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Zoology Question 1Zoology Question 1

A journey across a stretch of land, usually made to observe or hunt wild animals is called a…

A journey across a stretch of land, usually made to observe or hunt wild animals is called a…

A Safari

Zoology Question 2 Zoology Question 2

Animals with hooves are: Animals with hooves are:

A. Digitigrades B. Plantigrades

C. Ungulates D. Carnivores

Zoology Question 3Zoology Question 3

What is Natural Selection? What is Natural Selection?

The process where animals who are designed for a specific habitat, survive to reproduce.

Zoology Question 4 Zoology Question 4

What do you call and animal who chases, captures and eats other creatures?

What do you call and animal who chases, captures and eats other creatures?

A predator

Zoology Question 5Zoology Question 5

What do you call and animal who is chased, captured and eaten by other creatures?

What do you call and animal who is chased, captured and eaten by other creatures?

Prey

Zoology Question 6Zoology Question 6

What do you call a person who studies animal behavior, habitat, anatomy , and everything else they can about animals?

What do you call a person who studies animal behavior, habitat, anatomy , and everything else they can about animals?

A Zoologist

Zoology Question 7Zoology Question 7

What is habituation? What is habituation?A. The process that zoologists use to teach animals good habits.B. A process where animals get used

to being around people.

C. When animals create their habitats.

Zoology Question 8Zoology Question 8

What is a zoonotic disease? What is a zoonotic disease?

A. A disease you can catch at a zoo.B. A disease that kills an entire

species of animals.

C. A disease that can be transmitted between animals and people.

Zoology Question 9Zoology Question 9

Have their always been predators and prey?

Have their always been predators and prey?

No, the Bible says in Genesis that all animals were given plants to eat. This means that all animals were originally herbivores.

Zoology Question 10Zoology Question 10

Is a habituated animal a tame animal?

Is a habituated animal a tame animal?No, when the food supply runs out, they might bite or attack people.

Carnivores Question 1Carnivores Question 1

How can you tell the difference between the skull of a reptile and the skull of a mammal?

How can you tell the difference between the skull of a reptile and the skull of a mammal?

Mammals have a lower jaw made of only one bone. The lower jaw of a reptile is made up of several bones.

Carnivores Question 2Carnivores Question 2

What do you call it when your body breaks down food so that it can be turned into energy you use to walk, run, play and breathe?

What do you call it when your body breaks down food so that it can be turned into energy you use to walk, run, play and breathe?

Digestion

Carnivores Question 3Carnivores Question 3

What are the four major kinds of teeth that God created for mammals?

What are the four major kinds of teeth that God created for mammals?

Incisors, Canines, Premolars and Molars

Carnivores Question 4Carnivores Question 4

What do you call a mammals outer layer of skin that has hair on it?

What do you call a mammals outer layer of skin that has hair on it?

Epidermis

Carnivores Question 5Carnivores Question 5

What is the dermis? What is the dermis?

The layer of skin below the epidermis that gets bruised and bleeds.

Carnivores Question 6Carnivores Question 6

What do you call and animal who is chased, captured and eaten by other creatures?

What do you call and animal who is chased, captured and eaten by other creatures?

Prey

Carnivores Question 7Carnivores Question 7

Organs in the body that make and release chemicals are called?

Organs in the body that make and release chemicals are called?

Glands

Carnivores Question 8Carnivores Question 8

Carnivores have molars and premolars specially designed to cut meat. What are they called?

Carnivores have molars and premolars specially designed to cut meat. What are they called?

Carnassial teeth

Carnivores Question 9Carnivores Question 9

What do you call an animal who walks on his toes?

What do you call an animal who walks on his toes?

Digitigrades

Carnivores Question 10Carnivores Question 10

Canines have amazing olfactory organs. What does this help them do?

Canines have amazing olfactory organs. What does this help them do?

Smell

Caniforms Question 1Caniforms Question 1

What do you call animals who use the entire bottom of their feet to walk?

What do you call animals who use the entire bottom of their feet to walk?A. Digitigrades

D. UngulatesC. Footigrades

B. Plantigrades

Caniforms Question 2Caniforms Question 2

Do bears hibernate? Do bears hibernate?

No, they go into a state of dormancy

Caniforms Question 3Caniforms Question 3

A state of temporary inactivity or a long, quiet nap is called?

A state of temporary inactivity or a long, quiet nap is called?

Dormancy

Caniforms Question 4Caniforms Question 4

Brown bears have a large hump between their shoulders. True or False?

Brown bears have a large hump between their shoulders. True or False?

True

Caniforms Question 5Caniforms Question 5

What color is a polar bears skin? What color is a polar bears skin?

