Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following
statements best matches a DANGER signal word?
a. | Fatal if
swallowed | c. | Harmful or fatal
if swallowed | b. | May cause skin irritation | d. | May be harmful if breathed |
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Which of the following is an
example of a chemical name?
a. | Command
3ME | b. | Roundup UltraMax | c. | Clomazone | d. | 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy) butyric
acid |
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Which of the following masks
would give the most protection from pesticide exposure?
a. | Cartridge filter
respirator | c. | Canister filter
respirator | b. | Dust masks | d. | Air-supplied respirator |
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Under which of these conditions
would be best for pesticide application?
a. | Winds greater than 10
MPH | c. | Slight surface
moisture | b. | Temperature above 95 F | d. | Temperature below 50 F |
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When dealing with a pesticide
spill what are the “”three C’s”?
a. | Clear area, Call 911, Control
runoff | b. | Control situation, Contain spill, Cleanup | c. | Contain, Converse, Control
media | d. | None of these are correct |
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Which of the following is an
example of ground water?
a. | river | c. | drainage ditch | b. | pond | d. | aquifer |
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Which of the following would
help avoid heat stress while working with pesticides?
a. | Drink plenty of
water | b. | Take breaks in the shade | c. | Avoid spraying in the heat of the
day | d. | All of these are correct |
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Chemicals emitted by an
organism to influence the behavior of other organisms of the same species are called
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a. | Parasites | b. | Pheromones | c. | Pyrithroids | d. | Surfactants |
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What is the minimum distance
that a pesticide storage facility should be located from a well?
a. | 50 feet | b. | 150 feet | c. | 100 feet | d. | 300 feet |
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A pesticide’s ability to
break down slowly and remain in the environment for a long time refers to its
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a. | persistence | b. | adsorption | c. | solubility | d. | runoff |
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Using
figure 1-6 which of the following statements are true?a. | Clay soils have little water holding
capacity. | b. | Sandy soils hold more water. | c. | Sandy soils dry quickly. | d. | Clay soils wilt plant more
quickly |
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Use table
4-2 for this question. Your corn yields 204 bushels per acre under normal conditions. A drought
occurs during the pollen shedding. What can you expect your corn yields to be?a. | 204-210 bushels per
acre | c. | 142-122 bushels per
acre | b. | 122-102 bushels per acre | d. | 204 bushels per acre |
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A local farmer wants to apply a
total of 200 pounds of nitrogen per acre on his corn field. He has spread 9.5 tons per acre of dry
manure with an average analysis of 10 pounds of nitrogen per ton. How many additional pounds of
nitrogen must he apply?
a. | 105 | b. | 110 | c. | 283 | d. | None. He has applied enough
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The primary source of error
from a soil test is
a. | laboratory
analysis | c. | soil that is too
wet | b. | field sampling technique | d. | none of these are correct |
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What part of a plant cell
contains non-nuclear DNA?
a. | mitochondria | b. | nucleus | c. | chloroplasts | d. | cell wall |
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Tomato spotted wilt is a
disease of tomato, potato and several other crops. It is caused by a
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a. | virus | b. | bacteria | c. | fungi | d. | mycoplasm |
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If the recommended seeding rate
for wheat is 13 to 21 seeds per foot within a 7 inch row, what would happen if the rate was increased
to 60 seeds per foot within a 7 inch row?
a. | nothing would
occur | b. | disease and lodging would increase | c. | increased yield would result in better
straw | d. | an increase in tiller numbers |
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Prolonged application of animal
manures and biosolids can result in a buildup of which of these nutrients?
a. | Nitrogen
| b. | Potassium | c. | Zinc | d. | Phosphorus |
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Use Table
4-16 for this question. Your corn yield potential is 160 bushels per acre. You are plowing under a
good stand of established red clover. How much 34-0-0 do you need to apply to meet the
recommendation?a. | 50
pounds | b. | 147
pounds | c. | 160
pounds | d. | 90.3
pounds |
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Use Table 4-16. You are
planting corn following soybeans on reclaimed mine soils with a corn yield potential of 120 bushels
per acre. You have applied 4.5 Dry Tons of biosolids to this field providing 18 pounds of nitrogen
per dry ton. How much 46-0-0 do you need to meet the remainder of the nitrogen
requirement?
a. | 63
pounds | c. | 29
pounds | b. | No 46-0-0 is required | d. | 110 pounds |
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You are applying Prowl 3.3 EC
as a band application. Your nozzles are 36 inches apart. Your band width is 15 inches. You are
traveling 5.4 MPH using 12 gallons of spray per acre. What is your nozzle
output?
a. | 0.39
GPM | b. | 0.16
GPM | c. | 0.33
GPM | d. | 0.25
GPM |
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Your
soybean yield potential is 60 bushels per acre. Your soil test value is 35 ppm. How much 0-46-0 do
you need to apply per acre to meet the recommendation?a. | 54.4
pounds | b. | 25
pounds | c. | 46
pounds | d. | 105
pounds |
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One of the best ways to avoid
herbicide resistance from occurring is to:
a. | Continue to use the same herbicide,
just at higher rates. | b. | Let weeds that have escaped go to seed. | c. | Use different types of herbicides to control weeds.
| d. | Rotate to a different crop but use
the same herbicide. |
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Which of the following crops
which consumes the most nitrogen whether as commercial fertilizer or as biologically fixed
nitrogen?
a. | Corn | b. | Potatoes | c. | Alfalfa | d. | Strawberry |
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The endosperm is
to an emerging seed.
a. | The starchy food
source | c. | Protection for the
plumule | b. | The first root | d. | The embryo |
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