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Practice Exam, National Pesticide Applicator
Certification Core Manual Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
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.
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B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. Answer: C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management
method?
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.
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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 term describes the pest population density that causes the
losses equal to the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. Answer: B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
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Practice Exam, National Pesticide Applicator
Certification Core Manual Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
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.
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B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. Answer: C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management
method?
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.
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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 term describes the pest population density that causes the
losses equal to the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. Answer: B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
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