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NYSDEC !| Pesticide !| Applicator !|
Category !| A !| and !| E !| Pesticide !| Test !| with !|
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Selective !| herbicide !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Control !| certain !| types !| of !| plants, !| especially !| with !| other !| plant Pesticide !| Misuse !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-Not !| using !| a !| pesticide !| according !| to !| label !| directions -using !| a !| pesticide !| not !| registered !| for !| sale !| or !| use !| in !| MN -applying !| without !| a !| license -applying !| in !| a !| endangering !| way !| to !| animals/ppl/environment MDA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔MN !| Department !| of !| Agriculture FIFRA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Federal !| insecticide, !| fungicide, !| and !| rodenticide !| act !|. Restricted !| Use !| Pesticides !| (RUPs) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide !| formulation !| designed !| and !| approved !| by !| the !| FIFRA
Non-Restricted !| Use !| Pesticides !| (Non-RUPs) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔All !| pesticides !| other !| than !| RUPs !| including !| general !| use !| and !| unclassified !| pesticides, !| organic !| pesticides, !| etc Structural !| Pest !| Control !| Applicator !| (SPCA) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔These !| applicators !| apply !| pesticide !| 'for !| hire' !| in, !| on !| or !| around !| their !| customers !| buildings !| and !| other !| structures. Re-certification !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔There !| are !| two !| ways !| to !| recertify !|. 1 !| - !| attend !| an !| MDA !| approved !| category !| specific !| recertification !| workshop. !| 2 !| - !| re-test !| by !| taking !| the !| category !| certification !| exams !| and !| pay !| retest !| fees. Reciprocity !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Allow !| someone !| residing !| in !| licensed !| in !| another !| state !| to !| obtain !| a !| pesticide !| applicator !| license !| in !| MN !| without !| being !| required !| to !| take !| MN !| initial !| certification !| exams !| or !| completing !| MN !| recertification !| requirements !|. Endangered !| Species !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| plant !| or !| animal !| in !| danger !| of !| extinction. Examples- MN !| Dwarf !| Trout !| Lily Piping !| Plover Topeka !| Shiner Karner !| Blue !| Butterfly Higgins !| Eye !| Pearly !| Mussel Winged !| Mapleleaf !| Mussel
Application !| Setbacks !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| distance !| of !| untreated !| land !| between !| a !| pesticide !| treated !| area !| in !| the !| areas !| that !| need !| protection !| from !| the !| pesticides. Filter !| Strips !| and !| Vegetation !| Buffers !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Untreated !| grass !| strips !| next !| to !| streams, !| ponds, !| and !| other !| sensitive !| areas !| that !| can !| trap !| much !| of !| the !| pesticide !| running !| off !| treated !| sites. Depth !| to !| Groundwater !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| distance !| from !| the !| soil !| surface !| down !| to !| the !| water !| table. Backflow !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔When !| the !| water !| source !| filling !| the !| pesticide !| application !| equipment !| has !| a !| water !| pressure !| drop !| unexpectedly !| in !| the !| supply !| line, !| electricity !| is !| shut !| down !| or !| a !| pump !| fails !| and !| the !| pesticide !| runs !| back !| into !| the !| water !| source, !| contaminating !| it. Reduced !| Pressure !| Principal !| Device !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Two !| independent !| check !| valves !| in !| the !| water !| supply !| line, !| with !| an !| automatic !| pressure !| differential !| valve !| located !| between !| the !| two !| valves. Pressurized !| Vacuum !| Breaker !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Vees !| stop !| backflow !| in !| the !| waterline !| is !| under !| continuous !| water !| pressure !| and !| the !| waterline !| pressure !| is !| lost.
