CORE Pesticide Exam Review Questions
And Answers
Bestnpracticesnfornminimizingnstoragenproblems:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER--
keepnrecordsnofnpreviousnusage
-markneachncontainernwithnpurchasendatenandnkeepninventory
-notenifnproductnhasneffectivenshelfnlife
Directionsnfornmixingnandnloadingnanpesticidenarenusuallynfoundnunder:n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-ThenDirectionsnfornUse
FactsnfromnFIFRAn-nCORRECTnnANSWER--
approvednpesticidenlabelsnhaventhenforcenofnlaw
-thenEPAnhasnthenauthorityntonremovenpesticidenproductsnfromnthenmarket.
-FIFRAnregulatesnthenregistrationnandnlicensingnofnpesticidenproducts.
granularnapplicatorsnarenaffectednby:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-groundnspeed
granularnapplicatorsnstillnrequire:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-calibration
Howncannthenpublicnhavenassurancenthatnpesticidesncontinuouslynmeetncurrentnscientificna
ndnregulatorynstandards?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Eachnpesticidengoesnthroughn"pesticidenre-registration"neveryn15nyears.
Loweringnthenhumiditynofnstoredngrainsnandnothernfoodnproductsntonreducendamagenfromnm
oldnisnannexamplenofnwhichntypenofnpestnmanagementnmethod?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Physical/environmentalnmodification
Sealingncracksnandncrevicesninnbuildingsnisnannexamplenofnwhichntypenofnmechanicalncontr
olnmethod.n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-exclusion
solidnpesticidenactiveningredientsnmeasurednin:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-percent
ThenactiveningredientninnLorsbann75WGnisnlistednasnChlorpyrifos:n0,0-diethyln0-(3,5,6-
trichloron2npyridinyl)nphotosphorothioate.nWhatndoesnthentermnchlorpyrifosnrepresent?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-Thencommonnname
Thencapacitynofnanpesticidentoncausenshort-termn(acute)nornlong-
termn(chronic)ninjurynisnreferredntonasnits?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Toxicity
, Thennaen"Sevinn5G"nonnanpesticidenlabelnindicates:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Angranularnpesticidenwithn5npercentnactiveningredients
Thenprocessnofnmeasuringnandnadjustingnthenamountnofnpesticidenyournequipmentnappliesn
orndeliversntonanspecificnareanisnknownnas:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-calibration
Thenroutenofnentrynstatementnonnanlabeln"Extremelynhazardousnbynskinncontactn-
nrapidlynabsorbednthroughnthenskinn"wouldnmotnlikelynappearnwithnwhichnsignalnword?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-DANGER
Thenstatementn"Donnotnbreathenvaporsnornspraynmist"nisnannexamplenof:n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-Anroutenofnentrynstatement
ThenthreenpesticidenlicensingncategoriesnarenavailablentonthosenseekingnanLimitednCertifica
tionnlicense?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER--LimitednStructuralnPestnControl
-LimitednLawnnandnOrnamentalnPestnControl
-LimitednCommercialnLandscapenMaintenance
True/False
Annenclosedncabnalwaysnprovidesnenoughnprotectionnfromnpesticidenexposurentonallownap
plicatorsntonusenlessnPPEnthannrecommendednonnthenlabel.n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False
Undernwhatnsoilnconditionsnarenpesticidesnmorenlikelyntonleachnthroughnsoil?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-Sandynsoil,nlowninnorganicnmatter
Usingnbarriersntonpreventnpestsnfromngettingnintonannareanisnannexamplenofnwhichntypenofnp
estnmanagementnmethod?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-MechanicalnControl
whatnisnneededntonapplynanpesticidenlegallynwhennanpestnproblemnarisesnfornwhichnanfoodnor
nfeedncommoditynisnnotnonnthenregisterednpesticidenlabelnornantolerancenhasnnotnbeennestab
lished?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Annemergencynexemption
Whatnisnthenfirstnlogicalnstepninnanpestnmanagementnplan?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
identifyingnthenpest
Whatnisnthenfirstnthingnyounshouldndonfornanpersonnwhonhasninhalednanpesticide?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-Getnthemnintonfreshnair
Whatnisnthenfirstnthingnyounshouldndonifnyounnoticenandamagednpesticidencontainer?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-PutnonnappropriatenPPE.
