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Tennessee Cat 3 Certification Test Exam
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1. How do pesticides move from the application site to other
sensitive areas? - ANS ✓By air, water, plants and animals
2. When a chemical changes from a liquid or solid state to a gas or
vapor, it in known as _______. - ANS ✓Volatility
3. Who do you contact to find out about the pesticide container
recycling program? - ANS ✓EPA
4. Pesticides should be stored in ________. - ANS ✓Their original,
labeled pesticide containers
5. When there is a large pesticide spill or a small one that poses
risks to humans or the environment, which agency should you
call? - ANS ✓CHEMTREC
6. Earthworms are beneficial because: - ANS ✓They enhance soil
structure and fertility
7. Phytotoxicity is: - ANS ✓An undesirable injury to plants
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8. When is a commercially available biological control agent NOT
recommended? - ANS ✓When pest control is required immediately
9. If pesticide label directions on re-entry intervals can NOT be
followed: - ANS ✓Do not apply the pesticide
10. What is NOT considered a factor contributing to pesticide
induced phytotoxicity? - ANS ✓Look this up, it's on the test!
11. To identify small pests such as mites you may need: - ANS
✓A 10-15x hand lens
12. What is the major cause of vapor drift? - ANS ✓Pesticide
application using incorrect spray pressure
13. To reuce spray drift during application: - ANS ✓Increase
spray nozzle opening size
14. Cedar-apple rust is characterized by: - ANS ✓Galls on red
cedar and leaf spots on apple leaves
15. Early symptoms of black knot: - ANS ✓Greenish, soft knots
Swelling on small twigs
Small, swollen areas on limbs that appear water-soaked
16. Dutch Elm Disease is a vascular wilt which: - ANS ✓Begins
in the upper branches
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