New Jersey Category 3A+3B Pesticide
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1. Acute Toxicity refers to toxicity from - ANSWER ✔ a one time exposure to
a pesticide
2. Chronic Toxicity refers to toxicity from - ANSWER ✔ many small
exposures to a pesticide
3. The Term LD50 refers to the level of toxicity where - ANSWER ✔ 50%
mortality is observed
4. Pyrethroid pesticides exert their toxicity in the form of - ANSWER ✔ a
nerve poison with symptoms similar to chlorinated hydrocarbons
5. Chronic Toxicity tests are conducted to determine - ANSWER ✔
Teratogenic and Carcinogenic effects
6. A carcinogen is a material that causes - ANSWER ✔ cancer
,7. A neurotoxin is a material that causes - ANSWER ✔ toxicity to the nervous
system
8. A good way to prevent herbicide damage to plants because of residues left in
the spray tank from a previous application is to limit the use of certain spray
equipment to "herbicide only" (T/F) - ANSWER ✔ True
9. Insect piercing and sucking damage to plants may be done by both nymphs
and adults (T/F) - ANSWER ✔ True
10.European spruce gall adelgid has both nymph and adults (T/F) - ANSWER
✔ True
11.Scale insects feed upon plants and do damage by - ANSWER ✔ sucking
12.On a leaf heavily infested with aphids, mature females can be found -
ANSWER ✔ with and without wings
13.The adult birch leaf miners make openings in leaves to - ANSWER ✔ lay
eggs
14.When shrubs are killed by the black vine weevil it is chiefly the result of
feeding by - ANSWER ✔ larvae
15.A caterpillar is a larva of a - ANSWER ✔ moth
16.An aphid life cycle contains the nymph stage (T/F) - ANSWER ✔ True
,17.A maggot is an immature - ANSWER ✔ Fly
18.Both the spring cankerworm and the fall cankerworm damage trees in the
spring and early summer (T/F) - ANSWER ✔ True
A. Chinch Bug
B. Japanese Beetle
C. Anual Bluegrass Weevil
D. Sod Webworm
19.The insect which feeds mostly on the leaves of turf is the - ANSWER ✔ D.
Sod Webworm
A. Chinch Bug
B. Japanese Beetle
C. Anual Bluegrass Weevil
D. Sod Webworm
20.Pesticides that can build up in the bodies of organisms are called -
ANSWER ✔ Accumulative
21.acaricides are used to kill - ANSWER ✔ Mites
22.A pesticide that is absorbed in one part of a plant or animal and transported
to another part where it kills a pest is called a - ANSWER ✔ Systemic
pesticide
, 23.Preemergence, postemergence, and selective are terms see in describing the
use of a - ANSWER ✔ Herbicide
24.Systemic pesticide travel - ANSWER ✔ From foliage to roots and/or from
roots to foliage depending upon pesticide
25.According to pesticide regulations, materials which should not be included
in the group of chemicals called pesticides are fertilizer T/F - ANSWER ✔
True
26.Wait for threshold numbers when insect pests are present T/F - ANSWER ✔
True
27.T/F most formulations of pesticides work in any sprayer - ANSWER ✔
False
28.The best pesticide formulation to choose for use in a 50 gallon high pressure
sprayer is - ANSWER ✔ 6F
29.The name of the pesticide which most accurately identifies the formulation
is the - ANSWER ✔ Trade name
30.Moderate toxic pesticides - ANSWER ✔ Warning
31.Number of toxicity categories used on pesticide labeling is - ANSWER ✔ 3
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Acute Toxicity refers to toxicity from - ANSWER ✔ a one time exposure to
a pesticide
2. Chronic Toxicity refers to toxicity from - ANSWER ✔ many small
exposures to a pesticide
3. The Term LD50 refers to the level of toxicity where - ANSWER ✔ 50%
mortality is observed
4. Pyrethroid pesticides exert their toxicity in the form of - ANSWER ✔ a
nerve poison with symptoms similar to chlorinated hydrocarbons
5. Chronic Toxicity tests are conducted to determine - ANSWER ✔
Teratogenic and Carcinogenic effects
6. A carcinogen is a material that causes - ANSWER ✔ cancer
,7. A neurotoxin is a material that causes - ANSWER ✔ toxicity to the nervous
system
8. A good way to prevent herbicide damage to plants because of residues left in
the spray tank from a previous application is to limit the use of certain spray
equipment to "herbicide only" (T/F) - ANSWER ✔ True
9. Insect piercing and sucking damage to plants may be done by both nymphs
and adults (T/F) - ANSWER ✔ True
10.European spruce gall adelgid has both nymph and adults (T/F) - ANSWER
✔ True
11.Scale insects feed upon plants and do damage by - ANSWER ✔ sucking
12.On a leaf heavily infested with aphids, mature females can be found -
ANSWER ✔ with and without wings
13.The adult birch leaf miners make openings in leaves to - ANSWER ✔ lay
eggs
14.When shrubs are killed by the black vine weevil it is chiefly the result of
feeding by - ANSWER ✔ larvae
15.A caterpillar is a larva of a - ANSWER ✔ moth
16.An aphid life cycle contains the nymph stage (T/F) - ANSWER ✔ True
,17.A maggot is an immature - ANSWER ✔ Fly
18.Both the spring cankerworm and the fall cankerworm damage trees in the
spring and early summer (T/F) - ANSWER ✔ True
A. Chinch Bug
B. Japanese Beetle
C. Anual Bluegrass Weevil
D. Sod Webworm
19.The insect which feeds mostly on the leaves of turf is the - ANSWER ✔ D.
Sod Webworm
A. Chinch Bug
B. Japanese Beetle
C. Anual Bluegrass Weevil
D. Sod Webworm
20.Pesticides that can build up in the bodies of organisms are called -
ANSWER ✔ Accumulative
21.acaricides are used to kill - ANSWER ✔ Mites
22.A pesticide that is absorbed in one part of a plant or animal and transported
to another part where it kills a pest is called a - ANSWER ✔ Systemic
pesticide
, 23.Preemergence, postemergence, and selective are terms see in describing the
use of a - ANSWER ✔ Herbicide
24.Systemic pesticide travel - ANSWER ✔ From foliage to roots and/or from
roots to foliage depending upon pesticide
25.According to pesticide regulations, materials which should not be included
in the group of chemicals called pesticides are fertilizer T/F - ANSWER ✔
True
26.Wait for threshold numbers when insect pests are present T/F - ANSWER ✔
True
27.T/F most formulations of pesticides work in any sprayer - ANSWER ✔
False
28.The best pesticide formulation to choose for use in a 50 gallon high pressure
sprayer is - ANSWER ✔ 6F
29.The name of the pesticide which most accurately identifies the formulation
is the - ANSWER ✔ Trade name
30.Moderate toxic pesticides - ANSWER ✔ Warning
31.Number of toxicity categories used on pesticide labeling is - ANSWER ✔ 3
