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Animal Science Certification Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adapting the behavior of animals to fit the needs of humans is called ___.

a)

training

b)

domestication

c)

breeding

d)

culling

2.

Cattle were brought to the New World by __.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Viking explorers

c)

Captain John Smith

d)

John Rolf

3.

Animals that regurgitate and masticate their feed after they swallow it are called __.

a)

fowls

b)

non-ruminants

c)

ruminants

d)

aves

4.

Horses evolved from a tiny four-toed ancestor called ___.

a)

Gallus gallus

b)

Eohippus

c)

Sus scrofa

d)

Angora

5.

The trend in the consumption of poultry is ___.

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

holding steady

d)

difficult to determine

6.

In the United States the first federal law dealing with humane treatment of animals was passed in ___.

a)

1965

b)

1999

c)

1873

d)

1956

7.

The use of technology in genetic and reproductive processes in livestock is called ___.

a)

aquaponics

b)

aquaculture

c)

selective breeding

d)

biotechnology

8.

Animal by-products include human medicines such as ___.

a)

cortisone

b)

insulin

c)

heparin

d)

all answers are correct

9.

One of the earliest animals tamed by humans was the ___.

a)

horse

b)

sheep

c)

turkey

d)

chicken

10.

A group of animals with common traits that can mate and produce fertile young is called a ___.

a)

family

b)

species

c)

class

d)

phylum

11.

Personality traits important to employers include being ___.

a)

positive

b)

responsible

c)

enthusiastic

d)

all answers are correct

12.

The percent of agriculture-related jobs in the total work force is about ___ percent.

a)

17

b)

33

c)

12

d)

22

13.

One should discriminate on the job based on ___.

a)

race

b)

gender

c)

age

d)

none of these answers is correct

14.

Social service professions in animal science include ___.

a)

veterinarians

b)

technical service representatives

c)

nutrition counselors

d)

food service managers

15.

Occupations such as farmers, hired farm workers, and farm managers fall into a category of agricultural careers called ___.

a)

input suppliers

b)

farm production

c)

processing and marketing

d)

communications

16.

Some of the best sources of information about an occupation are ___.

a)

state employment services

b)

parents

c)

people employed in the field

d)

all answers are correct

17.

Most fatal accidents on farms are caused by ___.

a)

livestock

b)

machinery

c)

bees and insects

d)

falls

18.

Farm chemicals such as pesticides should be stored in places where ___.

a)

children cannot get to them

b)

they will not freeze

c)

there are no sewer or drainage lines

d)

all answers are correct

19.

Which of these heat-related issues is considered to be the most severe?

a)

heat exhaustion

b)

heat prostration

c)

heatstroke

d)

heat cramps

20.

Avoiding hazards in handling livestock involves ___.

a)

Designing facilities where workers are not in small areas with animals

b)

using tile floors

c)

maintaining low lighting

d)

all answers are correct

21.

In silos, fermentation produces ___.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen dioxide

c)

both carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide

d)

neither carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide

22.

When unloading grain from a storage bin, a worker can be in a dangerous situation within ___.

a)

10 to 15 seconds

b)

4 to 5 seconds

c)

60 to 90 seconds

d)

20 to 30 questions

23.

Infectious viruses can be transmitted by ___.

a)

skunks

b)

raccoons

c)

bats

d)

all answers are correct

24.

Livestock workers are typically exposed to all the following atmospheric contaminations except ___.

a)

dust

b)

pesticides

c)

asbestos

d)

toxic and and asphyxiating gases

25.

In animal confinement buildings, workers should wear dust filters providing protection from particles ___ in diameter.

a)

1.2 microns

b)

0.5 microns

c)

0.2 microns

d)

0.3 microns

26.

Class B fires are those burning ___.

a)

metals

b)

electrical equipment

c)

paints and solvents

d)

paper and textiles

27.

Which of the following diseases is NOT a major threat to the animal agriculture industry?

a)

foot and mouth disease

b)

avian influenza

c)

anemia

d)

porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome

28.

To prevent diseases from entering the herd, livestock producers should buy only healthy animals, and keep them quarantined for ___.

a)

60 to 90 days

b)

10 to 30 days

c)

1 to 2 days

d)

4 to 5 months

29.

The FDA, Department of Homeland Security, and every other citizen are responsible for ___.

a)

ensuring the security of the nation's food supply

b)

the spiking of food prices

c)

milk price fluctuation

d)

farm biosecurity

30.

The Environmental Protection Agency monitors all of the following water pollutants relative to animal wastes except ___.

a)

fecal coliform

b)

BOD

c)

chlorine

d)

ammonia

31.

Bacteria that work without oxygen are called ___.

a)

protozoa

b)

anaerobic

c)

one cell

d)

ammonia

32.

When applying manure to land, it may take ___ for all of the nitrogen to become available.

a)

5 to 6 years

b)

1 to 2 years

c)

6 months

d)

3 to 5 years

33.

The best method to dispose of a dead animal is ___.

a)

burying

b)

burning

c)

at a rendering or disposal plant

d)

allowing vultures to consume it

34.

The measure of the combined effects of air temperature and speed of air movement is called ___.

a)

wind chill

b)

relative humidity

c)

wind break

d)

barometric pressure

35.

Feed taken in by poultry first goes to the ___ where it is softened by saliva and secretions from the wall/

a)

crop

b)

gizzaard

c)

esophagus

d)

stomach

36.

The key to absorption are the small fingerlike projections on the walls of the small intestine called ___.

a)

sugars

b)

hairs

c)

villi

d)

fatty acids

37.

Non-ruminant animals need ___.

a)

roughages

b)

high concentrates of sugar

c)

extra vitamin supplements

d)

high-energy, low-fiber rations

38.

When the rumen is full, the animal ___.

a)

drinks lots of water

b)

lies down

c)

chews its cud

d)

both "lies down" and "chews its cud"

39.

The omasum makes up about ___ percent of the stomach.

a)

8

b)

15

c)

18

d)

25

40.

___ works on fats in the feed, changing them to fatty acids and glycerol.

a)

trypsin

b)

bile

c)

lipase

d)

pancreatic juice

41.

The cecum is also called the ___.

a)

stomach

b)

bling gut

c)

large intestine

d)

blind intestine

42.

Which of the following is not a main function of the skeletal system?

a)

provide form for the body

b)

provide protection for the body

c)

provide oxygen for the body

d)

provide support for the body

43.

Which of these is not a type of skeletal system?

a)

endoskeletal

b)

thermal

c)

exoskeletal

d)

hydraulic

44.

Which bones are found mostly in the head, where they protect the brain?

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular

45.

Joints that allow free movement and have fluid-filled cavities are called ___ joints.

a)

synovial

b)

amphiarthroses

c)

fibrous

d)

synarthrosis

46.

Avian bones tend to be ___ than mammalian bones.

a)

heavier

b)

thinner

c)

more durable

d)

darker

47.

All three muscle types have the ability to ___.

a)

stretch

b)

digest

c)

contract

d)

facilitate movement of limbs

48.

Much of the flesh referred to as meat in farm animals is composed of ___ muscle

a)

cardiac

b)

skeletal

c)

smooth

d)

involuntary

49.

Smooth muscle ___.

a)

is generally red in color

b)

is not attached to the skeleton

c)

cannot stretch

d)

is the fastest muscle

50.

The cardiac muscle system ___.

a)

maintains a rhythmic heartbeat that keeps blood circulating

b)

controls movement of bones

c)

stretches to allow organs to expand

d)

is controlled by the voluntary nervous system