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IZA Test #1
Which country is in the Neotropical Realm?
Which realm is the largest?
IZA Test #1
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1
Which realm is the largest?
Afrotropic
Paleoarctic
Nearctic
Neotropical
2
Which country is in the Neotropical Realm?
North America
South Africa
South America
Russia
3
How many definitions of species are there?
26
3
1
5
4
A cockatoo would be found in the _____ realm.
Indomalayan
Australasian
Afrotropical
Oceanian
5
Animal welfare pertains to the animal's ___
training
health
collective mental/physical/emotional state over time
happiness
6
The study of the classification of organisms is called
Biology
Zoogeography
Taxonomy
Morphology
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The study of the distribution of terrestrial animals is called
Morphology
Biology
Taxonomy
Zoogeography
8
Understanding taxonomy helps zookeepers by
helping us provide proper care for our animals
it doesn't apply to zookeepers
helping them memorize scientific names
helping them learn latin
9
When zoos first began, they were focused on ____
Educating the public
Curiosity
Providing natural exhibits
Conservation
10
Allopatric, parapatric, sympatric, and the founder effect are all types of
speciation
taxonomic orders
zoogeographic realms
diseases
11
Which statement is correct regarding taxonomy?
It is constantly changing, based on new research
Decisions are made by zoo curators
Once an organism is classified, it cannot be changed
Based only on the physical characteristics of the organism
12
The purpose of a cladogram is to
show the pedigree of an animal
show the relationships between species
confuse students
track all the taxonomic changes in history
13
How many realms are recognized by the World Wildlife Fund?
2
6
8
4
14
Taxonomy is mostly based on _____
Behavior
All of the above
Molecular data
Morphology
15
An exhibition of live wild animals that has no detectable scientific purpose is a ______
Non AZA Zoo
menagerie
AZA Zoo
sanctuary
16
Whats traits are considered when domesticating a species?
flexible diet
all of the above
demeanor
breeding strategies
17
Humans first viewed animals as _____
companions
labor
food
proctection
18
The idea of several enclosures separated by moats so they appeared as one enclosure came from
William Conway
Hiene Hediger
Carl Hagenbeck
M
19
Which zoo was the first to display animals taxonomically?
London Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Philidelphia Zoo
20
_____ are someone's particular views while ____ is how those views are applied to situations
ethics, morals
morals, ethics
21
Which country is part of the Nearctic Realm?
Australia
South America
North America
North Africa
22
In situ refers to _____
a taxonomic order
an animal's enclosure in a zoo
research happening in a zoo
an animal's habitat in the wild
23
How fast do new species arise?
depends on the species
10,000 per my
0.13 per my
30,00 per my
24
How many species are probably left to discover?
2 million
30-50 million
1 billion
5-30 million
25
Which is a true statement about animal welfare?
animals should have the same rights as humans
animals should not be used for any human purpose
based on knowledge and experience
animals and humans should have the same moral considerations
26
Domestication can be described as _______
any animal under human care
taming animals
zoo animals
breeding animals with specific traits over many years
27
About how many species have been currently described?
10 million
2 billion
2 million
30 million
28
Which of the following is one of the 5 freedoms? (Freedom from...)
express normal behavior
discomfort
hunger and thirst
all of the above
29
Which of the following is complete and in order from specific to general?
domain kingdom phylum class order family genus species
kingdom, phylum, order, genus, species
species genus oder classs family phylum kingdom domain
species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain
