Iowa Core Manual FINAL EXAM PREP COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS RECENT VERSION

Iowa Core Manual FINAL EXAM PREP COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS RECENT VERSION 1. Which agency regulates pesticide use in the US? - ANSWER The United States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) 2. What is the FIFRA? - ANSWER Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1947, regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides. It has been amended several times since it was passed. 3. Which type of pesticide application involves the uniform application of a pesticide to an entire area or field? A. Band B. Basal C. Boom D. Broadcast - ANSWER Broadcast 4. You are spraying a corn field for stalk borers that are entering the field edge. You are using an insecticide with a labeled rate of 3 pints per acre. You are only treating the outside 8 rows (30-inch rows) and have a strip to treat that is a total of 1 mile in length. How much insecticide do you need for this jobs? 1 mile = 5280 ft, 1 acre = 43,560 square ft. A. 3.75 pints B. 5 pints C. 7.25 pints D. 12.5 pints - ANSWER 7.25 pints 5. Traps, barriers, screens, and preventing pest access are examples of what method of pest management? - ANSWER Mechanical 6. Which of the following formulations dissolves in water? A. Emulsifiable concentrates B. Soluble powders C. Water-dispersible granules D. Wettable powders - ANSWER Soluble powders 7. What describes the legal amount of pesticide residue allowed in or on a raw agricultural commodity? - ANSWER Tolerance 8. Which of the following describes persons who apply or use a pesticide on any property of another person for compensation? A. Certified handler B. Commercial applicator C. Noncommercial applicator D. Public applicator - ANSWER Commercial applicator 9. Which of the following nozzle situations minimizes the potential for pesticide drift? A. Small orifices at low pressure B. Small orifices at high pressure C. Large orifices at low pressure D. Large orifices at high pressure - ANSWER Large orifices at low pressure 10. A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application of 2.5 pints of product per acre. Your sprayer holds 450 gallons and calibrated to apply 15 gallons of spray mixture per acre. How much product is needed for each fill? A. 30 pints B. 37.5 pints C. 60 pints D. 75 pints - ANSWER 75 pints 11. The PPE used during pesticide application are _____. A. based on applicator preference B. specified on the label C. specified by the client D. usually not necessary - ANSWER specified on the label 12. Which of the following is NOT part of the pesticide label? A. Brand or trade name B. Formulation C. LD50 D. Misuse statement - ANSWER LD50 13. Which part of the body is most likely to be exposed to concentrated pesticide? - ANSWER Skin 14. The restricted-entry interval statement on a pesticide label is the time that must pass ___. A. between pesticide applications B. before the pesticide residues become phytotoxic C. before a pesticide-treated area is safe to enter without wearing PPE D. between the time of pesticide application and harvest of the treated crop - ANSWER before a pesticide-treated area is safe to enter without wearing PPE 15. The chance of groundwater contamination increases when ____. A. an air gap is used when filling a spray tank B. pesticides are mixed near wells C. rinsates are used in the next tank mix D. a portable mixing and loading pad is used - ANSWER pesticides are mixed near wells 16. Soil half-life measures what characteristic of a pesticide in soil? - ANSWER Persistence 17. What is the term for the minimum number of days allowed between a pesticide application and harvest? - ANSWER Preharvest interval 18. The fungal disease associated with junipers is called ____. A. Brown spot B. Dothistroma C. Lophodermium D. Phomopsis - ANSWER Phomopsis 19. Which insect has been successfully managed using a parasitic nematode? A. Asian longhorned beetle B. Emerald ash bore C. Gypsy moth D. Sirex woodwasp - ANSWER Sirex woodwasp 20. What does the LD50 of a pesticide indicate? A. The amount of pesticide needed to exceed residue tolerances for one half of the commodity grown B. The amount of pesticide needed to degrade to one-half its concentration in a given time C. The amount of pesticide needed to induce sickness in one-half of a population of test animals D. The amount of pesticide needed to kill one-half of a population of test animals - ANSWER The amount of pesticide needed to kill one half of a population of test animals 21. True or False: Pesticides are more likely to move into the groundwater if they have strong soil adsorption characteristics. - ANSWER False 22. Pesticides comprised of persistent materials are more likely to move into groundwater - ANSWER True 23. What property of a pesticide would make it more likely to move with water in surface runoff? A. High solubility B. High volatility C. High adsorption - ANSWER High solubility 24. What two things should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid vapor drift? • Droplet size and wind direction and speed. • Air stability and temperature. • Temperature and pesticide volatility. • Viscosity of liquid pesticides and air turbulence. - ANSWER Temperature and pesticide volatility 25. What two things should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid spray drift? • Droplet size and wind direction and speed. • Temperature and pesticide volatility. • Viscosity of liquid pesticides and air turbulence. • Air stability and temperature. - ANSWER Droplet size and wind direction and speed 26. Which is an example of non-point-source contamination of groundwater? • Pesticides that dissolve and leach through soil after it rains. • Dumping leftover pesticide products down a well. • Back-siphoning of pesticide spills at a wellhead. • Leaching from a pesticide mixing area. - ANSWER Pesticides that dissolve and leach through soil after it rains. 27. Which statement is true about protecting bees from pesticide injury? • Aerial applications are less hazardous to bees than ground applications. • It is best to spray crops when they are in bloom. • Wettable powders are the safest formulation for preventing bee injury. • Applying pesticides in the evening or during early morning is recommended. - ANSWER Applying pesticides in the evening or during early morning is recommended. 28. Which would not be considered a good security practice? • Preventing access to equipment used in mixing, loading, or applying pesticides. • Instructing employees on pesticide inventory control. • Reporting suspicious behavior to the FBI. • Replacing employees often with new personnel. - ANSWER Replacing employees often with new personnel.