Minnesota Category A and E Pesticide Test Practice Latest Update 2024-2025 130 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
3 C's - CORRECT ANSWER: Control - Contain - Cleanup
Abiotic - CORRECT ANSWER: A term that describes a nonliving factor in an
ecosystem.
Abiotic stresses - CORRECT ANSWER: Caused by unfavorable growing conditions
Absorption - CORRECT ANSWER: The movement of pesticides in the plants.
Adjuvant - CORRECT ANSWER: An additive to a pesticide that enhances pesticide
effectiveness.
Adventitious roots - CORRECT ANSWER: Roots that grow in unusual places, such as
on the stem of a plant
Aesthetic threshold - CORRECT ANSWER: The pest population density level when pest management measures must be applied to prevent reaching unacceptable levels of aesthetic damage to a plant or landscape .
Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Account (ACRRA) - CORRECT ANSWER: A fund that provides partial reimbursement for cleanup cost for agricultural chemical incidents
Agricultural Chemicals - CORRECT ANSWER: Substances such as pesticides,
herbicides, and fertilizers
Alleopathy - CORRECT ANSWER: Inhibition of growth of a plant species caused by
chemicals produced by another plant species.
Angiosperm - CORRECT ANSWER: A flowering plant which forms seeds inside a
protective chamber called an ovary.
Annual - CORRECT ANSWER: A plant that completes its lifecycle in one year.
Aphids - CORRECT ANSWER:
Application Setbacks - CORRECT ANSWER: The distance of untreated land between a
pesticide treated area in the areas that need protection from the pesticides.
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Aquatic life - CORRECT ANSWER: Organisms that spend all or part of their life on surface waters.
Area of a Circle - CORRECT ANSWER: (3.14 x r)squared = A
Area of a Rectangle - CORRECT ANSWER: L x W = A
Area of a Square - CORRECT ANSWER: L x L = A
Area of a Triangle - CORRECT ANSWER: (B x H)/2 = A
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.
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.
Bactericide - CORRECT ANSWER: A chemical that destroys bacteria except for those at the endospore stage
Band Application - CORRECT ANSWER: The placement of fertilizers in about 2 in. to one side of and slightly below the seed.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - CORRECT ANSWER: These are practical,
research-based ways for users of pesticides to prevent or minimize contamination.
Biennial - CORRECT ANSWER: A plant that requires two growing seasons to complete its life cycle.
Biological Control - CORRECT ANSWER: Insect pest control which uses other
predators to eat away the pests
Biotic - CORRECT ANSWER: A living factor in the ecosystem
Boom - CORRECT ANSWER: A piece of equipment
Broadcast Application - CORRECT ANSWER: The uniform application of a pesticide or other material over an entire field or area.
Bronze Birch Borer - CORRECT ANSWER:
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