Advanced Animal Science Final Exam Fall 2025

________ are the basic structural and functional units of the animal body.

• Tissue

• Cells

• Organs

• Organ systems

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Enrique is studying cells and is trying to determine what leads to cell specialization and the visible differences seen in cells. What leads to cell specialization?

• Codons

• Nucleotides

• Chromosomes

• Proteins

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An organ system is a group of organs working together to provide a common function.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is the smallest level of structural organization in the animal body?

• Tissue

• Organ

• Cell

• Organ system

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Cells increase in size rather than number as an animal grows.

• True

• False

What type of tissue supports all other types of tissue in the body and surrounds organs or other body parts?

• Muscle tissue

• Connective tissue

• Nervous tissue

• Epithelial tissue

What is the name of the highest point on most four-legged animals?

• Distal

• Caudal

• Cranial

• Dorsal

Where is the most common place to put a tag that identifies an animal?

• Auricle

• Nares

• Skin

• Vibrissae

Which part of the skin houses the hair follicles?

• Keratin

• Caudal

• Epidermis

• Dermis

Keratin is found in which of the following locations?

• Hair

• Hooves

• Feathers

• All of the above