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PCA VERTEBRATES EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
the most significant factor that usually limits the number of deer
is? - ANSWER-a lack of nutritional food
while winter sleep is called hibernation, a period of temporary
sleep in the summer is referred to as? - ANSWER-estivation
an animal active at night is the - ANSWER-roof rat
which on of the major agricultural rodent pests feeds primarily on
green vegetation in the late winter and early spring, changing later
to eating seed almost exclusively? - ANSWER-ground squirrels
which of the following rodents is considered the most arboreal in
its habits - ANSWER-fox squirrel
which of the following best describes the natural habitat of three
squirrels - ANSWER-wooded areas
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a keyhole-shaped burrow entrance about 7 to 9 inches in
diameter is indicative of? - ANSWER-kit foxes
which of the following endangered species might be expected to
take shelter in unoccupied ground squirrel borrows - ANSWER-
san joaquin kit fox
unoccupied ground squirrel burrows often become homes for? -
ANSWER-burrowing owls
which species would most likely be involved in the spread of
histoplasmosis to humans? - ANSWER-pigeons
which animals are most likely implicated in the spread of rabies to
humans or domestic animals? - ANSWER-skunks
which animal is implicated in the spread of Lyme disease? -
ANSWER-deer mice
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the arthropod pest implicated in the transmission of Plague is? -
ANSWER-fleas
the agency which conducts much of the predatory animal control
in CA to protect livestock production is the? - ANSWER-Ca
Department of fish and game
in order to kill woodpecker flickers, a permit must be obtained
from the? - ANSWER-US fish and wildlife service
while the authority to control Crows by shooting is granted by the
Fish and Game Code, shooting them within city limits may be
prohibited by? - ANSWER-city ordinances
the authority to crontrol Fox Tree Squirrels is granted by the Fish
and Game Code, but the use of rodenticides is not legal
because? - ANSWER-it is a game species
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which of the following would not be available from the county ag
commissioner's office? - ANSWER-permits for shooting
depredating deer
the accidental killing of 4 endangered giant kangaroo rats while
poisoning ground squirrels, without the approved bait stations,
may result in? - ANSWER-criminal charges
which of the following is not a reason for withholding a control
action - ANSWER-proposed control action is less expensive than
alternative
which is the least economical managment option for a moderate
ground squirrel population? - ANSWER-shooting
in a program of ground squirrel management beginning in the
spring, which combination of management methods is considered
the most logical sequence of events? - ANSWER-burrow
fumigation-baiting program-burrow destruction
PCA VERTEBRATES EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
the most significant factor that usually limits the number of deer
is? - ANSWER-a lack of nutritional food
while winter sleep is called hibernation, a period of temporary
sleep in the summer is referred to as? - ANSWER-estivation
an animal active at night is the - ANSWER-roof rat
which on of the major agricultural rodent pests feeds primarily on
green vegetation in the late winter and early spring, changing later
to eating seed almost exclusively? - ANSWER-ground squirrels
which of the following rodents is considered the most arboreal in
its habits - ANSWER-fox squirrel
which of the following best describes the natural habitat of three
squirrels - ANSWER-wooded areas
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a keyhole-shaped burrow entrance about 7 to 9 inches in
diameter is indicative of? - ANSWER-kit foxes
which of the following endangered species might be expected to
take shelter in unoccupied ground squirrel borrows - ANSWER-
san joaquin kit fox
unoccupied ground squirrel burrows often become homes for? -
ANSWER-burrowing owls
which species would most likely be involved in the spread of
histoplasmosis to humans? - ANSWER-pigeons
which animals are most likely implicated in the spread of rabies to
humans or domestic animals? - ANSWER-skunks
which animal is implicated in the spread of Lyme disease? -
ANSWER-deer mice
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the arthropod pest implicated in the transmission of Plague is? -
ANSWER-fleas
the agency which conducts much of the predatory animal control
in CA to protect livestock production is the? - ANSWER-Ca
Department of fish and game
in order to kill woodpecker flickers, a permit must be obtained
from the? - ANSWER-US fish and wildlife service
while the authority to control Crows by shooting is granted by the
Fish and Game Code, shooting them within city limits may be
prohibited by? - ANSWER-city ordinances
the authority to crontrol Fox Tree Squirrels is granted by the Fish
and Game Code, but the use of rodenticides is not legal
because? - ANSWER-it is a game species
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which of the following would not be available from the county ag
commissioner's office? - ANSWER-permits for shooting
depredating deer
the accidental killing of 4 endangered giant kangaroo rats while
poisoning ground squirrels, without the approved bait stations,
may result in? - ANSWER-criminal charges
which of the following is not a reason for withholding a control
action - ANSWER-proposed control action is less expensive than
alternative
which is the least economical managment option for a moderate
ground squirrel population? - ANSWER-shooting
in a program of ground squirrel management beginning in the
spring, which combination of management methods is considered
the most logical sequence of events? - ANSWER-burrow
fumigation-baiting program-burrow destruction
