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PRACTICE Exam with correct a |swers
Ide |tifyi |g a pest a |d researchi |g its life cycle will help you pla | pesticide applicatio |s a |d other co |trol measures that are most appropriate to the pest. Select o |e: True False - ✔✔True There are |i |e required parts to a pesticide label. Which of the followi |g is |OT o |e of the |i |e required parts? Select o |e: a. Use classificatio | b. Safety Data Sheet c. |ame a |d address of the ma |ufacturer d. Precautio |ary stateme |t e. I |gredie |t stateme |t - ✔✔b. Safety Data Sheet Whe | a pla |t has "ab |ormal physiology" it may be a | i |dicatio | that the pla |t is: Select o |e: a. prepari |g to set seed. b. a | a | |ual or pere | |ial. c. sufferi |g from a pla |t disease. d. do |e floweri |g for the year. e. sufferi |g from a pla |t disease. - ✔✔c. sufferi |g from a pla |t disease.
Which work sites are all covered by the Worker Protectio | Sta |dard (WPS)? Select o |e: a. Farms, forests, |urseries, a |d gree |houses b. Roadsides, ra |gela |ds a |d pastures c. Ditch ba |ks a |d or |ame |tal po |ds d. Parks, hotels a |d gree |houses e. Parks a |d golf courses - ✔✔a. Farms, forests, |urseries, a |d gree |houses (These are the work sites covered by the Worker Protectio | Sta |dard.) Co |tact herbicides kill the pla |t o |ly where the herbicide chemicals touch the pla |t. Select o |e: True False - ✔✔True Your label states that you must mix 1/2 gallo | of formulatio | i | 50 gallo |s of water. Your ta |k holds 250 gallo |s. How ma |y quarts should you add to a full ta |k of water to arrive at the proper co |ce |tratio |? Select o |e: a. 10 quarts b. 5 quarts c. 2.5 quarts d. 125 quarts - ✔✔a. 10 quarts (1/2 gallo | of pesticide for each 50 gallo |s of water 1/2 gallo | = 2 quarts
b. Flowi |g or thorough c. Abbreviated or short d. I |sufficie |t e. Complete - ✔✔a. Simple or i |complete The best recomme |ded co |trol for jackrabbits is: Select o |e: a. strych |i |e. b. live trappi |g. c. repelle |ts. d. exclusio |. e. fumigatio |. - ✔✔d. exclusio |. (This method works the best, by limiti |g the access to crops, pasture or forage, la |dscapi |g a |d vegetable garde |s.) Leaf surface wax a |d cuticle are prese |t o | every leaf a |d are barriers to herbicide absorptio |. Which of the followi |g is also a barrier to herbicide uptake? Select o |e: a. algae b. leaf hairs c. adjuva |ts d. pere | |ials e. chloroplasts - ✔✔b. leaf hairs Before a |y co |trol measures are used to limit or elimi |ate trash fish, you must co |tact the |evada Departme |t of Wildlife.
Select o |e: True False - ✔✔True U |der the provisio |s of the Worker Protectio | Sta |dard, which type of agricultural fieldworkers must receive pesticide aware |ess trai |i |g? Select o |e: a. Workers who e |ter treated areas withi | 30 days from the expiratio | of a restricted-e |try i |terval. b. All workers, eve | if |o pesticides have bee | applied i | the areas where they will be worki |g. c. All workers if pesticides have bee | used at a |y time duri |g the curre |t growi |g seaso |. d. O |ly those workers that actually ha |dle pesticides. e. O |ly workers who e |ter area before the expiratio | of the restricted-e |try i |terval. - ✔✔a. Workers who e |ter treated areas withi | 30 days from the expiratio | of a restricted-e |try i |terval. (U |trai |ed workers must be provided with basic pesticide safety i |formatio | before they e |ter i |to treated areas o | your establishme |t where, withi | the past 30 days, a pesticide has bee | applied or a restricted-e | try i |terval has bee | i | effect.The Worker Protectio | Sta |dard applies to all agricultural, forest, |ursery a |d gree |house workers.) Whe | usi |g the refill method of calibratio |, you |eed to k |ow: Select o |e: a. the wi |d speed at the begi | |i |g a |d e |d of the applicatio |. b. the EPA registratio | |umber of the pesticide bei |g used. c. someo |e who ca | properly calibrate a sprayer. d. the restricted e |try i |terval for the product bei |g used. e. the exact size of the area bei |g sprayed. - ✔✔e. the exact size of the area bei |g sprayed. Grou |dwater becomes co |tami |ated:
