Question 1

One benefit of using a machine like a "bug vacuum" to remove pests from crop plants is:

Accepted Answer

A)  it targets specific pest species. 
B)  one treatment per season is sufficient for pest control. 
C)  it is safer for farm workers than pesticides. 
D)  it is much cheaper to use than pesticides. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  it targets specific pest species. 
B)  one treatment per season is sufficient for pest control. 
C)  it is safer for farm workers than pesticides. 
D)  it is much cheaper to use than pesticides. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 2

Correctly match the U.S. Law with its regulation:

Accepted Answer

A)  Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FDC
A) : Regulated acceptable level of pesticides in produce, antibiotics, and perfume. 
B)  Delaney Clause of FDCA: Allowed no substance capable of causing cancer in test animals or humans into processed food. 
C)  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFR
A) : Established acceptable and unacceptable levels of pesticides in the environment. 
D)  Food Quality Protection Act: Regulated the effectiveness of pesticides. 
E)  Pesticide Chemicals Amendment (Miller Amendment): Required testing and registration of the active ingredients of pesticides 
A)  Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FDC
A) : Regulated acceptable level of pesticides in produce, antibiotics, and perfume. 
B)  Delaney Clause of FDCA: Allowed no substance capable of causing cancer in test animals or humans into processed food. 
C)  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFR
A) : Established acceptable and unacceptable levels of pesticides in the environment. 
D)  Food Quality Protection Act: Regulated the effectiveness of pesticides. 
E)  Pesticide Chemicals Amendment (Miller Amendment): Required testing and registration of the active ingredients of pesticides

Question 3

Critics of irradiation of food products are mainly concerned with:
I. irradiation producing blemishes on fruits and vegetables.
II. a fear that irradiated food is radioactive.
III. irradiation forming free radicals in food, some of which are carcinogenic in lab animals.
IV. a fear that irradiated foods cause sterility in humans

Accepted Answer

A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  IV 
E)  II and III 
A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  IV 
E)  II and III

Question 4

Pesticides are effective:

Accepted Answer

A)  at reducing crop productivity due to competition with weeds. 
B)  for controlling some organisms that cause diseases in humans. 
C)  at increasing the amount of crop damage due to insects. 
D)  at controlling insects and weeds, but ineffective against plant pathogens. 
E)  at increasing the farmer's cost for a particular crop. 
A)  at reducing crop productivity due to competition with weeds. 
B)  for controlling some organisms that cause diseases in humans. 
C)  at increasing the amount of crop damage due to insects. 
D)  at controlling insects and weeds, but ineffective against plant pathogens. 
E)  at increasing the farmer's cost for a particular crop.

Question 5

A pesticide used to kill plants is a/an:

Accepted Answer

A)  fungicide. 
B)  herbicide. 
C)  insecticide. 
D)  botanical. 
E)  rodenticide. 
A)  fungicide. 
B)  herbicide. 
C)  insecticide. 
D)  botanical. 
E)  rodenticide.

Question 6

Which of the following terms is NOT correctly paired with its description?

Accepted Answer

A)  grass herbicides - safe for most plants 
B)  broad-leaf herbicides - do not kill grasses 
C)  selective herbicides - kill all vegetation 
D)  nonselective herbicides - kill all vegetation 
E)  None of these 
A)  grass herbicides - safe for most plants 
B)  broad-leaf herbicides - do not kill grasses 
C)  selective herbicides - kill all vegetation 
D)  nonselective herbicides - kill all vegetation 
E)  None of these

Question 7

Pheromones are:

Accepted Answer

A)  produced by bacteria. 
B)  toxins. 
C)  sexual attractants. 
D)  involved in metamorphosis. 
E)  pesticides. 
A)  produced by bacteria. 
B)  toxins. 
C)  sexual attractants. 
D)  involved in metamorphosis. 
E)  pesticides.

Question 8

Bt:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a bacteria that creates proteins which are toxic to insects. 
B)  is classified as a botanical. 
C)  is a broad-spectrum insecticide. 
D)  is a narrow-spectrum herbicide. 
E)  None of these choices is correct 
A)  is a bacteria that creates proteins which are toxic to insects. 
B)  is classified as a botanical. 
C)  is a broad-spectrum insecticide. 
D)  is a narrow-spectrum herbicide. 
E)  None of these choices is correct

Question 9

Which of the following pesticides is a known endocrine disrupter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atrazine 
B)  2, 4 - D 
C)  Butylate 
D)  Malathion 
E)  Aldicarb 
A)  Atrazine 
B)  2, 4 - D 
C)  Butylate 
D)  Malathion 
E)  Aldicarb

Question 10

One problem associated with pesticides is that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  do not stay where they are applied. 
B)  tend to move through water and soil. 
C)  may move great distances from the point of application. 
D)  can be transported through the atmosphere. 
E)  All of these statements are correct. 
A)  do not stay where they are applied. 
B)  tend to move through water and soil. 
C)  may move great distances from the point of application. 
D)  can be transported through the atmosphere. 
E)  All of these statements are correct.

