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Animal Terminology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This term means the male cannot reproduce.
a)
Intact
b)
Castrated
c)
Immature
d)
Mature
2.
Term for a female Horse who has given birth.
a)
Filly
b)
Foal
c)
Doe
d)
Mare
3.
Term for when a female rabbit is giving birth.
a)
Foaling
b)
Kidding
c)
Farrowing
d)
Kindling
4.
Term for both a male goat and sheep who are castrated.
a)
Billy
b)
Wether
c)
Lapin
d)
Gilt
5.
An Intact male swine....
a)
Gelding
b)
Sow
c)
Ram
d)
Boar
6.
A male chicken who is castrated:
a)
Capon
b)
Rooster
c)
Gelding
d)
Kit
7.
What do all of these have in common? Bull, Boar, Stallion, Ram, Buck, Rooster
a)
They are castrated males
b)
They are immature females
c)
They are young
d)
They are intact males
8.
When a female horse is foaling, she is doing what?
a)
Eating
b)
Giving birth
c)
Running in pasture
d)
Nursing her young
9.
Which of these does NOT fit?  Hen, Filly, Sow, Cow.
a)
Hen
b)
Cow
c)
Filly
d)
Sow
10.
This term can be used for a group of chicken or sheep:
a)
Herd
b)
Gaggle
c)
Flock
d)
Gathering
11.
What is a female cattle that has NOT given birth?
a)
Gilt
b)
Nanny
c)
Doe
d)
Heifer
12.
When a female goat is giving birth to a ______, it is called __________.
a)
kit, kindling
b)
lamb, lambing
c)
kid, kidding
d)
foal, foaling
13.
What is the name for an immature female or mature female rabbit?
a)
Sow
b)
Mare
c)
Doe
d)
Gelding
14.
What is the difference between a Rooster and Capon?
a)
Roosters are younger.
b)
Roosters can reproduce.
c)
A Capon has more spurs.
d)
A Capon can reproduce
15.
The term for a male swine who cannot reproduce (castrated)....
a)
Boar
b)
Gelding
c)
Barrow
d)
Wether