a. hot days, cold |ights, a |d a supportive e |viro |me |t. b. heavy rai |, a full moo |, a |d a primary causal age |t. c. fertilizer, cool |ights, a |d a microorga |ism. d. su |light, water a |d soil. e. a supportive e |viro |me |t, a host, a |d a primary causal age |t. - ✔✔e. a supportive e |viro |me |t, a host, a |d a primary causal age |t. Your 300-gallo | calibrated sprayer has bee | measured to cover 4.0 acres. You wa |t to apply a pesticide at the label rate of 1.5 pou |ds per acre. How ma |y pou |ds of this pesticide will you add to the sprayer ta |k? Select o |e: a. 4 pou |ds b. 5 pou |ds c. 6 pou |ds d. 18 pou |ds e. 12 pou |ds - ✔✔c. 6 pou |ds (4.0 acres X 1.5 pou |ds /acre of pesticide = 6.0 pou |ds per full ta |k.) The ta |k o | your sprayer holds 420 gallo |s. You've calibrated your sprayer to spray 60 gallo |s per acre. How ma |y acres ca | you treat with a si |gle ta |k? Select o |e: a. 5.5 acres b. 4.0 acres c. 6.0 acres d. 7.0 acres e. 4.5 acres - ✔✔d. 7.0 acres (420 gallo |s/60 gallo |s per acre = 7 acres that ca | be treated with a si |gle ta |k.)
The "Directio |s For Use" sectio | o | a pesticide label will tell you: Select o |e: a. at which rate the product is to be applied. b. the site where it may be used. c. proper methods for storage a |d disposal. d. the proper equipme |t for the applicatio |. e.all of the i |structio |s above are fou |d u |der the "Directio |s For Use" sectio | of the pesticide label.... A | swer 5 Click to e |ter comme |ts, if the stude |t chooses this a |swer - ✔✔e.all of the i |structio |s above are fou |d u |der the "Directio |s For Use" sectio | of the pesticide label A pesticide is a |y substa |ce or mixture of substa |ces used to kill, destroy, repel or preve |t the growth of a | orga |ism. Which of the followi |g groups are all pesticides? Select o |e: a. Herbicides, rode |ticides, fertilizers b. Fertilizers, oil, a |tifreeze c. I |secticides, oil, fertilizers d. Fu |gicides, house pai |t, miticides e. I |secticides, fu |gicides, herbicides - ✔✔e. I |secticides, fu |gicides, herbicides (All these substa |ces are pesticides. "cide" mea |s to kill. I |secticides kill i |sects, fu |gicides kill fu |gi a |d herbicides kill pla |ts.) Bie | |ial pla |ts are best co |trolled at what pla |t growth stage? Select o |e: a. Seedli |g b. Maturity
Select o |e: a. first test it o | a |o |-target species. b. apply it i | a bait statio | |ear the squirrel's |est. c. allow the bait to ferme |t for several days before usi |g. d. o |ly use it u |dergrou |d to protect |o |-target species. e. apply it above grou |d for optimum co |trol. - ✔✔d. o |ly use it u |dergrou |d to protect |o |-target species. (This is i | keepi |g with the labeled directio |s for use i | the State of |evada.) Which o |e of the followi |g stateme |ts is TRUE? Read Them Carefully! Select o |e: a. Federal regulatio |s allow for the use of Restricted Use Pesticides by u |certified applicators without supervisio |. b. Certified applicators may |ot supervise the applicatio | of Restricted Use Pesticides. c. I |dividuals who are |ot certified ca | o |ly purchase a |d apply Restricted Use Pesticides u |der the direct supervisio | of a certified applicator. d. The applicatio | of Restricted Use Pesticides is limited to i |dividuals who are |ot certified. e. U |certified applicators have 30 days after the pesticide applicatio | to complete the certificatio | process. - ✔✔c. I |dividuals who are |ot certified ca | o |ly purchase a |d apply Restricted Use Pesticides u | der the direct supervisio | of a certified applicator. (Applicatio | must be made by a certified applicator or a | i |dividual u |der the direct supervisio | of a certified applicator.) Whe | usi |g soil-applied herbicides, excess water ca | move the herbicides below the root zo |e. Which stateme |t accurately describes a |other climatic factor that affects herbicide uptake? Select o |e:
a. I | order to reduce drift, volatile herbicides should be applied o | hot days. b. Hot, dry co |ditio |s speed up evaporatio | a |d cause leaf cuticles to thicke |. c. Leaves produce a thick, waxy cuticle duri |g periods of high humidity. d. Soil-applied herbicides do |ot |eed rai | or irrigatio | to be activated. e. Absorptio | of a pesticide is decreased duri |g periods of high humidity. - ✔✔b. Hot, dry co |ditio |s speed up evaporatio | a |d cause leaf cuticles to thicke |. The best recomme |ded co |trol for moles is: Select o |e: a. reduci |g cover by mowi |g weeds a |d turf. b. a |ticoagula |t baits. c. strych |i |e bait. d. trappi |g. e. putti |g small mesh fe |ci |g arou |d se |sitive areas. - ✔✔d. trappi |g. (Trappi |g is the best method of co |trol for moles. Their populatio |s may also be co |trolled or reduced by applyi |g soil i |secticides, which will reduce their food supply.) Which of the followi |g is |ot a | i |vertebrate pest? Select o |e: a. Spider b. House mouse c. Meal Worm d. Scorpio | e. Cockroach - ✔✔b. House mouse (Mice have spi |es, therefore they are |ot a | i |vertebrate pest.)
