GENERAL EXAM 2024 LATEST UPDATE
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% CORRECT
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What is the name given to the complex prey/predator cycle
in which all animals (including man) take part?
a. Food chain
b. Habitat
c. Ecosystem - ....ANSWER...Food chain
The best protection against ground water pollution is
?
a. preventing contamination
b. Stopping irrigation
c. Cleaning groundwater after contamination -
....ANSWER...a. Preventing contamination
At what level is man in the food chain?
a. Near the bottom
b. Near the middle
c. near the top - ....ANSWER...c. Near the top
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,How is LD 50 used?
a. LD 50 is used with other tests to place pesticides in a "
toxic category" and give them a "signal word."
b. LD 50 is used to compare the toxicity of different
chemicals.
c. LD 50 is used to tell how a chemical acts and how
sensitive different organs within an animal or human might
be. - ....ANSWER...a. LD 50 is used with other tests to
place pesticides in a " toxic category" and give them a
"signal word."
LC 50 means "lethal fifty." It refers to the
amount of chemical in the air that caused half of the test
animals to die when they inhaled it. -
....ANSWER...Concentration
Six milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) is equal to
parts per million. - ....ANSWER...six
What signal word must be on the label for pesticides
classified as "relatively non-toxic"
a. CAUTION!
b. DANGER!
c. WARNING! - ....ANSWER...a. CAUTION!
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,An pesticide is one that builds up in animal
an plant tissues. - ....ANSWER...Accumulative
A pesticide is one that remains in the
environment without breaking down. -
....ANSWER...Persistent
Even though persistent pesticides remain in the
environment, they do not always accumulate in animals or
plants. T/F - ....ANSWER...True
An is a plant or animal that
is near extinction throughout all of most of its range. -
....ANSWER...Endangered species
Which of the following is not a process that causes
pesticides to break down after applications?
a. Photodegradation
b. Microbial degradation
c. Chemical degradation
d. Atmospheric degradation - ....ANSWER...d.
Atmospheric degradation
Pesticides that degrade in the environment
are the least hazardous.
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, a. Slowly
b. Quickly
c. At a moderate rate - ....ANSWER...Quickly
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