Lepczyk Paper Quiz

What was the goal of the paper?

• To construct the best diet for cats.

• To compare cats diets to that of other large mammals.

• To study species of cats that are endangered.

• To quanitfy and define the domestic cat's diet.

Which of the following is NOT a takeaway from Figure 1 in the paper?

• As the number of studies increases, species richness increases.

• More species richness is found on islands than continents.

• North America has more published studies on cat diet than Australia.

• More species richness is found on Australia than North America.

Which of the following is/are true about cats?

• Cats have a generalist diet

• Cats are opportunistic predators

• Cats only have only small prey

• Cats are oblegidive carnivores

Which of the following are correct percentages of species scavenged by cats?

• Birds 47.07%

• Reptiles 22.22%

• Mammals 20.68%

• Amphibians 2.74%

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• In biological hotspots like Africa, Asia, and South America few studies have emerged as most feline species are native and concern for their impact is lower.

• True

• False

How did the researchers for this paper study cat diet?

• Compiling relevant studies on google scholar

• Setting up camera traps across different habitats

• Field Experiments across all seven continents

• Analyzing different species of cats in zoos

The abundance of which prey found in cat diet shocked researchers?

• Birds

• Amphibians

• Mammals

• Reptiles

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• Cats across the world have been linked to 6% of recorded extinctions of birds, mammals, and reptiles, and are labeled a threat to other endangered species.

• True

• False

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Which of the following are takeaway (s) of the study?

• Cats are indiscriminate predators and eat essentially any type of animal that they can capture or
  scavenge.

• Continents contain three times more species of conservation concern eaten by cats than
  islands do.

• • A conservative estimate of 2084 species are prey of cats, with birds taking up 47%, reptiles at 22%, and mammals at 20% (amphibians and insects also make up ~7%).

• Cats only eat prey that are smaller than themselves, therefore, the full range of species size for a cats diet is limited.

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