Animals

Question 1

Survival of the fittest / natural selection

Answer 1

a process by which individuals that are suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully

Question 2

Eco-tourism

Answer 2

tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature

Question 3

Overfishing

Answer 3

depletion of fish stocks by excessive fishing

Question 4

Threatened species

Answer 4

species that could become endangered in the near future. At risk of extinction

Question 5

Extinction

Answer 5

species that is no longer in existence

Question 6

Endangered species

Answer 6

animals or plants that may soon not exist because there are very few now alive

Question 7

Migrate

Answer 7

When an animal migrates, it travels to a different place, usually when the season changes

Question 8

Adapt

Answer 8

to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses

Question 9

Animal husbandry

Answer 9

the skill of keeping animals

Question 10

Battery hens

Answer 10

egg laying hens that are kept in battery cages

Question 11

Free-range

Answer 11

relating to or produced by farm animals that are allowed to move around outside and are not kept in cages

Question 12

Organic farming

Answer 12

an agricultural system that uses ecologically based pest controls and biological fertilizers derived largely from animal and plant wastes and nitrogen-fixing cover crops

Question 13

Marsupial

Answer 13

a mammal whose young develop inside a maternal pouch (kangaroo)

Question 14

To breed

Answer 14

to reproduce. To mate and then produce offspring

Question 15

Offspring

Answer 15

the young of an animal. Babies. Brood

Question 16

Brood

Answer 16

a person’s young children. a group of young birds all born at the same time

Question 17

Animal cruelty

Answer 17

depriving an animal of food, water, shelter, and/or veterinary care. Torturing, maiming, or killing animals is also animal cruelty. Eg: blood sports (bull fighting, hunting)

Question 18

Animal testing

Answer 18

procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research into basic biology and diseases, assessing the effectiveness of new medicinal products, and testing the human health and/or environmental safety of consumer and industry products such as cosmetics, household cleaners…

Question 19

Vivisection

Answer 19

the use of living animals in tests that are intended to increase human knowledge of human diseases and the effects of using particular drugs

Question 20

Animal welfare

Answer 20

Animal welfare refers to the state of the animal; the treatment that an animal receives is covered by other terms such as animal care, animal husbandry, and humane treatment. Protecting an animal’s welfare means providing for its physical and mental needs.