WorksheetsAnimal Science Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
On a beef animal or pig, the top part of the head between the ears is the:
Cheek
Muzzle
Poll
Snout
The four cuts that represent about 75% of the total retail value of the hog carcass are:
Bacon, fatback, feet, and jowl
Boston shoulder, picnic shoulder, ham, and loin
Picnic shoulder, fatback, spareribs, and ham
Spareribs, loin, ham, and bacon
Frame size, muscle thickness, and thriftiness are the three factors that determine grades for:
Feeder cattle
Finish cattle
Finish swine
Slaughter cattle
A young female swine that has not had pigs or is not showing signs of pregnancy is a:
Barrow
Gilt
Heifer
Sow
Which career related to animal science is in the education, communication, and information specialists category?
Agriculture Education teacher
Beef cattle farmer
Food inspector
Microbiologist
Pork chops come from the wholesale cut of a hog's back called the:
Clear plate
Fatback
Loin
Shoulder
On a beef animal, the bones on each side nearest the tailhead are the:
Fetlocks
Hip bones
Knee bones
Pin bones
Steer, heifer, cow, bull, and stag are the five beef animal:
Marbling classes
Sex classes
USDA grades
Yield grades
The best way to learn more about an occupation is through:
Library research
Watching television documentaries
Work Experience
Worker interviews
The act of giving birth.
Parturition
Birthing
Labor
Defecation
A part of the reproductive tract of female mammals that forms a seal or doorway between the uterus and vagina.
Cervix
Estrus
Infundibulum
Oviduct
One of the accessory glands of the male reproductive system that encircles the neck of the bladder where it joins the urethra.
Prostate
Seminal Vescicle
Sigmoid Flexure
Vas Deferens
The womb; in female mammals, an organ in which the young develops before birth.
Uterus
Oviduct
Infundibulum
Epididymis
A hormone or group of hormones produced by the developing ovarian follicle; it stimulates female sex drive and controls the development of feminine characteristics.
Estrogen
Testosterone
Progesterone
Urethra
An accessory gland in the male reproductive system that produces a fluid, which moves ahead of the seminal fluid, cleansing and neutralizing the urethra.
Cowper's Gland
Prostate
Cryptorchid
Vas Deferens
The organ in female animals that produces the egg or ovum.
Ovary
Uterus
Urethra
Scrotum
site of sperm storage and maturation
Epididymis
Scrotum
Testicles
Penis
tube that carries the urine away from the bladder, serves as duct for the passage of semen
Urethra
Cervix
Vas Deferens
Epididymis
During the slaughtering process, broilers and turkeys are bled by:
cutting the jugular vein.
removing the heart.
removing the gizzard.
sticking.
When USDA inspectors check livestock for diseases or other problems before slaughter and find the animals unfit for human consumption, the animal is marked with:
"U.S. condemned."
"U.S. diseased."
"U.S. No. 2."
"U.S. No. 3."
What is a group of animals that have similar characteristics and pass those characteristics to
their offspring called?”
breed
herd
flock
school
What type of horse is used for farming?
warm blood horses
gaited horses
draft horses
ponies
The act of giving birth for sheep is called
kidding
lambing
foaling
farrawing
The act of giving birth for swine is called
lambing
foaling
farrowing
kidding
What is the act of parturition for both chicken and turkey?
calving
lambing
laying
farrowing
