This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Animal Science > Research Studies > Animal Science – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Animal Science Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a castrated male of the cattle breed called? A) Barrow. B) Wether. C) Steer. D) Gelding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Steer. 2. Megan is receiving a series of shots after having been bitten by a feral cat.What viral disease is she most likely being treated for? A) Psittacosis. B) Ringworm. C) Salmonellosis. D) Rabies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rabies. 3. Which type of breeding system mates VERY closely related animals? A) Purebred. B) Inbreeding. C) Cross-Breeding. D) Line-Breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inbreeding. 4. The breed of swine that is red, has ears that droop forward and is noted for it's growth rate and feed conversion is A) Berkshire. B) Hampshire. C) Duroc. D) Tamworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duroc. 5. The muscle tissue of an animal is known as: A) Protein. B) Muscle. C) Fat. D) Carcass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle. 6. A livestock ..... supervises technicians for various parts of the industry including poultry hatcheries, feed mills, breeding barns, and even farrowing houses. A) Veterinarians. B) Managers. C) Technicians. D) Inspection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Managers. 7. One major reason for early career planning is to: A) Be in class with your friends. B) Take the right high school courses. C) Take easy high school courses. D) Get early release from school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take the right high school courses. 8. If a pig has a notch cut into the top of his right ear and a notch cut on the bottom of his left ear close to the head, his number is: A) Litter 3 Pig 3. B) Pig 1 Litter 1. C) Litter 81 Pig 1. D) Pig 9 Litter 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Litter 81 Pig 1. 9. The nutrient that makes up from 40 to 80 percent of an animal's body is: A) Salt. B) Vitamin c. C) Calcium. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 10. The best way to learn more about an occupation is through: A) Worker interviews. B) Watching television documentaries. C) Library research. D) Work experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Work experience. 11. A young female swine that has NOT had pigs or is NOT showing signs of pregnancy is: A) Ewe. B) Gilt. C) Heifer. D) Sow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gilt. 12. Are diseases and parasites that can be passed between animals and humans. A) Bacterial Infections. B) Zoonosis. C) Toxic Materials. D) Viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zoonosis. 13. Carbs are most important for: A) Controlling the animal's body temperature. B) Converting food to energy and producing heat. C) Repairing muscle, skin, hair, and nerves. D) Regulating body glands and protecting against disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Converting food to energy and producing heat. 14. Any food or feed high in fiber and low in digestible nutrients such as many fruits and vegetables, straw, and low-quality vegetation, hay, haylage, and silage. A) Ruminant. B) Roughage. C) Vitamin. D) Silage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roughage. 15. The main function of the large intestine is to: A) Absorb nutrients. B) Produce bile. C) Store roughage. D) Absorb water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorb water. 16. The main reason we want hybrid vigor is to: A) Improve genetic makeup of swine. B) Decrease sales in swine. C) Increase disease in swine. D) Make a uniform product. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improve genetic makeup of swine. 17. Which is true of pet cockatoos? A) Best singers. B) Hardest to train. C) Most intelligent. D) Smallest of birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most intelligent. 18. If an animal science student were labeling a picture of a cow's skeleton, where would that student find the scapula? A) Shoulder blade. B) Front foot. C) Tail. D) Rear foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoulder blade. 19. The most expensive type of beef cattle feeding facility to build is a/an: A) Cold confinement barn. B) Open feedlot. C) Open barn and feedlot. D) Warm confinement barn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warm confinement barn. 20. In the US what % of the total workforce related to agriculture jobs? A) 80%. B) 10%. C) 2%. D) 18%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18%. 21. What is the birthing process for cattle called? A) Calving. B) Farrowing. C) Birth. D) Foaling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calving. 22. What do you call a mature male horse? A) Gelding. B) Mare. C) Stallion. D) Colt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stallion. 23. Mature Female Turkey A) Hen. B) Sow. C) Doe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hen. 24. Which of the following is not one of the 6 nutrients animals need? A) Amino acids. B) Carbohydrates. C) Proteins. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amino acids. 25. Ability to overcome resistance of the host A) Infectious disease. B) Noninfectious disease. C) Disease. D) Virulence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Virulence. 26. If Billy had to get shots after being bitten by a stray cat, what is he most likely being treated for? A) Rocky mountain spotted fever. B) Psittacosis. C) Streptococcal. D) Rabies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rabies. 27. What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills A) Reptile. B) Amphibian. C) Bird. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fish. 28. Chemical process by which your body breaks down food to release energy A) Nutrition. B) Dehydration. C) Metabolism. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metabolism. 29. Most food nutrients used by nonruminants such as swine are absorbed from the: A) Large intestine. B) Rumen. C) Small intestine. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small intestine. 30. Which of the following careers would fall under the Animal Science Pathway? A) Family Doctor. B) Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist. C) ER Nurse. D) Plant and Soil Scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAnimal Science QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesAnimal Science Quiz 1Animal Science Quiz 2Animal Science Quiz 3Animal Science Quiz 4Animal Science Quiz 5Animal Science Quiz 6Animal Science Quiz 7Animal Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books