SCOPE OF TEST CODE # 44 – ANIMAL SCIENCE
WRITTEN
EXAM -100 QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
PERCENT
OF TEST:
16%
Animal Science Anatomy & Physiology
12%
Animal Science Characteristics & Breeds/Species Large and Small
10%
Animal Science Genetics & Reproduction
7%
Animal Housing Requirements
5%
Animal Health Science
15%
Animal Science Nutrition & Feeding
10%
Safe Handling & Restraint of Animals
5%
Animal Rights & Welfare
5%
Animal Science Agribusiness
5%
Animal Science Health & Safety
4%
Animal Science Related Mathematics
6%
Animal Science Tools
THE
WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL
TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS. SOME
QUESTIONS REQUIRE A SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL WORK
EXPERIENCE AND MAY NOT BE FOUND IN ANY BOOK.
HOWEVER, CANDIDATES ARE
ENCOURAGED TO STUDY FOR THEIR EXAMS BY REVIEWING CURRENT TEXTBOOKS AND
REFERENCE MATERIAL WHICH CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF MOST
VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WHICH OFFER CHAPTER 74 PROGRAMS.
*You
may refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
SCOPE OF TEST CODE # 44 – ANIMAL SCIENCE
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THE
FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR WRITTEN EXAM
CANDIDATES:
Animal
Science
by James Gillespie
Albany:
Delmar, 1998
Modern
Livestock & Poultry by James Gillespie
Belmont:
Cengage, Delmar Learning 2003
Introduction
to Veterinary Science by MeeCee Baker
& James Lawhead
Belmont:
Cengage, Delmar Learning 2003
Small Animal
Care & Management by Dean M. Warren
Belmont:
Cengage, Delmar Learning 2000
American
Association of Laboratory Animal Science Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
Manual
by Timothy P. Lawson
2005
An
Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology, 2nd Edition by Janet Amundson Romich
Thomas
Delmar, 2003
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL
LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
The written exam consists of 100 multiple
choice questions. Each question consists
of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:
Progesterone
is produced in the:
* a. Corpus
luteum
b. Cervix
c. Follicle
d. Uterus
An
animal that has been transformed with foreign DNA is a ___________ animal.
a. Dominant
* b. Transgenic
c. Biotech
d. Mutant
* indicates
correct answer
THE
TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN
COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE
INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.
UPDATED: 12-2009
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Please be advised
that an Animal Science performance exam and outline are being developed. This exam will be aligned with the latest
Massachusetts Vocational Technical Education Framework in this licensure area.
UPDATED: 12-2009
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