FLORIDA PESTICIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED
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✔✔Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide spray program in 1952 using an
airplane and spray-boat? - ✔✔FG & FWFC
✔✔Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal
River, changed the aquatic plant control situation in 1959? - ✔✔Hydrilla
✔✔Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant control
by the Florida Weed Control Act of 1979? - ✔✔DNR
✔✔Which agency was the authority to direct and operate Florida's invasive plant
management program, including aquatic plant management, transferred to in 2008? -
✔✔FWC
✔✔Aquatic Pest Control applicator - ✔✔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.
✔✔Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - ✔✔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).
✔✔EPA - ✔✔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.
✔✔FDACS - ✔✔Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services, which is
the state agency responsible for regulating pesticide use.
✔✔Federal noxious weed - ✔✔Plants that are prohibited from movement into and
throughout the United States without a permit from the USDA
✔✔FIFRA - ✔✔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.
,✔✔Florida Pesticide Law - ✔✔The law that governs the use of pesticides in Florida,
which is administered by the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer
Services.
✔✔Recertification - ✔✔The process by which licensed pesticide applicators accumulate
continuing education units in order to keep the license valid.
✔✔Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) - ✔✔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.
✔✔Which is the federal agency that regulated pesticides use in the United States? -
✔✔EPA
✔✔Which is the state agency that regulates pesticide use in Florida? - ✔✔FDACS
✔✔Which is the state agency for aquatic plant management in Florida? - ✔✔FWC
✔✔Plants that are prohibited from movement into and throughout the United States
without a permit from the USDA are known as: - ✔✔Federal Noxious Weeds
✔✔Which is the state agency that has the authority to regulate plants listed on the
Florida Noxious Weed List and Prohibited Aquatic Plant List? - ✔✔FDACS
✔✔An aquatic pest control license allows a person to apply: - ✔✔Restricted use
pesticides in or around water
✔✔The practical knowledge that aquatic pest control applicators must demonstrate for
certification is based upon the: - ✔✔Category certification standards
✔✔The cost of a 4-year license for Aquatic Pest Control commercial applicators is: -
✔✔$250
✔✔The location to take restricted use pesticide certification exams is at: - ✔✔County
extension offices that offer the service
✔✔The number of continuing education units (CEUs) that an Aquatic Pest Control
applicator must obtain to keep the license valid: - ✔✔4 Core and 16 Aquatic Pest
Control
✔✔A "restricted use pesticide" is one that is: - ✔✔Only approved for purchase and use
by certified applicators and those under their direct supervision
, ✔✔Licensed pesticide applicators are required to make records of applications for
which types of pesticides? - ✔✔Pesticides classified as "restricted"
✔✔How long must records of restricted use pesticide applications be maintained? -
✔✔2 years
✔✔Algae - ✔✔Primitive, single-celled or multi-celled plants that lack (true) supporting or
conducting tissues
✔✔Blue-Green Algae - ✔✔A group of algae that are especially troublesome because
they can sometimes cause foul odors or off-flavor in fish, and can be toxic.
✔✔Frond - ✔✔The expanded leaf-like portion of ferns.
✔✔Green Algae - ✔✔A group of algae that are important to the ecology of water bodies
but can also be problematic.
✔✔Target plant(s) - ✔✔Plant(s) to be controlled in an aquatic plant management effort
✔✔Nontarget plant(s) - ✔✔Plant(s) not intended to be harmed in an aquatic plant
management effort.
✔✔What is the first step in developing an aquatic plant management plan? - ✔✔Identify
the target plant species and nontarget plant species that may be affected
✔✔Algae do not have ________ compared to ferns and flowering plants. -
✔✔Supporting or conducting tissue
✔✔Which best describes filamentous algae? - ✔✔Cells attached end to end
✔✔Which best describes monocotyledonous plants? - ✔✔Parallel leaf veins
✔✔A plant that has parallel leaf veins hollow and cylindrical stems, swollen joints at
intervals along the stem, and leaves that arise in two ranks would most likely be a
_________. - ✔✔Grass
✔✔A plant that grows completely below the water surface and depends upon the
surrounding water for support best describes a ___________ plant - ✔✔Submersed
✔✔The scientific name of a plant is important because it is _______. -
✔✔Unambiguous
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✔✔Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide spray program in 1952 using an
airplane and spray-boat? - ✔✔FG & FWFC
✔✔Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal
River, changed the aquatic plant control situation in 1959? - ✔✔Hydrilla
✔✔Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant control
by the Florida Weed Control Act of 1979? - ✔✔DNR
✔✔Which agency was the authority to direct and operate Florida's invasive plant
management program, including aquatic plant management, transferred to in 2008? -
✔✔FWC
✔✔Aquatic Pest Control applicator - ✔✔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.
