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1.Host specific - ANSWER Refers to an organism that will only survive when it has a
specific food source (the host) available. The term is used when referring to a biological
control agent such as an insect that can survive only on the target pest (e.g. weed) that
it is intended to suppress.
2. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - ANSWER A pest management strategy that
uses various combinations of pest control methods in a compatible manner to achieve
satisfactory control and ensure favorable economic and environmental consequences.
3.Maintenance control (of aquatic weeds) - ANSWER A method for the control of
aquatic plants in which control techniques are utilized in coordinated manner on a
continuous basis in order to maintain the plant population at the lowest feasible level.
4.Management goal - ANSWER As applied to aquatic plant management, the amount
and/or types of plants that will be controlled or allowed to grow to best satisfy all water
uses. This is often formally agreed upon by representatives of all water use interests.
5. Multi-use water body - ANSWER A water body that is used for more than one
purpose such as fishing, waterskiing, waterfowl hunting, and domestic water supply.
6. Native plant - ANSWER A plant species whose natural range includes Florida.
7. Nitrogen - ANSWER A naturally occurring element in soils that is required in large
amounts for plant growth and will stimulate the growth of aquatic plants if no other
factors are limiting.
8. Nonnative plant - ANSWER A plant species introduced to Florida, purposefully or
accidentally, from a natural range outside of Florida
9. Phosphorus - ANSWER A naturally occurring element in soils that is required in small
amounts for plant growth and will stimulate the growth of aquatic plants (especially
algae and floating plants) if no other factors are limiting.
10.Plant nutrients - ANSWER Elements, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, that are
required for plant growth
,11. Productive water bodies - ANSWER Those water bodies that support large amounts
of plant growth as well as abundant aquatic organisms because they are high in
nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen.
12. 2,4-D - ANSWER Introduced in 1946, the first synthetic herbicide used. It was
extremely effective and economical to use and was not toxic to fish, cattle, or humans.
13. River and Harbor Act of 1899 - ANSWER Federal legislation that authorized
construction and operation of vessels and log booms for the removal and containment
of water hyacinth in navigable waters of Florida and Louisiana
13. Florida Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - ANSWER Agency designated, in
1970, as Florida's lead agency in aquatic plant control; responsibilities later transferred
to FWC
14. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) - ANSWER Florida's lead
agency for fish and wildlife management, formerly Florida Game and Freshwater Fish
Commission
15. United State Army Corps of Engineers (COE or USACE) - ANSWER The
engineering branch of the United States Army
16. A lake that is used by fishermen, hunters, and water-skiers would best be defined as
what kind of lake? - ANSWER Multi-use lake
17. Abundant in Florida soils, which is a plant nutrient that is often limiting to plant
growth in lakes? - ANSWER Phosphorus
18.Which is a plant nutrient, common in fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is in short
supply? - ANSWER Nitrogen
19.Which of the following is a nonnative plant that is problematic in Florida's waters? -
ANSWER Hydrilla
20. What would be a likely management goal for a drainage canal? - ANSWER
Minimizing vegetation
21. Which term best relates to integrated management of aquatic weeds? - ANSWER
Maintenance control
22. Which is not one of the most common methods of integrated management of
aquatic weeds? - ANSWER Demolition
23. Which two nonnative plants influenced, prior to 1965, the development of aquatic
plant management in Florida? - ANSWER Waterhyacinth and alligatorweed
,24. Which of the following, after 1947, was used to effectively and economically control
waterhyacinths, and was not toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle? - ANSWER 2,4-D
25. Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide spray program in 1952 using an
airplane and spray-boat? - ANSWER FG & FWFC
26. Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal
River, changed the aquatic plant control situation in 1959? - ANSWER Hydrilla
27. Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant control
by the Florida Weed Control Act of 1979? - ANSWER DNR
28. Which agency was the authority to direct and operate Florida's invasive plant
management program, including aquatic plant management, transferred to in 2008? -
ANSWER FWC
29. Aquatic Pest Control applicator - ANSWER An individual who is licensed to use or
supervise the use of restricted use pesticides, or other pesticides requiring licensure,
used or applied to any standing or running water, including banks or shorelines,
excluding infusion of chlorine gas as described in Category 7B and applicators engaged
in public health related activities as defined in Chapter 388, Florida Statutes, and the
rules thereunder. This category is valid for licensure of commercial and public
applicators.
30. Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - ANSWER Approximately one hour of study credit
used to make up the total of 20 CEUs required for Aquatic Pest Control applicator
recertification (4 Core + 16 Aquatic Category CEUs).
31. EPA - ANSWER U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is responsible for the
federal regulation of the registration, manufacture, transportation, use and marketing or
all pesticides in the United States.
