PCA VERTEBRATES EXAM
2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST |BRAND NEW
VERSION|JUST RELEASED!!
the best trap set for taking pocket gophers is?
two opposing traps in the main tunnel
in a crop situation, trapping is generally not recommended to control which of the following
vertebrate pests?
meadow voles
glue boards are most effective for trapping?
house mice
which of the following methods of euthanisia is considered the most acceptable for dispaching
live caught animals
carbon dioxide
according to the fish and game code, it is illegal to live trap ground squirrels and?
transport and release them several miles away
the best time to shoot rabbits is?
in the evening, at dusk
indicate the product which is not a rodent repellant
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,4-aminopyridine
repellants are least likely to fail if?
the material is frequently applied
which of the following is not likely to be a reason deer repellent fails
alternative, untreated food for the deer is scarce
which of the following chemicals is not an anticoagulant-type rodenticide
zinc phosphide
most birds are highly susceptible to
strychnine
vitamin K1 is the antidote for?
chlorophacinone
the rodenticide which accumulates the most in tissue of the posisoned animal is?
diphacinone
the rodenticide most likely to be absorbed through the intact skin is?
zinc phosphide
with reference to rodent control, "test baiting" is conducted to determine if?
the rodents are accepting the bait
the most commonly used rodenticides for pocket gopher baits is?
strychnine
the primary poisoing of non-target mammals that are the size of a poodle or larger is?
tamper risistant bait stations
which bait station would not adversely influence bait consumption?
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, freshly prepared bait
enclosed bait boxes would not be appropriate for baiting?
jackrabbits
when using the "burrow builder" for gopher control, the normal distance between the parallel
artificial burrow is?
20 to 25 feet
a definite advantage of paraffin-type baits is that they?
withstand high humidity without rapid deterioration
which of the following would not be reason for using color-dyed rodent baits
attracts rodents
burrow fumigants for ground squirrels are most effective if applied in?
late winder to earlly spring following emergence from hibernation
when predators become increasingly more numerous in an area, it is generally indicative of?
of a continually growing prey base
ground squirrel bait boxes with openings restricted to 3 inches are constructed to protect the?
san joaquin kit fox
all are federally listed endangered rodent species except the?
montane vole
although relatively expensive, a deer-proof fence is an economical long term approach to deer
control because
it will protect the crop for the entire lifetime of the fence
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2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST |BRAND NEW
VERSION|JUST RELEASED!!
the best trap set for taking pocket gophers is?
two opposing traps in the main tunnel
in a crop situation, trapping is generally not recommended to control which of the following
vertebrate pests?
meadow voles
glue boards are most effective for trapping?
house mice
which of the following methods of euthanisia is considered the most acceptable for dispaching
live caught animals
carbon dioxide
according to the fish and game code, it is illegal to live trap ground squirrels and?
transport and release them several miles away
the best time to shoot rabbits is?
in the evening, at dusk
indicate the product which is not a rodent repellant
1|Page
,4-aminopyridine
repellants are least likely to fail if?
the material is frequently applied
which of the following is not likely to be a reason deer repellent fails
alternative, untreated food for the deer is scarce
which of the following chemicals is not an anticoagulant-type rodenticide
zinc phosphide
most birds are highly susceptible to
strychnine
vitamin K1 is the antidote for?
chlorophacinone
the rodenticide which accumulates the most in tissue of the posisoned animal is?
diphacinone
the rodenticide most likely to be absorbed through the intact skin is?
zinc phosphide
with reference to rodent control, "test baiting" is conducted to determine if?
the rodents are accepting the bait
the most commonly used rodenticides for pocket gopher baits is?
strychnine
the primary poisoing of non-target mammals that are the size of a poodle or larger is?
tamper risistant bait stations
which bait station would not adversely influence bait consumption?
2|Page
, freshly prepared bait
enclosed bait boxes would not be appropriate for baiting?
jackrabbits
when using the "burrow builder" for gopher control, the normal distance between the parallel
artificial burrow is?
20 to 25 feet
a definite advantage of paraffin-type baits is that they?
withstand high humidity without rapid deterioration
which of the following would not be reason for using color-dyed rodent baits
attracts rodents
burrow fumigants for ground squirrels are most effective if applied in?
late winder to earlly spring following emergence from hibernation
when predators become increasingly more numerous in an area, it is generally indicative of?
of a continually growing prey base
ground squirrel bait boxes with openings restricted to 3 inches are constructed to protect the?
san joaquin kit fox
all are federally listed endangered rodent species except the?
montane vole
although relatively expensive, a deer-proof fence is an economical long term approach to deer
control because
it will protect the crop for the entire lifetime of the fence
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