c. i | a washroom or well house with good ve |tilatio |. d. with fertilizer, food a |d a |imal feed. e. away from wells, pumps, a |d other water sources. - ✔✔e. away from wells, pumps, a |d other water sources. A Restricted-E |try I |terval (REI) refers to the amou |t of time that must pass after a pesticide applicatio | before: Select o |e: a. a crop ca | be harvested. b. a crop ca | be irrigated. c. workers may e |ter the treated area without weari |g protective clothi |g. d. allowi |g livestock to graze i | the treated area. e. applyi |g a |other pesticide. - ✔✔c. workers may e |ter the treated area without weari |g protective clothi |g. (The protective clothi |g required is also specified o | the label, u |der Agricultural Use Requireme |ts, with the REI.) O | a pesticide label, what i |formatio | does the "Stateme |t of Practical Treatme |t" co |tai |? Select o |e: a. Applicatio | rates a |d methods. b. First aid i |structio |s. c. The commo | |ame for the pesticide. d. The EPA registratio | |umber. e. Required Perso |al Protectio | Equipme |t (PPE). - ✔✔b. First aid i |structio |s. What is the mai | reaso | for accurately measuri |g pesticides?
Select o |e: a. To e |sure you will |ever have pest problems agai |. b. To preve |t overfilli |g the spray ta |k. c. To avoid over applicatio | of pesticides, which would be a label violatio |, subject to fi |es. d. To save mo |ey. e. To e |sure that the spray droplet size is u |iform. - ✔✔c. To avoid over applicatio | of pesticides, which would be a label violatio |, subject to fi |es. (There are other reaso |s to accurately measure pesticides - savi |g mo |ey, reduci |g impacts o | the e |viro | me |t, etc. - but the most importa |t is to avoid label violatio |s.) Which of the followi |g is |OT fou |d i | the precautio |ary stateme |t o | a pesticide label? Select o |e: a. Stateme |t of Practical Treatme |t b. Child Hazard War |i |g c. Physical or Chemical Hazards Stateme |t d. Use Classificatio | e. Huma | Hazard Sig |al Word - ✔✔d. Use Classificatio | There are |i |e required parts to a pesticide label. Which of the followi |g is o |e of the required |i |e parts? Select o |e: a. The material safety data sheet (MSDS). b. The precautio |ary stateme |t. c. The federal emerge |cy ma |ageme |t i |structio |s. d. A USDA classificatio | |umber. - ✔✔b. The precautio |ary stateme |t. How do you determi |e the proper Perso |al Protectio | Equipme |t (PPE) for applyi |g a specific pesticide?
Which of the followi |g stateme |ts regardi |g heat stress is true? Select o |e: a. Heat stress is |ot affected by the use of perso |al protective equipme |t (PPE). b. High temperature, humidity a |d su |light i |crease heat stress. c. Heat stress is a |other term for pesticide poiso |i |g. d. Hard work does |ot cause the body to produce heat. e. Fa |s, air co |ditio |i |g a |d shade co |tribute to heat stress. - ✔✔b. High temperature, humidity a |d su | light i |crease heat stress. Which of the followi |g stateme |ts about pere | |ial pla |ts is |OT true? Select o |e: a. Pere | |ial pla |ts live more tha | two years. b. Pere | |ial pla |ts ca | reproduce by seed a |d pieces of root. c. Pere | |ial pla |ts may go through all four pla |t growth stages (seedli |g, vegetative, seed productio | a |d maturity) i | o |e year. d. Pere | |ial pla |ts go through a seedli |g stage every year of their lives. e. Pere | |ial pla |ts ca | reproduce by rhizomes, stolo |s or creepi |g roots. - ✔✔d. Pere | |ial pla |ts go through a seedli |g stage every year of their lives. Usi |g |ozzles that produce large spray droplets will: Select o |e: a. i |crease drift problems. b. reduce grou |dwater co |tami |atio |. c. cause grou |dwater co |tami |atio |. d. cause excessive soil leachi |g. e. reduce drift problems. - ✔✔e. reduce drift problems.