32. FDACS - ANSWER Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services,
which is the state agency responsible for regulating pesticide use.
33. Federal noxious weed - ANSWER Plants that are prohibited from movement into
and throughout the United States without a permit from the USDA
34. FIFRA - ANSWER Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, which is the
law requiring that all pesticides used in the United States be labeled according to EPA's
guidelines and every pesticide must be labeled for each crop and/or site for where it is
intended to be used.
35. Florida Pesticide Law - ANSWER The law that governs the use of pesticides in
Florida, which is administered by the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer
Services.
, 36. Recertification - ANSWER The process by which licensed pesticide applicators
accumulate continuing education units in order to keep the license valid.
37. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) - ANSWER Pesticide for retail sale to, and use by,
only certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision and only for those
purposes covered by the applicator's certification.
38. Which is the federal agency that regulated pesticides use in the United States? -
ANSWER EPA
39. Which is the state agency that regulates pesticide use in Florida? - ANSWER
FDACS
40. Which is the state agency for aquatic plant management in Florida? - ANSWER
FWC
41.Plants that are prohibited from movement into and throughout the United States
without a permit from the USDA are known as: - ANSWER Federal Noxious Weeds
42. Which is the state agency that has the authority to regulate plants listed on the
Florida Noxious Weed List and Prohibited Aquatic Plant List? - ANSWER FDACS
43. An aquatic pest control license allows a person to apply: - ANSWER Restricted use
pesticides in or around water
44. The practical knowledge that aquatic pest control applicators must demonstrate for
certification is based upon the: - ANSWER Category certification standards
45. The cost of a 4-year license for Aquatic Pest Control commercial applicators is: -
ANSWER $250
46. The location to take restricted use pesticide certification exams is at: - ANSWER
County extension offices that offer the service
47. The number of continuing education units (CEUs) that an Aquatic Pest Control
applicator must obtain to keep the license valid: - ANSWER 4 Core and 16 Aquatic Pest
Control
48. A "restricted use pesticide" is one that is: - ANSWER Only approved for purchase
and use by certified applicators and those under their direct supervision
49. Licensed pesticide applicators are required to make records of applications for
which types of pesticides? - ANSWER Pesticides classified as "restricted"
UPDATED Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass/GRADED AT A+
SURE PASS!!
1.Host specific - ANSWER Refers to an organism that will only survive when it has a
specific food source (the host) available. The term is used when referring to a biological
control agent such as an insect that can survive only on the target pest (e.g. weed) that
it is intended to suppress.
2. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - ANSWER A pest management strategy that
uses various combinations of pest control methods in a compatible manner to achieve
satisfactory control and ensure favorable economic and environmental consequences.
3.Maintenance control (of aquatic weeds) - ANSWER A method for the control of
aquatic plants in which control techniques are utilized in coordinated manner on a
continuous basis in order to maintain the plant population at the lowest feasible level.
4.Management goal - ANSWER As applied to aquatic plant management, the amount
and/or types of plants that will be controlled or allowed to grow to best satisfy all water
uses. This is often formally agreed upon by representatives of all water use interests.
5. Multi-use water body - ANSWER A water body that is used for more than one
purpose such as fishing, waterskiing, waterfowl hunting, and domestic water supply.
6. Native plant - ANSWER A plant species whose natural range includes Florida.
7. Nitrogen - ANSWER A naturally occurring element in soils that is required in large
amounts for plant growth and will stimulate the growth of aquatic plants if no other
factors are limiting.
8. Nonnative plant - ANSWER A plant species introduced to Florida, purposefully or
accidentally, from a natural range outside of Florida
9. Phosphorus - ANSWER A naturally occurring element in soils that is required in small
amounts for plant growth and will stimulate the growth of aquatic plants (especially
algae and floating plants) if no other factors are limiting.
10.Plant nutrients - ANSWER Elements, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, that are
required for plant growth
,11. Productive water bodies - ANSWER Those water bodies that support large amounts
of plant growth as well as abundant aquatic organisms because they are high in
nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen.
12. 2,4-D - ANSWER Introduced in 1946, the first synthetic herbicide used. It was
extremely effective and economical to use and was not toxic to fish, cattle, or humans.
