Answer all 50, then check your score. Aim for 70% or higher.
1. A product carries the signal word DANGER but no skull and crossbones. This most likely means:
2. Breakdown of pesticides by sunlight is called:
3. Beneficial insects can be conserved by:
4. A nozzle's output is measured at 36 oz/min, while a new nozzle of the same type produces 32 oz/min. The worn nozzle should be:
5. A respirator user must generally:
6. Ready-to-use (RTU) formulations:
7. Liquid pesticides in storage should generally be kept:
8. A pesticide product that has been stored for years and has an unreadable label:
9. Label directions for PPE are:
10. Why must ground speed be kept constant during application?
11. Eradication is a goal most often associated with:
12. A noncertified applicator applying RUPs should have immediate access to:
13. Which body area generally absorbs pesticides the fastest?
14. A 400-gallon tank is applied at 25 GPA. The product rate is 1.5 pints per acre. How much product goes in a full tank?
15. Which droplet size is MOST prone to drift?
16. A backpack sprayer is calibrated to apply 1.5 gallons per 1,000 sq ft. How much spray is needed for 3,000 sq ft?
17. Weeds that complete their life cycle in one year are called:
18. Hard water or alkaline water in a spray tank can:
19. A biopesticide is:
20. Doubling the spray pressure at a nozzle roughly:
21. Suspicious purchase requests, such as a stranger wanting a large amount of a highly toxic RUP with cash and no credentials, should be:
22. Phytotoxicity means:
23. The label lists "Do not graze treated areas." A cattle owner asks to graze two days after application. You should:
24. An applicator discovers that a treatment drifted onto a neighbor's property. The professional action is to:
25. A label statement reads "Do not apply when wind speed exceeds 10 mph." This is:
26. Soluble powders (SP) form a ___ when mixed with water.
27. A seed treatment applies pesticide:
28. The phrase "It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling" appears:
29. Bird kills can result from:
30. For inhalation exposure, first aid usually begins with:
31. Particle (spray) drift is mainly influenced by:
32. Under the WPS, the minimum age for pesticide handlers and early-entry workers is:
33. Under FIFRA Section 2(ee), which of these is NOT permitted?
34. Labeling-specific safety information for a noncertified applicator includes:
35. A basal bark treatment is:
36. After application equipment is used, it should be:
37. Why does the label list the "brand" or trade name AND the common/chemical name of the active ingredient?
38. Treating a whole structure for a pest found only in one room when a targeted treatment would work:
39. A buffering agent is used to:
40. Which is an example of a non-point source of contamination?
41. A post-emergence herbicide is applied:
42. Hosing a pesticide spill into a ditch:
43. Mixing a pesticide with fertilizer is:
44. A certified applicator's credential in one state:
45. Tree injection applications:
46. Which statement about acute and chronic toxicity is true?
47. Mode of action refers to:
48. A private applicator (under federal definitions) is a certified applicator who uses RUPs:
49. If state law requires stricter recordkeeping than federal law, the applicator must follow:
50. Children are at particular risk from pesticides because: