Which of the two coats are most popular in coats? correct answers rough
List one of the three dog breeds discussed in class material that were/are used a dog guards
correct answers Doberman Pinscher or akita
What unique specific nutrient do both guinea pigs and humans require? correct answers Vitamin
C
Please list two items that are considered toxic for cats correct answers Chocolate and onions
Many Asian restaurants commonly use statues of what cat breed as part of their welcoming
décor? correct answers Japanese Bobtail
Please give the complete (genus and species) name for the domestic cat correct answers Felis
catus
Please list the complete (genus and species) scientific name of the domestic dog correct answers
Canis familiaris
___________ is the term for discriminative selection based on presence of desired structural or
behavioral characteristics (two words) correct answers Selective breeding
This animal species comes in 13 breeds, is known to live 4 to 8 years, is a social animal that
needs companions and a low stress environment and can suffer from obesity and heat stroke.
What is this animal species? correct answers Guinea pig
Some animals practice coprophagy (eating a particular type of feces) in order to obtain specific
nutrients made by the microbes in the hindgut (cecums) of these animals. What is one of the
important vitamins obtained by these means & list a species that does this. correct answers
Vitamin K or B- Guinea pig
What is the most popular NATIVE US cat breed worldwide? correct answers Maine Coon
True or false: guinea pigs are born physically mature and can immediately eat adult food correct
answers True
true or false: rabbits and guinea pigs have hollow rooted teeth that are constantly growing correct
answers true
true or false: there are more cats as companions within the USA than there are dogs correct
answers true
true or false: domestic cats purr only when they are happy or comfortable correct answers false
, true or false: research has shown that our domestic cat preferentially eats 13 times daily correct
answers true
true or false: the CFA is the largest US cat breed organization correct answers true
true or false: the american curl is known as the peter pan of felines correct answers true
true or false: the CFA has more cat breeds registered than ARBA has for rabbits correct answers
false
true or false: the singapura is a hybrid cat similar to the Savannah correct answers false
Which dog breed is the smallest of the sporting group? correct answers Cocker Spaniel
This species is considered the third most common mammal kept as a pet correct answers rabbit
Which of the following information is correct about cats? correct answers Cats were first
domesticated in the area around Egypt (Northern Africa)
Cats were worshipped for thousands of years in their place of origination
Cats were once considered evil in part of Europe and massacred
Cats were domesticated approximately 12,000 years after dogs
Many problem cat behaviors are simply due to their short period of domestication for a
companion species
Select all of the following that are true of guinea pigs: correct answers females require C-
sections if bred for the first time when they are 7 months of age or more
They were originally bred for consumption
Which of the following is the most popular cat breed in the uS and throughout the world? correct
answers Persian
Mark all of the below answers that are true regarding rabbits correct answers They can seriously
injure themselves via kicking if overly stressed
Rabbits are thought to be a huge nuisance in some countries due to overpopulation and invasion
of their natural resources
Which of the following is not one of the three general sporting groups discussed? correct
answers Spaniels
(the three groups are forerunner, retrievers, and flushers)
Which of these are considered breeds of guinea pigs? correct answers Texel
Coronet
Abyssinian Satin
White crested