Texas Pesticide Applicator General Final Exam Prep Accurate Questions With Correct Detailed Answers || 100% Guaranteed Pass Recent Version

Texas Pesticide Applicator General FINAL EXAM PREP ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS RECENT VERSION 1. What is an endangered species? a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as allowed by law b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged - ANSWER b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range 2. Which federal agency determines what species are endangered? a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior - ANSWER c. Fist and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior 3. Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from pesticides? a. The federal government b. The state government c. Conservationists d. You, the applicator - ANSWER d. You, the applicator 4. _________ is the capacity of a substance to injure or poison a living system, such as a human being, an animal, a lake, or a forest. - ANSWER Toxicity 5. What is pesticide exposure? a. Coming in contact with a pesticide b. Being poisoned by a pesticide c. Neither of the above d. Both of the above - ANSWER a. Coming in contact with a pesticide 6. _________ _________ refers to how poisonous a pesticide is after short term exposure. - ANSWER Acute toxicity 7. _________ _________ is a one-time or short-term contact with pesticide. - ANSWER Acute exposure 8. __________ __________ is a delayed poisonous effect from exposure to a substance. - ANSWER Chronic toxicity 9. _________ _________ is long-term repeated contact with pesticides. - ANSWER Chronic exposure 10. The effects of which type of exposure---acute or chronic--- can be more easily detected and studied? - ANSWER Acute 11. A pesticide dose is the _________ of pesticide of which a surface, plant or animal is exposed. - ANSWER Amount 12. Name the three routes by which pesticide can enter your body. - ANSWER Dermal , oral , inhalation 13. Some pesticide are poisonous no matter how they enter the body. T/F - ANSWER True 14. Which pesticide solution is most likely to be absorbed through the skin? a. Oil-based b. Water-based c. Dry - ANSWER a. Oil-based 15. Which areas of the body absorb pesticides quickly? a. Feet, hands, head, and groin b. Scalp, nose, hands, and arms c. Face, hands, torso, and scalp d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals - ANSWER d. Eyes, ears, scalp, and genitals 16. Which of the following does not describe integrated pest management? a. IPM combines several pest control tactics. b. IPM in an anti-pesticide approach to pest control c. IPM is a way to anticipate and prevent pests from reaching damaging numbers d. IPM achieves pest control with the least risk to the environment - ANSWER IPM is an anti-pesticide approach to pest control 17. Which of the following is a benefit of IPM? a. IPM reduces pesticide hazards to people, wildlife, and the environment b. IPM can save money for farmers, ranchers, and home owners c. IPM helps prevent insects, pathogens, and weeds from developing resistance to pesticides d. All of the above - ANSWER d. all of the above 18. The four basic steps or parts of agricultural IPM are ___________ tactics, monitoring, assessment, and ____________ tactics. - ANSWER preventive, remedial 19. In agricultural IPM, ___________, also called scouting, involves early pest detection and proper pest identification. - ANSWER Monitoring 20. Which of the following is not part of assessment in IPM? a. Judging the potential for pest populations to reach an intolerable level. b. Forecasting weather conditions that favor disease and insect pests. c. Carrying out control measures to manage pests . - ANSWER c. carrying out control measures to manage pests . 21. Why is proper identification of pest so important? a. It enables you to treat the real source of a problem and not just the symptoms. b. It enables you to avoid injury to nontarget organism c. It helps you select the right pesticide for the job d. all of the above - ANSWER d. all of the above 22. In agricultural IPM, economic thresholds represent ... a. The most money you can afford to spend to control a pest population. b. The most damage a pest population can do without causing economic loss. c. The difference between the cost of pest control and the cost of pest damage. - ANSWER b. the most damage a pest population can do without causing economic loss. 23. Which of the following are methods of controls used in IPM? a. Biological, chemical, and