Question 11

A number of alternative methods to controlling pest populations involve some aspect of insect reproductive biology. Why has this feature of insect biology been targeted? Include in your answer:
a) Two such methods and explain how they work to control the pests.
b) The risks associated with each approach.
c) Are these approaches broad-spectrum or narrow-spectrum?

Accepted Answer

Insect reproductive biology is targeted

Question 12

What is used to lure insects, such as Japanese beetles, into traps?

Accepted Answer

A)  pheromones 
B)  hormones 
C)  DDT 
D)  Insecticides 
E)  Herbicides 
A)  pheromones 
B)  hormones 
C)  DDT 
D)  Insecticides 
E)  Herbicides

Question 13

Which of the following does not apply to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It originally was passed to regulate the effectiveness of pesticides. 
B)  It requires registration of older pesticides. 
C)  It regulates pesticides that did not meet tolerance standards set by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
D)  It was updated and amended in 1988. 
E)  All of these statements apply to FIFRA 
A)  It originally was passed to regulate the effectiveness of pesticides. 
B)  It requires registration of older pesticides. 
C)  It regulates pesticides that did not meet tolerance standards set by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
D)  It was updated and amended in 1988. 
E)  All of these statements apply to FIFRA

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a U.S. law that regulates pesticides?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act 
B)  The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
C)  The Clean Consumerism Act 
D)  The Food Quality Protection Act 
E)  None of these 
A)  The Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act 
B)  The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
C)  The Clean Consumerism Act 
D)  The Food Quality Protection Act 
E)  None of these

Question 15

In the United States, the individuals that are most likely to be poisoned by pesticides are:

Accepted Answer

A)  children. 
B)  farm workers. 
C)  women. 
D)  factory workers. 
E)  All of these choices are correct 
A)  children. 
B)  farm workers. 
C)  women. 
D)  factory workers. 
E)  All of these choices are correct

Question 16

Natural chemicals produced by insects to regulate their own growth and metamorphosis are:

Accepted Answer

A)  pheromones. 
B)  hormones. 
C)  biological controls. 
D)  organophosphates. 
E)  endocrine disrupters. 
A)  pheromones. 
B)  hormones. 
C)  biological controls. 
D)  organophosphates. 
E)  endocrine disrupters.

Question 17

Which of the following would eliminate mold, mildew or mushrooms in a given area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rodenticide 
B)  Insecticide 
C)  Herbicide 
D)  Fungicide 
E)  Abioticide 
A)  Rodenticide 
B)  Insecticide 
C)  Herbicide 
D)  Fungicide 
E)  Abioticide

Question 18

Which of the following is not an integrated pest management technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  quarantine 
B)  biological controls 
C)  irradiation 
D)  crop rotation 
E)  calendar spraying 
A)  quarantine 
B)  biological controls 
C)  irradiation 
D)  crop rotation 
E)  calendar spraying

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a short-term effect of pesticides?

Accepted Answer

A)  nausea 
B)  vomiting 
C)  death 
D)  damage to nervous system 
E)  none of these, all are short-term effects 
A)  nausea 
B)  vomiting 
C)  death 
D)  damage to nervous system 
E)  none of these, all are short-term effects

Question 20

What is a persistent organic pollutant? How has the Stockholm Convention addressed persistent organic pollutants? Identify and briefly explain one notable exception to this treaty. What would be necessary to make this treaty effective globally?

Accepted Answer

A persistent organic pollutant is a grou

Exam 22: Pest Management

One benefit of using a machine like a "bug vacuum" to remove pests from crop plants is:

Correctly match the U.S. Law with its regulation:

Pesticides are effective:

A pesticide used to kill plants is a/an:

Which of the following terms is NOT correctly paired with its description?

Pheromones are:

Bt:

Which of the following pesticides is a known endocrine disrupter?

One problem associated with pesticides is that they:

What is used to lure insects, such as Japanese beetles, into traps?

Which of the following does not apply to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)?

Which of the following is NOT a U.S. law that regulates pesticides?

In the United States, the individuals that are most likely to be poisoned by pesticides are:

Natural chemicals produced by insects to regulate their own growth and metamorphosis are:

Which of the following would eliminate mold, mildew or mushrooms in a given area?

Which of the following is not an integrated pest management technique?

Which of the following is NOT a short-term effect of pesticides?

What is a persistent organic pollutant? How has the Stockholm Convention addressed persistent organic pollutants? Identify and briefly explain one notable exception to this treaty. What would be necessary to make this treaty effective globally?

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