Tennessee Category 2 Pesticide Certification Exam(2026-2027)
_______ forest types mainly consist of tree species that Hardwood
produce a fruit or nut and often go dormant during the
winter.
A. Coniferous
B. Hardwood
C. Softwood
_________ forest types mainly consist of conifers or Softwood
trees with needle-like leaves that produce seeds in
cones.
A. Oak
B. Hardwood
C. Softwood
_______ contain trees of different ages, types, and Nurseries
composition and are often more resilient to pests and
disease because of such diversity
A. Natural forests
B. Managed forests
C. Nurseries
___________ typically consist of trees of similar age, Managed forests
species and spacing. Because of this uniformity, they are
prone to pest outbreaks, allowing insect pest and plant
diseases to move quickly from one tree to the next.
A. Natural forests
B. Managed forests
C. Hardwood forests
Which timber stand improvement method requires the Crop tree release
removal of non-crop trees in direct competition with
desired trees?
A. Crop tree release
B. Pre-commercial thinning
C. Prescribed burning
___________ is the most appropriate herbicide Injection
application method for release in hardwood stands.
A. Foliar spray
B. Injection
C. Fumigation
In a forest integrated pest management (IPM) program, Use a pesticide only when needed
you should do which of the following?
A. Spray a fungicide immediately when rains are in the
forecast
B. Leave the trees to grow and thrive on their own.
C. Use a pesticide only when needed
Tree debris left on the ground after a cutting or disaster Slash
event is known as _________.
A. Flashback
B. Release
C. Slash
__________ is a broad term that describes forest Timber stand improvement (TSI)
management activities that improve vigor, stocking,
composition, productivity, and quality of forest stands.
A. Timber stand improvement (TSI)
B. Crop tree release
C. Flashback
, Tennessee Category 2 Pesticide Certification Exam(2026-2027)
Which integrated weed management method removes Mechanical control
debris, reduces soil, compaction from logging operations,
and does minor leveling of land?
A. Chemical Control
B. Cultural Control
C. Mechanical Control
Soil-active herbicide supplied after planting and prior to Preemergence
weed emergence are called _________ herbicides.
A. Preemergence
B. Postemergence
C. Translocational
The process of moving an herbicide with plant sugars to Translocation
the active sides of growth is called __________.
A. Transference
B. Translamination
C. Translocation
The phenomenon where an herbicide that is applied to a Flashback
target tree moves to non-target trees is called
_________.
A. Chlorosis
B. Flashback
C. Release
___________ weeds have narrow leaves, arranged in Sedge
sets of three with triangular stems.
A. Broadleaf
B. Grass
C. Sedge
_____________ herbicides prevent the regrowth of Residual
vegetation or weed emergence for a specific period of
time after application.
A. Contact
B. Systemic
C. Residual
Herbicides that translocate in a plant are called Systemic
___________ herbicides.
A. Contact
B. Systemic
C. Fumigate
__________ weeds take two years to grow, reproduce, Biennial
and die. In the first year, they germinate and grow a
cluster of leaves (or rosette) near the soil surface and
produce flowers that set seed within the second year.
A. Annual
B. Biennial
C. Perennial
Muskthistle, and catchweed bedstraw are examples of Herbaceous broadleaf
what type of weed?
A. Herbaceous broadleaf
B. Vine
C. Shrub/tree
, Tennessee Category 2 Pesticide Certification Exam(2026-2027)
Which weed should not be mowed because it will Catchweed bedstraw
increase spread of seeds promoting further weed
infestation?
A. Tree-of-heaven
B. Chinese privet
C. Catchweed bedstraw
Stunting, distortion , weakening, or premature death of a A combination of factors and conditions (weather, insect pests, plant diseases)
tree is frequently caused by ____________.
A. Insects and pathogens
B. Abiotic factors (wind, rain, drought, etc)
C. A combination of factors and conditions (weather,
insect pests, plant diseases)
_________ attack healthy trees, causing moderate to Primary pests
severe damage or even death of the tree (e.g., the
emerald ash borer)
A. Primary pests
B. Secondary pests
C. Beneficial insects
________ are adapted to their environment, the plants Native insects
they eat, and their natural enemies such as predators,
parasitoids, and pathogens that attack them.
A. Native insects
B. Non-native insects
C. Exotic insects
_______ describes insects that have three life stages. Incomplete metamorphosis
They hatch from an egg and become immature nymphs
that eventually molt to become adults.
A. Complete metamorphosis
B. Incomplete metamorphosis
C. Parasitism
___________ is used by government agencies to reduce Regulatory control
the movement and spread of pests from entering a
country or specific state, eradicate current and emerging
non-native pests, and contain pest species with then
defined boundaries.
A. Mechanical control
B. Cultural control
C. Regulatory control
_________ are a group of highly destructive insect pests Bark beetles
that feed on and create tunnels (also known as galleries)
to lay their eggs in the inner bark of their host tree,
effectively cutting off water - and nutrient transport
tissues within the tree.
A. Sucking insects
B. Bark beetles
C. Wood borers
_________ feed on forest trees by piercing plant tissues Sucking insects
(flowers, fruit, woody, stems, and roots) and ingesting
plant sap or starches through specialized mouth parts.
A. Sucking insects
B. Bark beetles
C. Wood borer
Hemlock Wooky Adelgids spotted lanternflies exhibit Sucking
what type of feeding on plant hosts?
