Equine Final Pt 1 DRAFT

Fill in the blank: The Kingdom of the horse is _________.

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Protista

Fill in the blank: The Order of the horse is _________.

• Perissodactyla

• Carnivora

• Rodentia

• Primates

Fill in the blank: The Family of the horse is _________.

• Equidae

• Felidae

• Canidae

• Ursidae

Fill in the blank: The Genus of the horse is _________.

• Equus

• Canis

• Felis

• Bos

The study of horses is called:

• Hippology is the study of horses.

• Ornithology is the study of horses.

• Herpetology is the study of horses.

• Ichthyology is the study of horses.

Tame horses were evidently first kept for _______ and possibly their _______.

• meat; milk

• racing; speed

• wool; hides

• companionship; beauty

Horses and the Invention of the Wheel: Vehicles with disk wheels appeared near the beginning of the 3rd millennium B.C. drawn by ________ and ________.

• oxen, donkeys

• horses, camels

• sheep, goats

• elephants, mules