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TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL STANDARDS EXAM LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Particle size
b. Pollution
c. Nozzle design and orientation
d. Temperature - ANSWER-b. Pollution
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Reentry interval - ANSWER-Reentry interval
Why should honeybees be protected?
a. Because they are the most important beneficial insect
b. Because poisoned bees are more dangerous to people and
animals
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c. Because their work as pollinators is necessary for crop
production - ANSWER-c. Because their work as pollinators is
necessary for crop production
Pesticide residues can build up in the bodies of animals, including
man. T/F - ANSWER-True
Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move
downward with rain or irrigation water into the water table below.
T/F - ANSWER-False
A pesticide becomes a pollutant and potentially dangerous when it
is applied at a higher dose than recommended on the label or
when it drifts off target. T/F - ANSWER-True
How should you change pressure to reduce liquid droplet drift?
a. Reduce pressure to increase droplet size
b. Increase pressure to increase droplet size
c. Reduce pressure to reduce droplet size
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d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size - ANSWER-a. Reduce
pressure to increase droplet size
What are the possible consequences of pesticide drift onto forage
and pastureland or into drinking water?
a. People, pets, and livestock can be injured by pesticide
exposure
b. Pasture grasses could be destroyed
c. Milk or meat could have illegal residues if cattle eat
contaminated forage.
d. Water may become too contaminated to drink
e. All of the above - ANSWER-e. All of the above
Pesticide pollution can help a pest you are trying to destroy by
killing predators and parasites of the pest. T/F - ANSWER-True
An ___________ is a geologic formation of permeable rock, sand,
or gravel that stores large amounts of water. - ANSWER-Aquifer
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Why are aquifers important?
a. Because they are the main water supply for manufacturing
industries
b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for drinking
c. Because building and maintaining them provides jobs -
ANSWER-b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for
drinking
What is the name given to the complex prey/predator cycle in
which all animals (including man) take part?
a. Food chain
b. Habitat
c. Ecosystem - ANSWER-Food chain
The best protection against ground water pollution is
__________?
a. preventing contamination
b. Stopping irrigation
c. Cleaning groundwater after contamination - ANSWER-a.
Preventing contamination
TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL STANDARDS EXAM LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Particle size
b. Pollution
c. Nozzle design and orientation
d. Temperature - ANSWER-b. Pollution
Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Reentry interval - ANSWER-Reentry interval
Why should honeybees be protected?
a. Because they are the most important beneficial insect
b. Because poisoned bees are more dangerous to people and
animals
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c. Because their work as pollinators is necessary for crop
production - ANSWER-c. Because their work as pollinators is
necessary for crop production
Pesticide residues can build up in the bodies of animals, including
man. T/F - ANSWER-True
Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move
downward with rain or irrigation water into the water table below.
T/F - ANSWER-False
A pesticide becomes a pollutant and potentially dangerous when it
is applied at a higher dose than recommended on the label or
when it drifts off target. T/F - ANSWER-True
How should you change pressure to reduce liquid droplet drift?
a. Reduce pressure to increase droplet size
b. Increase pressure to increase droplet size
c. Reduce pressure to reduce droplet size
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d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size - ANSWER-a. Reduce
pressure to increase droplet size
What are the possible consequences of pesticide drift onto forage
and pastureland or into drinking water?
a. People, pets, and livestock can be injured by pesticide
exposure
b. Pasture grasses could be destroyed
c. Milk or meat could have illegal residues if cattle eat
contaminated forage.
d. Water may become too contaminated to drink
e. All of the above - ANSWER-e. All of the above
Pesticide pollution can help a pest you are trying to destroy by
killing predators and parasites of the pest. T/F - ANSWER-True
An ___________ is a geologic formation of permeable rock, sand,
or gravel that stores large amounts of water. - ANSWER-Aquifer
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Why are aquifers important?
a. Because they are the main water supply for manufacturing
industries
b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for drinking
c. Because building and maintaining them provides jobs -
ANSWER-b. Because so many people use water from aquifers for
drinking
What is the name given to the complex prey/predator cycle in
which all animals (including man) take part?
a. Food chain
b. Habitat
c. Ecosystem - ANSWER-Food chain
The best protection against ground water pollution is
__________?
a. preventing contamination
b. Stopping irrigation
c. Cleaning groundwater after contamination - ANSWER-a.
Preventing contamination
