Course Assessment Veterinary Science

A large number of people have greater contact with wild and domestic animals which is why ______ diseases are a growing concern.

The Yersinia pestis bacteria causes what disease?

• Ringworm

• Plague

• Rabies

• Hantavirus

Which type of plague is contagious between humans?

• Bubonic plague

• Septicemic plague

• Cutaneous plague

• Pneumonic plague

Ringworm is cause by ________.

What animals are at the greatest rick for anthrax?

Veterinary science studies what aspect of animals?

• Habitat

• Predators

• Disease

• Herbivores

The rabies virus is most commonly transferred through what?

• Saliva

• Plant material

• Air

• Food

Lyme disease is transmitted through infected______.

Some dairy farmers want to increase the amount of milk produced by their cows. How can the farmers use selective breeding to increase milk production?

• By increasing the age of the cows that are bred

• By choosing cows that are high milk producers

• By limiting the number of offspring per cow

• By choosing the cows that can produce milk after eating the most food

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The chart lists organisms in five different categories living near the Texas Gulf Coast.

Based on the chart, reorder the following to model a flow of energy in this ecosystem.

• Sun

• Algae

• Shrimp

• Red drum

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