Atmospheric !| Vacuum !| Breaker !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔These !| let !| air !| from !| the !| atmosphere !| into !| the !| waterline !| to !| break !| the !| backflow !| siphon !| at !| the !| event !| of !| pressure !| loss !| in !| the !| waterline. Chemigation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Application !| of !| pesticides !| and !| fertilizers !| through !| irrigation !| systems Pesticide !| Waste !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Includes !| both !| pesticides !| that !| you !| cannot !| use !| as !| originally !| intended, !| old !| pesticides !| that !| may !| no !| longer !| be !| effective !| or !| pesticides !| you !| no !| longer !| need !| or !| want. Waste !| Pesticides !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticides !| that !| are !| no !| longer !| usable !| or !| wanted. Examples- !| The !| government !| has !| banned !| the !| use !| of !| the !| pesticide. !| The !| pesticide !| has !| been !| stored !| too !| long !| and !| lost !| effectiveness !| or !| changed !| in !| other !| ways !| so !| it !| no !| longer !| works. !| The !| pesticide !| is !| left !| over !| or !| you !| no !| longer !| need !| or !| want !| it. Incident !| Response !| Plan !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔This !| plan !| helps !| you !| prepare !| for !| and !| deal !| with !| pesticide !| and !| or !| fertilizer !| incident !| quickly !| and !| effectively. !| The !| plan !| should !| contain !| at !| least !| the !| following !| information; An !| emergency !| response !| contact !| list !| !| Product !| labels !| and !| product !| material !| safety !| data !| sheet !| (MSDS) !| First !| aide !| information !| !| Prefire !| planning !|
Adjuvant !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔An !| additive !| to !| a !| pesticide !| that !| enhances !| pesticide !| effectiveness. Aquatic !| life !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Organisms !| that !| spend !| all !| or !| part !| of !| their !| life !| on !| surface !| waters. Direct !| pesticide !| application !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| precise !| application !| to !| a !| specific !| area !| or !| site !| so !| only !| weeds !| are !| sprayed !| during !| a !| band !| application !| to !| crops. Indirect !| pesticide !| applications !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Unintentional !| or !| intentional !| treatment !| of !| pests !| through !| spraying !| or !| placement !| of !| a !| pesticide !| on !| a !| plant !| rather !| than !| on !| the !| pest !|. Leaching !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| downward !| movement !| of !| pesticides !| and !| nutrients !| through !| the !| soil. Non-target !| species !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Organisms !| not !| intended !| to !| be !| managed Runoff !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| movement !| of !| water !| and !| associated !| Materials !| over !| the !| top !| of !| the !| soil !| or !| impervious !| surfaces. Toxicity !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| extent !| to !| which !| a !| chemical !| or !| substance !| is !| poisonous.
Transformation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Change !| in !| a !| pesticides !| chemical !| structure Transportation !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| movement !| of !| a !| pesticide !| away !| from !| its !| intended !| site !| of !| action. Pollinator !| protection !| statements !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔EPA !| required !| statements !| on !| pesticide !| labels !| which !| provide !| information !| on !| use !| of !| the !| product !| in !| a !| manner !| that !| reduces !| impacts !| on !| pollinators !|. Pollinators !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Insects !| and !| other !| organisms !| that !| carry !| pollen !| from !| one !| flower !| to !| another !| i.e. !| birds !| or !| bees Solubility !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔How !| well !| it !| dissolves !| in !| water Particle !| drift !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔How !| far !| the !| droplets !| of !| the !| pesticide !| or !| fertilization !| goes !| from !| the !| application !| site. !| This !| is !| unwanted !| and !| to !| be !| avoided Violatilization !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔This !| occurs !| when !| a !| pesticide !| changes !| from !| a !| solid !| or !| liquid !| phase !| to !| a !| gas !| station !| a !| spad !| this !| occurs !| when !| a !| pesticide !| changes !| from !| a !| solid !| or !| liquid !| phase !| to !| a !| gaseous !| phase. Absorption !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| movement !| of !| pesticides !| in !| the !| plants.
Calibration !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| practice !| of !| verifying !| and !| adjusting !| fertilizer !| or !| pesticide !| application !| equipment !| to !| accurately !| apply !| a !| predetermined !| or !| calculated !| amount !| of !| product !| per !| area !| unit !|. Chorophyll !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Principal !| pigment !| of !| plants !| and !| other !| photosynthetic !| organisms. Contact !| herbicides !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔These !| kill !| or !| stunt !| only !| the !| parts !| that !| are !| treated !| with !| chemicals. !| They !| are !| most !| affective !| against !| annual !| weeds Control !| list !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Consists !| pf !| prohibited !| noxious !| weeds !| for !| which !| efforts !| must !| be !| made !| to !| prevent !| the !| spread, !| matureation,and !| dispersal !| of !| any !| propagating !| parts Controlled !| droplet !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Rotary !| spray !| nozzles !| that !| have !| a !| spinning !| cup !| with !| small !| groups !| that !| spiral !| up !| of !| the !| inner !| wall. !| The !| droplet !| size !| varies !| with !| cup !| diameter, !| speed !| and !| flow !| rates. Cultural !| practices !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Methods !| of !| controlling !| a !| plant !| and !| the !| environment !| that !| plant !| grows !| in, !| such !| as !| tilling, !| fertilization, !| mowing, !| pruning, !| and !| watering. Cuticle !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Waxy !| layer !| on !| the !| outer !| protective !| layer !| of !| the !| leaf.
