NJ CORE TEST EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the full name and acronym. of the federal agency mandated to regulate
pesticides? - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency - EPA
✔✔What is the full name and acronym for the law EPA uses to manage pesticides? -
✔✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act - FIFRA
✔✔What are regulations? - ✔✔Regulations are interpretations of the law and have the
force of law.
✔✔Define Reentry Time - ✔✔Reentry Time is the time immediately following application
of a pesticide to a treated area when unprotected workers may not enter
✔✔Which federal agency sets food tolerances. for pesticides? Which federal agency
enforces these tolerances? - ✔✔EPA Sets food Tolerances; FDA enforces food
tolerances
✔✔FIFRA allows states to establish standards. What kind of standards? - ✔✔More strict
✔✔What is the purpose of the tolerance program? - ✔✔The Tolerance program is to
ensure that US consumers are not exposed to unsafe food pesticide residue levels.
✔✔The regulations interpreting the Transportation Safety Act are contained 49 CF.
What do these regulations do? - ✔✔Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department
of th Interior
✔✔Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from
pesticides? - ✔✔You, the applicator
✔✔The inherent ability of a pesticide. to cause. injury or poison organisms is called
a) danger
b) toxicity
c) hazard
d) risk - ✔✔b) toxicity
✔✔In an LD50 equal to 60 mg/kg the 69 milligrams refers to the
a) pesticide
b) soil sample
c) test. organism
d) food sample - ✔✔a) pesticide
,✔✔The. oral LD60 level which represents a highly toxic pesticide is
a) 640 ng/kg
b) 5800 mg/kg
c) 46 mg/kg
d) 380 mg/kg - ✔✔c) 46 mg/kg
✔✔The probability of a pesticide causing adverse effects. to an organism is called
a) warning
b) toxicity
c) hazard
d) risk - ✔✔d) risk
✔✔It is best. to avoid use. of. those pesticides which can accumulate and cause
undesirable effects in the bodies. of the desirable organisms
T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔All pesticides can pass through the skin to enter the blood and significantly affect the
nervous system of man T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The kind of toxicity that results from small, repeated exposures to a pesticide over a
period of time is called
a) low toxicity
b) acute toxicity
c) high toxicity
d) chronic toxicity - ✔✔d) chronic toxicity
✔✔The signal word on a pesticide label indicates the pesticide's
a) effectiveness
b) toxicity
c) compatibility
d) formulation - ✔✔b) toxicity
✔✔Low toxicity is indicated by low LD50
T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔acute toxicity is a measure of how harmful or poisonous a pesticide is to an animal
(or a man) from single exposure T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔The hazard of a pesticide is
, a) the same as its toxicity
b) its inherent danger
c) indicated by the signal word on the label - ✔✔b) its inherent danger
✔✔The symptoms of pesticide poisoning are greatly different. from. those other types of
poisoning and/or illnesses T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔After an acute, dermal exposure to an moderately or highly toxic pesticide, the first
thing to do is
a) remove the contaminated clothing and shower
b) drink. plenty of water
c) vomit if possible
d) finish spraying and go immediately to the house - ✔✔a) remove the contaminated
clothing and shower
✔✔General symptoms of pesticide poisoning can be
a) headache and dizziness
b) nausea and diarrhea
c) excessive perspiration and trembling
d) all the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
✔✔There is no need to supply medical doctors with more information about the
symptoms and treatment of pesticide T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔It is good plan to keep your doctor informed about the kinds of pesticides you are
using so
a) he can plan to be close to his office when you can an accident
b)he has the proper equipment to make blood tests when he suspects pesticide
poisoning
c) he can better diagnose your problem and use the proper treatment
d) he can advise concerning the effectiveness of the pesticide - ✔✔c) he can better
diagnose your problem and use the proper treatment
✔✔Applicators working. with highly toxic organophosphate or carbanmate insects
should have their cholinesterase level checked
a) before spray season starts
b) at mid season
c)at the end of the season
d) all the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the full name and acronym. of the federal agency mandated to regulate
pesticides? - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency - EPA
✔✔What is the full name and acronym for the law EPA uses to manage pesticides? -
✔✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act - FIFRA
✔✔What are regulations? - ✔✔Regulations are interpretations of the law and have the
force of law.
