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Ag.6- Animal Science #1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest unit of classification of organisms?

a)

species

b)

cell

c)

family

d)

genus

2.

What is a group of animals that have similar characteristics and pass those characteristics to their offspring called?

a)

species

b)

breed

c)

family

d)

genus

3.
What is a group of cattle called?
a)

gander

b)

flock

c)

colony

d)

herd

4.
What type of horse is used for farming?
a)

working

b)
draft
c)

farmer

d)

sport

5.

What is the name and description of this swine breed?

a)

Hampshire

b)

Yorkshire

c)

black with a white belt, pointed ears

d)

all white, pointed ears

6.

What is the name and description of this swine breed?

a)

Hampshire

b)

Yorkshire

c)

black with a white belt, pointed ears

d)

all white, pointed ears

7.

What qualities do Holstein cattle have that makes them so popular?

a)

Largest Milk Producer

b)

Lowest Milk Fat

c)

Docile Tempermant

d)

Golden Milk

8.
What horse breed is known for its great ability to race?
a)

Warmblood

b)

Coldblood

c)

Saddlebred

d)
Thoroughbred
9.
Name of a baby goat?
a)

lamb

b)

calf

c)

kid

d)

foal

10.
What is a young male sheep called?
a)

ram

b)

ram lamb

c)

ram ewe

d)

ewe lamb

11.
What are young male cattle called?
a)

calf

b)

heifer

c)

colt

d)

bull calf

12.

What does the term steer mean in the cattle industry?

a)

castrated male chicken

b)

castrated male sheep

c)
castrated male bovine
d)

castrated male swine

13.

Which of the following are the proper terminology for rabbit?

a)

wether

b)

doe

c)

buck

d)

kit

14.

What is the term for a female swine that has not yet given birth?

a)
gilt
b)

heifer

c)

pullet

d)

ewe lamb

15.
What is the proper name for mature female swine?
a)

mare

b)

hen

c)

doe

d)
sow
16.
What is a mature female horse called?
a)

mare

b)

colt

c)

hen

d)

cow

17.
What is a mature female chicken called?
a)

sow

b)

hen

c)

pullet

d)

rooster

18.
What are castrated sheep called?
a)

Steer

b)
Wether
c)

Capon

d)

Barrow

19.
What is castrated swine called?
a)

Capon

b)

Lapin

c)
Barrow
d)

Wether

20.
What are mature female cattle called?
a)

Mare

b)

Hen

c)
Cow
d)

Ewe

21.
What are young female cattle called?
a)

steer

b)
heifer
c)

ewe

d)

filly

22.
What is a young female chicken called?
a)

cockerel

b)

hen

c)

filly

d)

pullet

23.
What are mature male swine called?
a)
Boar
b)

Barrow

c)

Stallion

d)

Bull

24.
What is a young male chicken called?
a)

buck

b)

dinner

c)

rooster

d)
cockerel
25.
What is a young female horse called?
a)

Ewe

b)

Heifer

c)

Mare

d)
Filly
26.
What is a young male horse called?
a)
Colt
b)

Filly

c)
Kid
d)

Buck

27.
What are newborn cattle called?
a)

Lamb

b)
Kid
c)
Calf
d)

Chick

28.
What is a newborn sheep called?
a)

kid

b)
lamb
c)

foal

d)

calf

29.
What are newborn swine called?
a)
piglet
b)

calf

c)

kid

d)

kit

30.
What is a newborn horse called?
a)

calf

b)
foal
c)

kid

d)

lamb