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Ag Env Sci webXam Review Strand 2

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the term to its description.

a)

Foal

1.

baby horse

b)

Gelding

2.

castrated male horse

c)

Colt

3.

young uncastrated male horse (0-4 yrs)

d)

Stallion

4.

•uncastrated male horse (over 3-4 years)

e)

Filly

5.

•young (under 3-4 years) female horse

2.

Match the following.

a)

Broodmare

1.

female horse that has given birth

b)

Mare

2.

female horse (over 3-4 years)

c)

Filly

3.

young (under 3-4 years) female horse

d)

Stallion

4.

uncastrated male horse (over 3-4 years)

e)

Colt

5.

Young (0-3) uncastrated male horse.

3.

Match the following.

a)

young bovine (up to 6-10 months)

1.

Calves

b)

young, uncastrated male

2.

Bull Calf

c)

castrated male

3.

Steer

d)

uncastrated male

4.

Bull

e)

young female, hasn’t given birth

5.

Heifer

4.

Match the following.

a)

female bovine who has given birth

1.

Cow

b)

young, uncastrated male

2.

Bull Calf

c)

castrated male

3.

Steer

d)

uncastrated male

4.

Bull

e)

young female, hasn’t given birth

5.

Heifer

5.

Match the following.

a)

Baby pig

1.

Piglet

b)

Castrated male

2.

Barrow

c)

Uncastrated male

3.

Boar

d)

young female

4.

Gilt

e)

female that has given birth

5.

Sow

6.

Match the following

a)

baby sheep

under one year old

1.

lamb

b)

Female sheep

2.

ewe

c)

Young female sheep

3.

ewe lamb

d)

Castrated male

4.

wether

e)

Uncastrated male

5.

ram

7.

Match the following

a)

over one year old

1.

sheep

b)

Female sheep

2.

ewe

c)

Young female sheep

3.

ewe lamb

d)

Castrated male

4.

wether

e)

Uncastrated male

5.

ram

8.

Match the following

a)

kid

1.

baby goat

b)

doeling

2.

female goat less than one year old

c)

buckling

3.

male goat less than one year old

d)

doe

4.

female goat over one year old

e)

buck

5.

male goat over one year old

9.

Match the following

a)

wether

1.

•castrated male goat

b)

doeling

2.

female goat less than one year old

c)

buckling

3.

male goat less than one year old

d)

doe

4.

female goat over one year old

e)

buck

5.

male goat over one year old

10.

Match the following

a)

Baby chicken

1.

Chick

b)

Young female chicken

2.

Pullet

c)

Immature male chicken

3.

Cockerel

d)

adult female chicken

4.

Hen

e)

adult male chicken

5.

Cock

11.

Match the following

a)

adult male castrated chicken

1.

Capon

b)

Young female chicken

2.

Pullet

c)

Immature male chicken

3.

Cockerel

d)

adult female chicken

4.

Hen

e)

adult male chicken

5.

Rooster

12.

Match the following

a)

baby turkey

1.

Poult

b)

adult male turkey

2.

Tom or Gobbler

c)

adult female turkey

3.

Hen

d)

yearling male turkey

4.

Jake

e)

yearling female turkey

5.

Jenny

13.

Name the ID system shown in this picture

a)

Tattooing

b)

Ear Tagging

c)

Branding

d)

Angle Branding

14.
The livestock identification system which uses a metal instrument to burn or freeze a mark on the animals:
a)
Branding
b)
Ear Notching
c)
Tagging
d)
Tattooing
15.
A permanent, simple and relatively painless identification system that can be used for many types of animals is:
a)
Docking
b)
Ear Notching
c)
Neck Chains
d)
Tattooing
16.
A permanent, simple and relatively painless identification system that can be used for many types of animals is:
a)
Docking
b)
Ear Notching
c)
Neck Chains
d)
Tattooing
17.
The identification system used to number pigs by cutting out little "V"’s on their ears is
a)
Ear notching
b)
Ear tagging
c)
Docking
d)
Eat tattooing
18.
The original use of permanent identification of livestock was to
a)
Cull because of age
b)
Show ownership
c)
Keep breeding records
d)
Keep performance records
19.

Which animal identification method is used by some food manufacturers to identify specific animals when they enter their facility?

a)

RFID

b)

IC cards

c)

Iris and retinal biometrics

d)

Back tags

20.

Which animal identification method uses a physical chain around the neck of the cow with a metal ID tag attached?

a)

Ear tags

b)

Neck chain or bands

c)

Leg bands

d)

Back tags

21.

Which animal identification method is used to provide a chain of ownership for cattle moved directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment?

a)

Ear tags

b)

Neck chain or bands

c)

Leg bands

d)

Back tags

22.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
A producer.
b)
An omnivore.
c)
A predator.
d)
A herbivore.
23.
______________ occurs when more than one individual or population tries to use the same limited resource.
a)
Niche
b)
Predator-prey
c)
Availability
d)
Competition
24.
When predator numbers decrease, prey numbers ____________ because fewer of them are being consumed.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
stay the same
d)
divide in half
25.
If there are more prey available, predator numbers can decrease since there is more available food.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Purple
d)
42
26.
An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Competition
d)
Adaptation
27.
If a hawk eats a snake, the snake is the...
a)
Predator
b)
Alpha
c)
Prey
d)
Mutualistic partner
28.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
29.

Suppose that a new predator of the rabbit migrated to this ecosystem. What is the most likely initial effect on the other organisms?

a)

More competition among the mice for food

b)

More competition among the hawks for food

c)

Less competition among snakes for food

d)

Less grass available for food

30.

The picture shows an energy pyramid. What will most likely happen to the foxes and the wolves if the rabbits are removed?

a)

The foxes will eat more wolves.

b)

The foxes will eat fewer wolves.

c)

There will be more foxes and wolves.

d)

There will be fewer foxes and wolves.

31.

What does the word "zoonotic" mean?

a)

from animals

b)

from humans

c)

from a zoo

d)

coming soon

32.

How are zoonotic diseases transmitted to humans?

a)

close contact with infected animals

b)

eating infected animals

c)

vectors like ticks and mosquitoes

d)

all of these

33.

Influenza carried by pigs is called

a)

swine flu

b)

pig flu

c)

pork flu

d)

bacon bloat

34.

Zoonotic diseases can jump from one kind of animal to another

a)

true

b)

false

c)

flue

d)

tralse

35.

Zoonotic diseases are becoming more common because: choose all that apply

a)

people live further away from wild animals

b)

habitat destruction makes wild animals closer to people

c)

there are more livestock to supply food to growing population

d)

larger human population lets viruses spread faster

36.

A government agency focused on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and the public policy related to these issues. Use the acronym.

(a)