PRACTICE EXAM, NATIONAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL /
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE
SOLUTION)
Terms in this set (50)
Breeding or selecting plants C
and animals with
characteristics for resistance
to pests is an example of
which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/
environmentalmodificaiton.
Using a plow to destry C
weeeds is an example of
which type of mechanical
control method? A.
Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/
environmentalmodification.
,Which statement is true A
about chemical control as a
pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a
keyrole in pest management
programs and sometimes
are the only control method
available.
B. Pesticides include
anymaterial that is applied
to plants and the soil but
not to water or harvested
crops.
C. A highly
selectivepesticide controls a
wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides
arenot absorbed by treated
plants or animals.
, C
Which statement is true
about pest management
goals?
A. Pestcides are never used
to prevent pests. B.
Preventive and suppressive
pest control goals are rarely
combined. C. Cultiviation and
mowing of weeds are ways to
prevent and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas,
eradication is a practical
approach to pest cotnrol.
Which term describes the B
pest population density that
causes the losses equal to
the cost of control
measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold.
APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL /
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE
SOLUTION)
Terms in this set (50)
Breeding or selecting plants C
and animals with
characteristics for resistance
to pests is an example of
which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/
environmentalmodificaiton.
Using a plow to destry C
weeeds is an example of
which type of mechanical
control method? A.
Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/
environmentalmodification.
,Which statement is true A
about chemical control as a
pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a
keyrole in pest management
programs and sometimes
are the only control method
available.
B. Pesticides include
anymaterial that is applied
to plants and the soil but
not to water or harvested
crops.
C. A highly
selectivepesticide controls a
wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides
arenot absorbed by treated
plants or animals.
, C
Which statement is true
about pest management
goals?
A. Pestcides are never used
to prevent pests. B.
Preventive and suppressive
pest control goals are rarely
combined. C. Cultiviation and
mowing of weeds are ways to
prevent and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas,
eradication is a practical
approach to pest cotnrol.
Which term describes the B
pest population density that
causes the losses equal to
the cost of control
measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold.
