Intro To Animal Science Test

Question 1

Cattle feed efficiency

Answer 1

7:1 with a desired gain of 3 pounds per day

Question 2

Swine feed efficiency

Answer 2

3:1 with a desired gain of 2 lbs. per day

Question 3

Sheep feed efficiency

Answer 3

5:1 with a desired gain of .75 lbs. per day

Question 4

Poultry feed efficiency

Answer 4

Best at almost 1:1

Question 5

Scientific name for sheep

Answer 5

Ovis

Question 6

Scientific name for cattle

Answer 6

Bos

Question 7

Scientific name for swine

Answer 7

Sus

Question 8

Scientific name for horses

Answer 8

Equis

Question 9

Scientific name for chicken

Answer 9

Gallus

Question 10

Group of sheep

Answer 10

Flock

Question 11

Group of cattle

Answer 11

Herd

Question 12

Group of swine

Answer 12

Herd

Question 13

Group of horses

Answer 13

Band

Question 14

Group of chicken

Answer 14

Flock

Question 15

Define domestication and why we do it

Answer 15

Animals have been brought under control, improved through genetic selection, and mated to improve the products which are useful to mankind

Question 16

Three categories of classification based on what the animal eats

Answer 16

Herbivore, carnivore, omnivore

Question 17

What is the largest cost in the production of livestock?

Answer 17

Feed

Question 18

Rate of gain

Answer 18

The average of how much weight the animal gained each day while it was on feed

Question 19

Feed efficiency

Answer 19

How many pounds of feed per pound of gain

Question 20

Ration

Answer 20

Amount and content of feed fed to an animal each day

Question 21

List the eight main systems in an animal’s body

Answer 21

Skeletal, muscular, circulatory, nervous, endocrine, digestive, respiratory, urinary

Question 22

What are the two purposes of the skeletal system

Answer 22

Provide support for the body

Protection for the soft organs of the body

Question 23

What minerals make up bone

Answer 23

Calcium, phosphate, calcium carbonate

Question 24

What system are we most concerned about with raising livestock

Answer 24

Muscular

Question 25

What does the muscular system do

Answer 25

Provides ability of movement in cooperation of skeletal system

Question 26

List the two types of muscle

Answer 26

Voluntary, involuntary

Question 27

What acids are muscles made up of

Answer 27

Amino acids which are the building blocks of muscles

Question 28

Definition of circulatory system

Answer 28

Provides food and oxygen to the body and filters waste materials from the body

Question 29

Four main parts of the circulatory system

Answer 29

Heart, veins, arteries, lymph glands

Question 30

Essentials for smooth running circulatory are

Answer 30

Vitamins, minerals, proteins,carbohydrates

Question 31

What is the purpose of the respiratory system

Answer 31

To provide oxygen to the blood of the animal

Question 32

List the seven parts of the respiratory system

Answer 32

Lungs,nostrils, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea

Question 33

What is the purpose of the nervous system?

Answer 33

To coordinate the sense of the animal

Question 34

List the two main parts of the nervous system

Answer 34

Central nervous system, peripheral nervous system

Question 35

What is the central nervous system made up of

Answer 35

The brain and spinal cord

Question 36

What is the central nervous system responsible for

Answer 36

Coordinating movement and all senses.

Question 37

What is the peripheral nervous system responsible for?

Answer 37

Controlling the functions of the body tissues including the organs

Question 38

What nutrient is important for keeping the peripheral system functioning properly

Answer 38

Protein

Question 39

Purpose of the urinary system

Answer 39

Remove waste material from blood

Question 40

List the four primary parts of the urinary system

Answer 40

Bladder, ureters, urethra, kidneys

Question 41

What is the endocrine system also called

Answer 41

The hormone system

Question 42

Purpose of the endocrine system

Answer 42

Regulates many activities of the body like growth, reproduction, milk, breathing rate

Question 43

Purpose of digestive system

Answer 43

Provide for for the body and all of its systems

Question 44

List the three types of digestive systems in agriculture

Answer 44

Ruminant, monogastric, poultry

Question 45

Examples of ruminant animal roughages

Answer 45

Hay, grass, silage

Question 46

Examples of ruminant animals

Answer 46

Horses, sheep, goats

Question 47

Definition of feed efficiency

Answer 47

How many pounds of feed are fed per pound of gain in muscle and meat

Question 48

What are the four compartments of a ruminant animals stomach

Answer 48

Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum

Question 49

What is the importance of the rumen compartment

Answer 49

Largest compartment, main storage compartment, allows the breaking down of roughages

Question 50

What nutrient can ruminant animals manufacture

Answer 50

Vitamins (ex. B-complex)

Question 51

What is a monogastric stomach

Answer 51

Stomach with one compartment

Question 52

Where will most digestion take place in a monogastric stomach

Answer 52

Small intestine

Question 53

What should a monogastric animal's diet be like

Answer 53

Low in roughages, high in concentrates

Question 54

How does a poultry digestive system work?

Answer 54

Food is stored in the crop and then passed down to the gizzard and then into the small intestines for digestion

Question 55

What are the six major classes of nutrients

Answer 55

Water, vitamins, minerals,protein, fats, carbohydrates

Question 56

What is the least expensive nutrient

Answer 56

Water

Question 57

What is the importance of water

Answer 57

Keeping body shape, keeping body temp. normal

Question 58

If an animal is not eating, what should you first check

Answer 58

It's water

Question 59

What are some sources of protein

Answer 59

Oilseed, haylage, animal protein, urea

Question 60

What are carbohydrates used for

Answer 60

Growth, maintenance, reproduction, work, lactation

Question 61

What are carbs turned into if not used quickly enough

Answer 61

Fat

Question 62

Simple sugar sources of carbs

Answer 62

Glucose, fructose, galactose

Question 63

What are some compound sugar sources in carbs

Answer 63

Sucrose, maltose, lactose

Question 64

What are complex sugar sources of carbs

Answer 64

Starch, cellulose

Question 65

What are some sources of carbohydrates

Answer 65

Corn, wheat, barley, non-legume hay

Question 66

Purpose of minerals are most important to what items

Answer 66

Skeleton, soft tissues, body fluid, endocrine system, circulatory system, urinary system, nervous system

Question 67

List the major minerals

Answer 67

Calcium, phosphorus, sodium, chlorine, potassium, sulfur

Question 68

List the minor minerals

Answer 68

Iron, iodine, cobalt, copper, fluorine, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, zinc

Question 69

What is the purpose of vitamins

Answer 69

Acts as catalysts for other body processes

Question 70

What do vitamins aid in

Answer 70

Blood clotting, forming bones, reproducing, keeping membranes healthy, producing milk, preventing nervous system disorders

Question 71

Purpose of fat

Answer 71

Increase texture, flavor, and palatability of meat. | Increases milk production, necessary for for fat soluble vitamins