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National Pesticide Applicator Certification
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Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. - answer✔C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - answer✔C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the only control
method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not to water or
harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
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D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - answer✔A
Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. - answer✔C
Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal to the cost of
control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - answer✔B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism. - answer✔D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and pesticide handlers
with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS) - answer✔D
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
10/30/2024 11:32 PM
National Pesticide Applicator Certification
Core Manual. Practice Exam Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. - answer✔C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - answer✔C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the only control
method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not to water or
harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
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D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - answer✔A
Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. - answer✔C
Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal to the cost of
control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - answer✔B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism. - answer✔D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and pesticide handlers
with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS) - answer✔D
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
