PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A certified applicator is required when ____________pesticides are used -- Answer
✔✔ restricted or general use
With regard to pesticides that are used on food crops, "tolerance" refers to: -- Answer
✔✔ concentration of pesticide considered safe for human use
Snails and slugs are in a group of animals called: -- Answer ✔✔ mollusks
Insects with this type of metamorphosis pass through four stages of development: egg,
larva, pupa, and adult. -- Answer ✔✔ complete
Root knot, soybean cyst, and pine wilt are examples of ________________ diseases. -
- Answer ✔✔ nematode
Mycoplasmas are a type of_____________that lacks a cell wall. -- Answer ✔✔ bacteria
, Which type of weed germinates in the fall, then dies the following summer after
flowering and setting seed? -- Answer ✔✔ winter annual
Which would be the best example of chronic exposure to a pesticide? -- Answer ✔✔
wearing clothing that was improperly laundered and thus is contaminated with pesticide
residue
Which type of respirator would give the most protection from exposure to high
concentrations of highly toxic pesticides? -- Answer ✔✔ supplied air respirator
Which would be the best example of acute exposure to a pesticide? -- Answer ✔✔
spilling some pesticide concentrate on your skin
abiotic condition associated with drought conditions? -- Answer ✔✔ scorch
Which disease is most commonly associated with shady conditions and poor air
movement? -- Answer ✔✔ powdery mildew
Which disease is caused by a nematode? -- Answer ✔✔ pine wilt
Chemical control is usually ineffective with which disease? -- Answer ✔✔ canker
most common plant pathogen is -- Answer ✔✔ fungi
ANSWERS
A certified applicator is required when ____________pesticides are used -- Answer
✔✔ restricted or general use
With regard to pesticides that are used on food crops, "tolerance" refers to: -- Answer
✔✔ concentration of pesticide considered safe for human use
Snails and slugs are in a group of animals called: -- Answer ✔✔ mollusks
Insects with this type of metamorphosis pass through four stages of development: egg,
larva, pupa, and adult. -- Answer ✔✔ complete
Root knot, soybean cyst, and pine wilt are examples of ________________ diseases. -
- Answer ✔✔ nematode
Mycoplasmas are a type of_____________that lacks a cell wall. -- Answer ✔✔ bacteria
, Which type of weed germinates in the fall, then dies the following summer after
flowering and setting seed? -- Answer ✔✔ winter annual
Which would be the best example of chronic exposure to a pesticide? -- Answer ✔✔
wearing clothing that was improperly laundered and thus is contaminated with pesticide
residue
Which type of respirator would give the most protection from exposure to high
concentrations of highly toxic pesticides? -- Answer ✔✔ supplied air respirator
Which would be the best example of acute exposure to a pesticide? -- Answer ✔✔
spilling some pesticide concentrate on your skin
abiotic condition associated with drought conditions? -- Answer ✔✔ scorch
Which disease is most commonly associated with shady conditions and poor air
movement? -- Answer ✔✔ powdery mildew
Which disease is caused by a nematode? -- Answer ✔✔ pine wilt
Chemical control is usually ineffective with which disease? -- Answer ✔✔ canker
most common plant pathogen is -- Answer ✔✔ fungi
