Virginia Commercial Applicator Category 3B Turf Pest Control
Key Terms EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTION GUIDE (A+
GRADED 100% CORRECT) 2025 LATEST VERSION!!
Weather - ANSWER-The atmospheric conditions in a given
place and time,
including temperature, air pressure, precipitation,
and wind speed.
Arachnid - ANSWER-A wingless arthropod with the body
divided into two parts.
Arachnids have four pairs of legs on the rear body section.
They do not have
antennae. Spiders, mites, and ticks are
arachnids.
Nontarget Organism - ANSWER-A living thing you do not wish
to affect by pesticide use; for example, people, desirable
plants, beneficial insects, pets, and wildlife.
Organism - ANSWER-A general term for any living thing.
,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ANSWER-Devices and
clothing used to
protect people from contact with
pesticides.
Pest - ANSWER-Any living thing that is undesirable or causes
injury or harm to
people, property, or the environment. An organism may be av
pest in one place
or situation but not in another. For example, termites
invading a house are
pests. Those recycling dead trees in a
forest are not.
Metabolism - ANSWER-A term for all of the chemical reactions
that take place
in a living
thing.
Microclimate - ANSWER-The climate of a specific area, which
may be quite different from what is typical for the region. For
example, the microclimate on the north side of a building may
be different than on the south side.
,Monitoring - ANSWER-The process of assessing -"keeping
tabs on"—the size
and distribution of a pest population
in an area.
pH - ANSWER-A measure of acidity or alkalinity. Measures
between O and 7
are acidic. Measures between 7 and 14 are
alkaline (basic).
Photosynthesis - ANSWER-The name for the process a green
plant uses to
make food (carbohydrates), using water
and sun light.
Scouting - ANSWER-Regularly searching for, identifying, and
recording numbers of pests and the damage they are causing;
collecting data for a monitoring program.
Soil Amendments - ANSWER-Materials added to soil, such as
sphagnum moss,
peat moss, bark, perlite, vermiculite, or sand. Soil
amendments are added for
many reasons; for example, to improve nutrition, prevent
compaction, or to
, improve
drainage.
Soluble Salts - ANSWER-Salts, such as those found in
chemical fertilizers,
which dissolve in
water.
Stress Factors - ANSWER-Physical, chemical, or biological
factors that have a
negative impact on plant
health.
Surfactant - ANSWER-A surface active ingredient that alters the
spreading, wetting, or penetrating properties of spray droplets.
Surfactants are one type of adjuvant.
Symptom - ANSWER-A noticeable, abnormal condition
that indicates the
presence of a pest and/or stress due to unfavorable
environmental
Pore Space - ANSWER-An air space between soil particles.
Producer - ANSWER-An organism that can make its own food.
Key Terms EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTION GUIDE (A+
GRADED 100% CORRECT) 2025 LATEST VERSION!!
Weather - ANSWER-The atmospheric conditions in a given
place and time,
including temperature, air pressure, precipitation,
and wind speed.
Arachnid - ANSWER-A wingless arthropod with the body
divided into two parts.
Arachnids have four pairs of legs on the rear body section.
They do not have
antennae. Spiders, mites, and ticks are
arachnids.
Nontarget Organism - ANSWER-A living thing you do not wish
to affect by pesticide use; for example, people, desirable
plants, beneficial insects, pets, and wildlife.
Organism - ANSWER-A general term for any living thing.
,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ANSWER-Devices and
clothing used to
protect people from contact with
pesticides.
Pest - ANSWER-Any living thing that is undesirable or causes
injury or harm to
people, property, or the environment. An organism may be av
pest in one place
or situation but not in another. For example, termites
invading a house are
pests. Those recycling dead trees in a
forest are not.
Metabolism - ANSWER-A term for all of the chemical reactions
that take place
in a living
thing.
Microclimate - ANSWER-The climate of a specific area, which
may be quite different from what is typical for the region. For
example, the microclimate on the north side of a building may
be different than on the south side.
,Monitoring - ANSWER-The process of assessing -"keeping
tabs on"—the size
and distribution of a pest population
in an area.
pH - ANSWER-A measure of acidity or alkalinity. Measures
between O and 7
are acidic. Measures between 7 and 14 are
alkaline (basic).
Photosynthesis - ANSWER-The name for the process a green
plant uses to
make food (carbohydrates), using water
and sun light.
Scouting - ANSWER-Regularly searching for, identifying, and
recording numbers of pests and the damage they are causing;
collecting data for a monitoring program.
Soil Amendments - ANSWER-Materials added to soil, such as
sphagnum moss,
peat moss, bark, perlite, vermiculite, or sand. Soil
amendments are added for
many reasons; for example, to improve nutrition, prevent
compaction, or to
, improve
drainage.
Soluble Salts - ANSWER-Salts, such as those found in
chemical fertilizers,
which dissolve in
water.
Stress Factors - ANSWER-Physical, chemical, or biological
factors that have a
negative impact on plant
health.
Surfactant - ANSWER-A surface active ingredient that alters the
spreading, wetting, or penetrating properties of spray droplets.
Surfactants are one type of adjuvant.
Symptom - ANSWER-A noticeable, abnormal condition
that indicates the
presence of a pest and/or stress due to unfavorable
environmental
Pore Space - ANSWER-An air space between soil particles.
Producer - ANSWER-An organism that can make its own food.
