Biomagnification a - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TruGreen Pesticide Certification 6, 3a, 3b Questions and Answers Graded A+ Abiotic disorder A non-pest plant stress such as improper nutrition, too much or too little water, winter or frost injury Action threshold The pest density at which action (such as pesticide application) is justified to prevent further damage. Adelgid An insect closely related to aphids that feed on conifers. Their feeding often causes galls to form. Aesthetic injury level The point at which damage from a ...

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA) - called for reassessing existing tolerances and tolerance exemptions to ensure that they meet the legal safety standard. They govern the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed products Repellents - repel insects, mites, ticks, pest vertebrates, invertebrates, birds, and mammals. Applied Controls - When humans try to eliminate pests. 1. Biological Control 2. Chemical control 3. Cultural Control 4. Genetic control 5. Mechani...

Pest - ANSWER-an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances. pathogens - ANSWER-disease-causing organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi Pesticide resistance - ANSWER-When pests adapt and become resistant to a pesticide. First seen in resistance to DDT in 1947 bioaccumulation - ANSWER-The accumulation of pesticide in the fatty tissue of some animals biomagnification - ANSWER-The Food chain. Organ...

Pesticide applicators License Latest Update Rated A+ Action threshold the pest level at which some type of pest management action must be taken Bioaccumulation The accumulation of toxic substances, such as pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism Biomagnification The tendency for certain pesticides to progressively become more concentrated in each type of organism when moving from the bottom to the top organism within a food chain Contact pesticide Pesticide that is not ...

Study Guide: Pest Control Exam [100% Correct] Pest *Ans* an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances. pathogens *Ans* disease-causing organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi Pesticide resistance *Ans* When pests adapt and become resistant to a pesticide. First seen in resistance to DDT in 1947 bioaccumulation *Ans* The accumulation of pesticide in the fatty tissue of some animals biomagnification ...

TruGreen Pesticide Certification 6,3a,3b Questions and Answers 100% Pass Abiotic disorder - Correct Answer ️️ -A non-pest plant stress such as improper nutrition, too much or too little water, winter or frost injury Action threshold - Correct Answer ️️ -The pest density at which action (such as pesticide application) is justified to prevent further damage. Adelgid - Correct Answer ️️ -An insect closely related to aphids that feed on conifers. Their feeding often causes galls t...

FDACS : Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) : and its later amendments charge the EPA with registering new pesticides and regulating their sale, use, and labeling Limited Certification : A designation on a license issued under the structural pest control act RUP : Restricted Use Pesticide chapter 388 Florida statue : often refer as the mosquito control law 2 | P a g e what federal agency is responsible f...

APES Study Guide (2023/2024) Already Graded A Sustainabiliy The ability of a system to support itself Gaia Hypothesis proposes that organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a self-regulating, complex system that contributes to maintaining the conditions for life on the planet. Spaceship Earth 1968 Picture of Earth from Space Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle or precautionary approach states that if an action or policy has a suspected risk of caus...

PA Pesticide Applicator Exam Core Info Exam Real Questions & Verified Solutions Bioaccumulation - ANSWER The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism. Biomagnification - ANSWER Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain abiotic factors - ANSWER natural control measures within the environment. EX: climactic factors, air/water pollution, topographic features. Biological Control - ANSWER The use of natural en...

Contemporary Issues in Biology Final ~ TCU, Sawey Exam Questions and Answers how long have homo-sapiens been on earth - Answer- thought to be 200,000 years, starting in ethiopia mutation - Answer- change in nucleotide in the base of DNA; not all harmful; passed down in generations of that descent when did humans establish themselves worldwide - Answer- 12,000 years ago; before humans and agriculture coincided how did humans live before agriculture - Answer- used tools (needles, spears, c...