CORE Iowa DOA Pesticide Applicator !| !| !| !| !|
License Test with correct detailed !| !| !| !| !|
solutions
What is a disadvantage of using an ultra low volume
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concentrate formulation? !|
• It is difficult to handle, transport, and store
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• Specialized equipment is required
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• The amount of visible residue on treated surfaces
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• It tends to plug screens and nozzles - Correct answer ✔• Specialized
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equipment is required !| !|
What is the term for the degree or extent to which a
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chemical or substance is poisonous? !| !| !| !|
• Exposure
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• Hazard
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• Persistence
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• Toxicity - Correct answer ✔• Toxicity
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The risk of damage to nontarget plants from drift of
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volatile pesticides is ______________.
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• greater at high temperatures
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,• decreased at high temperatures
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• dependent on droplet size
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• about the same at all temperatures - Correct answer ✔• greater at high
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temperatures
Who may use a Restricted Use Pesticide?
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• A person approved by employer
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• A certified pesticide applicator
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• An experienced pesticide applicator
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• Anyone with a legitimate need to use the product - Correct answer ✔• A
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certified pesticide applicator !| !|
What is the term for unwanted contact with
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pesticides or pesticide residues? !| !| !|
• Exposure
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• Hazard
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• Tolerance
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• Toxicity - Correct answer ✔• Exposure
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A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application
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using 2 pints of product per acre. Your sprayer holds
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375 gallons and is calibrated to apply 15 gallons of
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spray mixture per acre. How much product is needed
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for each fill?
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,• 25 pints
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• 30 pints
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• 50 pints
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• 75 pints - Correct answer ✔• 25 pints
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Which of the following is an emergency exemption
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from registration that allows for the sale and use of a
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pesticide for a non-registered purpose for a limited
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time?
• Section 3
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• Section 18
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• Section 24(c)
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• Section 25(b) - Correct answer ✔• Section 24(c)
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Which of the following statements about PPE is true?
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• PPE eliminates exposure from pesticides
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• Water resistant PPE protects against
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concentrated pesticide products !| !|
• You may wear more PPE than the pesticide label
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lists
• Eye protection should not be vented to prevent
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pesticide exposure - Correct answer ✔• You may wear more PPE than the
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pesticide label !|
, lists
Why were the Iowa atrazine management rules put
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in place?
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• To minimize the tolerances of the pesticide
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• To control hazardous waste from the cradle-to-
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grave
• To keep the economic injury level below the economic threshold
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• To minimize the pesticide's impact on ground and
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surface water - Correct answer ✔• To minimize the pesticide's impact on
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ground and !|
surface water !|
What type of pesticide moves from the site of
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absorption in a treated plant or animal to other
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tissues?
• Contact
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• Residual
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• Selective
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• Systemic - Correct answer ✔• Systemic
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Which of the following describes a systemic effect to
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a pesticide?
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License Test with correct detailed !| !| !| !| !|
solutions
What is a disadvantage of using an ultra low volume
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
concentrate formulation? !|
• It is difficult to handle, transport, and store
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
• Specialized equipment is required
!| !| !| !|
• The amount of visible residue on treated surfaces
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
• It tends to plug screens and nozzles - Correct answer ✔• Specialized
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equipment is required !| !|
What is the term for the degree or extent to which a
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
chemical or substance is poisonous? !| !| !| !|
• Exposure
!|
• Hazard
!|
• Persistence
!|
• Toxicity - Correct answer ✔• Toxicity
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The risk of damage to nontarget plants from drift of
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
volatile pesticides is ______________.
!| !| !|
• greater at high temperatures
!| !| !| !|
,• decreased at high temperatures
!| !| !| !|
• dependent on droplet size
!| !| !| !|
• about the same at all temperatures - Correct answer ✔• greater at high
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
temperatures
Who may use a Restricted Use Pesticide?
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• A person approved by employer
!| !| !| !| !|
• A certified pesticide applicator
!| !| !| !|
• An experienced pesticide applicator
!| !| !| !|
• Anyone with a legitimate need to use the product - Correct answer ✔• A
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
certified pesticide applicator !| !|
What is the term for unwanted contact with
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
pesticides or pesticide residues? !| !| !|
• Exposure
!|
• Hazard
!|
• Tolerance
!|
• Toxicity - Correct answer ✔• Exposure
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A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
using 2 pints of product per acre. Your sprayer holds
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
375 gallons and is calibrated to apply 15 gallons of
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
spray mixture per acre. How much product is needed
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
for each fill?
!| !|
,• 25 pints
!| !|
• 30 pints
!| !|
• 50 pints
!| !|
• 75 pints - Correct answer ✔• 25 pints
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Which of the following is an emergency exemption
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from registration that allows for the sale and use of a
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
pesticide for a non-registered purpose for a limited
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
time?
• Section 3
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• Section 18
!| !|
• Section 24(c)
!| !|
• Section 25(b) - Correct answer ✔• Section 24(c)
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Which of the following statements about PPE is true?
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
• PPE eliminates exposure from pesticides
!| !| !| !| !|
• Water resistant PPE protects against
!| !| !| !| !|
concentrated pesticide products !| !|
• You may wear more PPE than the pesticide label
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
lists
• Eye protection should not be vented to prevent
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
pesticide exposure - Correct answer ✔• You may wear more PPE than the
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
pesticide label !|
, lists
Why were the Iowa atrazine management rules put
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
in place?
!|
• To minimize the tolerances of the pesticide
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
• To control hazardous waste from the cradle-to-
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
grave
• To keep the economic injury level below the economic threshold
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
• To minimize the pesticide's impact on ground and
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
surface water - Correct answer ✔• To minimize the pesticide's impact on
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ground and !|
surface water !|
What type of pesticide moves from the site of
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
absorption in a treated plant or animal to other
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
tissues?
• Contact
!|
• Residual
!|
• Selective
!|
• Systemic - Correct answer ✔• Systemic
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Which of the following describes a systemic effect to
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a pesticide?
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