Colorado Commercial Pesticide Exam
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A desiccant is?
A. considered a pesticide under the current version of FIFRA
B. A compound that promotes drying and removal of moisture from plant tissues
C. A chemical that removes water from arthropods or destroys the waxy covering that protects these
organisms from the water loss
D. All of the above --PRECISE ANSWER-- D. All of the above
A miticide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Fungi
B. Ticks
C. Nematodes
D. Bacteria --PRECISE ANSWER-- B. Ticks
A Molluscicide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Rodents
B. Microorganisms
C. slugs and snails
D. Insects --PRECISE ANSWER-- C. Insects and snails
Organophosphates, carbamates, sulfonylureas, phenoxys and benzenes are all examples of:
A. Synthetic Pesticides
B. protectant pesticides
C. Organic Pesticides
D. Pesticide families --PRECISE ANSWER-- D. Pesticide Families
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, Pesticides with similar chemical structures tend to have similar characteristics and similar modes of
actions. A mode of action is defined as:
A. The way pesticides affect and enter pests
B. the acute poisonings toxicity caused to humans
C. how well pesticides tank mix
D. none of the above --PRECISE ANSWER-- A. the way pesticides affect and enter pests
which statement is true about cultural control practices?
A. trapping is an important cultural control practice
B. sanitization is not considered a cultural practice
C. Cultural practices alter the environment, the conditions of the host, or the behavior of the pest to
prevent or suppress an infestation --PRECISE ANSWER-- C. Cultural practices alter the environment, the
conditions of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation
Which statement is true about action thresholds?
A. the IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold level
B. the action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population density
C. in urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than aesthetics --
PRECISE ANSWER-- B. the action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population density
Which statement is true about washing contaminated PPE?
A. Wash a full load of PPE items at a time
B. Use cold water and one cycle
C. After washing items, run the washer through at least one additional entire cycle without clothing. --
PRECISE ANSWER-- C. After washing items, run the washer through at least one additional entire cycle
without clothing.
Which part of the body are the most likely to be exposed to pesticides?
A. The hands and forearms
B. the Chest and forearms
C. the eyes and lungs --PRECISE ANSWER-- A. The hands and forearms
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Questions 100% correct Answers Rated
A+ Latest Update 2025
A desiccant is?
A. considered a pesticide under the current version of FIFRA
B. A compound that promotes drying and removal of moisture from plant tissues
C. A chemical that removes water from arthropods or destroys the waxy covering that protects these
organisms from the water loss
D. All of the above --PRECISE ANSWER-- D. All of the above
A miticide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Fungi
B. Ticks
C. Nematodes
D. Bacteria --PRECISE ANSWER-- B. Ticks
A Molluscicide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Rodents
B. Microorganisms
C. slugs and snails
D. Insects --PRECISE ANSWER-- C. Insects and snails
Organophosphates, carbamates, sulfonylureas, phenoxys and benzenes are all examples of:
A. Synthetic Pesticides
B. protectant pesticides
C. Organic Pesticides
D. Pesticide families --PRECISE ANSWER-- D. Pesticide Families
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, Pesticides with similar chemical structures tend to have similar characteristics and similar modes of
actions. A mode of action is defined as:
A. The way pesticides affect and enter pests
B. the acute poisonings toxicity caused to humans
C. how well pesticides tank mix
D. none of the above --PRECISE ANSWER-- A. the way pesticides affect and enter pests
which statement is true about cultural control practices?
A. trapping is an important cultural control practice
B. sanitization is not considered a cultural practice
C. Cultural practices alter the environment, the conditions of the host, or the behavior of the pest to
prevent or suppress an infestation --PRECISE ANSWER-- C. Cultural practices alter the environment, the
conditions of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation
Which statement is true about action thresholds?
A. the IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold level
B. the action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population density
C. in urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than aesthetics --
PRECISE ANSWER-- B. the action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population density
Which statement is true about washing contaminated PPE?
A. Wash a full load of PPE items at a time
B. Use cold water and one cycle
C. After washing items, run the washer through at least one additional entire cycle without clothing. --
PRECISE ANSWER-- C. After washing items, run the washer through at least one additional entire cycle
without clothing.
Which part of the body are the most likely to be exposed to pesticides?
A. The hands and forearms
B. the Chest and forearms
C. the eyes and lungs --PRECISE ANSWER-- A. The hands and forearms
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