Intro to Animal Science

What are mature male horses referred to as?

• Stallion

• Ram

• Rooster

• Boar

What are mature female pigs referred to as?

• Cow

• Ewe

• Sow

• Hen

What are castrated male horses referred to as?

• Steer

• Wether

• Gelding

• Capon

A group of animals of a common origin.

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Kingdom

• Breed

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which scientific name is written correctly

• Canis familiaris

• Canis familiaris

• Canis Familiaris

• canis familiaris

Which characteristics do scientists look at to classify organisms today? choose 2 answers

• structure, internal and external features

• cellular characteristics and phylogeny

• if they live in land, sea or air/sky

• plant or animal and cellular characteristics

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

the science of classification will continue to change because (choose all that apply)

• we discover new ecosystems and organisms that live there

• we develop new technology

• bah humbug, it will never change

• our understanding of organisms change

Rules for writing scientific names include (choose all that are true and correct)

• the species name begins with a lower case letter

• the genus name begins with a lower case letter

• both species name and genus name are underlined or in italics

• the genus is first and the species is second

Which characteristics did Aristotle look at to classify organisms way back in the day? choose 2 answers

• structure, internal and external features

• cellular characteristics and phylogeny

• if they live in land, sea or air/sky

• if they are a plant or an animal

What is the term for a young female cow that has not yet given birth?

• Heifer

• Calf

• Doe

• Ewe