2018 Vet Science State Test

The science that is concerned with the naming and classification of organisms is

• Trigonometry

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Taxonomy

• Trinomial Nomenclature

The process of surgically removing the reproductive organs of a female canine is called

• spay

• whelp

• neuter

• emasculation

Pets, such as dogs and cats, are in the kingdom

• Monera

• Protista

• Animalia

• Plantae

Diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans are known as

• benign

• zoonotic

• malignant

• contagious

The number of no-kill shelters has_____________ since the 1980’s

• increased

• decreased

• stayed the same

• ended

Lyme disease is transmitted to humans by ________

• ticks

• rats

• parrots and related birds

• infected dogs and cats

The position that animals should be treated humanely, (discomfort kept to a minimum), but can still be used for human purposes is known as

• Animal rights

• animal welfare

• specieism

• factory farming

The ________ is the largest compartment of the ruminant stomach

• rumen

• reticulum

• omasum

• abomasum

A lack of the mineral ________ causes anemia

• iodine

• iron

• calcium

• sulfur

Which of the following dog breeds is mainly used for racing?

• Afghan

• Bloodhound

• Whippet

• Greyhound