This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Pest Management > Pest Management – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pest Management Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which individual should apply pesticides in a restaurant or food service operation? A) Pest control operator. B) Owner / operator. C) Operational director. D) Line cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pest control operator. 2. What temp is the sanitizer sink set to for manual dishwashing? A) 171. B) 180. C) 90. D) 110. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 171. 3. Dodder is a plant parasite that lives on a host plant. It survives by: A) Taking nutrients from the host plant. B) Attracting insects to the host plant. C) Pollinating the host plant. D) Taking nutrients from the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking nutrients from the host plant. 4. A danger or threat to health that requires immediate correction or closure to prevent injury is a(n) A) Physical hazard. B) Regulatory hazard. C) Critical control hazard. D) Imminent health hazard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imminent health hazard. 5. What alternative source is acceptable if drinkable (potable) water is not available through the public water system? A) Bottled drinking water. B) Mountain strem water. C) Filtered rain water. D) Shallow well water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bottled drinking water. 6. Which of the following is NOT an endocrine disruptor? A) DDT. B) Atrazine. C) BPA. D) Vectorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vectorite. 7. A hand washing station is NOT required in what areas? A) Dry storage and broom closet. B) Food preparation. C) Service. D) Ware-washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dry storage and broom closet. 8. Lighting is measured in all EXCEPT A) Foot-candles. B) Lux. C) Decibels. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decibels. 9. Who should apply pesticides? (unit 6) A) Shift manager. B) Person in charge. C) Pest control operator. D) Designated pest staff member. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pest control operator. 10. Americans waste ..... % of their food A) 10-20. B) 25-30. C) 30-45. D) 65+. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30-45. 11. Which of the following best describes an Endocrine Disruptor? A) A chemical that disrupts the growth and development of organisms. B) A chemical that disrupts the digestion of organisms. C) A chemical that disrupts the blow flow of an organism. D) A chemical that disrupts the bone structure of an organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A chemical that disrupts the growth and development of organisms. 12. All of the following are means of controlling plant pests EXCEPT? A) Sanitary means. B) Chemical means. C) Biological means. D) Mechanical means. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanitary means. 13. When choosing floors, walls, and ceilings, pick those that are: A) Absorbent and durable. B) Smooth and durable. C) Porous and durable. D) Hard and durable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth and durable. 14. Children who live in agricultural areas where there is heavy pesticide use are likely to be exposed to pesticides A) Suspended in the air. B) Attached to dust particles. C) In the water supply. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 15. Select the option that is TRUE. A) Rachel Carson's book caused the government to ban pesticides. B) Rachel Carson was a zoo keeper. C) Rachel Carson campaigned for pesticides to be banned because they harmed wildlife. D) Rachel Carson asked for more research to be done about the harm caused by pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rachel Carson asked for more research to be done about the harm caused by pesticides. 16. Which is NOT a requirement for a hand washing station? A) Hand sanitizer. B) Hot and cold running eater. C) Soap and disposable paper towels. D) Waste container and signage for employees to wash hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hand sanitizer. 17. The main reason food handlers must not eat or drink when preparing or serving food is because A) There will be less food for customers. B) They may choke while working. C) It creates an unpleasant work environment. D) Saliva may transfer to food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saliva may transfer to food. 18. What is sanitizing? A) Reducing dirt from a surface. B) Reducing the pH of a surface. C) Reducing the hardness of water. D) Reducing pathogens to safe levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reducing pathogens to safe levels. 19. PCO stands for ..... (unit 6) A) Pest Coordination Organization. B) Pizza Control Orderer. C) Pest Control Operator. D) Pest Condition Organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pest Control Operator. 20. DDT was banned in the USA in 1972, yet it continued to be manufactured and exported for use on crops that were subsequently imported. This illustrates pesticide ..... A) Bioaccumulation. B) Persistance. C) Drift. D) Circle of poison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circle of poison. Next →Related QuizzesPest Management Quiz 2Pest Management Quiz 3Pest Management Quiz 4Pest Management Quiz 5Pest Management Quiz 6Pest Management Quiz 7Pest Management Quiz 8Pest Management Quiz 9Integrated Pest Management Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books