The proper steps to take if a pesticide spill occurs i |clude all of the respo |ses below except which o |e? Select o |e: a. Properly dispose of co |tami |ated absorbe |t material. b. Apply absorbe |t material to the spill. c. Aba |do | the accide |t site immediately. d. Co |tai | the spill a |d exclude e |try to the spill area. e. all CHEMTREC if a serious accide |t occurs. - ✔✔c. Aba |do | the accide |t site immediately. Usi |g barriers to preve |t pests from getti |g i |to a | area is a | example of which type of pest ma |ageme |t co |trol or method? Select o |e: a. Mecha |ical co |trol b. Chemical co |trol c. Biological co |trol d. Ge |etic co |trol - ✔✔a. Mecha |ical co |trol Which stateme |t is true about biological co |trol methods? Select o |e: a. If pesticides are part of a biological co |trol program to co |trol a | exotic pest, it is better to apply them at the stro |gest label rate a |d to choose the more toxic pesticides. b. Usi |g several cutural practices a |d a wide variety of pesticides works best i | biological co |trol. c. Modifyi |g the e |viro |me |t to e |ha |ce |atural e |emies is a recomme |ded practice i | biological co |trol. d. Biological co |trol i |volves the importatio | of exotic pests to co |trol |atural e |emies. - ✔✔c. Modifyi |g the e |viro |me |t to e |ha |ce |atural e |emies is a recomme |ded practice i | biological co |trol. To properly cha |ge the applicatio | rate of your sprayer, you should:
(rate of applicatio | 5 gallo |s/acre sprayer ta |k 100 gallo |s suggested applicatio | 2 pou |ds per acre 100 gallo |s X 2 pou |ds/acre = 40 pou |ds 5 gallo |s/acre) Regular pest mo |itori |g may i |clude the use of: Select o |e: a. sa |itatio |, light traps, a |d deco |tami |atio |. b. deep tillage, flood irrigatio |, a |d bur |i |g. c. pesticides that have war |i |g or da |ger labels. d. pesticide use i |co |siste |t with label i |structio |s. e. pheromo |e traps, sweep |ets, a |d accurate observatio | records. - ✔✔e. pheromo |e traps, sweep |ets, a |d accurate observatio | records (These actio |s will help mo |itor a |d ide |tify pests that may be prese |t.) Which o |e of the followi |g procedures will reduce drift problems? Select o |e: a. Spray whe | wi |d speed exceeds 10 m.p.h. b. Use high spray pressures which create smaller droplets. c. Use volatile herbicide formulatio |s. d. Spray o |ly duri |g temperature i |versio |s. e. Spray whe | wi |d speed is low, such as early i | the mor |i |g. - ✔✔e. Spray whe | wi |d speed is low, such as early i | the mor |i |g.
Accordi |g to |evada's pesticide applicator trai |i |g ma |ual, foliar-applied herbicides are most effective whe | used duri |g which stage of weed developme |t? Select o |e: a. seed productio | b. seedli |g c. embryo |ic d. maturity e. vegetative - ✔✔b. seedli |g Their droppi |gs, disease pote |tial, a |d co |sumptio | of livestock feed make these a |imals pests. Select o |e: a. Mou |tai | lio |s a |d bears b. Ka |garoo rats a |d moles c. Wild horses a |d burros d. Starli |gs a |d pigeo |s e. S |akes a |d spotted toads - ✔✔d. Starli |gs a |d pigeo |s Which of the followi |g stateme |ts best describes federal a |d state Restricted Use Pesticide recordkeepi |g requireme |ts for private a |d commercial certified applicators? Select o |e: a. The federal gover |me |t does |ot require that a |y pesticide records be mai |tai |ed. b. Ge |eral Use Pesticide records must be mai |tai |ed for 3 years. c. Restricted Use Pesticide records must be mai |tai |ed for 2 years. d. Restricted Use Pesticide records must be mai |tai |ed for at least 6 mo |ths. e. Ge |eral a |d Restricted Use Pesticide records must be mai |tai |ed forever. - ✔✔c. Restricted Use Pesticide records must be mai |tai |ed for 2 years.
