Key Terms

Question 1

Male Parent

Answer 1

Sire

Question 2

Female Parent

Answer 2

Dam

Question 3

Result of Mating

Answer 3

Offspring

Question 4

Reproductive Cycle of an Animal

Answer 4

Estrous Cycle

Question 5

Length of time an animal is pregnant

Answer 5

Gestation Period

Question 6

Process of giving birth

Answer 6

Parturition

Question 7

Secreting milk by mammary gland

Answer 7

Lactation

Question 8

What is Morbidity Rate?

Answer 8

The number of animals that become ill with specific disease

Question 9

What is Mortality Rate?

Answer 9

The number of animals that die from a given disease or condition

Question 10

A group of animals that eat, live and travel together (Cows/Elephants)

Answer 10

Herd

Question 11

A group of animals that eat, live and travel together (Sheep/Birds)

Answer 11

Flock

Question 12

A group of animals within a species that have distinctive appearance by selection

Answer 12

Breed

Question 13

A group of offspring that are given birth to by a single female

Answer 13

Litter

Question 14

Domesticated animals that reared in a agricultural setting

Answer 14

Livestock

Question 15

A naturally horn bearing animal

Answer 15

Horned

Question 16

A naturally non-horned bearing animal

Answer 16

Polled

Question 17

Scientific term for lower than or below normal

Answer 17

Hypo

Question 18

Scientific term for greater than or more than normal

Answer 18

Hyper

Question 19

Scientific term for within a tissue; inside an animal

Answer 19

Endo

Question 20

Scientific term for outside an animal

Answer 20

Exo

Question 21

Scientific term for Against

Answer 21

Anti

Question 22

Scientific term for Between

Answer 22

Inter

Question 23

Scientific term for Within

Answer 23

Intra

Question 24

Scientific term for destruction of

Answer 24

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