TEXAS TERMITE TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP 2026 |
COMPLETE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
TERMITE BIOLOGY, WOOD-DESTROYING INSECTS, TREATMENT
METHODS, TEXAS PEST CONTROL REGULATIONS, SAFETY PROCEDURES
& INSPECTION TECHNIQUES
______ POSE THE LEAST PROBLEM AS PESTS, OCCURRING MAINLY IN DEAD, DAMP, AND
ROTTING LOGS
ANS: DAMPWOOD TERMITES
BECAUSE TERMITES RELY ON SOIL MOISTURE, THEY ARE GENERALLY MORE PREVALENT AND
ABLE TO SURVIVE IN ____
ANS: SANDY SOILS
TERMITES HAVE ___ AND ___ IN THEIR HINDGUT THAT ALLOW THEM TO DIGEST CELLULOSE
ANS: PROTOZOA AND BACTERIA
THE THREE FORMS (OR CASTES) OF TERMITES ARE:
ANS: WORKERS (PSEUDERGATES)
SOLDIERS
REPRODUCTIVES
___ ARE BY FAR THE MOST NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF A COLONY
, ANS: WORKERS
____ ARE CREAMY WHITE, WINGLESS, EYELESS, AND SOFT-BODIED, WITH CHEWING MOUTH-
PARTS
ANS: WORKERS
WORKERS ARE SOMETIMES MISTAKEN FOR:
ANS: WHITE ANTS
WORKERS MATURE WITHIN ___ AND MAY LIVE FOR ___
ANS: A FEW MONTHS
2-3 YEARS
___ TO ___ % OF A COLONY'S POPULATION ARE ___
ANS: 1-3%
SOLDIERS
SOLDIER TERMITES CAN BE DISTINGUISHED BY WHAT CHARACTERISTICS?
ANS: GREATLY ENLARGED REDDISH-BROWN HEADS
SWORD-LIKE MANDIBLES
COMPLETE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
TERMITE BIOLOGY, WOOD-DESTROYING INSECTS, TREATMENT
METHODS, TEXAS PEST CONTROL REGULATIONS, SAFETY PROCEDURES
& INSPECTION TECHNIQUES
______ POSE THE LEAST PROBLEM AS PESTS, OCCURRING MAINLY IN DEAD, DAMP, AND
ROTTING LOGS
ANS: DAMPWOOD TERMITES
BECAUSE TERMITES RELY ON SOIL MOISTURE, THEY ARE GENERALLY MORE PREVALENT AND
ABLE TO SURVIVE IN ____
ANS: SANDY SOILS
TERMITES HAVE ___ AND ___ IN THEIR HINDGUT THAT ALLOW THEM TO DIGEST CELLULOSE
ANS: PROTOZOA AND BACTERIA
THE THREE FORMS (OR CASTES) OF TERMITES ARE:
ANS: WORKERS (PSEUDERGATES)
SOLDIERS
REPRODUCTIVES
___ ARE BY FAR THE MOST NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF A COLONY
, ANS: WORKERS
____ ARE CREAMY WHITE, WINGLESS, EYELESS, AND SOFT-BODIED, WITH CHEWING MOUTH-
PARTS
ANS: WORKERS
WORKERS ARE SOMETIMES MISTAKEN FOR:
ANS: WHITE ANTS
WORKERS MATURE WITHIN ___ AND MAY LIVE FOR ___
ANS: A FEW MONTHS
2-3 YEARS
___ TO ___ % OF A COLONY'S POPULATION ARE ___
ANS: 1-3%
SOLDIERS
SOLDIER TERMITES CAN BE DISTINGUISHED BY WHAT CHARACTERISTICS?
ANS: GREATLY ENLARGED REDDISH-BROWN HEADS
SWORD-LIKE MANDIBLES
