ALAT Final Exam Practice
What is not a physical method of euthanasia? - Carbon Dioxide
Mice exhibit postpartum estrus. They will normally come into estrus within ______ hours
after giving birth. - 24
A male ferret is called a ____ and a female is called a _____. - 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 ____. - Transgenics
Eating feces is termed _____. - Coprophagy
When an is mostly active at night they are said to be _____. - Nocturnal
The common laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus, was developed from the wild brown ______
rat. - Norway
The reddish material found in the tears and saliva of rats is called _____. - Porphyrin
The hooded rat is also known as a _______ rat. - Long-Evans
The golden hamster is also known as the _____ hamster. - Syrian
The most unusual feature of the hamster, which makes it a popular model for research is
their ___. - Cheek pouch
Hamsters urine is normally _____ in color. - Whitish
If an animal is born blind and helpless, it is considered to be _______. - altricial
The most common outbred guinea pig used in research is the ______. - Dunkin-Hartley
The normal gestation period for the cat is ___ months(s). - Two
A female guinea pig is called a _____. - Sow
Guinea pigs cannot syuthesize vitamin ____. - C
The unique reproductive trait among gerbils is that they _______. - Mate for life