✔✔Define Reentry Time - ✔✔Reentry Time is the time immediately following application
of a pesticide to a treated area when unprotected workers may not enter
✔✔Which federal agency sets food tolerances. for pesticides? Which federal agency
enforces these tolerances? - ✔✔EPA Sets food Tolerances; FDA enforces food
tolerances
✔✔FIFRA allows states to establish standards. What kind of standards? - ✔✔More strict
✔✔What is the purpose of the tolerance program? - ✔✔The Tolerance program is to
ensure that US consumers are not exposed to unsafe food pesticide residue levels.
✔✔The regulations interpreting the Transportation Safety Act are contained 49 CF.
What do these regulations do? - ✔✔Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department
of th Interior
✔✔Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from
pesticides? - ✔✔You, the applicator
✔✔The inherent ability of a pesticide. to cause. injury or poison organisms is called
a) danger
b) toxicity
c) hazard
d) risk - ✔✔b) toxicity
✔✔In an LD50 equal to 60 mg/kg the 69 milligrams refers to the
a) pesticide
b) soil sample
c) test. organism
d) food sample - ✔✔a) pesticide
,✔✔The. oral LD60 level which represents a highly toxic pesticide is
a) 640 ng/kg
b) 5800 mg/kg
c) 46 mg/kg
d) 380 mg/kg - ✔✔c) 46 mg/kg
✔✔The probability of a pesticide causing adverse effects. to an organism is called
a) warning
b) toxicity
c) hazard
d) risk - ✔✔d) risk
✔✔It is best. to avoid use. of. those pesticides which can accumulate and cause
undesirable effects in the bodies. of the desirable organisms
T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔All pesticides can pass through the skin to enter the blood and significantly affect the
nervous system of man T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔The kind of toxicity that results from small, repeated exposures to a pesticide over a
period of time is called
a) low toxicity
b) acute toxicity
c) high toxicity
d) chronic toxicity - ✔✔d) chronic toxicity
✔✔The signal word on a pesticide label indicates the pesticide's
a) effectiveness
b) toxicity
c) compatibility
d) formulation - ✔✔b) toxicity
✔✔Low toxicity is indicated by low LD50
T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔acute toxicity is a measure of how harmful or poisonous a pesticide is to an animal
(or a man) from single exposure T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔The hazard of a pesticide is
, a) the same as its toxicity
b) its inherent danger
c) indicated by the signal word on the label - ✔✔b) its inherent danger
✔✔The symptoms of pesticide poisoning are greatly different. from. those other types of
poisoning and/or illnesses T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔After an acute, dermal exposure to an moderately or highly toxic pesticide, the first
thing to do is
a) remove the contaminated clothing and shower
b) drink. plenty of water
c) vomit if possible
d) finish spraying and go immediately to the house - ✔✔a) remove the contaminated
clothing and shower
✔✔General symptoms of pesticide poisoning can be
a) headache and dizziness
b) nausea and diarrhea
c) excessive perspiration and trembling
d) all the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
✔✔There is no need to supply medical doctors with more information about the
symptoms and treatment of pesticide T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔It is good plan to keep your doctor informed about the kinds of pesticides you are
using so
a) he can plan to be close to his office when you can an accident
b)he has the proper equipment to make blood tests when he suspects pesticide
poisoning
c) he can better diagnose your problem and use the proper treatment
d) he can advise concerning the effectiveness of the pesticide - ✔✔c) he can better
diagnose your problem and use the proper treatment
✔✔Applicators working. with highly toxic organophosphate or carbanmate insects
should have their cholinesterase level checked
a) before spray season starts
b) at mid season
c)at the end of the season
d) all the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
