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PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE (NC) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Which statement is TRUE about protecting bees from pesticide
injury?
A. Wettable powders are the safest formulation for preventing bee
injury.
B. It is best to spray crops when they are in bloom.
C. Aerial applications are less hazardous to bees than ground
applications.
D. Applying pesticides in the evening or during early morning is
recommended. - correct answer -D. Applying pesticides in the
evening or during early morning is recommended.
What is the hazard formula? - correct answer -Hazard = Toxicity *
exposure
Any substance that can cause illness, harm, or death when
ingested, inhaled, or absorbed. - correct answer -Poison
Refers to how poisonous a substance is - correct answer -Toxicity
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Combination of a pesticide's toxicity and the exposure to the
product - correct answer -Hazard
How poisonous a substance is after a single exposure or very few
closely spaced exposures. - correct answer -Acute toxicity
How poisonous a substance is after multiple exposures in low
doses over long periods of time - correct answer -Chronic toxicity
What are the 4 primary routes of pesticide exposure? - correct
answer -Skin
Eyes
Mouth
Nose/Lungs
Effects that take place at the site of contact with a pesticide. -
correct answer -Contact effects
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Effects that occur in areas or affect body functions away from the
original point of contact. - correct answer -Systemic effects
What is the most common form of pesticide injury or poisoning to
pesticide applicators? - correct answer -Contact injury
The capacity of a pesticide to cause short-term or long-term injury
is referred to as its
A. Toxicity
B. Exposure
C. Hazard
D. Resistance - correct answer -A. Toxicity
Which statement about the harmful effects of pesticides is
FALSE?
A. Asthma-like symptoms may be caused by allergies to
pesticides.
B. Fumigants can cause severe blisters
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C. The most common form of pesticide injury is inhalation.
D. Many herbicides and fungicides cause dermatitis - correct
answer -C. The most common form of pesticide injury is
inhalation.
What is the first thing you should do to help a victim of inhalation
exposure?
A. Get the victim to fresh air
B. Administer artificial respiration
C. Have the victim lie down and loosen clothing
D. Keep the chin up to ensure that air passages are open for
breathing - correct answer -A. Get the victim to fresh air
Which statement about heat stress is TRUE?
A. Wearing lots of PPE prevents heat stress
B. Constriction of the pupils is a symptom of heat stress
C. < 10% of people affected by severe heat stroke die
D. Lack of sweat is a symptom of heat stroke - correct answer -D.
Lack of sweat is a symptom of heat stroke
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE (NC) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Which statement is TRUE about protecting bees from pesticide
injury?
A. Wettable powders are the safest formulation for preventing bee
injury.
B. It is best to spray crops when they are in bloom.
C. Aerial applications are less hazardous to bees than ground
applications.
D. Applying pesticides in the evening or during early morning is
recommended. - correct answer -D. Applying pesticides in the
evening or during early morning is recommended.
What is the hazard formula? - correct answer -Hazard = Toxicity *
exposure
Any substance that can cause illness, harm, or death when
ingested, inhaled, or absorbed. - correct answer -Poison
Refers to how poisonous a substance is - correct answer -Toxicity
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Combination of a pesticide's toxicity and the exposure to the
product - correct answer -Hazard
How poisonous a substance is after a single exposure or very few
closely spaced exposures. - correct answer -Acute toxicity
How poisonous a substance is after multiple exposures in low
doses over long periods of time - correct answer -Chronic toxicity
What are the 4 primary routes of pesticide exposure? - correct
answer -Skin
Eyes
Mouth
Nose/Lungs
Effects that take place at the site of contact with a pesticide. -
correct answer -Contact effects
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Effects that occur in areas or affect body functions away from the
original point of contact. - correct answer -Systemic effects
What is the most common form of pesticide injury or poisoning to
pesticide applicators? - correct answer -Contact injury
The capacity of a pesticide to cause short-term or long-term injury
is referred to as its
A. Toxicity
B. Exposure
C. Hazard
D. Resistance - correct answer -A. Toxicity
Which statement about the harmful effects of pesticides is
FALSE?
A. Asthma-like symptoms may be caused by allergies to
pesticides.
B. Fumigants can cause severe blisters
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C. The most common form of pesticide injury is inhalation.
D. Many herbicides and fungicides cause dermatitis - correct
answer -C. The most common form of pesticide injury is
inhalation.
What is the first thing you should do to help a victim of inhalation
exposure?
A. Get the victim to fresh air
B. Administer artificial respiration
C. Have the victim lie down and loosen clothing
D. Keep the chin up to ensure that air passages are open for
breathing - correct answer -A. Get the victim to fresh air
Which statement about heat stress is TRUE?
A. Wearing lots of PPE prevents heat stress
B. Constriction of the pupils is a symptom of heat stress
C. < 10% of people affected by severe heat stroke die
D. Lack of sweat is a symptom of heat stroke - correct answer -D.
Lack of sweat is a symptom of heat stroke
