IOWA CORE MANUAL REVIEW TIPS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔42 ounces - ✔✔A label calls for a granular pesticide to be applied at 8 ounces per
1,000 feet of row. You have to treat 4 rows, each 1/4 mile in length. How much product
do you need for this job? 1 mile = 5280 linear feet
A. 21 ounces
B. 32 ounces
C. 42 ounces
D. 62.5 ounces
✔✔Practice emergency procedures so everyone knows what to do - ✔✔Which
statement about emergency response planning is true?
A. In the event of an emergency, contact your attorney first
B. Several people should be given the authority in an emergency situation
C. Update the emergency response plan only after an emergency
D. Practice emergency procedures so everyone knows what to do
✔✔Applying treatments when bees are not foraging - ✔✔How can accidental bee kills
from insecticide poisoning be minimized?
A. Applying treatments when bees are not foraging
B. Spraying only when plants are flowering
C. Using aerial application
D. Using wettable powder formulations
✔✔Environmental Protection Agency - ✔✔Which agency regulates the sale and use of
pesticides in the United States?
✔✔Volatilization - ✔✔Which of the following is a cause of vapor drift?
A. Dissolving in water
B. Low temperatures
C. Nozzle pressure
D. Volatilization
, ✔✔Acute toxicity - ✔✔Which of the following describes a measure of how poisonous a
pesticide is after a single, one-time exposure?
A. Acute toxicity
B. Chronic toxicity
C. Allergic effect
D. Medical antidote
✔✔Decreases - ✔✔What happens to a nozzle flow rate if the line pressure is
decreased?
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Has no effect
D. Varies, depending on the ground speed
✔✔In the original, labeled container - ✔✔How should pesticides be stored?
A. In direct sunlight to ensure adequate lighting
B. In the original, labeled container
C. On absorbent shelving to decrease spills
D. With seeds and personal protective equipment
✔✔Volatilization - ✔✔What is the term for when a pesticide turns into a gas?
✔✔10 psi - ✔✔A sprayer is calibrated to apply 30 gallons per acre (GPA) at 40 pounds
per square inch (psi). Approximately what pressure is needed to decrease the output to
15 gallons per acre without changing speed or nozzle size. Hint: (psi1/psi2) =
(GPA1/GPA2)^2
✔✔Stay in the environment without change for long periods of time - ✔✔Which of the
following is TRUE for persistent pesticides?
A. Remain inactive for short periods of time
B. Remain inactive for long periods of time
C. Stay in the environment without change for short periods of time
D. Stay in the environment without change for long periods of time
✔✔The pest developed resistance to the pesticide - ✔✔Why might a pesticide
application sometimes fail to control a pest?
A. The LD50 of the pesticide is too low
B. The rate of product applied was too high
C. The restricted-entry interval was not followed
D. The pest developed resistance to the pesticide
✔✔Allows a state to register additional uses for a federally registered pesticide -
✔✔Which of the following describes a 24(c) registration?
A. A temporary request that does not require supplemental labeling
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔42 ounces - ✔✔A label calls for a granular pesticide to be applied at 8 ounces per
1,000 feet of row. You have to treat 4 rows, each 1/4 mile in length. How much product
do you need for this job? 1 mile = 5280 linear feet
A. 21 ounces
B. 32 ounces
C. 42 ounces
D. 62.5 ounces
✔✔Practice emergency procedures so everyone knows what to do - ✔✔Which
statement about emergency response planning is true?
A. In the event of an emergency, contact your attorney first
B. Several people should be given the authority in an emergency situation
C. Update the emergency response plan only after an emergency
D. Practice emergency procedures so everyone knows what to do
✔✔Applying treatments when bees are not foraging - ✔✔How can accidental bee kills
from insecticide poisoning be minimized?
A. Applying treatments when bees are not foraging
B. Spraying only when plants are flowering
C. Using aerial application
D. Using wettable powder formulations
✔✔Environmental Protection Agency - ✔✔Which agency regulates the sale and use of
pesticides in the United States?
✔✔Volatilization - ✔✔Which of the following is a cause of vapor drift?
A. Dissolving in water
B. Low temperatures
C. Nozzle pressure
D. Volatilization
, ✔✔Acute toxicity - ✔✔Which of the following describes a measure of how poisonous a
pesticide is after a single, one-time exposure?
A. Acute toxicity
B. Chronic toxicity
C. Allergic effect
D. Medical antidote
✔✔Decreases - ✔✔What happens to a nozzle flow rate if the line pressure is
decreased?
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Has no effect
D. Varies, depending on the ground speed
✔✔In the original, labeled container - ✔✔How should pesticides be stored?
A. In direct sunlight to ensure adequate lighting
B. In the original, labeled container
C. On absorbent shelving to decrease spills
D. With seeds and personal protective equipment
✔✔Volatilization - ✔✔What is the term for when a pesticide turns into a gas?
✔✔10 psi - ✔✔A sprayer is calibrated to apply 30 gallons per acre (GPA) at 40 pounds
per square inch (psi). Approximately what pressure is needed to decrease the output to
15 gallons per acre without changing speed or nozzle size. Hint: (psi1/psi2) =
(GPA1/GPA2)^2
✔✔Stay in the environment without change for long periods of time - ✔✔Which of the
following is TRUE for persistent pesticides?
A. Remain inactive for short periods of time
B. Remain inactive for long periods of time
C. Stay in the environment without change for short periods of time
D. Stay in the environment without change for long periods of time
✔✔The pest developed resistance to the pesticide - ✔✔Why might a pesticide
application sometimes fail to control a pest?
A. The LD50 of the pesticide is too low
B. The rate of product applied was too high
C. The restricted-entry interval was not followed
D. The pest developed resistance to the pesticide
✔✔Allows a state to register additional uses for a federally registered pesticide -
✔✔Which of the following describes a 24(c) registration?
A. A temporary request that does not require supplemental labeling
