This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Pest Management > Control Strategies > Pest Management – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pest Management Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Adding water until it envelopes the roots is known as: A) Overgrazing. B) Salinization. C) Waterlogging. D) Overwatering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waterlogging. 2. What is potable water? A) Water that is safe to drink. B) Water that is safe to irrigate plants with, but not safe to drink. C) Water that may only be used for cooking. D) Water that requires boiling in a pot to clean bacteria out of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water that is safe to drink. 3. Despite using soil conservation measures, soil erosion may still take place because of which of the following reasons? A) Earthquakes. B) Severe weather events. C) Animal activity. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Severe weather events. 4. Which of the following conditions is most likely to result if you once were sprayed directly with a pesticide? A) Liver disease. B) Lung Cancer. C) Dermatitis. D) Birth defects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dermatitis. 5. A goal of industrialized agriculture is to increase: A) Drought toleranceThis is a wrong answer. B) Weed toleranceThis is a wrong answer. C) Crop yield. D) Aesthetic qualities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crop yield. 6. Each year hundreds of thousands of children go blind from a lack of A) Iron. B) Vitamin A. C) Iodine. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitamin A. 7. A pesticide that is classified as a "restricted use" pesticide cannot be bought and used by a A) Farmer who has passed a written examination. B) Homeowner. C) Certified commercial applicator. D) Trained farm worker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeowner. 8. What should be done with food-contact surfaces after pesticides have been applied? (unit 6) A) Used only after a 20-minute wait. B) Checked with a sanitizer test kit. C) Washed, rinsed, and sanitized. D) Replaced with new equipment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Washed, rinsed, and sanitized. 9. Water used for handwashing must be A) Drinkable. B) Reclaimed. C) Non-drinkable. D) Distilled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinkable. 10. The government agency responsible for setting tolerance levels is the A) USDA. B) Department of Agriculture. C) FDA. D) EPA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) EPA. 11. Which situation is considered an imminent health hazard and requires the operation to be closed? A) A guest slips and falls on gravel in the parking lot, breaks a hip, and requires emergency transport. B) A food handler is rushed to the emergency room unconscious with an unidentified illness. C) A fire starts in the kitchen and spreads to other areas of the operation. D) The sanitize dispensers in the restrooms are empty and delivery of more is expected in the next half hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fire starts in the kitchen and spreads to other areas of the operation. 12. What is the wash temperature? A) 150 degrees. B) 90 degrees. C) 160 degrees. D) 180 degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 160 degrees. 13. When should the garbage be taken out? A) When the inspector comes. B) As quickly as possible. C) When pests are seen. D) When it overflows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As quickly as possible. 14. Mention the pest access through the building A) Guest, employee, and supplier. B) Building material. C) Expired food. D) Cold food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guest, employee, and supplier. 15. If pesticides are stored in the operation, where should they be kept? (unit 6) A) In a secure location, away from food and equipment. B) In a glass container, in a walk-in cooler. C) In dry storage, on a shelf below the food. D) In a plastic container, in any location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a secure location, away from food and equipment. 16. DDT was banned in the USA in 1972, yet eggshells of many birds still show effects. This illustrates pesticide ..... A) Bioaccumulation. B) Circle of poison. C) Persistance. D) Drift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persistance. 17. Prevention is critical in pest control. Which of the following is not a basic rule to keep the facility pest free: A) Deny pests access to the operation. B) Deny pests food, water, and shelter. C) Ignore signs of pest feces, black pepper signs. D) Work with a licensed pest control operator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ignore signs of pest feces, black pepper signs. 18. What food safety features are the most important to look for when selecting flooring, wall and ceiling materials? A) Absorbent and durable. B) Hard and durable. C) Porous and durable. D) Smooth and durable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smooth and durable. 19. The primary route of exposure to most pesticides is via the A) Digestive system. B) Skin. C) Lungs. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skin. 20. What are the mandatory parts of a handwashing station? A) Sink, running water, garbage, mirror, signage. B) Hot and cold running water, disposable one-use towels, garbage can, soap, signage. C) Sink, soap, water, mirror, directions. D) Sink, soap, sign in sheet, water, signage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hot and cold running water, disposable one-use towels, garbage can, soap, signage. 21. In order for organic farmers to make a profit (and thus be economically sustainable) A) The government must continue to provide an "organic" subsidy. B) Consumers must be willing to pay higher costs associated with organic produce. C) Conventional farmers must pay a tax to subsideze the organic farmers. D) Manure must be found in abundance in close proximity to the farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers must be willing to pay higher costs associated with organic produce. 22. The Food Quality Protection Act passed in 1996 requires the EPA to regulate pesticides in a way that A) Guarantees no harm to the environment. B) Provides a reasonable certainty of no harm. C) Guarantees no harm to agricultural workers. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides a reasonable certainty of no harm. 23. What factors effect sanitizing? A) Concentration, contact time, pH, water hardness. B) Concentration, absorption, salinity, pH. C) Conentration, air temperature, moisture, and pH. D) Concentration, density, water absorption, and selenity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concentration, contact time, pH, water hardness. 24. All of the following are categories of soil EXCEPT? A) Clay. B) Sandy. C) Silt. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silt. 25. The maximum amount of pesticide that is considered "safe" when present in food is the A) Tolerance level. B) Maximum contaminant level. C) Recommended exposure level. D) Maximum pesticide alowance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tolerance level. 26. Rachel Carson was A) Against the use of all pesticides. B) Against the use of synthetic pesticides. C) For the use of all pesticides. D) For the restricted use of pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For the restricted use of pesticides. 27. What is the largest cause of soil erosion? A) Wind. B) Moving water. C) Standing water. D) Sinkholes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving water. 28. When does a restaurant need an MSDS? A) For chemicals they should have to keep pests away. B) When they are using FIFO. C) When they are using a Pest control operator. D) For every chemical they have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For every chemical they have. 29. Which one of the following is NOT a good way to conserve soil (i.e. to prevent soil erosion)? A) Terracing. B) Increasing plant coverage. C) Allowing animals to graze. D) Contour ploughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowing animals to graze. 30. When the garbage can was full, an employee placed the full garbage bag on a prep table and tied it securely. Then he carried it to the dumpster and disposed of it. What was done incorrectly? A) The bag was disposed of in a dumpster. B) The employee waited until the garbage was full. C) The employee tied the bag shut. D) The bag was placed on a prep table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bag was placed on a prep table. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPest Management QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesPest Management Quiz 1Pest Management Quiz 2Pest Management Quiz 3Pest Management Quiz 5Pest Management Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books