North Carolina Pest Certification Exam (set 1)
North Carolina Pest Certification Exam (set 1)
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1. Requirements for Certification Registered Technician School (RT School), pass the
core exam, and an exam in each phase of structural
pest control in which certification is desired
2. Can Certified Applicators perform No, they must be employed by a licensee.
pest services for hire?
3. How much is the fee for the certified $50.00
applicator's identification card?
4. Abdomen The hindmost or rear body section of an arthropod.
5. Arachnid A class of arthropod that has the head and throax
joined together to form a cephalothroax.
6. Arthropod An animal with jointed legs and a segmented joined
exoskelton. Insects , crayfish, spiders are examples
7. Cephalothroax The front body region of an arachnid. A cephalothorax
is a combination of the head and thorax. A spider's
eyes, mouthparts, and legs are on the cephalothorax.
8. Exoskelton The hard, flexible outer covering of an arthropod
9. Head The region of an insect where the eyes, antenne, and
mouthparts are found
10. Insect An arthropod with three body regions, six legs, and
winged adults.
11. Instar The insect as it appears between molts
12. Larva An immature stage in the life cycle of an insect with
complete metaphorphosis. In complete metamor-
, North Carolina Pest Certification Exam (set 1)
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phosis, the larval stage occurs between the egg and
pupa stage.
13. Metamorphosis The change in body form during the life cycle. Some
organims hatch looking like small adults. Others
change as they develop.
14. Molt To shed. Arthropods shed their exoskelton when they
molt.
15. Nymph The developmental stage of an insect with gradual
metamorphosis. Nymphs hatch from eggs and grad-
ually develop into mature adults.
16. Pupa In complete metamorphosis, the stage of develop-
ment between the larva and adult. Pupae do not feed
and are not mobile.
17. Thorax The second of three body regions of an insect. Legs
and wings are attached to the thorax.
18. Arthropods means... joined legs
19. Examples of Arthropods: spiders, mites, ticks, millipedes, centipedes.
20. What characteristics do insects 1. Head 2. Thorax (where the wings and legs attach) 3.
have? Abdomen (vital organs) 4. three pairs of legs. 5. Wings
on adults.
21. Arachnids two body divisions: the cephalothorax - head and tho-
rax, four pairs of legs
22. Gradual Metamorphosis Egg - Nymph - Adult
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North Carolina Pest Certification Exam (set 1)
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23. Complete Metamorphosis Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
24. Incomplete Metamorphosis Egg - Larva - Nymph - Adult
25. What is the process in which insects molting
change their skin?
26. What is the process in which insects metamorphosis
change their form?
27. Insects with _______________ meta- complete
morphosis have both a larval and
pupal stage.
28. An example of an insect Cockroaches or termites
with gradual metamorphosis is
__________________
29. A spider's legs are found on its cephalothorax
30. FIFO First in - First out: It refers to rotating stored food
and other products so that the older stock is always
used first, thereby decreasing the probability for pest
infestation.
31. IPM/Integrated Pest Management A management system that uses all appropriate
chemical and non-chemical strategies to reduce pest
populations. Adoption of IPM methods may reduce
the need for pesticide applications.
32. A place where pests hide is called a harborage
33. A _______________________ is a chem- pheromone
ical that insects use to communi-
North Carolina Pest Certification Exam (set 1)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_9i4j7z
1. Requirements for Certification Registered Technician School (RT School), pass the
core exam, and an exam in each phase of structural
pest control in which certification is desired
2. Can Certified Applicators perform No, they must be employed by a licensee.
pest services for hire?
3. How much is the fee for the certified $50.00
applicator's identification card?
4. Abdomen The hindmost or rear body section of an arthropod.
5. Arachnid A class of arthropod that has the head and throax
joined together to form a cephalothroax.
6. Arthropod An animal with jointed legs and a segmented joined
exoskelton. Insects , crayfish, spiders are examples
7. Cephalothroax The front body region of an arachnid. A cephalothorax
is a combination of the head and thorax. A spider's
eyes, mouthparts, and legs are on the cephalothorax.
8. Exoskelton The hard, flexible outer covering of an arthropod
9. Head The region of an insect where the eyes, antenne, and
mouthparts are found
10. Insect An arthropod with three body regions, six legs, and
winged adults.
11. Instar The insect as it appears between molts
12. Larva An immature stage in the life cycle of an insect with
complete metaphorphosis. In complete metamor-
, North Carolina Pest Certification Exam (set 1)
North Carolina Pest Certification Exam (set 1)
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phosis, the larval stage occurs between the egg and
pupa stage.
13. Metamorphosis The change in body form during the life cycle. Some
organims hatch looking like small adults. Others
change as they develop.
14. Molt To shed. Arthropods shed their exoskelton when they
molt.
15. Nymph The developmental stage of an insect with gradual
metamorphosis. Nymphs hatch from eggs and grad-
ually develop into mature adults.
16. Pupa In complete metamorphosis, the stage of develop-
ment between the larva and adult. Pupae do not feed
and are not mobile.
17. Thorax The second of three body regions of an insect. Legs
and wings are attached to the thorax.
18. Arthropods means... joined legs
19. Examples of Arthropods: spiders, mites, ticks, millipedes, centipedes.
20. What characteristics do insects 1. Head 2. Thorax (where the wings and legs attach) 3.
have? Abdomen (vital organs) 4. three pairs of legs. 5. Wings
on adults.
21. Arachnids two body divisions: the cephalothorax - head and tho-
rax, four pairs of legs
22. Gradual Metamorphosis Egg - Nymph - Adult
, North Carolina Pest Certification Exam (set 1)
North Carolina Pest Certification Exam (set 1)
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23. Complete Metamorphosis Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
24. Incomplete Metamorphosis Egg - Larva - Nymph - Adult
25. What is the process in which insects molting
change their skin?
26. What is the process in which insects metamorphosis
change their form?
27. Insects with _______________ meta- complete
morphosis have both a larval and
pupal stage.
28. An example of an insect Cockroaches or termites
with gradual metamorphosis is
__________________
29. A spider's legs are found on its cephalothorax
30. FIFO First in - First out: It refers to rotating stored food
and other products so that the older stock is always
used first, thereby decreasing the probability for pest
infestation.
31. IPM/Integrated Pest Management A management system that uses all appropriate
chemical and non-chemical strategies to reduce pest
populations. Adoption of IPM methods may reduce
the need for pesticide applications.
32. A place where pests hide is called a harborage
33. A _______________________ is a chem- pheromone
ical that insects use to communi-
