Texas Pest Control Category FINAL EXAM
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1. Characterized by having essentially tubular segmented bodies, paired and
jointed appendages, bilateral symmetry, and a chitinous exoskeleton -
ANSWER ✓ Arthropod
2. Insects that develop without much change in form (ex silverfish) -
ANSWER ✓ Ametabulous
3. Insects have immature with a different body structure than adults (ex
dragonflies) - ANSWER ✓ Hemimetabulous
4. Paurometabulous - ANSWER ✓ Insects have 3 distinct stages: egg, nymph,
adult (ex crickets, cockroaches)
5. Insects undergo complete metamorphosis (ex ants, beetles, flies - ANSWER
✓ Holometabulous
6. These roaches prefer an outdoor habitat but move indoors during seasonal
migration and adverse weather conditions - ANSWER ✓ Smoky brown
roaches
7. How many species of roaches have been identified worldwide?
A) 350
B) 3,500
C) 35,000 - ANSWER ✓ B) 3,500
8. Asian and German roaches can be distinguished apart by what
characteristics? - ANSWER ✓ Habitat and flight
,9. Which 3 birds are commonly considered to be pests?
Crows, robins, house sparrows, starlings, blue jays, pigeons, seagulls,
blackbirds - ANSWER ✓ House sparrows, pigeons, and blackbirds
10.Bats are considered:
A)hazardous because of noise & odor
B)Hazardous because some carry rabies
C) beneficial because they eat insects
D) hazardous because they can transmit histoplasmosis
E)b,c, and d - ANSWER ✓ E)b,c, and d
11.Grackles, starlings, and blackbirds that are causing damage or creating a
nuisance are not protected by either state or federal law and may be taken at
any time
True or false? - ANSWER ✓ True
12.How far can a fur bearing animal be transported after a live trap?
A)no more than 50 miles
B)no more than 5 miles
C)no more than 1 mile
D)no more than 10 miles - ANSWER ✓ D)no more than 10 miles
13.Do you have to have a permit or permission to release fur bearing animals?
Yes or no - ANSWER ✓ Yes
14.Porcupine wire is in effective but cheap, true or false? - ANSWER ✓ False
15.Which of the following animal(s) is a primary source of rabies in Texas?
A)woodpecker
B)rattlesnake
C)skunks
D)sparrows
E)all of the above - ANSWER ✓ C)skunks
16.Which of the following common animal name does not match the scientific
name?
A)Eastern mole: scalopus aquaticus
B)armadillo: dasypus novemcinctus
, C)coyote: canis latrans
D)raccoon: lepus californicus - ANSWER ✓ D)raccoon: lepus californicus
17.Over 90% of the armadillo's diet consists of vegitation, true or false -
ANSWER ✓ False
18.Which of the following are non-chemical control methods used to control
nuisance animals?
A) Live trapping
B)exclusion
C)shooting
D)sanitation
E)all except for c
F)all of the above - ANSWER ✓ F)all of the above
19.What are the three types of tree squirrels found in the state of Texas?
A) Fox, gray, and flying squirrel
B) Wolf, black, and rock squirrel
C) Fox, black, and prairie dog
D) Wolf, gray, and chipmunk - ANSWER ✓ A) Fox, gray, and flying
squirrel
20.Which of the following Texas snakes are poisonous?
A) copperhead
B) rat snake
C) cottonmouth
D) coral snake
E) coachwhip
F) all of the above except E
G) all of the above except D
H) A, C, and D only
I) A, C, and E only
J) all of the above - ANSWER ✓ H) A, C, and D only
21.Good practice and most labels call for using 1 gallon of fogging compound
per:
A) 10,000 ft.³
B) 20,000 ft.³
, C) 25,000 ft.³
D)50,000 ft.³ - ANSWER ✓ D) 50,000 ft.³
22.Which is not part of the CDC six steps providing safe and effective
disinfectant use?
A) pre-clean the surface
B) Lock up the products after use
C) check that the product is EPA approved
D) wear gloves and wash hands
E) follow the contact time on the label
F) read the directions on the label
G) all are correct - ANSWER ✓ G) all are correct
23.What are the three General forms of bacteria?
A) Square shaped, rod shaped and triangular shaped
B) spiral, triangular shaped and rod shaped
C) spherical, rod shaped and spiral
D) bacteria's do not have shapes - ANSWER ✓ C) spherical, rod shaped
and spiral
24.Anti-microbial agents are ineffective without water or moisture, true or
false? - ANSWER ✓ True
25.Ethyl and isopropyl alcohol's in concentrations of 60% of 95% have
bactericidal action, true or false? - ANSWER ✓ True
26.What are some of the factors that can affect the use of anti-microbial agents?