Whatnisnthenprocessnwherebynsomenorganismsnaccumulatenchemicalnresiduesninnhighernc
oncentrationsnthannthosenfoundninnthenorganismsntheynconsume?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Biomagnification
And Answers
Bestnpracticesnfornminimizingnstoragenproblems:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER--
keepnrecordsnofnpreviousnusage
-markneachncontainernwithnpurchasendatenandnkeepninventory
-notenifnproductnhasneffectivenshelfnlife
Directionsnfornmixingnandnloadingnanpesticidenarenusuallynfoundnunder:n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-ThenDirectionsnfornUse
FactsnfromnFIFRAn-nCORRECTnnANSWER--
approvednpesticidenlabelsnhaventhenforcenofnlaw
-thenEPAnhasnthenauthorityntonremovenpesticidenproductsnfromnthenmarket.
-FIFRAnregulatesnthenregistrationnandnlicensingnofnpesticidenproducts.
granularnapplicatorsnarenaffectednby:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-groundnspeed
granularnapplicatorsnstillnrequire:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-calibration
Howncannthenpublicnhavenassurancenthatnpesticidesncontinuouslynmeetncurrentnscientificna
ndnregulatorynstandards?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Eachnpesticidengoesnthroughn"pesticidenre-registration"neveryn15nyears.
Loweringnthenhumiditynofnstoredngrainsnandnothernfoodnproductsntonreducendamagenfromnm
oldnisnannexamplenofnwhichntypenofnpestnmanagementnmethod?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Physical/environmentalnmodification
Sealingncracksnandncrevicesninnbuildingsnisnannexamplenofnwhichntypenofnmechanicalncontr
olnmethod.n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-exclusion
solidnpesticidenactiveningredientsnmeasurednin:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-percent
ThenactiveningredientninnLorsbann75WGnisnlistednasnChlorpyrifos:n0,0-diethyln0-(3,5,6-
trichloron2npyridinyl)nphotosphorothioate.nWhatndoesnthentermnchlorpyrifosnrepresent?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-Thencommonnname
Thencapacitynofnanpesticidentoncausenshort-termn(acute)nornlong-
termn(chronic)ninjurynisnreferredntonasnits?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Toxicity
, Thennaen"Sevinn5G"nonnanpesticidenlabelnindicates:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Angranularnpesticidenwithn5npercentnactiveningredients
Thenprocessnofnmeasuringnandnadjustingnthenamountnofnpesticidenyournequipmentnappliesn
orndeliversntonanspecificnareanisnknownnas:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-calibration
Thenroutenofnentrynstatementnonnanlabeln"Extremelynhazardousnbynskinncontactn-
nrapidlynabsorbednthroughnthenskinn"wouldnmotnlikelynappearnwithnwhichnsignalnword?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-DANGER
Thenstatementn"Donnotnbreathenvaporsnornspraynmist"nisnannexamplenof:n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-Anroutenofnentrynstatement
ThenthreenpesticidenlicensingncategoriesnarenavailablentonthosenseekingnanLimitednCertifica
tionnlicense?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER--LimitednStructuralnPestnControl
-LimitednLawnnandnOrnamentalnPestnControl
-LimitednCommercialnLandscapenMaintenance
True/False
Annenclosedncabnalwaysnprovidesnenoughnprotectionnfromnpesticidenexposurentonallownap
plicatorsntonusenlessnPPEnthannrecommendednonnthenlabel.n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False
Undernwhatnsoilnconditionsnarenpesticidesnmorenlikelyntonleachnthroughnsoil?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-Sandynsoil,nlowninnorganicnmatter
Usingnbarriersntonpreventnpestsnfromngettingnintonannareanisnannexamplenofnwhichntypenofnp
estnmanagementnmethod?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-MechanicalnControl
whatnisnneededntonapplynanpesticidenlegallynwhennanpestnproblemnarisesnfornwhichnanfoodnor
nfeedncommoditynisnnotnonnthenregisterednpesticidenlabelnornantolerancenhasnnotnbeennestab
lished?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Annemergencynexemption
Whatnisnthenfirstnlogicalnstepninnanpestnmanagementnplan?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
identifyingnthenpest
Whatnisnthenfirstnthingnyounshouldndonfornanpersonnwhonhasninhalednanpesticide?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-Getnthemnintonfreshnair
Whatnisnthenfirstnthingnyounshouldndonifnyounnoticenandamagednpesticidencontainer?n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-PutnonnappropriatenPPE.
Whatnisnthenprocessnwherebynsomenorganismsnaccumulatenchemicalnresiduesninnhighernc
oncentrationsnthannthosenfoundninnthenorganismsntheynconsume?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Biomagnification