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What do you already know about animal science?

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name 3 types of animal farms on PEI.

4 lines
2.

Approximately what percentage of PEI's land is farm land?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

40%

d)

65%

3.

Which of these is a picture of a beef cow?

a)

b)

c)

4.

Which of these is a picture of a dairy cow?

a)

b)

c)

d)

5.

What breed of dairy cow is this?

a)

Holstein

b)

Brown Swiss

c)

Guernsey

d)

Jersey

6.

What breed of dairy cow is this?

a)

Holstein

b)

Brown Swiss

c)

Guernsey

d)

Jersey

7.

Cattle: What is a young female called?

a)

Cow

b)

Heifer

c)

Bull

d)

Steer

8.

HORSE: What is the name for a young male?

a)

Colt

b)

Stallion

c)

Gelding

d)

Filly

9.

HORSE: What is the name for a young female?

a)

Mare

b)

Stallion

c)

Colt

d)

Filly

10.

What is the name of a mature female pig?

a)

Sow

b)

Gilt

c)

Boar

d)

Barrow

11.

What is the name of meat that we get from pigs?

a)

Pork

b)

Mutton

c)

Beef

d)

Barrow

12.

What is the name of a mature female sheep?

a)

Ewe

b)

Ewe Lamb

c)

Ram

d)

Wether

13.

POULTRY: What is the name of a female that lays eggs?

a)

Hen

b)

Pullet

c)

Rooster

d)

Chicken

14.

What education level is required to be a veterinarian?

a)

A 2 year program at college or university

b)

A 4 year degree at university

c)

A 4 year degree, then another 2 years at vet college

d)

3 or 4 years at university, then another 4 years at vet college

15.

Which agricultural career is responsible for shoeing horses feet?

a)

Farrier

b)

stable hand

c)

Farm hand

d)

Horse Vet

16.

Livestock are animals raised by farmers for a purpose. Select the livestock from the options below.

a)

Cattle

b)

Horses

c)

Pigs

d)

Sheep

e)

Bison

17.
What is a group of cows called? 
a)
Flock 
b)
Herd 
c)
Pack 
d)
Group
18.

A baby cow is called a ______.

a)

chick

b)

calf

c)

foal

d)

cattle

19.

What percent of Canada's farms are family owned?

a)

3%

b)

97%

c)

20%

d)

75%

20.

There are strict laws in Canada to ensure farm animals are treated humanely.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is agriculture?

a)

hunting and gathering

b)

the altering genetic material of plants

c)

the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals

d)

using technology to increase production

22.

A female horse is called what?

a)

steer

b)

mare

c)

calf

d)

foal

23.

What is growing crops and raising livestock for food called?

a)

Horticulture

b)

Agriculture

c)

Monoculture

d)

Aquaculture