MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE LICENSE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● Acaricide
Answer: A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. A miticide is a type
of acaricide.
●● Acidic
Answer: pH less than 7
●● Acidifier
Answer: Same as BUFFER.
●● Action Threshold
Answer: A predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which
some type of pest management action must be taken.
●● Activated Charcoal
Answer: A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals.
●● Active ingredient (AI)
,Answer: The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for
pesticidal activity.
●● Acute effect
Answer: a symptom, illness, or injury that occurs shortly after the
exposure to a pesticide
●● acute exposure
Answer: An exposure to a single dose of pesticide.
●● Acute rodenticide
Answer: A pesticide that is capable of killing a rodent after a single
feeding.
●● acute toxicity
Answer: the ability of a pesticide to cause illness after a single exposure.
LD 50 and LC 50 are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity
●● Adjuvant (or ADDITIVE)
Answer: a substance added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or
safety
●● Adsorption
, Answer: The process whereby chemicals are bound to a surface by
physical or chemical attraction
●● Adulterated Pesticide
Answer: A pesticide that does not conform to the specified standard or
quality as documented on its label or labeling
●● Aerosol
Answer: A liquid formulation that produces a mist or fog when applied
from a container in which it is held under pressure or from a fog-
generating machine
●● Agitation
Answer: The process of stirring or mixing the contents of a spray tank
●● Air blast sprayer
Answer: A type of pesticide application equipment that uses a large
volume of air moving at high speed to break up and disperse spray
droplets from the nozzles.
●● Algae
Answer: Relatively simple plants that are photosynthetic and contain
chlorophyll
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● Acaricide
Answer: A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. A miticide is a type
of acaricide.
●● Acidic
Answer: pH less than 7
●● Acidifier
Answer: Same as BUFFER.
●● Action Threshold
Answer: A predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which
some type of pest management action must be taken.
●● Activated Charcoal
Answer: A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals.
●● Active ingredient (AI)
,Answer: The chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for
pesticidal activity.
●● Acute effect
Answer: a symptom, illness, or injury that occurs shortly after the
exposure to a pesticide
●● acute exposure
Answer: An exposure to a single dose of pesticide.
●● Acute rodenticide
Answer: A pesticide that is capable of killing a rodent after a single
feeding.
●● acute toxicity
Answer: the ability of a pesticide to cause illness after a single exposure.
LD 50 and LC 50 are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity
●● Adjuvant (or ADDITIVE)
Answer: a substance added to a pesticide to improve its effectiveness or
safety
●● Adsorption
, Answer: The process whereby chemicals are bound to a surface by
physical or chemical attraction
●● Adulterated Pesticide
Answer: A pesticide that does not conform to the specified standard or
quality as documented on its label or labeling
●● Aerosol
Answer: A liquid formulation that produces a mist or fog when applied
from a container in which it is held under pressure or from a fog-
generating machine
●● Agitation
Answer: The process of stirring or mixing the contents of a spray tank
●● Air blast sprayer
Answer: A type of pesticide application equipment that uses a large
volume of air moving at high speed to break up and disperse spray
droplets from the nozzles.
●● Algae
Answer: Relatively simple plants that are photosynthetic and contain
chlorophyll
