ARKANSAS APPLICATOR FINAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◉ 3. Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and
sometimes are the only control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil
but not to water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals.
Answer: A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and
sometimes are the only control method available.
◉ 2. Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of
mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
,D. Irrigation. Answer: C. Cultivation
◉ 4. Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pesticides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress
pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest control.
Answer: C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and
suppress pest populations.
◉ 5. Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses
equal to the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. Answer: C. Economic Threshold
◉ 6. Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
, D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
Answer: D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism.
◉ 7. Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm
from pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Worker Protection Standard (WPS). Answer: D. Worker Protection
Standard (WPS).
◉ 8. What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use. Answer: D
◉ 9. What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
A. The maximum amount of pesticide residue that may legally remain
on or in a commodity at the time of harvest or slaughter.
B. The maximum amount of pesticide residue that workers may be
exposed to during the course of an average workday.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ 3. Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and
sometimes are the only control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil
but not to water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals.
Answer: A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and
sometimes are the only control method available.
◉ 2. Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of
mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
,D. Irrigation. Answer: C. Cultivation
◉ 4. Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pesticides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress
pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest control.
Answer: C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and
suppress pest populations.
◉ 5. Which term describes the pest population density that causes losses
equal to the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. Answer: C. Economic Threshold
◉ 6. Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
, D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
Answer: D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism.
◉ 7. Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm
from pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Worker Protection Standard (WPS). Answer: D. Worker Protection
Standard (WPS).
◉ 8. What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use. Answer: D
◉ 9. What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
A. The maximum amount of pesticide residue that may legally remain
on or in a commodity at the time of harvest or slaughter.
B. The maximum amount of pesticide residue that workers may be
exposed to during the course of an average workday.