Black

Caniforms Question 6Caniforms Question 6

What is different about a panda’s wrist compared to a brown bear’s wrist?

What is different about a panda’s wrist compared to a brown bear’s wrist?

A panda’s wrist bone is extended so it can be used much like a thumb.

Caniforms Question 7Caniforms Question 7

What kind of otter spends almost all its time in the water?

What kind of otter spends almost all its time in the water?

A. Northern River Otters

D. Water OttersC. Sea Otters

B. Giant Otters

Caniforms Question 8Caniforms Question 8

A sun bears fur is as golden as the sunshine. True or False?

A sun bears fur is as golden as the sunshine. True or False?

False, a sun bear has dark fur with golden markings.

Caniforms Question 9Caniforms Question 9

From the family Mustelidae, which animal is a small ferret-like creature with unusually soft fur?

From the family Mustelidae, which animal is a small ferret-like creature with unusually soft fur?

A mink

Caniforms Question 10Caniforms Question 10

A group of otters is called… A group of otters is called…

A. A romp

D. A prideC. A litter

B. A holt

Feliforms Question 1Feliforms Question 1

What special sensory organ do cats have?

What special sensory organ do cats have?

Whiskers

Feliforms Question 2Feliforms Question 2

Which cat cannot retract its claws? Which cat cannot retract its claws?

The cheetah cannot retract its claws

Feliforms Question 3Feliforms Question 3

What is an apex predator? What is an apex predator?

A. The leader of the pack.

C. The predator within a group of predators who actually catches the prey.

B. An animal who is not considered prey by any animals living around it.

Feliforms Question 4Feliforms Question 4

Which cat forms strong family bonds?

Which cat forms strong family bonds?

A. Lions

D. Oh My!C. Bears

B. Tigers

Feliforms Question 5Feliforms Question 5

What cat is the most dangerous to humans?

What cat is the most dangerous to humans?

Bengal Tigers are most dangerous to humans.

Feliforms Question 6Feliforms Question 6

The black panther is the fastest runner. True or False?

The black panther is the fastest runner. True or False?

False, the cheetah is the fastest runner.

Feliforms Question 7Feliforms Question 7

What are the 3 types of cats who live in North America?

What are the 3 types of cats who live in North America?

A. Bobcats, Cougars and Canada LynxesB. Leopards, Cougars and CheetahsC. Lions, Hyenas and Canada Lynxes

D. Lions, Tigers and Bears – oh my!

Feliforms Question 8Feliforms Question 8

What kind of hyena is an apex predator (in the absence of lions)?

What kind of hyena is an apex predator (in the absence of lions)?

Spotted Hyenas

Feliforms Question 9Feliforms Question 9

What does and aardwolf eat? What does and aardwolf eat?

Termites

Feliforms Question 10Feliforms Question 10

Which animal is the mongoose famous for being able to kill?

Which animal is the mongoose famous for being able to kill?

Snakes

Marsupials Question 1Marsupials Question 1

What do most female marsupials have that other female animals do not have?

What do most female marsupials have that other female animals do not have?

A pouch

Marsupials Question 2Marsupials Question 2

What do you call the possibility of a supercontinent in which all of earth’s current continents fit together?

What do you call the possibility of a supercontinent in which all of earth’s current continents fit together?

Pangaea

Marsupials Question 3Marsupials Question 3

A wallaby is bigger than a kangaroo. True or False?

A wallaby is bigger than a kangaroo. True or False?

False

Marsupials Question 4Marsupials Question 4

What are marsupial young called? What are marsupial young called?

Joey’s

Marsupials Question 5Marsupials Question 5

Do animals that are herbivores always stay herbivores?

Do animals that are herbivores always stay herbivores?

No

Marsupials Question 6Marsupials Question 6

Koala’s like to spend most of their time climbing from tree to tree. True or False?

Koala’s like to spend most of their time climbing from tree to tree. True or False?

False, koala’s spend most of their time sleeping

Marsupials Question 7Marsupials Question 7

Tasmanian devils are scavengers who consume every part of an animal. True or False?

Tasmanian devils are scavengers who consume every part of an animal. True or False?

True

Marsupials Question 8Marsupials Question 8

How many types of marsupials live in North America?

How many types of marsupials live in North America?

Only one marsupial lives in North America – the Virginia opossum.

Marsupials Question 9Marsupials Question 9

What funny name does the kangaroo order (diprotodontia) and suborder (macropod) make?

What funny name does the kangaroo order (diprotodontia) and suborder (macropod) make?

Two Front Teeth Big Foot

Marsupials Question 10Marsupials Question 10

What is the defense mechanism of the Virginia Opossum?

What is the defense mechanism of the Virginia Opossum?

It plays dead

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