Economic !| level !| injury !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| pest !| population !| density !| were !| pest !| damage !| causes !| a !| reduction !| in !| the !| value !| of !| the !| crop !| or !| plant !| that !| is !| greater !| than !| the !| cost !| of !| control Economic !| threshold !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| pest !| population !| density !| level !| when !| pest !| management !| measures !| must !| be !| applied !| to !| prevent !| reaching !| the !| economic !| injury !| level Eradicate !| list !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Consists !| of !| prohibited !| noxious !| weeds !| from !| which !| all !| above !| and !| below !| ground !| parts !| must !| be !| destroyed Environmental !| thresholds !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| pest !| population !| density !| level !| when !| pest !| management !| measures !| must !| be !| applied !| to !| prevent !| unacceptable !| damage !| to !| the !| environment Galls !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Abnormal !| growth !| of !| leaf, !| stem, !| or !| twig !| tissue !| caused !| by !| the !| presence !| of !| a !| gall !| making !| organism Integrated !| Pest !| Management !| (IPM) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| sustainable !| approach !| to !| reduce !| pest !| to !| a !| tolerable !| level !| by !| using !| the !| best !| balance !| of !| cultural !| physical, !| biological !| and !| chemical !| message !| while !| minimizing !| economic, !| environmental !| and !| health !| risks Location !| effects !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Influence !| of !| site !| conditions, !| such !| as !| exposure, !| soil !| type, !| and !| moisture, !| on !| plants
Spraygun !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Handheld !| devices !| attached !| to !| a !| hose !| and !| taking !| a !| quick !| did !| with !| the !| trigger !| the !| regulate !| the !| application !| of !| the !| liquid !| from !| inside !| the !| tank Sprayer !| overlap !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Intentional !| application !| on !| top !| of !| a !| previous !| application !| to !| account !| for !| reduced !| volume !| of !| material !| applied !| at !| the !| edges !| of !| fertilize !| Asian !| or !| herbicide !| application !| and !| to !| ensure !| adequate !| coverage Systematic !| herbicides !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔There !| absorbed !| by !| the !| roots !| or !| through !| the !| foliage !| and !| then !| are !| translocated !| to !| other !| parts !| of !| the !| plant. !| Systematic !| herbicides !| will !| work !| on !| annual !| and !| perennial !| weeds, !| but !| are !| often !| used !| to !| control !| perennial !| weeds Groundwater !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Water !| that !| fills !| the !| cracks !| and !| spaces !| in !| underground !| soil !| and !| rock !| layers Rinsate !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Water !| containing !| low !| concentrations !| of !| contaminants, !| resulting !| from !| the !| cleaning !| of !| containers !| etc. MSDS !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Material !| Safety !| Data !| Sheet Diaphragm !| Pumps !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| pump !| using !| a !| flexible !| diaphragm !| in !| place !| of !| a !| piston. Chemical !| Injection !| System !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔
3 !| C's !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Control !| - !| Contain !| - !| Cleanup Spot !| Application !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Only !| spray !| certain !| areas Broadcast !| Application !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| uniform !| application !| of !| a !| pesticide !| or !| other !| material !| over !| an !| entire !| field !| or !| area. Band !| Application !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| placement !| of !| fertilizers !| in !| about !| 2 !| in. !| to !| one !| side !| of !| and !| slightly !| below !| the !| seed. Area !| of !| a !| Rectangle !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔L !| x !| W !| = !| A Area !| of !| a !| Square !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔L !| x !| L !| = !| A Area !| of !| a !| Circle !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔(3.14 !| x !| r)squared !| = !| A Area !| of !| a !| Triangle !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔(B !| x !| H)/2 !| = !| A Angiosperm !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| flowering !| plant !| which !| forms !| seeds !| inside !| a !| protective !| chamber !| called !| an !| ovary. Gymnosperm !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| plant !| that !| has !| seeds !| unprotected !| by !| an !| ovary !| or !| fruit. !| They !| include !| the !| conifers, !| cycads, !| and !| ginkgo.
Xylem !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Vascular !| tissue !| that !| carries !| water !| upward !| from !| the !| roots !| to !| every !| part !| of !| a !| plant Phloem !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Living !| vascular !| tissue !| that !| carries !| sugar !| and !| organic !| substances !| throughout !| a !| plant Palmate !| Leaves !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Has !| several !| leaves !| from !| one !| point Pinnate !| Leaves !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Multiple !| leaflets Taproots !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Root !| that !| has !| one !| large !| main !| root !| with !| smaller !| roots !| branching !| off Fibrous !| Roots !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Root !| system !| made !| of !| lots !| of !| branching !| roots Monoecious !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Having !| male !| and !| female !| reproductive !| organs !| in !| the !| same !| plant !| or !| animal Dioecious !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Having !| male !| and !| female !| reproductive !| organs !| on !| separate !| plants !| or !| animals Monocots !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Flowering !| plant !| whose !| embryos !| have !| one !| cotyledon
Dicots !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Flowering !| plant !| whose !| embryos !| have !| 2 !| cotyledons. Carl !| Linneaus !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Created !| a !| two !| word !| system !| for !| classifying !| organisms !| (Binomial !| Nomenclature) Mechanical !| Control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Insect !| pest !| control !| which !| uses !| a !| purpose-built !| mechanical !| device !| or !| hands !| (and !| feet). Biological !| Control !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Insect !| pest !| control !| which !| uses !| other !| predators !| to !| eat !| away !| the !| pests Thatch !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Layer !| of !| desnse !| roots !| between !| actively !| growing !| grass !| and !| the !| soil !| surface Sawflies !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ Spider !| mite !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ Aphids !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ Bronze !| Birch !| Borer !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ Powdery !| Mildew !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Spots !| or !| patches !| of !| white !| to !| grayish, !| talcum-powder-like !| growth
