Tennessee Agricultural Pest Control
Plant (Category 1 - C1)
What is usually the most effective, long-lasting, and economical ways to control plant
diseases?
A. disease-resistant varieties
B. seed treatment
C. crop rotation
D. good sanitation - CORRECT ANSWER-A. disease-resistant varieties
Which of the following are examples of simple perennials?
A. cheat, henbit, and annual bluegrass
B. dandelions, plantain, trees, and shrubs
C. mullein, burdock, and bullthistle
D. Johnson grass, field bindweed, and bermuda grass - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
dandelions, plantain, trees and shrubs
What type of weed has triangular stems and three rows of leaves?
A. grasses
B. broadleaf weeds
C. sedges
D. complex grasses - CORRECT ANSWER-C. sedges
What are aquatic plants called that do not have true stems, leaves, or vascular
systems?
A. algae
B. vascular plants
C. pondweeds
D. cattails - CORRECT ANSWER-A. algae
Any commercial Applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be assessed a civil
penalty of?
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $15,000
D. $20,000 - CORRECT ANSWER-A. $5,000
, Which agency is responsible for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of pest
control employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in
Tennessee?
A. USDA
B. DOT
C. TDA
D. TDOT - CORRECT ANSWER-C. TDA
The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through what
division of TDA?
A. Division of Plant Industries
B. Regulator Service Division
C. Fishery and Wildlife
D. Pesticide Regulatory Division - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Regulatory services Division
Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/ or the applicator
unless subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as?
A. General-use pesticides
B. unclassified
C. restricted-use pesticides
D. commercial-use pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Restricted-use pesticides
A certification period lasts for how many years
A. 5 years
B. 4 years
C. 3 years
D. 2 years - CORRECT ANSWER-C. 3 years
One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program?
A. 10%
B. 80%
C. 30%
D. 50% - CORRECT ANSWER-D. 50%
How many recertification points are required for Category 7 in a 3-year period?
A. 30
B. 6
C. 10
D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWER-A. 30
Plant (Category 1 - C1)
What is usually the most effective, long-lasting, and economical ways to control plant
diseases?
A. disease-resistant varieties
B. seed treatment
C. crop rotation
D. good sanitation - CORRECT ANSWER-A. disease-resistant varieties
Which of the following are examples of simple perennials?
A. cheat, henbit, and annual bluegrass
B. dandelions, plantain, trees, and shrubs
C. mullein, burdock, and bullthistle
D. Johnson grass, field bindweed, and bermuda grass - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
dandelions, plantain, trees and shrubs
What type of weed has triangular stems and three rows of leaves?
A. grasses
B. broadleaf weeds
C. sedges
D. complex grasses - CORRECT ANSWER-C. sedges
What are aquatic plants called that do not have true stems, leaves, or vascular
systems?
A. algae
B. vascular plants
C. pondweeds
D. cattails - CORRECT ANSWER-A. algae
Any commercial Applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be assessed a civil
penalty of?
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $15,000
D. $20,000 - CORRECT ANSWER-A. $5,000
, Which agency is responsible for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of pest
control employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide use in
Tennessee?
A. USDA
B. DOT
C. TDA
D. TDOT - CORRECT ANSWER-C. TDA
The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily through what
division of TDA?
A. Division of Plant Industries
B. Regulator Service Division
C. Fishery and Wildlife
D. Pesticide Regulatory Division - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Regulatory services Division
Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/ or the applicator
unless subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as?
A. General-use pesticides
B. unclassified
C. restricted-use pesticides
D. commercial-use pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Restricted-use pesticides
A certification period lasts for how many years
A. 5 years
B. 4 years
C. 3 years
D. 2 years - CORRECT ANSWER-C. 3 years
One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the recertification program?
A. 10%
B. 80%
C. 30%
D. 50% - CORRECT ANSWER-D. 50%
How many recertification points are required for Category 7 in a 3-year period?
A. 30
B. 6
C. 10
D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWER-A. 30