A) type, age and number of micro organisms
B) concentration of anti-microbial agent
C) contact time as listed on product label
D) all of the above
E)B & C only - ANSWER ✓ D)all of the above
27.All viruses cannot survive without its host, true or false? - ANSWER ✓
B)false
28.Sanitization is a process by which:
A) The microbial load on objects is reduced
B) objects are made sterile with chemicals
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
BANK AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. Characterized by having essentially tubular segmented bodies, paired and
jointed appendages, bilateral symmetry, and a chitinous exoskeleton -
ANSWER ✓ Arthropod
2. Insects that develop without much change in form (ex silverfish) -
ANSWER ✓ Ametabulous
3. Insects have immature with a different body structure than adults (ex
dragonflies) - ANSWER ✓ Hemimetabulous
4. Paurometabulous - ANSWER ✓ Insects have 3 distinct stages: egg, nymph,
adult (ex crickets, cockroaches)
5. Insects undergo complete metamorphosis (ex ants, beetles, flies - ANSWER
✓ Holometabulous
6. These roaches prefer an outdoor habitat but move indoors during seasonal
migration and adverse weather conditions - ANSWER ✓ Smoky brown
roaches
7. How many species of roaches have been identified worldwide?
A) 350
B) 3,500
C) 35,000 - ANSWER ✓ B) 3,500
8. Asian and German roaches can be distinguished apart by what
characteristics? - ANSWER ✓ Habitat and flight
,9. Which 3 birds are commonly considered to be pests?
Crows, robins, house sparrows, starlings, blue jays, pigeons, seagulls,
blackbirds - ANSWER ✓ House sparrows, pigeons, and blackbirds
10.Bats are considered:
A)hazardous because of noise & odor
B)Hazardous because some carry rabies
C) beneficial because they eat insects
D) hazardous because they can transmit histoplasmosis
E)b,c, and d - ANSWER ✓ E)b,c, and d
11.Grackles, starlings, and blackbirds that are causing damage or creating a
nuisance are not protected by either state or federal law and may be taken at
any time
True or false? - ANSWER ✓ True
12.How far can a fur bearing animal be transported after a live trap?
A)no more than 50 miles
B)no more than 5 miles
C)no more than 1 mile
D)no more than 10 miles - ANSWER ✓ D)no more than 10 miles
13.Do you have to have a permit or permission to release fur bearing animals?
Yes or no - ANSWER ✓ Yes
14.Porcupine wire is in effective but cheap, true or false? - ANSWER ✓ False
15.Which of the following animal(s) is a primary source of rabies in Texas?
A)woodpecker
B)rattlesnake
C)skunks
D)sparrows
E)all of the above - ANSWER ✓ C)skunks
16.Which of the following common animal name does not match the scientific
name?
A)Eastern mole: scalopus aquaticus
B)armadillo: dasypus novemcinctus
, C)coyote: canis latrans
D)raccoon: lepus californicus - ANSWER ✓ D)raccoon: lepus californicus
17.Over 90% of the armadillo's diet consists of vegitation, true or false -
ANSWER ✓ False
18.Which of the following are non-chemical control methods used to control
nuisance animals?
A) Live trapping
B)exclusion
C)shooting
D)sanitation
E)all except for c
F)all of the above - ANSWER ✓ F)all of the above
19.What are the three types of tree squirrels found in the state of Texas?
A) Fox, gray, and flying squirrel
B) Wolf, black, and rock squirrel
C) Fox, black, and prairie dog
D) Wolf, gray, and chipmunk - ANSWER ✓ A) Fox, gray, and flying
squirrel
20.Which of the following Texas snakes are poisonous?
A) copperhead
B) rat snake
C) cottonmouth
D) coral snake
E) coachwhip
F) all of the above except E
G) all of the above except D
H) A, C, and D only
I) A, C, and E only
J) all of the above - ANSWER ✓ H) A, C, and D only
21.Good practice and most labels call for using 1 gallon of fogging compound
per:
A) 10,000 ft.³
B) 20,000 ft.³
, C) 25,000 ft.³
D)50,000 ft.³ - ANSWER ✓ D) 50,000 ft.³
22.Which is not part of the CDC six steps providing safe and effective
disinfectant use?
A) pre-clean the surface
B) Lock up the products after use
C) check that the product is EPA approved
D) wear gloves and wash hands
E) follow the contact time on the label
F) read the directions on the label
G) all are correct - ANSWER ✓ G) all are correct
23.What are the three General forms of bacteria?
A) Square shaped, rod shaped and triangular shaped
B) spiral, triangular shaped and rod shaped
C) spherical, rod shaped and spiral
D) bacteria's do not have shapes - ANSWER ✓ C) spherical, rod shaped
and spiral
24.Anti-microbial agents are ineffective without water or moisture, true or
false? - ANSWER ✓ True
25.Ethyl and isopropyl alcohol's in concentrations of 60% of 95% have
bactericidal action, true or false? - ANSWER ✓ True
26.What are some of the factors that can affect the use of anti-microbial agents?
A) type, age and number of micro organisms
B) concentration of anti-microbial agent
C) contact time as listed on product label
D) all of the above
E)B & C only - ANSWER ✓ D)all of the above
27.All viruses cannot survive without its host, true or false? - ANSWER ✓
B)false
28.Sanitization is a process by which:
A) The microbial load on objects is reduced
B) objects are made sterile with chemicals
