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A comprehensive set of questions and answers for an alat final exam, covering various aspects of animal biology. it includes questions on animal behavior, reproduction, anatomy, and physiology, focusing on common laboratory animals such as mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, cats, dogs, and nonhuman primates. The questions test knowledge of terminology, gestation periods, and unique characteristics of different species. This resource is valuable for students preparing for exams in animal biology or related fields.
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What is not a physical method of euthanasia? - Correct Answer>>Carbon Dioxide Mice exhibit postpartum estrus. They will normally come into estrus within ______ hours after giving birth. - Correct Answer>> 24 A male ferret is called a ____ and a female is called a _____. - Correct Answer>>Hob; jill Scientific technology has developed the technique for introducing genetic material from one animal into the fertilized egg of a different animal. When the offspring are born they are called ____. - Correct Answer>>Transgenics Eating feces is termed _____. - Correct Answer>>Coprophagy When an is mostly active at night they are said to be _____. - Correct Answer>>Nocturnal
The common laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus, was developed from the wild brown ______ rat. - Correct Answer>>Norway The reddish material found in the tears and saliva of rats is called _____. - Correct Answer>>Porphyrin The hooded rat is also known as a _______ rat. - Correct Answer>>Long-Evans The golden hamster is also known as the _____ hamster. - Correct Answer>>Syrian The most unusual feature of the hamster, which makes it a popular model for research is their ___. - Correct Answer>>Cheek pouch Hamsters urine is normally _____ in color. - Correct Answer>>Whitish If an animal is born blind and helpless, it is considered to be _______. - Correct Answer>>altricial The most common outbred guinea pig used in research is the ______. - Correct Answer>>Dunkin-Hartley The normal gestation period for the cat is ___ months(s). - Correct Answer>>Two
The scientific term used to describe blood in the urine is ______. - Correct Answer>>hematuria The gestation period of the rabbit is approximately _____ days.
The ____ requires that dogs be given the opppprtunity for additional exercise outside of their normal cages or runs. - Correct Answer>>Aniaml Welfare Act What structure is used to determine the sex of bullfrogs? - Correct Answer>>external tympanic membrane In birds, the reproductive, digestive, and urinary tract all terminate in a common opening known as the __. - Correct Answer>>Cloaca The normal gestation length for the ginuea pig is ___ days. - Correct Answer>> 60 - 65 Which of the following is not an Old World monkey? Cynomolgus-marmoset-rhesus-baboon - Correct Answer>>Marmoset What anatomic feature is normally seen in New World monkeys? - Correct Answer>>nostrils open to the front or sides A viral disease carried by macaques that can be fetal to humans is _____. - Correct Answer>>herpes B The most commonly used drug for nonhuman primate restraint is ____. - Correct Answer>>ketamine
Sinclair, Pitman-Moore and Yucata A ____ sling holds a pig in a fleece-lines hammock, suspended from the floor. - Correct Answer>>Panepinto Young female pigs are called _____. - Correct Answer>>Gilts The term for parturition in swine is called _____. - Correct Answer>>farrowing Both M/F gerbils have a dark yellow gland called the _____, which is located on the midline of the abdomen. Gland is used to scent their territory and may be a sexual attractant. - Correct Answer>>Ventral marking gland The scientific study of animal behavior is known as ____. - Correct Answer>>Ethology The proper method for picking up a mouse is to ___. - Correct Answer>>grasp the mouse near the base of tail between the thumb and forefinger Sheep hooves should be trimmed about every ___ months. - Correct Answer>>Three The gestation period in the mouse and rat is about ____ weeks.
If two mouse strains are bred together to produce a mixture of genes of each strain, the resultant animals are called _____. - Correct Answer>>Hybrids The non-functional pendants of skin sometimes hanging from either side of the goats neck are called ___. - Correct Answer>>wattles The space between the anus and genital papilla of rodents used for sexing is called the ______. - Correct Answer>>anogenital distance Amphibian cages should be routinely rinsed a few hours after ____. - Correct Answer>>Feeding What is the best method to permanently identify a nonhuman primate? - Correct Answer>>Chest tattoo What are the two main types of nonhuman primates - Correct Answer>>Anthropoids and prosimians T/F Adding sodium thiosulfate to the water is a valid method for removing chlorine from the water. - Correct Answer>>True Nonhuman primates who originate in South and Central America are referred to as _____. - Correct Answer>>New
its normal (wild) activites. - Correct Answer>>Animal welfare act The clinical term for insufficient oxygen is ____. - Correct Answer>>Hypoxia The term used to describe the study of birth defects is _____. - Correct Answer>>Teratology The largest governement agency fostering biomedical research with direct financial support is the _____. - Correct Answer>>National Institutes of Health T/F Nude mice are a warm-blooded vertebrate that is regulated by the Animal Welfare Act. - Correct Answer>>False Who prepares the "Guide for the care and Use of Laboratory Animals"? - Correct Answer>>ILAR (Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources) If an animal lacks a means of generating heat internally it is called a(n) _____. - Correct Answer>>Ectotherm The word, hypotrichosis, has the root ___, the prefix ____, and the suffix ____. - Correct Answer>>tricho; hypo; osis All organic compounds contain ____. - Correct Answer>>Carbon
The term cardio refers to the ______. - Correct Answer>>Heart Snakes are ______. - Correct Answer>>carnivores The term hepato refers to the ______. - Correct Answer>>Liver The standard symbol for the element calcium is ___. - Correct Answer>>Ca Which of the following is the correct formula for the conversion of the Fahrenheit degrees to celsius degrees? - Correct Answer>>C=5/9 (F-32) Cagewash temperatures should be 180 degrees F, what is the temperature on the Celsius scale? - Correct Answer>>C = 0.55555555(180-32) C = 0.55555555(148) C = 82. The anatomic term ventral means towards the ____. - Correct Answer>>Abdomen The anatomic term medial means towards the ____. - Correct Answer>>middle of body The lungs in mammals lie in the ______ cavity. - Correct
The shelf life of a bag of standard laboratory swine chow is ___ days after the ____ date. - Correct Answer>>180; milling The type of caging material that has high impact strength, is transparent and can withstand high temperatures is _____. - Correct Answer>>Polycarbonate Strains are considered inbred after being mated for ___ generations. - Correct Answer>> 20 Surgery rooms, like rodent barrier rooms, should operate on a ____ pressure air supply to prevent any disease organisms from entering the room. - Correct Answer>>Positive A zoonotice disease is a disease that is transmitted from _____.
Answer>>Defined flora Prolapse means ____. - Correct Answer>>an organ is protruding externally from a body opening Alopecia is defined as ____. - Correct Answer>>Hair loss A fomite is ____. - Correct Answer>>a nonliving object that can carry disease organisms A drug that relieves pain is called an _____. - Correct Answer>>Analgesic What governement agency is in charge of preparing standards and enforcing the Animal Welfare Act? - Correct Answer>>USDA What is the name of the voluntary accreditation organization that inspects and accredits animal care programs. - Correct Answer>>AAALAC, international A single notch in the bottom of the right ear and a single punch hole in the top of the left ear indicates what ID # in a mouse? - Correct Answer>> 16 If the genes for coat color in a sheep are different, the animal is said to be: - Correct Answer>>heterozygous for coat color