A. Sucking
B. Wood boring
C. Foliage feeding
_______ forest types mainly consist of tree species that Hardwood
produce a fruit or nut and often go dormant during the
winter.
A. Coniferous
B. Hardwood
C. Softwood
_________ forest types mainly consist of conifers or Softwood
trees with needle-like leaves that produce seeds in
cones.
A. Oak
B. Hardwood
C. Softwood
_______ contain trees of different ages, types, and Nurseries
composition and are often more resilient to pests and
disease because of such diversity
A. Natural forests
B. Managed forests
C. Nurseries
___________ typically consist of trees of similar age, Managed forests
species and spacing. Because of this uniformity, they are
prone to pest outbreaks, allowing insect pest and plant
diseases to move quickly from one tree to the next.
A. Natural forests
B. Managed forests
C. Hardwood forests
Which timber stand improvement method requires the Crop tree release
removal of non-crop trees in direct competition with
desired trees?
A. Crop tree release
B. Pre-commercial thinning
C. Prescribed burning
___________ is the most appropriate herbicide Injection
application method for release in hardwood stands.
A. Foliar spray
B. Injection
C. Fumigation
In a forest integrated pest management (IPM) program, Use a pesticide only when needed
you should do which of the following?
A. Spray a fungicide immediately when rains are in the
forecast
B. Leave the trees to grow and thrive on their own.
C. Use a pesticide only when needed
Tree debris left on the ground after a cutting or disaster Slash
event is known as _________.
A. Flashback
B. Release
C. Slash
__________ is a broad term that describes forest Timber stand improvement (TSI)
management activities that improve vigor, stocking,
composition, productivity, and quality of forest stands.
A. Timber stand improvement (TSI)
B. Crop tree release
C. Flashback
, Tennessee Category 2 Pesticide Certification Exam(2026-2027)
Which integrated weed management method removes Mechanical control
debris, reduces soil, compaction from logging operations,
and does minor leveling of land?
A. Chemical Control
B. Cultural Control
C. Mechanical Control
Soil-active herbicide supplied after planting and prior to Preemergence
weed emergence are called _________ herbicides.
A. Preemergence
B. Postemergence
C. Translocational
The process of moving an herbicide with plant sugars to Translocation
the active sides of growth is called __________.
A. Transference
B. Translamination
C. Translocation
The phenomenon where an herbicide that is applied to a Flashback
target tree moves to non-target trees is called
_________.
A. Chlorosis
B. Flashback
C. Release
___________ weeds have narrow leaves, arranged in Sedge
sets of three with triangular stems.
A. Broadleaf
B. Grass
C. Sedge
_____________ herbicides prevent the regrowth of Residual
vegetation or weed emergence for a specific period of
time after application.
A. Contact
B. Systemic
C. Residual
Herbicides that translocate in a plant are called Systemic
___________ herbicides.
A. Contact
B. Systemic
C. Fumigate
__________ weeds take two years to grow, reproduce, Biennial
and die. In the first year, they germinate and grow a
cluster of leaves (or rosette) near the soil surface and
produce flowers that set seed within the second year.
A. Annual
B. Biennial
C. Perennial
Muskthistle, and catchweed bedstraw are examples of Herbaceous broadleaf
what type of weed?
A. Herbaceous broadleaf
B. Vine
C. Shrub/tree
, Tennessee Category 2 Pesticide Certification Exam(2026-2027)
Which weed should not be mowed because it will Catchweed bedstraw
increase spread of seeds promoting further weed
infestation?
A. Tree-of-heaven
B. Chinese privet
C. Catchweed bedstraw
Stunting, distortion , weakening, or premature death of a A combination of factors and conditions (weather, insect pests, plant diseases)
tree is frequently caused by ____________.
A. Insects and pathogens
B. Abiotic factors (wind, rain, drought, etc)
C. A combination of factors and conditions (weather,
insect pests, plant diseases)
_________ attack healthy trees, causing moderate to Primary pests
severe damage or even death of the tree (e.g., the
emerald ash borer)
A. Primary pests
B. Secondary pests
C. Beneficial insects
________ are adapted to their environment, the plants Native insects
they eat, and their natural enemies such as predators,
parasitoids, and pathogens that attack them.
A. Native insects
B. Non-native insects
C. Exotic insects
_______ describes insects that have three life stages. Incomplete metamorphosis
They hatch from an egg and become immature nymphs
that eventually molt to become adults.
A. Complete metamorphosis
B. Incomplete metamorphosis
C. Parasitism
___________ is used by government agencies to reduce Regulatory control
the movement and spread of pests from entering a
country or specific state, eradicate current and emerging
non-native pests, and contain pest species with then
defined boundaries.
A. Mechanical control
B. Cultural control
C. Regulatory control
_________ are a group of highly destructive insect pests Bark beetles
that feed on and create tunnels (also known as galleries)
to lay their eggs in the inner bark of their host tree,
effectively cutting off water - and nutrient transport
tissues within the tree.
A. Sucking insects
B. Bark beetles
C. Wood borers
_________ feed on forest trees by piercing plant tissues Sucking insects
(flowers, fruit, woody, stems, and roots) and ingesting
plant sap or starches through specialized mouth parts.
A. Sucking insects
B. Bark beetles
C. Wood borer
Hemlock Wooky Adelgids spotted lanternflies exhibit Sucking
what type of feeding on plant hosts?
A. Sucking
B. Wood boring
C. Foliage feeding
