age 1 of 45
Idaho Pesticide Applicator Quiz Exam Questions and
Answers
True or False
One of the earliest uses of chemicals as pesticides was the
burning of sulfur ......ANSWER........True
True or False
One responsibility of the US EPA is to protect humans and
environmental health ......ANSWER........True
Which of the following would not be considered a natural pest
control method?
A. Wind
B. Rain
C. Cultivation
D. Sunshine ......ANSWER........C. Cultivation
Which of the following is cultural control method?
A. Fertilization
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B. Planting time
C. Pruning
D. All of the above ......ANSWER........D. All of the above
True or False:
All pesticides only kill the target pests ......ANSWER........False
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a
__________ control method for insects.
A. Cultural
B. Biological
C. Legal
D. Physical ......ANSWER........D. Physical
True or False:
The goal of any pest management program is to eradicate the
pest ......ANSWER........False
Which of the following is not classified and regulated as a
pesticide in Idaho?
,age 3 of 45
A. Bactericide
B. Fertilizer
C. Desiccant
D. Adjuvant ......ANSWER........B. Fertilizer
Which of the following pesticides can be absorbed by the plant
and translocated within the plant?
A. Systemic pesticide
B. Contact pesticide
C. Absorptive pesticide
D. Volatile pesticide ......ANSWER........A. Systemic pesticide
Which of the following pesticides was not used before the
1900s
A. Bordeax mixture
B. Nicotine
C. DDT
D. Sulfur ......ANSWER........C. DDT
, age 4 of 45
DDT was banned because of its
A. Acute mammalian toxicity
B. Short residual action
C. Stability and persistence
D. Inability to accumulate in animals ......ANSWER........C. Stability
and persistance
Legal controls use:
A. Local volunteers
B. Tortes
C. Quarantines
D. Petitions ......ANSWER........C. Quarantines
True or False:
Piscicides are pesticides that control spiders
......ANSWER........False
True or False:
Idaho Pesticide Applicator Quiz Exam Questions and
Answers
True or False
One of the earliest uses of chemicals as pesticides was the
burning of sulfur ......ANSWER........True
True or False
One responsibility of the US EPA is to protect humans and
environmental health ......ANSWER........True
Which of the following would not be considered a natural pest
control method?
A. Wind
B. Rain
C. Cultivation
D. Sunshine ......ANSWER........C. Cultivation
Which of the following is cultural control method?
A. Fertilization
,age 2 of 45
B. Planting time
C. Pruning
D. All of the above ......ANSWER........D. All of the above
True or False:
All pesticides only kill the target pests ......ANSWER........False
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a
__________ control method for insects.
A. Cultural
B. Biological
C. Legal
D. Physical ......ANSWER........D. Physical
True or False:
The goal of any pest management program is to eradicate the
pest ......ANSWER........False
Which of the following is not classified and regulated as a
pesticide in Idaho?
,age 3 of 45
A. Bactericide
B. Fertilizer
C. Desiccant
D. Adjuvant ......ANSWER........B. Fertilizer
Which of the following pesticides can be absorbed by the plant
and translocated within the plant?
A. Systemic pesticide
B. Contact pesticide
C. Absorptive pesticide
D. Volatile pesticide ......ANSWER........A. Systemic pesticide
Which of the following pesticides was not used before the
1900s
A. Bordeax mixture
B. Nicotine
C. DDT
D. Sulfur ......ANSWER........C. DDT
, age 4 of 45
DDT was banned because of its
A. Acute mammalian toxicity
B. Short residual action
C. Stability and persistence
D. Inability to accumulate in animals ......ANSWER........C. Stability
and persistance
Legal controls use:
A. Local volunteers
B. Tortes
C. Quarantines
D. Petitions ......ANSWER........C. Quarantines
True or False:
Piscicides are pesticides that control spiders
......ANSWER........False
True or False:
