ILLINOIS TURF PESTICIDE TEST
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Acidic Soil - ....ANSWER ...-A soil with pH value of less than 7.0
Active Ingredient - ....ANSWER ...-the portion of the pesticide formulation
that is effective against the target
Adjuvant - ....ANSWER ...-A chemical added to a pesticide formulation or
mixture to modify the physical properties or enhance performance
Aesthetic Injury - ....ANSWER ...-damage caused to the appearance of the
plant
Agitation - ....ANSWER ...-the continuous mixing of the pesticide and the
carrier in the spray tank
Alkaline Soil - ....ANSWER ...-A soil with a pH value greater than 7.0
Alternate (leaf arrangement) - ....ANSWER ...-One leaf at each node of stem
Annual Weed - ....ANSWER ...-A weed that completes its life cycle in one
year and is usually perpetuated only by seed.A summer annual germinates in the
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, spring,flowers and produces seed in mid to late summer,dies in fall.A winter annual
germinates in fall,flowers and produces seed in mid to late spring,and dies in
summer
Antagonism - ....ANSWER ...-the reduction in effectiveness of one or more
pesticide components when two or more pesticides are combined
Application Rate - ....ANSWER ...-the amount of spray material applied to a
given area
Auricles - ....ANSWER ...-Earlike extensions from the base of a grass leaf
blade around the shoot
Backpack Sprayer - ....ANSWER ...-A sprayer apparatus, carries on the
operater's back,consisting of a spray solution tank, pressure source,and an
atomizing device that forms and distributes the spray.Spray pressure is supplies by
a lever-operated manual pump,an engine powered pump, or a compresses air tank.
Bacterium - ....ANSWER ...-A microscopic, single celled organism that
reproduces by dividing in half.Some bacteria attack plants,causing crown
gall,wilts,cankers,rots,leaf spots,blights, and other plant diseases
Band application - ....ANSWER ...-Application made as a band over,or
parallel to a crop row.
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Acidic Soil - ....ANSWER ...-A soil with pH value of less than 7.0
Active Ingredient - ....ANSWER ...-the portion of the pesticide formulation
that is effective against the target
Adjuvant - ....ANSWER ...-A chemical added to a pesticide formulation or
mixture to modify the physical properties or enhance performance
Aesthetic Injury - ....ANSWER ...-damage caused to the appearance of the
plant
Agitation - ....ANSWER ...-the continuous mixing of the pesticide and the
carrier in the spray tank
Alkaline Soil - ....ANSWER ...-A soil with a pH value greater than 7.0
Alternate (leaf arrangement) - ....ANSWER ...-One leaf at each node of stem
Annual Weed - ....ANSWER ...-A weed that completes its life cycle in one
year and is usually perpetuated only by seed.A summer annual germinates in the
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, spring,flowers and produces seed in mid to late summer,dies in fall.A winter annual
germinates in fall,flowers and produces seed in mid to late spring,and dies in
summer
Antagonism - ....ANSWER ...-the reduction in effectiveness of one or more
pesticide components when two or more pesticides are combined
Application Rate - ....ANSWER ...-the amount of spray material applied to a
given area
Auricles - ....ANSWER ...-Earlike extensions from the base of a grass leaf
blade around the shoot
Backpack Sprayer - ....ANSWER ...-A sprayer apparatus, carries on the
operater's back,consisting of a spray solution tank, pressure source,and an
atomizing device that forms and distributes the spray.Spray pressure is supplies by
a lever-operated manual pump,an engine powered pump, or a compresses air tank.
Bacterium - ....ANSWER ...-A microscopic, single celled organism that
reproduces by dividing in half.Some bacteria attack plants,causing crown
gall,wilts,cankers,rots,leaf spots,blights, and other plant diseases
Band application - ....ANSWER ...-Application made as a band over,or
parallel to a crop row.
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