FLORIDA SM 69: APPLYING PESTICIDES
CORRECTLY STUDY GUIDE 2025
Abrasive
- answers-Capable or wearing away or grinding down another object.
Absorption
- answers-The process whereby a pesticide binds to soil particles.
Action Threshold
- answers-The pst level at which some type of pest management action must be taken.
Active Ingredient
- answers-The substance in a pesticide product that is intended to kill, repel, or
otherwise control a target pest.
Active Ingredient (a.i.)
- answers-The substance in a pesticide product that is intended to kill, repel, or
otherwise control a target pest.
Acute Effect
- answers-An illness that becomes apparent soon after an exposure to a pesticide
occurs.
Acute Toxicity
- answers-The measure of harm caused by a single, one-time exposure event.
Adjuvant
- answers-Chemical that ie either premixed in the pesticide formulation or added to the
spray tank to improve mixing or application or ti enhance pesticide activity.
Alkaline
- answers-The opposite of acidic, having a pH greater than 7.
Application Rate
- answers-Pertaining to the amount of pesticide that is applied to a known area, such as
an acre.
Applicator Class
- answers-A term indicating the organizational system for certified applicators under the
Florida Pesticide Law. Depending upon the kind of employment engaged in, a licencee
is classified as either Private, Public, or Commercial applicator.
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, Aquifer
- answers-The overall geologic formation from which groundwater can be drawn.
Bach-siphoning
- answers-The movement of liquid pesticide mixture back through the filling hose and
into the water source.
Bioaccumulation
- answers-The accumulation of toxic substances, such as pesticides, or other organic
chemicals in an organism that occurs when the substance is absorbed at a rate greater
than that at which the substance is lost.
Biomagnification
- answers-The tendency for certain pesticides to progressively become more
concentrated in each type of organism when moving from the bottom to the top
organism withing a food chain.
Brand Name
- answers-Name under which the manufacturer sells the product.
Calibration
- answers-The process or measuring and adjusting the amount of pesticide that a piece
of equipment delivers to a specific area.
Carcinogenesis
- answers-The production of malignant tumors.
Carrier
- answers-The primary material used to allow a pesticide to be dispersed effectively. For
example, talc in a dust formulation.
Caution
- answers-The signal word used on labels of the least toxic pesticides.
Certification Category
- answers-An indication officially made on a license of where and how the license holder
may legally conduct pesticide applicator activities.
Certified Applicator
- answers-An individual who has been recognized (certified) by the Florida Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services as being competent to use or supervise the use
of restricted-use pesticides.
Certified Applicators
- answers-A person who has demonstrated through an examination process the ability
to safely handle and apply restricted-use pesticides.
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CORRECTLY STUDY GUIDE 2025
Abrasive
- answers-Capable or wearing away or grinding down another object.
Absorption
- answers-The process whereby a pesticide binds to soil particles.
Action Threshold
- answers-The pst level at which some type of pest management action must be taken.
Active Ingredient
- answers-The substance in a pesticide product that is intended to kill, repel, or
otherwise control a target pest.
Active Ingredient (a.i.)
- answers-The substance in a pesticide product that is intended to kill, repel, or
otherwise control a target pest.
Acute Effect
- answers-An illness that becomes apparent soon after an exposure to a pesticide
occurs.
Acute Toxicity
- answers-The measure of harm caused by a single, one-time exposure event.
Adjuvant
- answers-Chemical that ie either premixed in the pesticide formulation or added to the
spray tank to improve mixing or application or ti enhance pesticide activity.
Alkaline
- answers-The opposite of acidic, having a pH greater than 7.
Application Rate
- answers-Pertaining to the amount of pesticide that is applied to a known area, such as
an acre.
Applicator Class
- answers-A term indicating the organizational system for certified applicators under the
Florida Pesticide Law. Depending upon the kind of employment engaged in, a licencee
is classified as either Private, Public, or Commercial applicator.
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, Aquifer
- answers-The overall geologic formation from which groundwater can be drawn.
Bach-siphoning
- answers-The movement of liquid pesticide mixture back through the filling hose and
into the water source.
Bioaccumulation
- answers-The accumulation of toxic substances, such as pesticides, or other organic
chemicals in an organism that occurs when the substance is absorbed at a rate greater
than that at which the substance is lost.
Biomagnification
- answers-The tendency for certain pesticides to progressively become more
concentrated in each type of organism when moving from the bottom to the top
organism withing a food chain.
Brand Name
- answers-Name under which the manufacturer sells the product.
Calibration
- answers-The process or measuring and adjusting the amount of pesticide that a piece
of equipment delivers to a specific area.
Carcinogenesis
- answers-The production of malignant tumors.
Carrier
- answers-The primary material used to allow a pesticide to be dispersed effectively. For
example, talc in a dust formulation.
Caution
- answers-The signal word used on labels of the least toxic pesticides.
Certification Category
- answers-An indication officially made on a license of where and how the license holder
may legally conduct pesticide applicator activities.
Certified Applicator
- answers-An individual who has been recognized (certified) by the Florida Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services as being competent to use or supervise the use
of restricted-use pesticides.
Certified Applicators
- answers-A person who has demonstrated through an examination process the ability
to safely handle and apply restricted-use pesticides.
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