TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR 2026
EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Reentry interval - ✔✔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
c. Because their work as pollinators is necessary for crop production - ✔✔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 -
✔✔True
✔✔Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move downward with rain or
irrigation water into the water table below. T/F - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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
,d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔True
✔✔An ___________ is a geologic formation of permeable rock, sand, or gravel that
stores large amounts of water. - ✔✔Aquifer
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔Food chain
✔✔The best protection against ground water pollution is __________?
a. preventing contamination
b. Stopping irrigation
c. Cleaning groundwater after contamination - ✔✔a. Preventing contamination
✔✔At what level is man in the food chain?
a. Near the bottom
b. Near the middle
c. near the top - ✔✔c. Near the top
✔✔An __________ pesticide is one that builds up in animal an plant tissues. -
✔✔Accumulative
, ✔✔A ___________ pesticide is one that remains in the environment without breaking
down. - ✔✔Persistent
✔✔Even though persistent pesticides remain in the environment, they do not always
accumulate in animals or plants. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔An ___________ ____________ is a plant or animal that is near extinction
throughout all of most of its range. - ✔✔Endangered species
✔✔Which of the following is not a process that causes pesticides to break down after
applications?
a. Photodegradation
b. Microbial degradation
c. Chemical degradation
d. Atmospheric degradation - ✔✔d. Atmospheric degradation
✔✔Pesticides that degrade ___________ in the environment are the least hazardous.
a. Slowly
b. Quickly
c. At a moderate rate - ✔✔Quickly
✔✔Sometimes even small environmental changes can greatly reduce the chances of
survival for fish and wildlife. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔When a pesticide evaporates and moves off target, this is called _____________
______________. - ✔✔Vapor drift
✔✔Which of these factors does not influence drift?
a. Particle size
b. Pollution
c. Nozzle design and orientation
d. Temperature - ✔✔b. Pollution
✔✔Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Re entry interval - ✔✔d. Re entry 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
EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Reentry interval - ✔✔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
c. Because their work as pollinators is necessary for crop production - ✔✔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 -
✔✔True
✔✔Only pesticides that are applied incorrectly are likely to move downward with rain or
irrigation water into the water table below. T/F - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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
,d. Increase pressure to reduce droplet size - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔True
✔✔An ___________ is a geologic formation of permeable rock, sand, or gravel that
stores large amounts of water. - ✔✔Aquifer
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔Food chain
✔✔The best protection against ground water pollution is __________?
a. preventing contamination
b. Stopping irrigation
c. Cleaning groundwater after contamination - ✔✔a. Preventing contamination
✔✔At what level is man in the food chain?
a. Near the bottom
b. Near the middle
c. near the top - ✔✔c. Near the top
✔✔An __________ pesticide is one that builds up in animal an plant tissues. -
✔✔Accumulative
, ✔✔A ___________ pesticide is one that remains in the environment without breaking
down. - ✔✔Persistent
✔✔Even though persistent pesticides remain in the environment, they do not always
accumulate in animals or plants. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔An ___________ ____________ is a plant or animal that is near extinction
throughout all of most of its range. - ✔✔Endangered species
✔✔Which of the following is not a process that causes pesticides to break down after
applications?
a. Photodegradation
b. Microbial degradation
c. Chemical degradation
d. Atmospheric degradation - ✔✔d. Atmospheric degradation
✔✔Pesticides that degrade ___________ in the environment are the least hazardous.
a. Slowly
b. Quickly
c. At a moderate rate - ✔✔Quickly
✔✔Sometimes even small environmental changes can greatly reduce the chances of
survival for fish and wildlife. T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔When a pesticide evaporates and moves off target, this is called _____________
______________. - ✔✔Vapor drift
✔✔Which of these factors does not influence drift?
a. Particle size
b. Pollution
c. Nozzle design and orientation
d. Temperature - ✔✔b. Pollution
✔✔Which of these additional factors does not influence drift?
a. Humidity
b. Height of release
c. Wind speed and direction
d. Re entry interval - ✔✔d. Re entry 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
