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2025 Small Animal Semester Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was signed into effect in 1966 seeking to regulate who may possess or sell certain animals and to regulate animal living conditions?

a)

Lacey Act

b)

Endangered Species Act

c)

Animal Welfare Act

d)

Rights Act

2.

Which of the following is NOT an animal rights group?

a)

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

b)

Local animal rights group

c)

Mercy for Animals

d)

National Animal Interest Alliance

3.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the beliefs and actions of animal rights groups?

a)

Use violence to portray their message

b)

Animals have the right to live their own lives

c)

Humans do not have the right to use animals

d)

Support regulations of animal recreational sports

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of common practices for law enforcement in regards to animals?

a)

Prohibiting the running at large of animals, specifically cats and dogs

b)

Limiting the number of animals a resident may own

c)

Allowing the ownership of poisonous or dangerous animals

d)

Controlling animal noise such as barking dogs

5.

In which year was the Endangered Species Act signed into law?

a)

1937

b)

1983

c)

1973

d)

1990

6.

Which type of animal can breed on their own but have undergone physiological or behavioral changes due to captivity?

a)

Domesticated animals

b)

Tamed wild animals

c)

Semi-domesticated animals

d)

Undomesticated animals

7.

Which act prohibits the illegal trade of any fish or wild animals which were taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of any law, treaty or regulation of the United States?

a)

The 28 Hour Law

b)

Endangered Species Act

c)

Lacey Act

d)

Public Health Service Policy

8.

Which of the following is NOT a federal law, but organizations must comply with it in order to receive funding from PHSP member agencies?

a)

Public Health Service Policy

b)

Laboratory Welfare Animal Act

c)

The 28 Hour Law

d)

Animal Control

9.

Which animal rights activist protested animal cruelty and research in “A Dog’s Tale”?

a)

Fred Meyers

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Peter Singers

d)

Ingrid Newkirk

10.

What does PETA stand for?

a)

People, Ethics & Trust with Animals

b)

Pets & Ethical Treatment Association

c)

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

d)

People for the Ethical Training of Animals

11.

Pet owners spend the most money on which of the following?

a)

Veterinary expenses

b)

Food

c)

Supplies/medicine

d)

Grooming

12.

Which law provides legal recourse to people who purchase animals from pet dealers which are later found to have a disease or defect?

a)

PPP law

b)

Pet saving law

c)

Pet purchase protection law

d)

Apple law

13.

Who created the Companion Animal Care Guidelines?

a)

CVM

b)

Veterinary Board

c)

PETA

d)

AVMA

14.

Which of the following is currently NOT a pet spending trend?

a)

Organic and natural food products

b)

Clothes and costumes

c)

Increased veterinary spending

d)

Pet medical insurance

15.

How many states have adopted laws allowing for pet protection orders?

a)

56

b)

11

c)

26

16.

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven categories used in the Linnaean classification system?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Class

c)

Monarchy

d)

Family

17.

The lagomorpha order includes rabbits and hares.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

A characteristic of the aves class is a four chambered heart.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Crabs are in the phylum arthropoda.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Homo Sapiens

b)

Homo sapiens (all italicized)

c)

homo sapiens

d)

Homo sapiens

21.

Which of the following is defined as a state's approval for an individual to work within a specific industry and a designated set of standards?

a)

Doctorate degree

b)

Apprenticeship

c)

Licensure

d)

Bachelor's degree

22.

Which of the following is an example of an occupation attainable in a vocational school?

a)

Ranch manager

b)

Zoologist

23.

A professional degree usually requires which of the following?

a)

Community college

b)

A board exam

c)

A dissertation

d)

Medical training

24.

Which of the following is the first step in locating an opportunity for employment?

a)

In-person interview

b)

Phone interview

c)

Job search

d)

Salary negotiations

25.

Prehension is a term referring to:

a)

How an animal gathers food

b)

Eating feed or forage

c)

Chewing food

d)

Digesting food

26.

What is different about the mouth structure of ruminants compared to that of humans?

a)

There is no difference.

b)

Humans do not have upper incisors.

c)

Cattle, sheep and goats have a dental pad instead of upper incisors.

d)

Ruminants do not have a true tongue.

27.

What is a human’s organ of prehension?

a)

Mouth

b)

Teeth

c)

Hand

d)

Eye

28.

Which of the following is not directly involved in mechanical processing?

a)

Mouth

b)

Stomach

c)

Teeth

d)

Liver

29.

All venous blood leaving the intestines travels through which structure?

a)

Bile duct

b)

Esophagus

c)

Hepatic portal vessel

d)

Ileum

30.

According to the segment, the most common way to bring a toxin into the body is through ingestion.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which part of the large intestine travels across the body inferior to the stomach and the liver?

a)

Cecum

b)

Ascending colon

c)

Transverse colon

d)

Descending colon

32.

In ruminants, the esophagus carries feed from the:

a)

Mouth to the rumen

b)

Rumen to the mouth

c)

Stomach to the cecum

d)

Both A and B

33.

Material leaving the omasum enters which structure?

a)

Abomasum

b)

Reticulum

c)

Rumen

d)

Esophagus

34.

How many stomach compartments does a ruminant have?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

35.

Why are magnets administered to cattle?

a)

To add weight

b)

To catch wire and bolts

c)

To help circulation

d)

To speed digestion

36.

The "honeycomb" refers to which structure?

a)

Rumen

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Abomasum

37.

Which of the following animals are ruminants?

a)

Cattle

b)

Sheep

c)

Deer

d)

All of the above

38.

Which organ produces bile?

a)

Liver

b)

Stomach

c)

Colon

d)

Esophagus

39.

Bile is stored and concentrated in the _______.

a)

Duodenum

b)

Appendix

c)

Gall bladder

d)

Cecum

40.

Before traveling to the rest of the body, all absorbed nutrients or toxins must pass through the _______.

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Gall bladder

d)

Colon

41.

The stomach performs which of the following functions?

a)

Mechanical processing

b)

Digestion

c)

Secretion

d)

All of the above

42.

Which stomach compartment of ruminants is considered to be the true "stomach?"

a)

Rumen

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Abomasum

43.

Which structure governs the passage of food material into the small intestine?

a)

Pylorus or pyloric valve

b)

Omasum

c)

Cecum

d)

Large intestine

44.

Which of the following make up the small intestine?

a)

Duodenum

b)

Ileum

c)

Jejunum

d)

All of the above

45.

Which of the following structures aids in absorption?

a)

Papillae

b)

Villi

c)

Microvilli

d)

All of the above

46.

What is a horse's organ of prehension?

a)

Lips

b)

Teeth

c)

Hoof

d)

Tail

47.

Sexual reproduction requires the production of sperm and eggs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

48.

Which hormone causes ovulation?

a)

Testosterone

b)

Estrogen

c)

LH

d)

Oxytocin

49.

Which of the following is responsible for secondary sex characteristics in the female?

a)

Relaxin

b)

Inhibin

c)

Estrogen

d)

Testosterone

50.

Which of the following causes the CL to regress?

a)

eCG

b)

PGF2α

c)

Placental lactogen

d)

Oxytocin

51.

Which of the following is a layer of the uterine wall?

a)

Endometrium

b)

Myometrium

c)

Perimetrium

d)

All of the above

52.

Sperm is produced in the scrotum.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

53.

In which part of the female tract is the fetus developed?

a)

Uterus

b)

Vagina

c)

Ovary

d)

Fallopian tube