PESTICIDE QUIZ

PESTICIDE QUIZ

1. Acaricide is used to control

a) Mites and ticks        b) Rat              c) Birds               d) No ne of the above

 

2. Algaecide is used to control

a) Crocodile                b) Fungi           c) Algae               d) All of the above

 

3. Antifouling agent is a paint additive used to

a) Protect against organisms that grow on moist or wet surfaces including those underwater.

b) Protect against organisms that grow on dry surfaces

c) Protect against organisms that grow on rocky surfaces

d) All of the above

 

4. Attractant is a chemical that

a) Attracts insects to a trap or a poison

b) Attracts birds and animal pests to a trap or a poison

c) Both a and b       

d) All of the above

 

5. Avicide

a) Kills or discourages birds                b) Attracts birds

c) is a Bird feed                                 d) None of the above

 

6. Chemosterilant means

a) A chemical that will enhance reproduction by a pest

b) A chemical that will lower or stop reproduction by a pest

c) Both a and b

d) all of the above

 

7. Defoliant is

a) A chemical that induces plants for dwarfed growth

b) A chemical that induces plants for vigorous growth

c) A chemical that induces plants to drop their leaves prior to harvest

d) None of the above

 

8. Desiccant means

a) A chemical that keeps plants green

b) Disrupts water balance in arthropods

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

 

9. Fumigant is used to

a) Kill leaf insects

b) Kill soil pests and sometimes weeds

c) Both a and b       

d) None of the above

 

10. Fungicide is used against

a) Fungi        b) Reptiles   c) Both a and b    d) All of the above

 

11. Herbicide is a

a) Growth promoter                                    b) A weed killer

c) Both a and b                                         d) None of the above

 

12. Insecticide is used against

a) Insects                                                 b) Human           

c) Both a and b                                         d) None of the above

 

13. Molluscide is

a) Used to kill or control wild animals

b) Used to kill or control mollusks and other invertebrates

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

 

14. Nematicide is

a) Used to kill or control big size insects

b) Used against nematodes

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

 

15. Ovicide is

a) A chemical used against the chicks of birds

b) A chemical used against the eggs of insects, mites and nematodes  

c) Both a and b

d) All of the above

 

16. Piscicide is

a) Used to reduce the population of wild animals in the forest

b) Used to reduce the population of rough fish in a water body

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

 

17. Plant regulator is

a) A chemical that alters the normal pattern of growth and development of a plant               

b) A chemical that kills the plant

c) Both a and b                       

d) All of the above

 

18. Repellent is

a) A chemical that repels insects or other animals

b) A chemical that attract insects and other animals

c) Both a and b

d) All of the above

 

19. Rodenticide is used against

a) Birds           b) Mice, rats and other rodents            c) Fish                 d) None of the above

 

Pesticide Quiz Answer Sheet

1. a               2. c         3. a         4. c         5. a         6. c         7. c

8. b               9. b         10. a       11. b       12. a       13. b       14. b     

15. b            16. b        17. a       18. a       19. b