13. River and Harbor Act of 1899 - ANSWER Federal legislation that authorized
construction and operation of vessels and log booms for the removal and containment
of water hyacinth in navigable waters of Florida and Louisiana
13. Florida Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - ANSWER Agency designated, in
1970, as Florida's lead agency in aquatic plant control; responsibilities later transferred
to FWC
14. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) - ANSWER Florida's lead
agency for fish and wildlife management, formerly Florida Game and Freshwater Fish
Commission
15. United State Army Corps of Engineers (COE or USACE) - ANSWER The
engineering branch of the United States Army
16. A lake that is used by fishermen, hunters, and water-skiers would best be defined as
what kind of lake? - ANSWER Multi-use lake
17. Abundant in Florida soils, which is a plant nutrient that is often limiting to plant
growth in lakes? - ANSWER Phosphorus
18.Which is a plant nutrient, common in fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is in short
supply? - ANSWER Nitrogen
19.Which of the following is a nonnative plant that is problematic in Florida's waters? -
ANSWER Hydrilla
20. What would be a likely management goal for a drainage canal? - ANSWER
Minimizing vegetation
21. Which term best relates to integrated management of aquatic weeds? - ANSWER
Maintenance control
22. Which is not one of the most common methods of integrated management of
aquatic weeds? - ANSWER Demolition
23. Which two nonnative plants influenced, prior to 1965, the development of aquatic
plant management in Florida? - ANSWER Waterhyacinth and alligatorweed
,24. Which of the following, after 1947, was used to effectively and economically control
waterhyacinths, and was not toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle? - ANSWER 2,4-D
25. Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide spray program in 1952 using an
airplane and spray-boat? - ANSWER FG & FWFC
26. Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal
River, changed the aquatic plant control situation in 1959? - ANSWER Hydrilla
27. Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant control
by the Florida Weed Control Act of 1979? - ANSWER DNR
28. Which agency was the authority to direct and operate Florida's invasive plant
management program, including aquatic plant management, transferred to in 2008? -
ANSWER FWC
29. Aquatic Pest Control applicator - ANSWER An individual who is licensed to use or
supervise the use of restricted use pesticides, or other pesticides requiring licensure,
used or applied to any standing or running water, including banks or shorelines,
excluding infusion of chlorine gas as described in Category 7B and applicators engaged
in public health related activities as defined in Chapter 388, Florida Statutes, and the
rules thereunder. This category is valid for licensure of commercial and public
applicators.
30. Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - ANSWER Approximately one hour of study credit
used to make up the total of 20 CEUs required for Aquatic Pest Control applicator
recertification (4 Core + 16 Aquatic Category CEUs).
31. EPA - ANSWER U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is responsible for the
federal regulation of the registration, manufacture, transportation, use and marketing or
all pesticides in the United States.
32. FDACS - ANSWER Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services,
which is the state agency responsible for regulating pesticide use.
33. Federal noxious weed - ANSWER Plants that are prohibited from movement into
and throughout the United States without a permit from the USDA
34. FIFRA - ANSWER Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, which is the
law requiring that all pesticides used in the United States be labeled according to EPA's
guidelines and every pesticide must be labeled for each crop and/or site for where it is
intended to be used.
35. Florida Pesticide Law - ANSWER The law that governs the use of pesticides in
Florida, which is administered by the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer
Services.
, 36. Recertification - ANSWER The process by which licensed pesticide applicators
accumulate continuing education units in order to keep the license valid.
37. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) - ANSWER Pesticide for retail sale to, and use by,
only certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision and only for those
purposes covered by the applicator's certification.
38. Which is the federal agency that regulated pesticides use in the United States? -
ANSWER EPA
39. Which is the state agency that regulates pesticide use in Florida? - ANSWER
FDACS
40. Which is the state agency for aquatic plant management in Florida? - ANSWER
FWC
41.Plants that are prohibited from movement into and throughout the United States
without a permit from the USDA are known as: - ANSWER Federal Noxious Weeds
42. Which is the state agency that has the authority to regulate plants listed on the
Florida Noxious Weed List and Prohibited Aquatic Plant List? - ANSWER FDACS
43. An aquatic pest control license allows a person to apply: - ANSWER Restricted use
pesticides in or around water
44. The practical knowledge that aquatic pest control applicators must demonstrate for
certification is based upon the: - ANSWER Category certification standards
45. The cost of a 4-year license for Aquatic Pest Control commercial applicators is: -
ANSWER $250
46. The location to take restricted use pesticide certification exams is at: - ANSWER
County extension offices that offer the service
47. The number of continuing education units (CEUs) that an Aquatic Pest Control
applicator must obtain to keep the license valid: - ANSWER 4 Core and 16 Aquatic Pest
Control
48. A "restricted use pesticide" is one that is: - ANSWER Only approved for purchase
and use by certified applicators and those under their direct supervision
49. Licensed pesticide applicators are required to make records of applications for
which types of pesticides? - ANSWER Pesticides classified as "restricted"
