Unit 14 Self Evaluation PM
The amount of money spent of pesticides in 1990 was _ billion dollars
4.1 billion
Acute Toxicity
A. the effect of a single exposure to a pesticide
Drift
B. movement of a pesticide through the air to nontarget sites
Chronic Toxicity
C. repeated exposures to low does of pesticides
Completion
Completion
SP
D.a soluble powder pesticide formulation
Carcinogen
E. a material capable of producing a tumor
Water
F. a fungicide used after disease infection
Eradicant
G used to remove pesticides from the body
DF
H. a dry flowable pesticide formulation
Signal Word
I. Describes the acute toxicity of a pesticide
Protectant
J. a fungicide used prior to disease infection
Matching
Matching
An example of protective clothing or gear that will minimize inhalation of a pesticide is
a. a respirator
LD refers to the _ of a pesticide
amount
A preemergence herbicide is applied
b. before the weed or crop is present
The number of lethal pesticide poisoning cases per year is
b. between 20 and 30
An example of botanical insecticide is
b. rotenone
An example of an inorganic pesticide is
c. Bordeaux mixture
The signal word for a highly toxic pesticide is
c. DANGER-POISON
Pesticide registration often takes
c. between 8 and 10 years
The total amount of pesticides used in the United States is
d. 1.2 billion pounds
Which herbicide family inhibits photosynthesis
d. Triazines
Pesticide risk can be decreased by
d. all of the above
The _ number identifies where the pesticide was manufactured
establishment number
To reduce exposure to pesticides, the use of _ is recommended for clothing and boots
heavy denim
A _ herbicide will control all types of plants
nonselective
A pesticide will have only one _ and one _ name
one common and one chemical name
An _ will control insects
pesticide
Environmental and health hazards of a pesticide are listed under the _ of the label
signal word
The _ name is the manufacturer's name for its product
trade
A systematic herbicide will be trans located in the _ and _ tissue
xylem and phloem
