CALIFORNIA PEST CONTROL BRANCH
2 EXAM PREP UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Bed Bugs will bite
a) birds
b) dogs
c) cats
d) man
e) all of the above
Answer:
All of the above
Question:
2. Many Crickets lay their eggs
a) in soil
b)in wood
c) in water
Answer:
in soil
Question:
3. Argentine ants are very adaptable and nest in a variety of conditions where _______________is
present.
a) water
b) sand
c) roofing materials
d) dry wood chips
Answer:
Water
Question:
4. FIFRA is a law, and the EPA is the enforcement agency for it. True or False
Answer:
True
Question:
5. Which ant may have multiple queens?
a. Argentine Ants
b. Nimble Footed Ants
c. Rogue Ants
Answer:
Argentine Ants
,Question:
6. As the weather warms, insects ___________
A. Slow down reproduction
B. Increase reproduction
C. Consume less water
D. None of the above
Answer:
Increase reproduction
Question:
7. Ticks can spread diseases such as __________
A. Lyme disease
B. Mad cow disease
C. Tuberculosis
D. West Nile virus
Answer:
Lyme disease
Question:
8. Lyme Disease is carried by ________
A. The black legged deer tick
B. The cat flea
C. The grasshopper
D. The Larder beetle
Answer:
black legged deer tick
Question:
9. House flies and many other insects have compound eyes. True or false
Answer:
True
Question:
10. The most commonly found flea in home infestations are
A. Cat flea
B. Dog flea
C. Rat flea
D. Human flea
Answer:
Cat flea
Question:
11. Firebrats have 3 "tails" and like very warm environment (90 degrees) True or False
Answer:
True
, Question:
12. Rats are less curious than mice. This is called
A. Neophobia
B. Tachycardia
C. Polydactylism
D. Photophobia
Answer:
Neophobia
Question:
13. The Norway rat can jump how high from a standstill?
A. 10 feet
B. 7 feet
C. 3 feet
D. Norway rats do not jump
Answer:
3 Feet
Question:
14. Fumigants such as Sulfuryl Fluoride are:
A. Inhaled by insects through
B. A gas at room temperature
C. Non-specific and at high concentrations will kill most living things
D. Known for NO residual after the gas is cleared from a structure
E. All the above
Answer:
All the above
Question:
15. Scorpions will glow if a black light is used to find them and are related to (best answer) (Choose
Letter)
a. ticks, mites, spiders due to them both having exoskeletons, segmented bodies, and jointed legs
b. earthworms because they both are in the Animalia Kingdom
Answer:
a
Question:
16. Black widows have what type of web? (Choose Letter)
A. Orb spiral
B. sturdy irregular disorganized with "scaffold" webbing
C. Tidy tubular web
D. No web
Answer:
b
Question:
17. There are usually two nymphs per segment of a roach others. True or False
Answer:
True
2 EXAM PREP UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Bed Bugs will bite
a) birds
b) dogs
c) cats
d) man
e) all of the above
Answer:
All of the above
Question:
2. Many Crickets lay their eggs
a) in soil
b)in wood
c) in water
Answer:
in soil
Question:
3. Argentine ants are very adaptable and nest in a variety of conditions where _______________is
present.
a) water
b) sand
c) roofing materials
d) dry wood chips
Answer:
Water
Question:
4. FIFRA is a law, and the EPA is the enforcement agency for it. True or False
Answer:
True
Question:
5. Which ant may have multiple queens?
a. Argentine Ants
b. Nimble Footed Ants
c. Rogue Ants
Answer:
Argentine Ants
,Question:
6. As the weather warms, insects ___________
A. Slow down reproduction
B. Increase reproduction
C. Consume less water
D. None of the above
Answer:
Increase reproduction
Question:
7. Ticks can spread diseases such as __________
A. Lyme disease
B. Mad cow disease
C. Tuberculosis
D. West Nile virus
Answer:
Lyme disease
Question:
8. Lyme Disease is carried by ________
A. The black legged deer tick
B. The cat flea
C. The grasshopper
D. The Larder beetle
Answer:
black legged deer tick
Question:
9. House flies and many other insects have compound eyes. True or false
Answer:
True
Question:
10. The most commonly found flea in home infestations are
A. Cat flea
B. Dog flea
C. Rat flea
D. Human flea
Answer:
Cat flea
Question:
11. Firebrats have 3 "tails" and like very warm environment (90 degrees) True or False
Answer:
True
, Question:
12. Rats are less curious than mice. This is called
A. Neophobia
B. Tachycardia
C. Polydactylism
D. Photophobia
Answer:
Neophobia
Question:
13. The Norway rat can jump how high from a standstill?
A. 10 feet
B. 7 feet
C. 3 feet
D. Norway rats do not jump
Answer:
3 Feet
Question:
14. Fumigants such as Sulfuryl Fluoride are:
A. Inhaled by insects through
B. A gas at room temperature
C. Non-specific and at high concentrations will kill most living things
D. Known for NO residual after the gas is cleared from a structure
E. All the above
Answer:
All the above
Question:
15. Scorpions will glow if a black light is used to find them and are related to (best answer) (Choose
Letter)
a. ticks, mites, spiders due to them both having exoskeletons, segmented bodies, and jointed legs
b. earthworms because they both are in the Animalia Kingdom
Answer:
a
Question:
16. Black widows have what type of web? (Choose Letter)
A. Orb spiral
B. sturdy irregular disorganized with "scaffold" webbing
C. Tidy tubular web
D. No web
Answer:
b
Question:
17. There are usually two nymphs per segment of a roach others. True or False
Answer:
True
