TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR UPDATED
SCRIPTED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move downward with rain or
irrigation water into the water table below. T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔A pesticide becomes a pollutant and potentially dangerous when it is applied at a
higher dose than recommended on the label or when it drifts off target. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔How should you change pressure to reduce liquid droplet drift?
a. Reduce pressure to increase droplet size
b. Increase pressure to increase droplet size
c. Reduce pressure to reduce droplet size
d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size - ✔✔a. reduce pressure to increase droplet
size
✔✔What are the possible consequences of pesticide drift onto forage and pastureland
or into drinking water?
a. people, pets and livestock can be injured by pesticide exposure.
b. Pasture grasses could be destroyed
c. Milk or meat could have illegal residues if cattle eat contaminated forage
d. Water may become too contaminated to drink
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. all of the above
✔✔Pesticide pollution can help a pest you are trying to destroy by killing predators and
parasites of the pest. T/F - ✔✔True
, ✔✔An __________ is a geologic formation of permeable rock, and sand, or gravel that
stores large amounts of water. - ✔✔Aquifer
✔✔Why are aquifers important?
a. Because they are the main water supply for manufacturing industries
b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for drinking
c. Because building and maintaining them provides jobs - ✔✔b. Because so many
people use water from aquifers for drinking
✔✔What is the name given to the complex prey/predator cycle in which all animals
(including man) take part?
a. food chain
b. habitat
c. ecosystem - ✔✔a. food chain
✔✔The best protection against groundwater pollution is ___________. - ✔✔Preventing
contamination
✔✔At what level is man in the food chain? - ✔✔Near the top
✔✔An ____________ pesticide is one that builds up in animal and plant tissues. -
✔✔Accummulative
✔✔A _____________ pesticide is one that remains in the environment without breaking
down. - ✔✔Persistent
✔✔Even though persistent pesticides remain in the environment, they do not always
accumulate in animals or plants. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔An ____________ ____________ is a plant or animal that is near extinction
throughout all or most of its range. - ✔✔Endangered species
✔✔Which of the following is not a process that causes pesticides to break down after
application?
a. Photodegradation
b. Microbial degradation
c. Chemical degradation
d. Atmospheric degradation - ✔✔Atmospheric degradation
✔✔Pesticides that degrade _________ in the environment are the least hazardous.
a. Slowly
b. Quickly
SCRIPTED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move downward with rain or
irrigation water into the water table below. T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔A pesticide becomes a pollutant and potentially dangerous when it is applied at a
higher dose than recommended on the label or when it drifts off target. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔How should you change pressure to reduce liquid droplet drift?
a. Reduce pressure to increase droplet size
b. Increase pressure to increase droplet size
c. Reduce pressure to reduce droplet size
d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size - ✔✔a. reduce pressure to increase droplet
size
✔✔What are the possible consequences of pesticide drift onto forage and pastureland
or into drinking water?
a. people, pets and livestock can be injured by pesticide exposure.
b. Pasture grasses could be destroyed
c. Milk or meat could have illegal residues if cattle eat contaminated forage
d. Water may become too contaminated to drink
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. all of the above
✔✔Pesticide pollution can help a pest you are trying to destroy by killing predators and
parasites of the pest. T/F - ✔✔True
, ✔✔An __________ is a geologic formation of permeable rock, and sand, or gravel that
stores large amounts of water. - ✔✔Aquifer
✔✔Why are aquifers important?
a. Because they are the main water supply for manufacturing industries
b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for drinking
c. Because building and maintaining them provides jobs - ✔✔b. Because so many
people use water from aquifers for drinking
✔✔What is the name given to the complex prey/predator cycle in which all animals
(including man) take part?
a. food chain
b. habitat
c. ecosystem - ✔✔a. food chain
✔✔The best protection against groundwater pollution is ___________. - ✔✔Preventing
contamination
✔✔At what level is man in the food chain? - ✔✔Near the top
✔✔An ____________ pesticide is one that builds up in animal and plant tissues. -
✔✔Accummulative
✔✔A _____________ pesticide is one that remains in the environment without breaking
down. - ✔✔Persistent
✔✔Even though persistent pesticides remain in the environment, they do not always
accumulate in animals or plants. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔An ____________ ____________ is a plant or animal that is near extinction
throughout all or most of its range. - ✔✔Endangered species
✔✔Which of the following is not a process that causes pesticides to break down after
application?
a. Photodegradation
b. Microbial degradation
c. Chemical degradation
d. Atmospheric degradation - ✔✔Atmospheric degradation
✔✔Pesticides that degrade _________ in the environment are the least hazardous.
a. Slowly
b. Quickly
