MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE TEST PAPER ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Beneficial insects - ✔✔An insect that is useful to us (pollinators, predators or pests)
✔✔Biennial - ✔✔A plant that completes its life cycle in two years.
✔✔Bioaccumulation - ✔✔The process by which organisms accumulate or store
chemicals in their tissues
✔✔Biological control - ✔✔The control of a pest using predators, parasites, and disease-
causing organisms
✔✔Biomagnification - ✔✔The process whereby some organisms accumulate chemical
residues in higher concentrations that those found in the organisms they consume
✔✔Biopesticides - ✔✔A pesticide derived from naturally occurring materials.
✔✔Boom - ✔✔A pipe that is attached to a sprayer and that had nozzles spaced along
its length
✔✔botanical pesticide - ✔✔A pesticide produced from naturally occurring chemicals in
plants. Examples: nicotine, pyrethrum, and rotenone.
✔✔Brand name - ✔✔The unique name under which a registered pesticide product is
sold
✔✔Broadcast application - ✔✔The uniform application of a pesticide or other material
over an entire field or area.
✔✔Broadleaves - ✔✔Herbaceous plants with broad, rounded, or flattened leaves with
netted veins and two cotyledons (seed leaves). Examples include dandelions,
lambsquarters, and morning glory.
, ✔✔broad-spectrum pesticide - ✔✔A pesticide that is effective against a wide range of
pest; also called nonselective pesticide
✔✔Buffers - ✔✔Adjuvants used to retard chemical degradation of pesticides in the
spray thank by lowering the pH of alkaline water used as a diluent
✔✔bulk pesticide - ✔✔pesticide held in containers that hold more than 55 gallons of
liquid or 100 pounds of dry material
✔✔Calibration - ✔✔The measurement and adjustment of the delivery rate of application
equipment so as to apply the correct amount of material uniformly to the target area
✔✔Carbamates - ✔✔A group of cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides used to control
insects, mites, and nematodes
✔✔Carcinogen - ✔✔A substance or agent able to produce malignant tumors (cancer)
✔✔Carrier - ✔✔An inert liquid, solid, or gas added to an active ingredient to make a
pesticide formulation
✔✔Caution - ✔✔The signal word associated with pesticide products classified as
slightly toxic; these pesticide have an oral LD50 greater than 500mg/kg and a dermal
LD50 greater than 2,000mg/kg
✔✔Certified applicator - ✔✔A person qualified to purchase and to apply or supervise
the application of restricted-use pesticides
✔✔Chemical degradation - ✔✔The breakdown of pesticides by reaction with other
chemicals, such as water
✔✔chemical incompatibility - ✔✔The condition in which the mixing two or more
pesticides together in a spray tank alters the activity of one or more of them
✔✔Chemical name - ✔✔The technical name of an active ingredient,delivered from its
chemical structure
✔✔Chemigation - ✔✔The application of pesticides or fertilizers to a target site in
irrigation water. Also known as injectors systems when used in greenhouses
✔✔Cholinesterase - ✔✔an enzyme that regulates nerve impulses in humans and many
other animals
✔✔Chronic effects - ✔✔harmful effects that arise following chronic exposure to
pesticides
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Beneficial insects - ✔✔An insect that is useful to us (pollinators, predators or pests)
✔✔Biennial - ✔✔A plant that completes its life cycle in two years.
✔✔Bioaccumulation - ✔✔The process by which organisms accumulate or store
chemicals in their tissues
✔✔Biological control - ✔✔The control of a pest using predators, parasites, and disease-
causing organisms
✔✔Biomagnification - ✔✔The process whereby some organisms accumulate chemical
residues in higher concentrations that those found in the organisms they consume
✔✔Biopesticides - ✔✔A pesticide derived from naturally occurring materials.
✔✔Boom - ✔✔A pipe that is attached to a sprayer and that had nozzles spaced along
its length
✔✔botanical pesticide - ✔✔A pesticide produced from naturally occurring chemicals in
plants. Examples: nicotine, pyrethrum, and rotenone.
✔✔Brand name - ✔✔The unique name under which a registered pesticide product is
sold
✔✔Broadcast application - ✔✔The uniform application of a pesticide or other material
over an entire field or area.
✔✔Broadleaves - ✔✔Herbaceous plants with broad, rounded, or flattened leaves with
netted veins and two cotyledons (seed leaves). Examples include dandelions,
lambsquarters, and morning glory.
, ✔✔broad-spectrum pesticide - ✔✔A pesticide that is effective against a wide range of
pest; also called nonselective pesticide
✔✔Buffers - ✔✔Adjuvants used to retard chemical degradation of pesticides in the
spray thank by lowering the pH of alkaline water used as a diluent
✔✔bulk pesticide - ✔✔pesticide held in containers that hold more than 55 gallons of
liquid or 100 pounds of dry material
✔✔Calibration - ✔✔The measurement and adjustment of the delivery rate of application
equipment so as to apply the correct amount of material uniformly to the target area
✔✔Carbamates - ✔✔A group of cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides used to control
insects, mites, and nematodes
✔✔Carcinogen - ✔✔A substance or agent able to produce malignant tumors (cancer)
✔✔Carrier - ✔✔An inert liquid, solid, or gas added to an active ingredient to make a
pesticide formulation
✔✔Caution - ✔✔The signal word associated with pesticide products classified as
slightly toxic; these pesticide have an oral LD50 greater than 500mg/kg and a dermal
LD50 greater than 2,000mg/kg
✔✔Certified applicator - ✔✔A person qualified to purchase and to apply or supervise
the application of restricted-use pesticides
✔✔Chemical degradation - ✔✔The breakdown of pesticides by reaction with other
chemicals, such as water
✔✔chemical incompatibility - ✔✔The condition in which the mixing two or more
pesticides together in a spray tank alters the activity of one or more of them
✔✔Chemical name - ✔✔The technical name of an active ingredient,delivered from its
chemical structure
✔✔Chemigation - ✔✔The application of pesticides or fertilizers to a target site in
irrigation water. Also known as injectors systems when used in greenhouses
✔✔Cholinesterase - ✔✔an enzyme that regulates nerve impulses in humans and many
other animals
✔✔Chronic effects - ✔✔harmful effects that arise following chronic exposure to
pesticides
