FLORIDA AQUATIC WEED CONTROL
PESTICIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ LATEST
VERSION
"Which is a plant nutrient, common in fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is in short supply?
a) selenium
b) nitrogen
c) krypton
d) lithium - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) nitrogen"
"Which of the following is a nonnative plant that is problematic in Florida's waters?
a) pondweed
b) eelgrass
c) duck potato
d) hydrilla - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) hydrilla"
"What would be a likely management goal for a drainage canal?
a) control only floating vegetation
b) minimizing vegetation
c) control only emergent vegetation
d) control only submerged vegetation - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) minimizing vegetation"
"Which term best relates to integrated management of aquatic weeds?
a) economic threshold
b) maintenance control
c) economic injury level
d) maximum control level - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) maintenance control"
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,"Which is not one of the most common methods of integrated management of aquatic weeds?
a) herbicides
b) demolition
c) physical removal
d) biological control - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) demolition"
"Which 2 nonnative plants influenced, prior to 1965, the development of aquatic plant
management in Florida?
a) coontail and southern naiad
b) hygrophila and filamentous algae
c) duck potato and bulrush
d) water hyacinth and alligatorweed - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) water hyacinth and alligatorweed"
"Which of the following, after 1947, was used to effectively and economically control water
hyacinths, and was not toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle?
a) 2,4-D
b) log booms
c) arsenic
d) acetic acid - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) 2,4-D"
"Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide program in 1952 using an airplane and
spray-boat?
a) DNR
b) DACS
c) COE
d) FG&FWFC - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) FG&FWFC"
"Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal River, changed
the aquatic plant control situation in 1959?
a) elodea
b) hydrilla
c) water hyacinth
d) alligatorweed - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) hydrilla"
"Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant control by the
Florida Weed Control Act of 1970?
a) COE
b) DNR
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,c) FWC
d) DEP - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) DNR"
"Which agency was the authority to direct and operate Florida's invasive plant management
program transferred to in 2008?
a) DNR
b) DEP
c) COE
d) FWC - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) FWC"
"What law is aquatic pest control regulated under? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Ch 487 FS - Florida
Pesticide Law"
"What are the 2 restricted use pesticides registered in FL for use in aquatic sites? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> - acrolein - due to acute high toxicity
- rotenone - due to aquatic and acute oral toxicity and acute inhalation toxicity"
"What is the main reason that FDACS enacted the Organo-Auxin Herbicide Rule? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> phenoxy herbicide applications in south FL on sugarcane and drift or volatilization to
nearby tomato crops and their subsequent destruction"
"Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 - CORRECT ANSWER=> USDA
Aquatic/wetland plants in Florida on the Federal Noxious Weed List:
- water velvet
- hydrilla
- miramar weed
- water spinach
- ambulia
- melaleuca
- giant salvinia
- wetland nightshade"
"FL Noxious Weed List and Prohibited Aquatic Plant List - CORRECT ANSWER=> FDACS
Some examples that are common targets of aquatic plant management:
- alligatorweed
- Eurasian watermilfoil
- water hyacinth
- yellow floatingheart
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, - hydrilla"
"Which is the federal agency that regulates pesticide use in the US?
a) FDACS
b) EPA
c) NASA
d) USDA - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) EPA"
"Which is the state agency that regulates pesticide use in Florida?
a) FDACS
b) EPA
c) NASA
d) USDA - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) FDACS"
"Which is the state agency for aquatic plant management in Florida?
a) DEP
b) FDACS
c) FWC
d) FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER=> c) FWC"
"Plants that are prohibited from movement into and throughout the US without a permit from
the USDA are known as:
a) Federal Protected Weeds
b) Federal Prohibited Weeds
c) Federal Obnoxious Weeds
d) Federal Noxious Weeds - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) Federal Noxious Weeds"
"Which is the state agency that has the authority to regulate plants listed on the FL Noxious
Weed List and Prohibited Aquatic Plant List?
a) DEP
b) FDACS
c) FWC
d) FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) FDACS"
"An Aquatic Pest Control license allows a person to apply:
a) pesticides that are not registered to be applied in or around water
b) pesticides that are toxic to honeybees
c) restricted use pesticides in or around water
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PESTICIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ LATEST
VERSION
"Which is a plant nutrient, common in fertilizer that limits plant growth if it is in short supply?
