PRACTICE EXAM, NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL

PRACTICE EXAM, NATIONAL
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL




Breeding66or66selecting66plants66and66animals66with66characteristics66for66resistance66to
66pests66is66an66example66of66which66type66of66pest66management66method?
A.66Biological66control.
B.66Mechanical66control.
C.66Genetic66Control.
D.66Physical/66environmental66modificaiton.66-66answer--C

Using66a66plow66to66destry66weeeds66is66an66example66of66which66type66of66mechanical6
6control66method?
A.66Exclusion.
B.66Trapping.
C.66Cultivation.
D.66Physical/66environmental66modification.66-66answer--C

Which66statement66is66true66about66chemical66control66as66a66pest66management66meth
od?
A.66Pesticides66play66a66key66role66in66pest66management66programs66and66sometimes6
6are66the66only66control66method66available.
B.66Pesticides66include66any66material66that66is66applied66to66plants66and66the66soil66but6
6not66to66water66or66harvested66crops.
C.66A66highly66selective66pesticide66controls66a66wide66variety66of66pests.
D.66Systemic66pesticides66are66not66absorbed66by66treated66plants66or66animals.66-
66answer--A


Which66statement66is66true66about66pest66management66goals?
A.66Pestcides66are66never66used66to66prevent66pests.
B.66Preventive66and66suppressive66pest66control66goals66are66rarely66combined.
C.66Cultiviation66and66mowing66of66weeds66are66ways66to66prevent66and66suppress66pes
t66populations.
D.66Over66large66areas,66eradication66is66a66practical66approach66to66pest66cotnrol.66-
66answer--C

, Which66term66describes66the66pest66population66density66that66causes66the66losses66eq
ual66to66the66cost66of66control66measures?
A.66Economic66threshold.
B.66Economic66injury66level.
C.66Action66threshold.
D.66Pest66threshold.66-66answer--B

Which66would66decrease66the66likelihood66of66pesticide66resistance?
A.66Increasing66label66dosages.
B.66Using66pesticides66from66the66same66class66of66chemicals.
C.66Applying66the66pesticide66over66a66wide66area.
D.66Using66pesticides66with66multiple66sites66of66toxicity66in66an66organism.66-66answer--
D

Which66federal66law66requires66employers66to66provide66agricultural66workers66and66pes
ticide66handlers66with66protections66against66possible66harm66form66pesticides?
A.66Federal66Insecticide,66Fungicide,66and66Rodenticide66Act66(FIFRA).
B.66Federal66Food,66Drug,66and66Cosmetic66Act66(FFDCA).
C.66Food66Quality66Protection66Act66(FQPA).
D.66Workers66Protection66Standard66(WPS)66-66answer--D

What66are66the66two66main66classifications66of66pesticides66under66FIFRA?
A.66Organic66and66inorganic.
B.66General-use66and66unclassified66use.
C.66Regulated66and66unregulated.
D.66Unclassified66use66and66restricted-use66-66answer--D

What66is66a66tolerance66as66set66by66the66EPA?
A.66The66maximum66amount66of66pesticides66residue66that66may66legally66remain66on66o
r66in66a66commodity66at66the66time66of66harvest66or66slaughter.
B.66The66maximum66amount66of66pesticide66residue66that66workers66may66be66exposed6
6to66during66the66course66of66an66average66workday.
C.66The66minimum66amount66of66pesticide66residue66that66may66remain66on66a66crop66d
uring66the66growing66season.
D.66The66minimum66amount66of66pesticide66residue66that66may66be66consumed66by66a66
150-pound66person66on66a66yearly66basis.66-66answer--A

Which66of66the66following66section66sections66under66FIFRA66could66be66used66to66alow
66the66use66of66an66unregistered66pesticide66to66control66an66"emergency"66pest66proble
m?
A.66Section663
B.66Section6618
C.66Section662466(c)
D.66Section662566(b)66-66answer--C