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Rodent Unit

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which animal should NOT get wet?

a)

Mouse

b)

Rat

c)

Guinea Pig

d)

Chinchilla

2.

What is the easiest way to pick up a gerbil?

a)

At the base of the tail

b)

Scruff

c)

Don't touch them at all

d)

Scoop

3.

What is the name of the most common color of a Gerbil? This can also be a color of guinea pig

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Agouti

d)

Piebald

4.

What vitamin must a guinea pig have in its diet?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

What medical condition is the result of a vitamin C deficiency?

a)

Scurvy

b)

Dehydration

c)

Constipation

d)

Diabetes

6.

Which rodent has cheek pouches?

a)

Mouse

b)

Rat

c)

Hamster

d)

Gerbil

7.

What type of food is best for small animals?

a)

Hard

b)

Soft

8.

What is the definition of Nocturnal?

a)

When an animal does not eat

b)

When an animal does not sleep

c)

When an animal is awake at night

d)

When an animal is awake during the day

9.

What does the term “gestation” mean?

a)

The act of giving birth

b)

How long an animal is pregnant

c)

It's lifespan

d)

It's diet

10.

In what country are guinea pigs kept as a meat source?

a)

USA

b)

England

c)

Peru

d)

Spain

11.

Other than scooping a hamster, how else could you handle one?

a)

Don't!

b)

The base of the tail

c)

Scruffing

d)

With 1 hand

12.

Enteritis is the technical term for what disease that is common in rodents?

a)

Pneumonia

b)

Influenza

c)

Wet Tail

d)

The common cold

13.

What does the suffix “- itis” refer to at the end of a word?

a)

Death

b)

Inflammation

c)

Constipation

d)

Cancer

14.

Which rodent is precocial?

a)

Mouse

b)

Rat

c)

Hamster

d)

Guinea Pig

15.

A rodent must have something to chew on at all times. Why?

a)

Their teeth are sharp

b)

Their teeth never stop growing

c)

They're always hungry

d)

They get bored

16.

What is the term when a rodent's teeth are over grown?

a)

Itis

b)

Malocclusion

c)

Palatibility

d)

Coprophagy

17.

What is the average lifespan for guinea pigs?

a)

1-2 years

b)

4-8 years

c)

10 years

d)

6 months

18.

What type of baths should a chinchilla get?

a)

Dust

b)

Water

c)

Dawn Dish Soap

d)

Shampoo

19.

What rodent is this?

a)

Mouse

b)

Hamster

c)

Gerbil

d)

Rat

20.

What rodent is this?

a)

Mouse

b)

Hamster

c)

Gerbil

d)

Rat

21.

What rodent is this?

a)

Mouse

b)

Hamster

c)

Gerbil

d)

Rat

22.

What rodent is this?

a)

Chinchilla

b)

Guinea Pig

c)

Rat

d)

Hamster

23.

What rodent is this?

a)

Rat

b)

Hamster

c)

Chinchilla

d)

Guinea Pig

24.

What rodent is this?

a)

Mouse

b)

Gerbil

c)

Hamster

d)

Rat

25.

What breed of Guinea Pig do we have here in Animal Science?

a)

Abyssinian

b)

American

c)

White Crested

d)

Peruvian