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IOWA HERBICIDE RIGHT OF WAY-CATEGORY
6 STUDY GUIDE EXAM THIS YEAR ALL COMPLETE
280 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question: Which of the following formulations do not dissolve in water?
A. Wettable powders
B. Soluble powders
C. Emulsifiable concentrate
D. All of the above dissolve in water - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Wettable powders
Question: Which type of weed is best controlled in early bloom?
A. Annual
B. Biennial
C. Perennial
D. Herbaceous - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Perennial
Question: Pesticides may move from the target area and damage the environment by:
A. Drift
B. Soil runoff or soil erosion
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C. Leaching through the soil
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔All of the above
Question: Basal bark applications are:
A. Effective on woody species up to 10"
B. Possible throughout the year
C. Made on the upper 18 inches of the trunk
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Possible throughout the year
Question: What type of chemical resistant gloves should you use if a pesticide application will
last one or two hours?
A. Lacking or slightly chemical resistant
B. Slightly or moderately chemical resistant
C. Moderately or highly chemical resistant
D. No gloves are needed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Moderately or highly chemical resistant
Question: Volatilization:
A. May occur after spray reaches the target site
B. Usually occurs at high temperatures
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C. None of the above
D. Both A and B - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Both A and B
Question: Growth regulator herbicides
A. Provide residual control
B. Are only effective for annuals
C. Rapidly degrade or are tied up in the soil
D. Do not degrade over time - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Rapidly degrade or are tied up in the soil
Question: What should you do with clothing that becomes soaked with full strength
concentrate pesticides?
A. Wash the clothing as you do other spray clothes
B. Use the clothing as rags for your garage
C. Send the clothing to a dry cleaner for processing
D. Discard the clothing with any contaminated PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Discard the clothing
with any contaminated PPE
Question: Which of the following are annual weeds?
A. Pigweed
B. Common mullen
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C. Field bindweed
D. Musk thistle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Pigweed
Question: A herbicide label calls for product to be applied at 3 ounces per 1000 square feet in
one gallon of carrier. If you will be spot-spraying a roadside that is roughly 40 feet wide by 1000
feet long, about how much product would you need?
A. Almost 1 gallon
B. 12 ounces
C. 5 cups
D. 40 ounces - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Almost 1 gallon
Question: Risks involved with the use of soil sterilants include:
A. Damage to nearby trees with roots that do not enter the treated area
B. All soil sterilants are highly toxic to mammals
C. Movement of the pesticide off-site into ground water
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Movement of the pesticide off-site into ground water
Question: The difference(s) between drift and volatilization of a herbicide is/are:
A. only herbicides with high vapor pressures are susceptible to volatilization
B. Drift can be controlled by adjusting spray pressure, whereas volatilization can not
IOWA HERBICIDE RIGHT OF WAY-CATEGORY
6 STUDY GUIDE EXAM THIS YEAR ALL COMPLETE
280 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question: Which of the following formulations do not dissolve in water?
A. Wettable powders
B. Soluble powders
C. Emulsifiable concentrate
D. All of the above dissolve in water - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Wettable powders
Question: Which type of weed is best controlled in early bloom?
A. Annual
B. Biennial
C. Perennial
D. Herbaceous - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Perennial
Question: Pesticides may move from the target area and damage the environment by:
A. Drift
B. Soil runoff or soil erosion
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C. Leaching through the soil
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔All of the above
Question: Basal bark applications are:
A. Effective on woody species up to 10"
B. Possible throughout the year
C. Made on the upper 18 inches of the trunk
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Possible throughout the year
Question: What type of chemical resistant gloves should you use if a pesticide application will
last one or two hours?
A. Lacking or slightly chemical resistant
B. Slightly or moderately chemical resistant
C. Moderately or highly chemical resistant
D. No gloves are needed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Moderately or highly chemical resistant
Question: Volatilization:
A. May occur after spray reaches the target site
B. Usually occurs at high temperatures
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C. None of the above
D. Both A and B - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Both A and B
Question: Growth regulator herbicides
A. Provide residual control
B. Are only effective for annuals
C. Rapidly degrade or are tied up in the soil
D. Do not degrade over time - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Rapidly degrade or are tied up in the soil
Question: What should you do with clothing that becomes soaked with full strength
concentrate pesticides?
A. Wash the clothing as you do other spray clothes
B. Use the clothing as rags for your garage
C. Send the clothing to a dry cleaner for processing
D. Discard the clothing with any contaminated PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Discard the clothing
with any contaminated PPE
Question: Which of the following are annual weeds?
A. Pigweed
B. Common mullen
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C. Field bindweed
D. Musk thistle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Pigweed
Question: A herbicide label calls for product to be applied at 3 ounces per 1000 square feet in
one gallon of carrier. If you will be spot-spraying a roadside that is roughly 40 feet wide by 1000
feet long, about how much product would you need?
A. Almost 1 gallon
B. 12 ounces
C. 5 cups
D. 40 ounces - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Almost 1 gallon
Question: Risks involved with the use of soil sterilants include:
A. Damage to nearby trees with roots that do not enter the treated area
B. All soil sterilants are highly toxic to mammals
C. Movement of the pesticide off-site into ground water
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Movement of the pesticide off-site into ground water
Question: The difference(s) between drift and volatilization of a herbicide is/are:
A. only herbicides with high vapor pressures are susceptible to volatilization
B. Drift can be controlled by adjusting spray pressure, whereas volatilization can not
