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.________ is the ability of small amounts of pesticide from repeated and
prolonged exposure to cause injury or illness.
a. Acute toxicity
b. Chronic toxicity
c. Dermal toxicity
d. Systemic toxicity - ANSWER-b. Chronic toxicity
._________ is the maximum pesticide residue limit that may legally remain on
treated crops sold for food?
a. Tolerance
b. MAL (maximum allowed limit)
c. MAR (maximum allowed residue)
d. Extraction limit - ANSWER-a. Tolerance
._________ is the tendency of a pesticide to turn into a gas or vapor?
a. persistence
b. microbial action
c. chemical degradation
d. volatility - ANSWER-d. volatility
._________ occurs when mixing certain pesticides in the spray tank alters the
activity of one or more of them?
,a. chemical incompatibility
b. physical incompatibility
c. placement incompatibility
d. timing incompatibility - ANSWER-a. chemical incompatibility
._________ words on a pesticide label indicate the relative acute toxicity of the
product?
a. Hazard words
b. Caution words
c. Danger words
d. Signal words - ANSWER-d. Signal words
.__________ are chemicals that do not possess pesticidal activity but are added
to enhance pesticidal performance.
a. Adjuvants
b. Fumigants
c. Repellents
d. Emulsifiable concentrates - ANSWER-a. Adjuvants
.___________ is the failure of the pesticide products to stay uniformly mixed in
the spray tank.
a. Chemical incompatibility
b. Physical incompatibility
c. Placement incompatibility
d. Timing incompatibility - ANSWER-b. Physical incompatibility
,.____________ are pesticides that are either naturally derived or synthesized.
a. Chemical controls
b. Biologic controls
c. Natural controls
d. Applied controls - ANSWER-a. Chemical controls
."backflow" refers to?
a. ponds that fill up quickly when flow is blocked
b. applying permethrin by backpack along a tree line
c. filling adulticide application equipment
d. none of the above - ANSWER-c. filling adulticide application equipment
.A _________ occurs when one liquid is dispersed in another liquid/
a. A solution
b. A suspension
c. An emulsion
d. A concentrate - ANSWER-c. An emulsion
.A __________ is an animal or insect that can carry and transmit a pathogen
from one host to another?
a. virus
b. vector
c. bacteria
d. none of the above - ANSWER-b. vector
, .A pesticide may be used to control a target pest not specified on the label if the
pesticide is applied to a crop, animal, or site specifically listed on the label.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-a. True
.A wind meter is useful for determining when it is a good time to spray?
a. true
b. false - ANSWER-a. True
.absorption is the process whereby a pesticide binds to soil particles. typically,
oil-soluble particles are more attracted to?
a. limestone/sandstone surfaces
b. clay and organic material
c. rock and sandy material
d. none of the above - ANSWER-b. clay and organic material
.According to the worker protection standard, a pesticide handler must have
access to what if the label requires goggles for eye protection?
a. Eyewash dispenser
b. first aid kit
c. full-face respirator
d. half-face respirator - ANSWER-a. Eyewash dispenser
.Adult mosquitoes are attracted to dark colors, carbon dioxide, and?