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KANSAS COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
GENERAL EXAM 2025/2026 TEST BANK 2025 Exam
Guide Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct.
(Pests and Pest Control) The use of host resistance:
a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
b. means that any pesticide use will not result in killing the host
c. involves treating the host will insecticides repeatedly at low rates so as not
to kill it
d. should always be discouraged because it is never effective .....answer.....a.
helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
(Pests and Pest Control) Screens and other barriers:
a. are no longer effective because insects have learned to avoid them
b. are too "old fashioned" to work
c. can be a major way of controlling pests in some situations
d. should always be painted red or yellow to help repel the pest
.....answer.....c. can be a major way of controlling pests in some situations
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(Pests and Pest Control) The major objective in outdoor chemical pest
control is:
a. to cover the entire surface to be protected with a residue
b. rely on drift to reach the "hard to get" areas
c. use the most toxic chemical possible to reduce the number of applications
d. spray every other day to stay ahead of pest buildup .....answer.....a. to cover
the entire surface to be protected with a residue
(Pests and Pest Control) For most biotic plant diseases to develop, there
must be ____________ present:
a. a pathogen
b. a susceptible host
c. a favorable environment
d. all of the above .....answer.....d. all of the above
(Pests and Pest Control) Mycoplasmas are actually a type of ____________
which lacks a cell wall.
a. fungus
b. bacteria
c. virus
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d. nematode .....answer.....b. bacteria
(Pests and Pest Control) Root knot, soybean cyst, and pine wilt are examples
of ____________ diseases.
a. nematode
b. fungus
c. bacteria
d. virus .....answer.....a. nematode
(Pests and Pest Control) Quarantines that regulate the movement of plants
into this country are a form of disease control called:
a. avoidance
b. protection
c. exclusion
d. eradication .....answer.....c. exclusion
(Pests and Pest Control) Weeds interfere with crop production by:
a. competing for water
b. harboring pest insects, mites etc.
c. releasing toxins into the soil
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d. all of the above .....answer.....d. all of the above
(Pests and Pest Control) All plants, including weeds, have how many stages
of growth?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 .....answer.....d. 4
(Pests and Pest Control) An aquatic plant without a true stem, leaves or
vascular system is called:
a. broadleaf weed
b. annual grass
c. algae
d. fungi .....answer.....c. algae
(Pests and Pest Control) Controlling weeds usually involves:
a. visiting with a neighbor
b. the use of livestock to pack the soil so the seedlings can not emerge
KANSAS COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
GENERAL EXAM 2025/2026 TEST BANK 2025 Exam
Guide Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct.
(Pests and Pest Control) The use of host resistance:
a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
b. means that any pesticide use will not result in killing the host
c. involves treating the host will insecticides repeatedly at low rates so as not
to kill it
d. should always be discouraged because it is never effective .....answer.....a.
helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
(Pests and Pest Control) Screens and other barriers:
a. are no longer effective because insects have learned to avoid them
b. are too "old fashioned" to work
c. can be a major way of controlling pests in some situations
d. should always be painted red or yellow to help repel the pest
.....answer.....c. can be a major way of controlling pests in some situations
,2|Page
(Pests and Pest Control) The major objective in outdoor chemical pest
control is:
a. to cover the entire surface to be protected with a residue
b. rely on drift to reach the "hard to get" areas
c. use the most toxic chemical possible to reduce the number of applications
d. spray every other day to stay ahead of pest buildup .....answer.....a. to cover
the entire surface to be protected with a residue
(Pests and Pest Control) For most biotic plant diseases to develop, there
must be ____________ present:
a. a pathogen
b. a susceptible host
c. a favorable environment
d. all of the above .....answer.....d. all of the above
(Pests and Pest Control) Mycoplasmas are actually a type of ____________
which lacks a cell wall.
a. fungus
b. bacteria
c. virus
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d. nematode .....answer.....b. bacteria
(Pests and Pest Control) Root knot, soybean cyst, and pine wilt are examples
of ____________ diseases.
a. nematode
b. fungus
c. bacteria
d. virus .....answer.....a. nematode
(Pests and Pest Control) Quarantines that regulate the movement of plants
into this country are a form of disease control called:
a. avoidance
b. protection
c. exclusion
d. eradication .....answer.....c. exclusion
(Pests and Pest Control) Weeds interfere with crop production by:
a. competing for water
b. harboring pest insects, mites etc.
c. releasing toxins into the soil
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d. all of the above .....answer.....d. all of the above
(Pests and Pest Control) All plants, including weeds, have how many stages
of growth?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 .....answer.....d. 4
(Pests and Pest Control) An aquatic plant without a true stem, leaves or
vascular system is called:
a. broadleaf weed
b. annual grass
c. algae
d. fungi .....answer.....c. algae
(Pests and Pest Control) Controlling weeds usually involves:
a. visiting with a neighbor
b. the use of livestock to pack the soil so the seedlings can not emerge
