CORE IOWA DOA PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR'S LICENSE PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+ NEWLY
UPDATED 2025
Q1: What is a disadvantage of using an ultra low volume concentrate
formulation?
✔ Specialized equipment is required
Choices:
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
Q2: What is the term for the degree or extent to which a chemical or
substance is poisonous?
✔ Toxicity
Choices:
Exposure
Hazard
Persistence
✔ Toxicity
,Q3: The risk of damage to nontarget plants from drift of volatile pesticides is
______________.
✔ Greater at high temperatures
Choices:
✔ Greater at high temperatures
Decreased at high temperatures
Dependent on droplet size
About the same at all temperatures
Who may use a Restricted Use Pesticide?
• A person approved by employer
• A certified pesticide applicator
• An experienced pesticide applicator
• Anyone with a legitimate need to use the product - ANSWER✔✔• A certified
pesticide applicator
What is the term for unwanted contact with
pesticides or pesticide residues?
• Exposure
• Hazard
• Tolerance
• Toxicity - ANSWER✔✔• Exposure
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 - ANSWER✔✔• 25 pints
Which of the following is an emergency exemption
from registration that allows for the sale and use of a
pesticide for a non-registered purpose for a limited
time?
• Section 3
• Section 18
• Section 24(c)
• Section 25(b) - ANSWER✔✔• Section 24(c)
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 - 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 - ANSWER✔✔• To minimize the pesticide's impact on 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 - ANSWER✔✔• Systemic
Which of the following describes a systemic effect to
a pesticide?
• A skin rash where the pesticide was in contact
APPLICATOR'S LICENSE PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+ NEWLY
UPDATED 2025
Q1: What is a disadvantage of using an ultra low volume concentrate
formulation?
✔ Specialized equipment is required
Choices:
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
Q2: What is the term for the degree or extent to which a chemical or
substance is poisonous?
✔ Toxicity
Choices:
Exposure
Hazard
Persistence
✔ Toxicity
,Q3: The risk of damage to nontarget plants from drift of volatile pesticides is
______________.
✔ Greater at high temperatures
Choices:
✔ Greater at high temperatures
Decreased at high temperatures
Dependent on droplet size
About the same at all temperatures
Who may use a Restricted Use Pesticide?
• A person approved by employer
• A certified pesticide applicator
• An experienced pesticide applicator
• Anyone with a legitimate need to use the product - ANSWER✔✔• A certified
pesticide applicator
What is the term for unwanted contact with
pesticides or pesticide residues?
• Exposure
• Hazard
• Tolerance
• Toxicity - ANSWER✔✔• Exposure
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 - ANSWER✔✔• 25 pints
Which of the following is an emergency exemption
from registration that allows for the sale and use of a
pesticide for a non-registered purpose for a limited
time?
• Section 3
• Section 18
• Section 24(c)
• Section 25(b) - ANSWER✔✔• Section 24(c)
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 - 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 - ANSWER✔✔• To minimize the pesticide's impact on 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 - ANSWER✔✔• Systemic
Which of the following describes a systemic effect to
a pesticide?
• A skin rash where the pesticide was in contact
