ILLINOIS TURF PESTICIDE EXAMS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS /UPDATED
/GRADED A+
1. Acidic Soil - ANSWER-A soil with pH value of less than 7.0
2. Active Ingredient - ANSWER-the portion of the pesticide
formulation that is effective against the target
3. Adjuvant - ANSWER-A chemical added to a pesticide
formulation or mixture to modify the physical properties or
enhance performance
4. Aesthetic Injury - ANSWER-damage caused to the appearance
of the plant
5. Agitation - ANSWER-the continuous mixing of the pesticide and
the carrier in the spray tank
6. Alkaline Soil - ANSWER-A soil with a pH value greater than 7.0
7. Alternate (leaf arrangement) - ANSWER-One leaf at each node
of stem
8. Annual Weed - ANSWER-A weed that completes its life cycle in
one year and is usually perpetuated only by seed.A summer
annual germinates in the spring,flowers and produces seed in
mid to late summer,dies in fall.A winter annual germinates in
fall,flowers and produces seed in mid to late spring,and dies in
summer
, 9. Antagonism - ANSWER-the reduction in effectiveness of one or
more pesticide components when two or more pesticides are
combined
10. Application Rate - ANSWER-the amount of spray material
applied to a given area
11. Auricles - ANSWER-Earlike extensions from the base of a
grass leaf blade around the shoot
12. Backpack Sprayer - ANSWER-A sprayer apparatus, carries
on the operater's back,consisting of a spray solution tank,
pressure source,and an atomizing device that forms and
distributes the spray.Spray pressure is supplies by a lever-
operated manual pump,an engine powered pump, or a
compresses air tank.
13. Bacterium - ANSWER-A microscopic, single celled
organism that reproduces by dividing in half.Some bacteria
attack plants,causing crown gall,wilts,cankers,rots,leaf
spots,blights, and other plant diseases
14. Band application - ANSWER-Application made as a band
over,or parallel to a crop row.
15. Biennial weed - ANSWER-A weed that lives for 2
years.Biennials form a rosette in their first year of life, then
produces seed and die in the second year
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS /UPDATED
/GRADED A+
1. Acidic Soil - ANSWER-A soil with pH value of less than 7.0
2. Active Ingredient - ANSWER-the portion of the pesticide
formulation that is effective against the target
3. Adjuvant - ANSWER-A chemical added to a pesticide
formulation or mixture to modify the physical properties or
enhance performance
4. Aesthetic Injury - ANSWER-damage caused to the appearance
of the plant
5. Agitation - ANSWER-the continuous mixing of the pesticide and
the carrier in the spray tank
6. Alkaline Soil - ANSWER-A soil with a pH value greater than 7.0
7. Alternate (leaf arrangement) - ANSWER-One leaf at each node
of stem
8. Annual Weed - ANSWER-A weed that completes its life cycle in
one year and is usually perpetuated only by seed.A summer
annual germinates in the spring,flowers and produces seed in
mid to late summer,dies in fall.A winter annual germinates in
fall,flowers and produces seed in mid to late spring,and dies in
summer
, 9. Antagonism - ANSWER-the reduction in effectiveness of one or
more pesticide components when two or more pesticides are
combined
10. Application Rate - ANSWER-the amount of spray material
applied to a given area
11. Auricles - ANSWER-Earlike extensions from the base of a
grass leaf blade around the shoot
12. Backpack Sprayer - ANSWER-A sprayer apparatus, carries
on the operater's back,consisting of a spray solution tank,
pressure source,and an atomizing device that forms and
distributes the spray.Spray pressure is supplies by a lever-
operated manual pump,an engine powered pump, or a
compresses air tank.
13. Bacterium - ANSWER-A microscopic, single celled
organism that reproduces by dividing in half.Some bacteria
attack plants,causing crown gall,wilts,cankers,rots,leaf
spots,blights, and other plant diseases
14. Band application - ANSWER-Application made as a band
over,or parallel to a crop row.
15. Biennial weed - ANSWER-A weed that lives for 2
years.Biennials form a rosette in their first year of life, then
produces seed and die in the second year
