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MDARD Michigan Core Pesticide Applicator
Exam |real 400+Qs&As|already graded a+
1. Which of the following best defines a "pest"?
A) Any insect found in a crop field
B) An undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable
plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural
substances
C) Any plant growing in a lawn
D) A microorganism that causes disease in plants only
Answer: B
Rationale: A pest is any organism that causes harm or is
undesirable. This includes weeds, invertebrates, pathogens,
and vertebrates that negatively impact human interests,
agriculture, or property.
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2. What are the four main groups of pests? Provide one
example for each.
A) Insects, mites, ticks, spiders
B) Weeds, invertebrates, disease agents, vertebrates
C) Bacteria, viruses, fungi, nematodes
D) Rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians
Answer: B
Rationale: The four main pest groups
are: Weeds (undesirable plants), Invertebrates (insects,
mites, ticks, spiders, snails, slugs), Disease agents or
pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, nematodes),
and Vertebrates (birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, rodents
and other mammals).
3. Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is
an example of which type of pest management method?
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A) Chemical control
B) Genetic control
C) Mechanical control
D) Regulatory control
Answer: C
Rationale: Mechanical/physical control methods include
barriers, traps, fencing, and screens that physically prevent
pests from entering an area.
4. Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to
insect feeding is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A) Cultural control
B) Biological control
C) Mechanical control
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D) Genetic control
Answer: D
Rationale: Genetic control involves using plant varieties that
have been bred or genetically modified to be resistant to
pests.
5. Which of the following statements about biological control
is true?
A) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control
B) Biological control involves importing exotic pests to
control natural enemies
C) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of
pesticides works best in biological control
Answer: A
MDARD Michigan Core Pesticide Applicator
Exam |real 400+Qs&As|already graded a+
1. Which of the following best defines a "pest"?
A) Any insect found in a crop field
B) An undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable
plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural
substances
C) Any plant growing in a lawn
D) A microorganism that causes disease in plants only
Answer: B
Rationale: A pest is any organism that causes harm or is
undesirable. This includes weeds, invertebrates, pathogens,
and vertebrates that negatively impact human interests,
agriculture, or property.
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2. What are the four main groups of pests? Provide one
example for each.
A) Insects, mites, ticks, spiders
B) Weeds, invertebrates, disease agents, vertebrates
C) Bacteria, viruses, fungi, nematodes
D) Rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians
Answer: B
Rationale: The four main pest groups
are: Weeds (undesirable plants), Invertebrates (insects,
mites, ticks, spiders, snails, slugs), Disease agents or
pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, nematodes),
and Vertebrates (birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, rodents
and other mammals).
3. Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is
an example of which type of pest management method?
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A) Chemical control
B) Genetic control
C) Mechanical control
D) Regulatory control
Answer: C
Rationale: Mechanical/physical control methods include
barriers, traps, fencing, and screens that physically prevent
pests from entering an area.
4. Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to
insect feeding is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A) Cultural control
B) Biological control
C) Mechanical control
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D) Genetic control
Answer: D
Rationale: Genetic control involves using plant varieties that
have been bred or genetically modified to be resistant to
pests.
5. Which of the following statements about biological control
is true?
A) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control
B) Biological control involves importing exotic pests to
control natural enemies
C) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of
pesticides works best in biological control
Answer: A
