Illinois General Standards Pesticide Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Pest |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |insect, |mite, |rodent, |weed, |disease |etc |that |is |injurious |to
|the |health |of |humans, |animals, |plants, |or |the |environment
Goal |of |IPM |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-keep |pests |below |economic |and |aesthetic |injury |level,
|avoid |adverse |effects |on |humans, |wildlife, |environment
economic |injury |level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-breakeven |point |at |which |cost |of |pest |control
|equals |revenue |loss |caused |by |pest
economic |threshold |level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-number |of |pests |per |plant |or |amount |of
|damage |to |plant |at |which |control |measures |should |begin
aesthetic |injury |level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-number |of |pests |that |might |cause |enough
|damage |to |the |appearance |of |a |plant |to |warrant |cost |of |control |- |might |vary
key |to |successful |IPM |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-monitoring |pest |pop |and |plant |conditions
cultural |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-improve |crop |health
mechanical |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-physical |pest |elimination
biological |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-living |organisms |reduce |pests
chemical |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chemical |agents |reduce |pests
, preventative |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-prevent |entry |and |spread
pesticide |failure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-wrong |type, |wrong |pest |stage, |wrong |area, |pest
|resistance
insects |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-exoskeleton, |3 |pairs |jointed |legs, |3 |body |region
insect |body |regions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-head, |thorax, |abdomen
incomplete |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3 |life |stages |- |eggs, |nymph, |adult
complete |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |life |stages |- |egg, |larvae, |pupae, |adult
mites |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-spider-like, |4 |pairs |of |legs
spiders |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |pairs |of |legs, |2 |body |regions
crustaceans |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-7 |pairs |of |legs |ex) |pillbugs
birds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-all |protected |except |non-native |ex) |starlings, |house |sparrows
mammals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-protected |except |rats, |mice, |ground |squirrels
noninfectious |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cannot |be |transferred |pest |to |pest |or |plant |to
|plant, |often |result |of |unfavorable |conditions
Questions With Correct Answers
Pest |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |insect, |mite, |rodent, |weed, |disease |etc |that |is |injurious |to
|the |health |of |humans, |animals, |plants, |or |the |environment
Goal |of |IPM |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-keep |pests |below |economic |and |aesthetic |injury |level,
|avoid |adverse |effects |on |humans, |wildlife, |environment
economic |injury |level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-breakeven |point |at |which |cost |of |pest |control
|equals |revenue |loss |caused |by |pest
economic |threshold |level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-number |of |pests |per |plant |or |amount |of
|damage |to |plant |at |which |control |measures |should |begin
aesthetic |injury |level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-number |of |pests |that |might |cause |enough
|damage |to |the |appearance |of |a |plant |to |warrant |cost |of |control |- |might |vary
key |to |successful |IPM |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-monitoring |pest |pop |and |plant |conditions
cultural |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-improve |crop |health
mechanical |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-physical |pest |elimination
biological |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-living |organisms |reduce |pests
chemical |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chemical |agents |reduce |pests
, preventative |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-prevent |entry |and |spread
pesticide |failure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-wrong |type, |wrong |pest |stage, |wrong |area, |pest
|resistance
insects |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-exoskeleton, |3 |pairs |jointed |legs, |3 |body |region
insect |body |regions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-head, |thorax, |abdomen
incomplete |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3 |life |stages |- |eggs, |nymph, |adult
complete |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |life |stages |- |egg, |larvae, |pupae, |adult
mites |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-spider-like, |4 |pairs |of |legs
spiders |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |pairs |of |legs, |2 |body |regions
crustaceans |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-7 |pairs |of |legs |ex) |pillbugs
birds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-all |protected |except |non-native |ex) |starlings, |house |sparrows
mammals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-protected |except |rats, |mice, |ground |squirrels
noninfectious |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cannot |be |transferred |pest |to |pest |or |plant |to
|plant, |often |result |of |unfavorable |conditions
