Applicator test for Illinois, General

Applicator test for Illinois, General Standards Exam (LATEST UPDATE)with complete solution;100 Questions and Answers

Question : Which of the following is important to consider

when purchasing and applying a pesticide?

a) The label is a legal document

b) Before you buy and apply a pesticide read the label

c) A General Use pesticide is not given a classification on the

label --d) All of the above

Correct answer: All of the above

Question : Which of the following is not a type of pesticide?

• wettable powder
• microencapsulated

--c) surfactant

• soluble powder

Correct answer: surfactant

Question : Pesticide failure can be caused by which of the

following?

• pest resistance
• inappropriate rate of pesticide used
• environmental factors unfavorable for pesticide activity

--d) all of the above

Correct answer: all of the above

Question : A biennial weed is?

a) Grows and sets seed every other year staying dormant

underground on alternate years

b) Flowers and set seeds twice per year

c) Grows vegetatively for two years and flowers and set seed

on the third year --d) Grows vegetatively for one year and flowers and set seeds during the second year

Correct answer: Grows vegetatively for one year and flowers

and set seeds during the second year

Question : Which of these conditions is most likely to result

in runoff?

a) Sloping areas

b) Areas with little ground cover

c) Intense rainfall

--d) All of the above

Correct answer: All of the above

Question : What are two ways for pesticides to move

downwind to non-target areas?--a) By vapor drift and particle drift

b) By runoff or soil erosion

c) By microbial degradation and photodegradation

d) By leaching through the soil profile into underground

rivers

Correct answer: By vapor drift and particle drift

Question : The goal of IPM isn't to eliminate the entire pest

population but....

Correct answer: To avoid adverse effects on humans wildlife

and the environment

Question : Which of the following words is that number of

pests per plant or the amount of damage to a plant at which point control measures should begin?

Correct answer: Economic Threshold

Question : What can be said about insects?

Correct answer: They have three pairs of jointed legs.

Question : Which of the following is an incomplete life cycle?

Correct answer: Egg nymph and adult.

Question : The disease that is generally the result of

unfavorable growing conditions such as temperature or moisture extremes soil compaction pesticide or fertilizer excess etc..?

Correct answer: Noninfectious Disease