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Animal Science Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On a beef animal or pig, the top part of the head between the ears is the:

a)

Cheek

b)

Muzzle

c)

Poll

d)

Snout

2.

The four cuts that represent about 75% of the total retail value of the hog carcass are:

a)

Bacon, fatback, feet, and jowl

b)

Boston shoulder, picnic shoulder, ham, and loin

c)

Picnic shoulder, fatback, spareribs, and ham

d)

Spareribs, loin, ham, and bacon

3.

Frame size, muscle thickness, and thriftiness are the three factors that determine grades for:

a)

Feeder cattle

b)

Finish cattle

c)

Finish swine

d)

Slaughter cattle

4.

A young female swine that has not had pigs or is not showing signs of pregnancy is a:

a)

Barrow

b)

Gilt

c)

Heifer

d)

Sow

5.

Which career related to animal science is in the education, communication, and information specialists category?

a)

Agriculture Education teacher

b)

Beef cattle farmer

c)

Food inspector

d)

Microbiologist

6.

Pork chops come from the wholesale cut of a hog's back called the:

a)

Clear plate

b)

Fatback

c)

Loin

d)

Shoulder

7.

On a beef animal, the bones on each side nearest the tailhead are the:

a)

Fetlocks

b)

Hip bones

c)

Knee bones

d)

Pin bones

8.

Steer, heifer, cow, bull, and stag are the five beef animal:

a)

Marbling classes

b)

Sex classes

c)

USDA grades

d)

Yield grades

9.

The best way to learn more about an occupation is through:

a)

Library research

b)

Watching television documentaries

c)

Work Experience

d)

Worker interviews

10.

The act of giving birth.

a)

Parturition

b)

Birthing

c)

Labor

d)

Defecation

11.

A part of the reproductive tract of female mammals that forms a seal or doorway between the uterus and vagina.

a)

Cervix

b)

Estrus

c)

Infundibulum

d)

Oviduct

12.

One of the accessory glands of the male reproductive system that encircles the neck of the bladder where it joins the urethra.

a)

Prostate

b)

Seminal Vescicle

c)

Sigmoid Flexure

d)

Vas Deferens

13.

The womb; in female mammals, an organ in which the young develops before birth.

a)

Uterus

b)

Oviduct

c)

Infundibulum

d)

Epididymis

14.

A hormone or group of hormones produced by the developing ovarian follicle; it stimulates female sex drive and controls the development of feminine characteristics.

a)

Estrogen

b)

Testosterone

c)

Progesterone

d)

Urethra

15.

An accessory gland in the male reproductive system that produces a fluid, which moves ahead of the seminal fluid, cleansing and neutralizing the urethra.

a)

Cowper's Gland

b)

Prostate

c)

Cryptorchid

d)

Vas Deferens

16.

The organ in female animals that produces the egg or ovum.

a)

Ovary

b)

Uterus

c)

Urethra

d)

Scrotum

17.

site of sperm storage and maturation

a)

Epididymis

b)

Scrotum

c)

Testicles

d)

Penis

18.

tube that carries the urine away from the bladder, serves as duct for the passage of semen

a)

Urethra

b)

Cervix

c)

Vas Deferens

d)

Epididymis

19.

During the slaughtering process, broilers and turkeys are bled by:

a)

cutting the jugular vein.

b)

removing the heart.

c)

removing the gizzard.

d)

sticking.

20.

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:

a)

"U.S. condemned."

b)

"U.S. diseased."

c)

"U.S. No. 2."

d)

"U.S. No. 3."

21.

What is a group of animals that have similar characteristics and pass those characteristics to

their offspring called?”

a)

breed

b)

herd

c)

flock

d)

school

22.

What type of horse is used for farming?

a)

warm blood horses

b)

gaited horses

c)

draft horses

d)

ponies

23.

The act of giving birth for sheep is called

a)

kidding

b)

lambing

c)

foaling

d)

farrawing

24.

The act of giving birth for swine is called

a)

lambing

b)

foaling

c)

farrowing

d)

kidding

25.

What is the act of parturition for both chicken and turkey?

a)

calving

b)

lambing

c)

laying

d)

farrowing