Biomagnification - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices should be followed when deciding whether control is required? - Regularly monitor pest activities For how long after an applicator's license has expired may he / she continue to apply pesticides legally? - A valid license is required to apply pesticides Formulations applied as liquids are always mixed with water - False What is an endangered species? - A plant or animal on brink of extinction Biomagnification is - An increas...

Abiotic - Non-living acid deposition (acid rain) - Release of sulfate and nitrate during theburning of coal contributes to ___________ Age of Angiosperms - Cenozoic Era 125 million years ago Age of Gymnosperms - Became the dominant plants. The Mesozoic is sometimes called the Age of Cycads. But their success was short-lived. . 390 million years ago Age of Mammals - Cenozoic Era- dinosaurs were gone. They began to flourish 65 million years ago Age of Reptiles - Mesozoic Era- dinosaurs r...

PA Pesticide Applicator Exam Core Info with correct answers 2023Bioaccumulation The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism. Biomagnification Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain abiotic factors natural control measures within the environment. EX: climactic factors, air/water pollution, topographic features. Biological Control The use of natural enemies to control pests. EX: Predators, ...

Which of the following integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices should be followed when deciding whether control is required? - Regularly monitor pest activities For how long after an applicator's license has expired may he / she continue to apply pesticides legally? - A valid license is required to apply pesticides Formulations applied as liquids are always mixed with water - False What is an endangered species? - A plant or animal on brink of extinction Biomagnification is - An increa...

Applicator Class - ANSWER-A term indicating the organizational system for certified applicators under the Florida Pesticide Law. Depending upon the kind of employment engaged in, a licencee is classified as either Private, Public, or Commercial applicator. Certification Category - ANSWER-An indication officially made on a license of where and how the license holder may legally conduct pesticide applicator activities. Certified Applicator - ANSWER-An individual who has been recognized (cert...

Aquatic Science unit #9What does the term headwaters mean? - correct answer the beginning of a river Another word for watershed is ____. - correct answer drainage basins What does the term unsaturated zone mean? - correct answer the area of an aquifer that contains both air and water between the spaces of the rocks What does the term saturated zone mean? - correct answer the area of an aquifer in which water completely fills the spaces in between the rocks ____________ can cause alga...

Trugreen General Pest Management Test 7A Exam Questions And Answers 2023 ABSORPTION - Correct Answer-The movement of a chemical into plants, animals (including humans), and/or microorganisms. ACARICIDE - Correct Answer-A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. Amiticide is an acaricide. ACTIVE INGREDIENT - Correct Answer-The chemical or chemicals in a pesticide responsible for killing, poisoning, or repelling the pest. Listed separately in the ingredient statement. ACUTE TOXICIT...

Abiotic disorder - Answer- A non-pest plant stress such as improper nutrition, too much or too little water, winter or frost injury Action threshold - Answer- The pest density at which action (such as pesticide application) is justified to prevent further damage. Adelgid - Answer- An insect closely related to aphids that feed on conifers. Their feeding often causes galls to form. Aesthetic injury level - Answer- The point at which damage from a pest becomes noticeable enough to negative...

PA Pesticide Applicator Exam Core Info 1. Bioaccumulation: The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism. 2. Biomagnification: Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain 3. abiotic factors: natural control measures within the environment.

ESS IB Study Test Questions with 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025 Evaluate the uses of DTT. - ANSWERSPros: - Relatively cheap - Highly persistent so that it continues for months after application to kill insects such as mosquitoes that carry disease - Used to virtually* eliminate malaria dengue fever and filariasis* - Estimated to have *saved about 50 million human lives* and to have prevented more than *a thousand million* human illnesses Cons: - kills all insects that come in con...