GEORGIA CERTIFICATION ACTUAL 2025/2026 EXAM –WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/ GRADED A+/VERIFIED
A highly specific pesticide with minimal non-target organism
impact is the insecticidal bacterium _____ which is highly
selective against certain insect pests. - ----Answers---
Bacillus thuringiensis
A highly specific pesticide with minimal non-target organism
impact is the selective _____ which inhibits synthesis of vital
amino acids only in certain plants. - ----Answers---
sulfonylurea herbicides
The movement, dissipation, degradation, and accumulation of
pesticides in the biosphere. - ----Answers---Environmental
fate
Pesticides reach the soil through these three routes _____ - --
--Answers---intentional application, spills, drift, and
contaminated precipitation.
Pesticides reach surface water through these six routes _____
- ----Answers---intentional application, spills, drift,
contaminated precipitation, soil leaching, and surface runoff.
Pesticide residues reach ground water through these two
routes _____ - ----Answers---leaching and negligent
contamination of wells.
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, The degradation and movement of a pesticide in soils depends
on these four things _____ - ----Answers---chemistry
(reactivity/stability), physical properties (water
solubility/volatility), and the biotic and abiotic factors in the
soil.
Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act - ----
Answers---FIFRA
"any substance or mixture of substances intended for
preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating and pest" - ----
Answers---Pesticide
"any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a
plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant." - ----Answers---
Pesticide
Pesticides that are generally more acutely toxic and inhibit a
vital physiological process. - ----Answers---Broad spectrum
Broad spectrum insecticides that inhibit cholinesterase - an
enzyme in animal nervous systems. - ----Answers---
Organophosphates and carbamates
Broad spectrum herbicides that inhibit a key reaction in
photosynthesis. - ----Answers---Triazines
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