QAC Landscape and Maintenance Exam
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Early symptoms of organsphosphate pinioning include: - ✔✔Blurred vision and
headache
California pesticide regulations require certain pesticide handlers to use a closed
mixing system when mixing more than 1 gallon of any: - ✔✔Liquid pesticide
with the label signal word "Danger" or "Danger" and "Poison" with the skull and
crossbones symbol
When cleaning up a spilled pesticide, the absorbent material and all other
contaminated materials must be put into sealed containers and transported to
a: - ✔✔Class 1 disposal site
When properly applied, the pesticide formulation with the lowest risk is: -
✔✔Granules
Which formulation requires no further agitation once it is mixed with water? -
✔✔Emulsifiable concentrate (EC)
Which of the following is an example of biological control? - ✔✔Predatory
insects feeding on aphids
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, What method would you use to evaluate the effects of a pesticide application? -
✔✔Monitoring
Pesticide spills and leaks shall be reported to the: - ✔✔County Agricultural
Commissioners Office
The potential for pesticides leaching through the soil into ground water
increases with? - ✔✔Rainfall
Which of the following is classified as a vertebrate pest? - ✔✔House mouse
Leather and cloth gloves should not be used for pesticide handling because
they: - ✔✔Absorb pesticides
Which type of application equipment would produce the lease amount of
pesticide drift? - ✔✔Rope wick
Which type of weeds are most difficult to control with herbicides? -
✔✔Perennials
A persistent pesticide is one that: - ✔✔Remains in its active state in the
environment for long periods
Which of the following types of plant disorders cannot be transmitted from one
plant to another? - ✔✔Abiotic
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Questions with Verified Detailed
Answers
Early symptoms of organsphosphate pinioning include: - ✔✔Blurred vision and
headache
California pesticide regulations require certain pesticide handlers to use a closed
mixing system when mixing more than 1 gallon of any: - ✔✔Liquid pesticide
with the label signal word "Danger" or "Danger" and "Poison" with the skull and
crossbones symbol
When cleaning up a spilled pesticide, the absorbent material and all other
contaminated materials must be put into sealed containers and transported to
a: - ✔✔Class 1 disposal site
When properly applied, the pesticide formulation with the lowest risk is: -
✔✔Granules
Which formulation requires no further agitation once it is mixed with water? -
✔✔Emulsifiable concentrate (EC)
Which of the following is an example of biological control? - ✔✔Predatory
insects feeding on aphids
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, What method would you use to evaluate the effects of a pesticide application? -
✔✔Monitoring
Pesticide spills and leaks shall be reported to the: - ✔✔County Agricultural
Commissioners Office
The potential for pesticides leaching through the soil into ground water
increases with? - ✔✔Rainfall
Which of the following is classified as a vertebrate pest? - ✔✔House mouse
Leather and cloth gloves should not be used for pesticide handling because
they: - ✔✔Absorb pesticides
Which type of application equipment would produce the lease amount of
pesticide drift? - ✔✔Rope wick
Which type of weeds are most difficult to control with herbicides? -
✔✔Perennials
A persistent pesticide is one that: - ✔✔Remains in its active state in the
environment for long periods
Which of the following types of plant disorders cannot be transmitted from one
plant to another? - ✔✔Abiotic
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