cultural b. Genetic, mechanical, and physical c. Preventive measures, monitoring, and assessment d. a and b - ANSWER d. a and b 24. _____________ percent of all insects are considered pests. - ANSWER one percent 25. A pest is considered anything that . . . a. injures humans, animals, crops, structures, or possessions b. Competes with humans, domestic animals, or crops for food or water. c. Spreads disease to humans, domestic animals, or crops. d. All of the above - ANSWER d. all of the above 26. Name the three main body parts of an inspect. a. head, thorax, abdomen b. head, body, legs c. head, abdomen, wings - ANSWER a. head, thorax, abdomen 27. Which of the following is an insect? a. centipede b. sowbug c. mite d. none of the above - ANSWER d. none of the above 28. Diseases are caused by biological agents called ____________. - ANSWER pathogens 29. Which of the following organisms are associated with plant disease? a. bacteria and viruses b. Amoebas and algae c. Fungi and nematodes d. all of the above e. a and c - ANSWER e. a and c 30. Some weeds can be pests by . . . a. causing hay fever in people b. poisoning animals that eat them c. hindering fish growth and reproduction d. all of the above - ANSWER d. all of the above 31. Which of the following types of plants lives more than 2 years? a. annual b. perennial c. biennial - ANSWER b. perennial 32. What does the term vertebrate mean? a. animal with wings b. animal with jointed backbones c. animal that walk upright (vertically) - ANSWER b. animal with jointed backbones 33. Which is an example of a vertebrate pest? a. rodents b. flies c. arachnids - ANSWER a. rodents 34. A ____________ is any chemical used to control pests. - ANSWER Pesticides 35. Insecticide is just another word for pesticide. T/F - ANSWER False 36. How does a systemic insecticide act on the pest? a. A systemic flows inside a treated plant and kills the pest when the pest eats the plant. b. A systemic enters the pest and attacks only a particular body system, such as the pest's nervous system. c. A systemic kills insect pests on contact. - ANSWER a. A systemic flows inside a treated plant and kills the pest when the pest eats the plant. 37. The effect on beneficial insects is a primary concern when choosing a broad spectrum insecticide. T/F - ANSWER True 38. Contact insecticides offer safety advantages in home, while residual insecticides are useful when the insects are a constant problem. T/F - ANSWER True 39. Miticides are very similar in action and application to _____________. a. Fungicides b. Herbicides c. Insecticides - ANSWER c. Insecticides 40. Of the two types of fungicides, ____________ prevent plant diseases and ____________ cure plant diseases. - ANSWER Protectants, eradicants 41. Eradiants often are used . . . a. when protectants are too expensive or not available b. when protectants have not been applied on time c. when a disease breaks out unexpectedly d. all of the above - ANSWER d. all of the above 42. Would you choose a selective or nonselective herbicide for weed control in a park? - ANSWER Selective 43. Which herbicide applications, preplant means before the desired vegetation is planted. ____________ means before the weeds appear and ___________ means after both the desired vegetation and weed appear. - ANSWER Preemergence, postemergence 44. What kind of chemical is used to alter or change the plant itself? a. synthetic hormones b. growth regulators c. organocides - ANSWER b. growth regulators 45. Nematodes are . . . a. fungal growths on roots b. tiny worm like organisms c. small frogs that secrete a toxic chemical - ANSWER b. tiny worm like organism 46. A _______________ inhibitor kills immature insects by interfering with their growth and molting. - ANSWER Chitin synthesis 47. Insect growth regulators attack a growth process found only in insects so these chemicals are generally harmless to humans and other vertebrates. T/F - ANSWER True 48. Systemic Effects - ANSWER Effects that occur away from the point of contact with a pesticide 49. Reentry Interval - ANSWER Length of time that should pass between treatment and returning to a treated area 50. Toxicity - ANSWER Capacity of a substance to injure or poison a living system 51. Pesticide Exposure - ANSWER Coming in contact with a pesticide 52. Acute Toxicity - ANSWER Poisonous effect after short-term exposure to a pesticide 53. Acute Exposure - ANSWER One-time or short-term contact with a pesticide 54. Chronic Toxicity - ANSWER Delayed poisonous effect from exposure to a substance