Veterinary Science Final Exam – Veterinary Assisting Program –
Academic Year 2026 – Comprehensive Review and Study Guide
Which of the following has the highest concentration of theobromine? - correct answer ✔✔
Unsweetened cocoa powder
What is the time that it takes for half of the chemical or toxin to be expelled from the body? -
correct answer ✔✔ Half life
Plant poisons do not affect domestic pets like dogs and cats. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Rodenticides often interfere with which vitamin in the body? - correct answer ✔✔ Vitamin K
Blue-green algae are also known as what? - correct answer ✔✔ Cyanobacteria
Which animal is most often affected by sweet clover poisoning? - correct answer ✔✔ Cattle
Poisons and toxins are most commonly excreted from the body through which organ? - correct
answer ✔✔ Kidney
Veterinary scientists argue that for livestock, poisoning from plants often happens because of
poor herd management. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Algae poisoning occurs when the waterblooms are light and dispersed away from the shore. -
correct answer ✔✔ False
What ingredient in raw bread dough can cause poisoning? - correct answer ✔✔ Yeast
, Which organ is most often involved in the intoxication of poisons? - correct answer ✔✔ Liver
Sweet clover poisoning involves what symptom? - correct answer ✔✔ Hemorrhages
The amount of toxin needed to poison an animal is often dependent on what factor? - correct
answer ✔✔ Weight of the animal
Veterinarians often know exactly what type of poison is affecting an animal. - correct answer
✔✔ False
Which domestic animal most often experiences venomous snakebites? - correct answer ✔✔
Dogs
Heartworms are parasitic what? - correct answer ✔✔ Roundworms
Parasites are generally smaller than the host animal. - correct answer ✔✔ True
A symptom of canine demodicosis is hair loss. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Heartworms are parasitic mites that infect the heart. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Coccidia live where in an animal? - correct answer ✔✔ At the cellular level
Fleas are only visible under microscopes. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Canine demodicosis is cause by what parasite? - correct answer ✔✔ Mites
Academic Year 2026 – Comprehensive Review and Study Guide
Which of the following has the highest concentration of theobromine? - correct answer ✔✔
Unsweetened cocoa powder
What is the time that it takes for half of the chemical or toxin to be expelled from the body? -
correct answer ✔✔ Half life
Plant poisons do not affect domestic pets like dogs and cats. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Rodenticides often interfere with which vitamin in the body? - correct answer ✔✔ Vitamin K
Blue-green algae are also known as what? - correct answer ✔✔ Cyanobacteria
Which animal is most often affected by sweet clover poisoning? - correct answer ✔✔ Cattle
Poisons and toxins are most commonly excreted from the body through which organ? - correct
answer ✔✔ Kidney
Veterinary scientists argue that for livestock, poisoning from plants often happens because of
poor herd management. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Algae poisoning occurs when the waterblooms are light and dispersed away from the shore. -
correct answer ✔✔ False
What ingredient in raw bread dough can cause poisoning? - correct answer ✔✔ Yeast
, Which organ is most often involved in the intoxication of poisons? - correct answer ✔✔ Liver
Sweet clover poisoning involves what symptom? - correct answer ✔✔ Hemorrhages
The amount of toxin needed to poison an animal is often dependent on what factor? - correct
answer ✔✔ Weight of the animal
Veterinarians often know exactly what type of poison is affecting an animal. - correct answer
✔✔ False
Which domestic animal most often experiences venomous snakebites? - correct answer ✔✔
Dogs
Heartworms are parasitic what? - correct answer ✔✔ Roundworms
Parasites are generally smaller than the host animal. - correct answer ✔✔ True
A symptom of canine demodicosis is hair loss. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Heartworms are parasitic mites that infect the heart. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Coccidia live where in an animal? - correct answer ✔✔ At the cellular level
Fleas are only visible under microscopes. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Canine demodicosis is cause by what parasite? - correct answer ✔✔ Mites
