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NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL
PRACTICE EXAM 2025.
Breeding or selecting plants 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/ environmental modificaiton. - correct answer- C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of
mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - correct answer- C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs
and sometimes are the only control method available.
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B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and
the soil but not to water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or
animals. - correct answer- A
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. - correct answer- C
Which term describes the 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. - correct answer- B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
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B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism. - correct answer- D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with protections against
possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS) - correct answer- D
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under
FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use - correct answer- D
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
A. The maximum amount of pesticides residue that may legally
remain on or in a commodity at the time of harvest or slaughter.
NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL
PRACTICE EXAM 2025.
Breeding or selecting plants 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/ environmental modificaiton. - correct answer- C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of
mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - correct answer- C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs
and sometimes are the only control method available.
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B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and
the soil but not to water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or
animals. - correct answer- A
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. - correct answer- C
Which term describes the 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. - correct answer- B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
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B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism. - correct answer- D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with protections against
possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS) - correct answer- D
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under
FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use - correct answer- D
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
A. The maximum amount of pesticides residue that may legally
remain on or in a commodity at the time of harvest or slaughter.