a) selenium
b) nitrogen
c) krypton
d) lithium - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) nitrogen"
"Which of the following is a nonnative plant that is problematic in Florida's waters?
a) pondweed
b) eelgrass
c) duck potato
d) hydrilla - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) hydrilla"
"What would be a likely management goal for a drainage canal?
a) control only floating vegetation
b) minimizing vegetation
c) control only emergent vegetation
d) control only submerged vegetation - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) minimizing vegetation"
"Which term best relates to integrated management of aquatic weeds?
a) economic threshold
b) maintenance control
c) economic injury level
d) maximum control level - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) maintenance control"
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,"Which is not one of the most common methods of integrated management of aquatic weeds?
a) herbicides
b) demolition
c) physical removal
d) biological control - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) demolition"
"Which 2 nonnative plants influenced, prior to 1965, the development of aquatic plant
management in Florida?
a) coontail and southern naiad
b) hygrophila and filamentous algae
c) duck potato and bulrush
d) water hyacinth and alligatorweed - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) water hyacinth and alligatorweed"
"Which of the following, after 1947, was used to effectively and economically control water
hyacinths, and was not toxic to humans, wildlife, or cattle?
a) 2,4-D
b) log booms
c) arsenic
d) acetic acid - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) 2,4-D"
"Which of the following initiated a limited herbicide program in 1952 using an airplane and
spray-boat?
a) DNR
b) DACS
c) COE
d) FG&FWFC - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) FG&FWFC"
"Which of the following plants, first discovered in canals near Miami and Crystal River, changed
the aquatic plant control situation in 1959?
a) elodea
b) hydrilla
c) water hyacinth
d) alligatorweed - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) hydrilla"
"Which of the following was named as Florida's lead agency for aquatic plant control by the
Florida Weed Control Act of 1970?
a) COE
b) DNR
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,c) FWC
d) DEP - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) DNR"
"Which agency was the authority to direct and operate Florida's invasive plant management
program transferred to in 2008?
a) DNR
b) DEP
c) COE
d) FWC - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) FWC"
"What law is aquatic pest control regulated under? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Ch 487 FS - Florida
Pesticide Law"
"What are the 2 restricted use pesticides registered in FL for use in aquatic sites? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> - acrolein - due to acute high toxicity
- rotenone - due to aquatic and acute oral toxicity and acute inhalation toxicity"
"What is the main reason that FDACS enacted the Organo-Auxin Herbicide Rule? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> phenoxy herbicide applications in south FL on sugarcane and drift or volatilization to
nearby tomato crops and their subsequent destruction"
"Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 - CORRECT ANSWER=> USDA
Aquatic/wetland plants in Florida on the Federal Noxious Weed List:
- water velvet
- hydrilla
- miramar weed
- water spinach
- ambulia
- melaleuca
- giant salvinia
- wetland nightshade"
"FL Noxious Weed List and Prohibited Aquatic Plant List - CORRECT ANSWER=> FDACS
Some examples that are common targets of aquatic plant management:
- alligatorweed
- Eurasian watermilfoil
- water hyacinth
- yellow floatingheart
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, - hydrilla"
"Which is the federal agency that regulates pesticide use in the US?
a) FDACS
b) EPA
c) NASA
d) USDA - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) EPA"
"Which is the state agency that regulates pesticide use in Florida?
a) FDACS
b) EPA
c) NASA
d) USDA - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) FDACS"
"Which is the state agency for aquatic plant management in Florida?
a) DEP
b) FDACS
c) FWC
d) FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER=> c) FWC"
"Plants that are prohibited from movement into and throughout the US without a permit from
the USDA are known as:
a) Federal Protected Weeds
b) Federal Prohibited Weeds
c) Federal Obnoxious Weeds
d) Federal Noxious Weeds - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) Federal Noxious Weeds"
"Which is the state agency that has the authority to regulate plants listed on the FL Noxious
Weed List and Prohibited Aquatic Plant List?
a) DEP
b) FDACS
c) FWC
d) FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER=> b) FDACS"
"An Aquatic Pest Control license allows a person to apply:
a) pesticides that are not registered to be applied in or around water
b) pesticides that are toxic to honeybees
c) restricted use pesticides in or around water
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