Based on Your Knowledge of How Rats Learn to Avoid

question 31

Multiple Choice

Based on your knowledge of how rats learn to avoid certain foods, what would be key components of a rat poison used for home pest control?

• A) the poison should be odorless
• B) the poison should be fast acting
• C) the poison should induce fatal toxicity even with small doses
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Oligopolists

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Imitation

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