GEORGIA PESTICIDE APPLICATORS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE

Why should we protect endangered species? 
a. many medicines are derived from plants 
b. genetic material of wild species is used to revitalize domestic species 
c. if a species becomes extinct, it can never be recovered 
d. all of the above 
d. 
 
 
Which of the following is not an inorganic fungicide? 
a. sulfur 
b. copper oxide 
c. captan 
Bordeaux Mixture 
c. 
 
 
Fusarium wilt is often caused by an interaction between what two organisms? 
a. nematodes and fungi 
b. nematodes and bacteria 
c. nematodes and virus 
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d. all of the above 
a 
 
 
Which of the following is a principle cause of the decline of plant and animal species? 
a. pesticides 
b.legal hunting activities 
c. pollution 
d. loss of habitat 
d 
 
 
T/F Soil fumigants are the only pesticide option to control nematodes. 
f 
 
 
Which of the following federal agencies regulates pesticides to protect endangered species? 
a. U.S. EPA 
b. USDA 
c. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
d. U.S. Forest Service 
a 
 
 
T/F A warm season annual is a plant that emerges from seed in the fall and dies before summer. 
f 
 
 
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What types of annual broadleaf weeds are the most difficult to control with preemergence 
herbicides? 
a. small seeded broadleaf because the herbicide is less likely to contact the seed. 
b. large seeded broadleaf because the seeds may emerge below the herbicide zone 
c. broadleaves with burr seeds (cockleburr) because the burrs provide protection from herbicides 
d. broadleaves with any size seeds that emerge very near the soil surface. 
b 
 
Symptoms or signs may identify plant diseases, which of the following is a disease sign? 
a. Fungus growth on leaves 
b. Wilting 
C. Rotten Roots 
d. All of the Above 
A. Fungus on leaves 
 
Symptom- the reaction of the host plant to invasion by the parasite. I.E. Wilting 
Sign- physical evidence of a pathogen, such as visible growth of fungus spores 
 
 
Protecting groundwater from contamination is important because Georgia citizens depend on 
groundwater as the source for drinking water.What percentage of Georgia citizens get their 
drinking water from groundwater sources? 
a. 15%-25% 
b.35%-45% 
c.55%-65% 
d. 65%-75% 
d. 65%-75% 
 
 
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Verticillium wilt can be an important plant disease. In what region of Georgia is this disease 
most likely to occur? 
a. North Georgia 
b. East Georgia 
c. West Georgia 
d. South Georgia 
a. North Georgia 
 
 
Pathogens that cause wilt disease enters the plant through the roots. 
Verticillium Wilt- Fungus; normally occurs in cooler areas with lower soil temperatures, 
 
 
When does groundwater form? 
a. When water moves below the earth's surface to fill empty spaces in and around rocks and 
porous materials like sand. 
b. When water collects into lakes, ponds, and streams on the surface of the ground 
c. When more water is pumped from the ground than is replenished by rain 
d. When man's activities deform and rebuild the earth's surface 
A. 
 
 
A plant has the following symptoms. Yellow bands form around the leaf veins, and the plant is 
stunted. What is the most likely cause for this disease? 
a) Nematode 
b) virus 
c) fungus 
d) bacterium 
B 
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T/F Soil-applied preemergence herbicides are generally more effective if they are applied after 
the weed seeds germinate. 
f 
 
 
T/F A selective herbicide is one that is selected by the Georgia Coorperative Extension Service 
because it will control a wide range of broadleaf weeds and grasses. 
f 
 
 
T/F Some contact herbicides may provide residual control as well as contact kill. 
t 
 
 
Why are some weeds named annuals? 
a. because you will see them nearly every year 
b. because they have vegetative plant parts which permit survival from year to year 
c. because they have a one year life cycle 
d. because the latin word "nuual" refers to plants that produce large numbers of seeds 
c 
 
You can prevent significant economic losses due o weeds if you keep the crop free of weeds for 
this period. 
a. ten weeks after crop emergence 
b. four to seven weeks after crop emergence 
c. four to seven weeks before the crop sets fruit 
d. four to seven weeks during the middle part of the growing season 
b