VME3002: Exam 3 questions with
100% correct answers 2025/2026
What teeth do cats use for cutting meat/food/prey? - correct answer ✔✔Molars and pre-molars
The percentage of a cat's diet that is from mammals - correct answer ✔✔77%
The percentage of cat's diet that is from Birds - correct answer ✔✔16%
Number of calories a wild cat consumes/day - correct answer ✔✔300 kcal
Number of calories a pet cat consumes/day - correct answer ✔✔200 kcal
Cat diets are made up of an equal variety of protein, fat and carbohydrates. True or False? -
correct answer ✔✔False - high protein, high fat, low carbs
Which of the following is true about the cat's digestive system?
They have a small stomach, short small intestine, and long large intestine.
They have a small stomach, long small intestine, and short large intestine.
They have a large stomach, long small intestine, and short large intestine.
They have a large stomach, short small intestine and long large intestine. - correct answer
✔✔They have a small stomach, long small intestine, and short large intestine.
What cycle is Arginine really important in? - correct answer ✔✔Urea - make orthinine which is
necessary to remove ammonia and convert it to urea
, If cats do not get enough Taurine, (Taurine deficiency) what happens to them? - correct answer
✔✔Retinal degeneration and blindness
Also DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy), poor repro and inc. platelet aggregation
Why do cats have a special need for Arachidonic Acid (AA)? - correct answer ✔✔Not very good
at synthesizing it, so they need Omega 3 fatty acids
Why is Gluco-kinase important? - correct answer ✔✔You cannot control your glucose
production within the blood and cells
What is the one really important difference between dogs and cats when it comes to digestion
and metabolism? - correct answer ✔✔Cats are sprinters
What is the definition of an essential nutrient for cats? - correct answer ✔✔It is a nutrient that
the animal cannot synthesize in sufficient quantities
The differences among pet foods are rather large, so check the labels. - correct answer ✔✔False
- not much difference in nutrients, small difference in ingredient content
All dog food has what percentage of moisture? - correct answer ✔✔10%
Which of the following different types of pet food is/are available for cats? - correct answer
✔✔Dry
Canned
Raw Food
What is dry food mostly made in? - correct answer ✔✔Extruder
100% correct answers 2025/2026
What teeth do cats use for cutting meat/food/prey? - correct answer ✔✔Molars and pre-molars
The percentage of a cat's diet that is from mammals - correct answer ✔✔77%
The percentage of cat's diet that is from Birds - correct answer ✔✔16%
Number of calories a wild cat consumes/day - correct answer ✔✔300 kcal
Number of calories a pet cat consumes/day - correct answer ✔✔200 kcal
Cat diets are made up of an equal variety of protein, fat and carbohydrates. True or False? -
correct answer ✔✔False - high protein, high fat, low carbs
Which of the following is true about the cat's digestive system?
They have a small stomach, short small intestine, and long large intestine.
They have a small stomach, long small intestine, and short large intestine.
They have a large stomach, long small intestine, and short large intestine.
They have a large stomach, short small intestine and long large intestine. - correct answer
✔✔They have a small stomach, long small intestine, and short large intestine.
What cycle is Arginine really important in? - correct answer ✔✔Urea - make orthinine which is
necessary to remove ammonia and convert it to urea
, If cats do not get enough Taurine, (Taurine deficiency) what happens to them? - correct answer
✔✔Retinal degeneration and blindness
Also DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy), poor repro and inc. platelet aggregation
Why do cats have a special need for Arachidonic Acid (AA)? - correct answer ✔✔Not very good
at synthesizing it, so they need Omega 3 fatty acids
Why is Gluco-kinase important? - correct answer ✔✔You cannot control your glucose
production within the blood and cells
What is the one really important difference between dogs and cats when it comes to digestion
and metabolism? - correct answer ✔✔Cats are sprinters
What is the definition of an essential nutrient for cats? - correct answer ✔✔It is a nutrient that
the animal cannot synthesize in sufficient quantities
The differences among pet foods are rather large, so check the labels. - correct answer ✔✔False
- not much difference in nutrients, small difference in ingredient content
All dog food has what percentage of moisture? - correct answer ✔✔10%
Which of the following different types of pet food is/are available for cats? - correct answer
✔✔Dry
Canned
Raw Food
What is dry food mostly made in? - correct answer ✔✔Extruder