✔✔Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - ✔✔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).
✔✔EPA - ✔✔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.
✔✔FDACS - ✔✔Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services, which is
the state agency responsible for regulating pesticide use.
✔✔Federal noxious weed - ✔✔Plants that are prohibited from movement into and
throughout the United States without a permit from the USDA
✔✔FIFRA - ✔✔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.
,✔✔Florida Pesticide Law - ✔✔The law that governs the use of pesticides in Florida,
which is administered by the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer
Services.
✔✔Recertification - ✔✔The process by which licensed pesticide applicators accumulate
continuing education units in order to keep the license valid.
✔✔Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) - ✔✔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.
✔✔Which is the federal agency that regulated pesticides use in the United States? -
✔✔EPA
✔✔Which is the state agency that regulates pesticide use in Florida? - ✔✔FDACS
✔✔Which is the state agency for aquatic plant management in Florida? - ✔✔FWC
✔✔Plants that are prohibited from movement into and throughout the United States
without a permit from the USDA are known as: - ✔✔Federal Noxious Weeds
✔✔Which is the state agency that has the authority to regulate plants listed on the
Florida Noxious Weed List and Prohibited Aquatic Plant List? - ✔✔FDACS
✔✔An aquatic pest control license allows a person to apply: - ✔✔Restricted use
pesticides in or around water
✔✔The practical knowledge that aquatic pest control applicators must demonstrate for
certification is based upon the: - ✔✔Category certification standards
✔✔The cost of a 4-year license for Aquatic Pest Control commercial applicators is: -
✔✔$250
✔✔The location to take restricted use pesticide certification exams is at: - ✔✔County
extension offices that offer the service
✔✔The number of continuing education units (CEUs) that an Aquatic Pest Control
applicator must obtain to keep the license valid: - ✔✔4 Core and 16 Aquatic Pest
Control
✔✔A "restricted use pesticide" is one that is: - ✔✔Only approved for purchase and use
by certified applicators and those under their direct supervision
, ✔✔Licensed pesticide applicators are required to make records of applications for
which types of pesticides? - ✔✔Pesticides classified as "restricted"
✔✔How long must records of restricted use pesticide applications be maintained? -
✔✔2 years
✔✔Algae - ✔✔Primitive, single-celled or multi-celled plants that lack (true) supporting or
conducting tissues
✔✔Blue-Green Algae - ✔✔A group of algae that are especially troublesome because
they can sometimes cause foul odors or off-flavor in fish, and can be toxic.
✔✔Frond - ✔✔The expanded leaf-like portion of ferns.
✔✔Green Algae - ✔✔A group of algae that are important to the ecology of water bodies
but can also be problematic.
✔✔Target plant(s) - ✔✔Plant(s) to be controlled in an aquatic plant management effort
✔✔Nontarget plant(s) - ✔✔Plant(s) not intended to be harmed in an aquatic plant
management effort.
✔✔What is the first step in developing an aquatic plant management plan? - ✔✔Identify
the target plant species and nontarget plant species that may be affected
✔✔Algae do not have ________ compared to ferns and flowering plants. -
✔✔Supporting or conducting tissue
✔✔Which best describes filamentous algae? - ✔✔Cells attached end to end
✔✔Which best describes monocotyledonous plants? - ✔✔Parallel leaf veins
✔✔A plant that has parallel leaf veins hollow and cylindrical stems, swollen joints at
intervals along the stem, and leaves that arise in two ranks would most likely be a
_________. - ✔✔Grass
✔✔A plant that grows completely below the water surface and depends upon the
surrounding water for support best describes a ___________ plant - ✔✔Submersed
✔✔The scientific name of a plant is important because it is _______. -
✔✔Unambiguous
