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Common Animal Terms & Identification

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the proper name for a group of newborn dogs?

a)

herd

b)

litter

c)

flock

d)

sounder

2.

What is the proper name for a female sheep?

a)

Ram

b)

Doe

c)

Cow

d)

Ewe

3.

What is the name of this animal?

a)

rat

b)

chinchilla

c)

ferret

d)

mink

4.

What is the labor process of swine called?

a)

birthing

b)

whelping

c)

farrowing

d)

queening

5.

What is the proper name of an intact male cat?

a)

boar

b)

buck

c)

stud

d)

tom

6.

The term cavy refers to what species?

a)

frog

b)

dog

c)

rabbit

d)

guinea pig

7.

What is the proper name for a group of birds, chickens, or ducks called?

a)

herd

b)

flock

c)

sounder

d)

colony

8.

What is the labor process of dogs called?

a)

whelping

b)

queening

c)

farrowing

d)

kindling

9.

What is the proper name for a male duck?

a)

Duck

b)

Poult

c)

Drake

d)

Capon

10.

The species term lagomorph refers to what species?

a)

turtle

b)

goat

c)

monkey

d)

rabbit

11.

What is the name of this animal?

a)

Ferret

b)

Guinea Pig

c)

Chinchilla

d)

Rat

12.

What is the name of a female pig that has not given birth?

a)

gilt

b)

sow

c)

boar

d)

barrow

13.

What is the proper name for a castrated male horse?

a)

colt

b)

foal

c)

filly

d)

gelding

14.

What is the name of this animal?

a)

goat

b)

horse

c)

donkey

d)

sheep

15.

What is the proper term for an intact female cat?

a)

kitten

b)

tom

c)

queen

d)

doe

16.

The term terrapin refers to what species?

a)

toad

b)

goat

c)

rabbit

d)

turtle

17.

What is the proper name for a female turkey or chicken?

a)

doe

b)

capon

c)

hen

d)

drake

18.

What is the name of this animal?

a)

goat

b)

horse

c)

donkey

d)

sheep

19.

What is the labor process of rabbits called?

a)

whelping

b)

queening

c)

kindling

d)

farrowing

20.

What is the name of a female goat called?

a)

filly

b)

buck

c)

sprite

d)

doe