PESTICIDE APPLICATOR END OF COURSE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least
______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - ✔✔48 hours
✔✔Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission - ✔✔b. Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality
✔✔What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - ✔✔d. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
✔✔What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - ✔✔b. Federal Insecticide,
fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
✔✔Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a pesticide
may be marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - ✔✔c. Consult the Office of Pesticide
Programs
✔✔Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the
law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - ✔✔a and c
✔✔Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
,d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators - ✔✔c. Yes, up
to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
✔✔What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law - ✔✔a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
✔✔What is an endangered species?
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged - ✔✔b. A plant or animal that is
in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
✔✔Which federal agency determines what species are endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior - ✔✔c. Fist and
Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
✔✔Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from
pesticides?
a. The federal government
b. The state government
c. Conservationists
d. You, the applicator - ✔✔d. You, the applicator
✔✔_________ is the capacity of a substance to injure or poison a living system, such
as a human being, an animal, a lake, or a forest. - ✔✔Toxicity
✔✔What is pesticide exposure?
a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
b. Being poisoned by a pesticide
c. Neither of the above
d. Both of the above - ✔✔a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
✔✔_________ _________ refers to how poisonous a pesticide is after short-term
exposure. - ✔✔Acute toxicity
✔✔_________ _________ is a one-time or short-term contact with pesticide. -
✔✔Acute exposure
, ✔✔__________ __________ is a delayed poisonous effect from exposure to a
substance. - ✔✔Chronic toxicity
✔✔_________ _________ is long-term repeated contact with pesticides. - ✔✔Chronic
exposure
✔✔The effects of which type of exposure---acute or chronic--- can be more easily
detected and studied? - ✔✔Acute
✔✔A pesticide dose is the _________ of pesticide of which a surface, plant or animal is
exposed. - ✔✔Amount
✔✔Name the three routes by which pesticide can enter your body. - ✔✔Dermal , oral ,
inhalation
✔✔Some pesticide are poisonous no matter how they enter the body.
T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔Which pesticide solution is most likely to be absorbed through the skin?
a. Oil-based
b. Water-based
c. Dry - ✔✔a. Oil-based
✔✔Which areas of the body absorb pesticides quickly?
a. Feet, hands, head, and groin
b. Scalp, nose, hands, and arms
c. Face, hands, torso, and scalp
d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals - ✔✔d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals
✔✔Which two routes of entry are likely to be the most important to you?
a. Dermal and oral
b. Dermal and inhalation
c. Inhalation and oral
d. None of the above - ✔✔b. Dermal and inhalation
✔✔Which factor affects the toxicity of a pesticide?
a. Route of entry
b. frequency and duration (rate) of exposure
c. Does received
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔An example of a chronic effect is the drop in __________, an essential body
enzyme, caused by organophosphates and carbamates. - ✔✔Cholinesterase
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public notice at least
______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide treatments. - ✔✔48 hours
✔✔Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission - ✔✔b. Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality
✔✔What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - ✔✔d. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
✔✔What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - ✔✔b. Federal Insecticide,
fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
✔✔Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a pesticide
may be marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - ✔✔c. Consult the Office of Pesticide
Programs
✔✔Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the
law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - ✔✔a and c
✔✔Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
,d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators - ✔✔c. Yes, up
to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
✔✔What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law - ✔✔a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
✔✔What is an endangered species?
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged - ✔✔b. A plant or animal that is
in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
✔✔Which federal agency determines what species are endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior - ✔✔c. Fist and
Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
✔✔Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from
pesticides?
a. The federal government
b. The state government
c. Conservationists
d. You, the applicator - ✔✔d. You, the applicator
✔✔_________ is the capacity of a substance to injure or poison a living system, such
as a human being, an animal, a lake, or a forest. - ✔✔Toxicity
✔✔What is pesticide exposure?
a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
b. Being poisoned by a pesticide
c. Neither of the above
d. Both of the above - ✔✔a. Coming in contact with a pesticide
✔✔_________ _________ refers to how poisonous a pesticide is after short-term
exposure. - ✔✔Acute toxicity
✔✔_________ _________ is a one-time or short-term contact with pesticide. -
✔✔Acute exposure
, ✔✔__________ __________ is a delayed poisonous effect from exposure to a
substance. - ✔✔Chronic toxicity
✔✔_________ _________ is long-term repeated contact with pesticides. - ✔✔Chronic
exposure
✔✔The effects of which type of exposure---acute or chronic--- can be more easily
detected and studied? - ✔✔Acute
✔✔A pesticide dose is the _________ of pesticide of which a surface, plant or animal is
exposed. - ✔✔Amount
✔✔Name the three routes by which pesticide can enter your body. - ✔✔Dermal , oral ,
inhalation
✔✔Some pesticide are poisonous no matter how they enter the body.
T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔Which pesticide solution is most likely to be absorbed through the skin?
a. Oil-based
b. Water-based
c. Dry - ✔✔a. Oil-based
✔✔Which areas of the body absorb pesticides quickly?
a. Feet, hands, head, and groin
b. Scalp, nose, hands, and arms
c. Face, hands, torso, and scalp
d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals - ✔✔d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals
✔✔Which two routes of entry are likely to be the most important to you?
a. Dermal and oral
b. Dermal and inhalation
c. Inhalation and oral
d. None of the above - ✔✔b. Dermal and inhalation
✔✔Which factor affects the toxicity of a pesticide?
a. Route of entry
b. frequency and duration (rate) of exposure
c. Does received
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔An example of a chronic effect is the drop in __________, an essential body
enzyme, caused by organophosphates and carbamates. - ✔✔Cholinesterase
