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 of the following statements is true of the chemical control method of
managing pests?
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.
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 of the following terms is defined as the density of the pest population
that is sufficient to cause losses equal to the cost of the control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - ANSWER B
Which of the following would NOT contribute to pesticide resistance?
A. Using dosages higher than those recommended on the label.
B. Use of pesticides in the same class of chemicals.
C. Application of the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Utilizing pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity within an organism. -
ANSWER D
What federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and
pesticide handlers with protections from potential harm due to pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
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 of the following statements is true of the chemical control method of
managing pests?
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.
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 of the following terms is defined as the density of the pest population
that is sufficient to cause losses equal to the cost of the control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - ANSWER B
Which of the following would NOT contribute to pesticide resistance?
A. Using dosages higher than those recommended on the label.
B. Use of pesticides in the same class of chemicals.
C. Application of the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Utilizing pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity within an organism. -
ANSWER D
What federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and
pesticide handlers with protections from potential harm due to pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
