulsion
\A Pesticide may be used to control a target pest not specifies on the label if the pesticide is
applied to a crop, animal, site specifically listed on the label.
a) true
b) false - ANS-a) true
\A wind meter is useful for determining when it is a good tie to spray?
a) true
b) false - ANS-a) true
\According to the worker protection standard, a pesticide handler must have access to what
if the label requires goggles for eye protection?
a) an eye wash station
b) a first aid kit
c) a full-face respirator
d) a half face respirator - ANS-a) an eye wash station
\All of these are signal words found on a pesticide container except?
a) warning
b) danger
c) fatal
d) caution - ANS-c) fatal
\Canvas work boots are chemically resistant to dry pesticide formulations.
a) true
b) false - ANS-b) false
\Continual use of the same pesticide can lead to?
a) pesticide resistance
b) loss of public support
c) lower cost to treat invasive species
d) damage to crops - ANS-a) pesticide resistance
\Every-time you put a respirator on you should?
a) conduct a check-valve check
b) conduct a fit test
c) conduct an air-gap check
d) check the pesticide rating - ANS-b) conduct a fit test
Test General
---- are chemicals that do not possess pesticidal activity but are added to enhance pesticidal
performance?
a) adjuvants
b) fumigants
c) repellents
d) emulsifiable concentrates - ANS-a) adjuvants
\---- is the ability of small amounts of pesticide from repeated and prolonged exposure to
cause injury or illness.
a) acute toxicity
b) chronic toxicity
c) dermal toxicity
d) systemic toxicity - ANS-b) chronic toxicity
\---- is the failure of the pesticide products to stay uniformly mixed in the spray tank?
a) chemical incompatibility
b) physical incompatibility
c) placement incompatibility
d) timing incompatibility - ANS-b) physical incompatibility
\---- is the tendency of a pesticide to turn into a gas or vapor?
a) persistence
b) microbial action
c) chemical degradation
d) Volatility - ANS-d) Volatility
\---- words on a pesticide label indicate the relative acute toxicity of the product?
a) hazard words
b) caution words
c) danger words
d) signal words - ANS-d) signal words
\----- are pesticides that are either naturally derived or synthesized.
a) chemical controls
b) biologic controls
c) natural controls
d) applied controls - ANS-a) chemical controls
\----- is the maximum pesticide residue limit that may legally remain on treated crops sold for
food.
, a) Tolerance
b) MAL (Maximum Allowed Limit)
c) MAR (Maximum Allowed Residue)
d) Extraction limit - ANS-a) Tolerance
\A ---- occurs when one liquid is dispersed in another liquid.
a) a solution
b) a suspension
c) an emulsion
d) a concentrate - ANS-c) an emulsion
\A Pesticide may be used to control a target pest not specifies on the label if the pesticide is
applied to a crop, animal, site specifically listed on the label.
a) true
b) false - ANS-a) true
\A wind meter is useful for determining when it is a good tie to spray?
a) true
b) false - ANS-a) true
\According to the worker protection standard, a pesticide handler must have access to what
if the label requires goggles for eye protection?
a) an eye wash station
b) a first aid kit
c) a full-face respirator
d) a half face respirator - ANS-a) an eye wash station
\All of these are signal words found on a pesticide container except?
a) warning
b) danger
c) fatal
d) caution - ANS-c) fatal
\Canvas work boots are chemically resistant to dry pesticide formulations.
a) true
b) false - ANS-b) false
\Continual use of the same pesticide can lead to?
a) pesticide resistance
b) loss of public support
c) lower cost to treat invasive species
d) damage to crops - ANS-a) pesticide resistance
\Every-time you put a respirator on you should?
a) conduct a check-valve check
b) conduct a fit test
c) conduct an air-gap check
d) check the pesticide rating - ANS-b) conduct a fit test
