ALS: Animals Fall Final 2023 Study Guide Part 1

A male zygote will have an X and a Y chromosome.

Freezing tenderizes meat.

Feedstuffs in poultry are similar to feedstuffs in swine.

A cow's rumen can hold 50 gallons.

Most consumers prefer lean meat.

Colostrum contains antibodies from the mother.

Every human cell has this number of chromosomes.

Paylean is an illegal substance fed to pigs to enhance the appearance of show hogs.

The Ossabow pig is not feral.

Swine exhibit flocking behavior

Lactation is _________

Young alfalfa hay is a good source of protein.

Having four lambs in one birth is extremely rare.

Qualitative traits are sometimes referred to as either-or traits.

The skeletal system serves as a support for the body.

Most management strategies call for one lamb crop per year.

Animals of the same species always grow to maturity at the same rate.

The terms semen and sperm can be used interchangeably.

Dogs and cats are meat eaters and are in the order Carnivora.

What is the smallest biological unit?

Individual fat cells are called ________.

Hogs can consume large amounts of roughages

Adipose tissue is fat tissue.

The sitting behavior in swine is linked to genetics.

What is the structured classification system for animals?

Swine reserve a portion of the pen for defaction.

Mares hold their urine during heat.

Which hormone is produced in the Leydig cells?

The true stomach of a chicken is called the_______.

The sarcomere is a very large unit of myofibers that contract.

Even animals raised in less than ideal environments can show true genetic potential.

Myofibers are immature muscle cells.

Cow tipping is a college sport.

Centromeres assemble and package cellular products.

Cattle usually have twins.

Animal rights activists believe it is okay for animals to be used for pleasure such as horseback riding.

Both tropomyosin and troponin regulate ________.

Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle can breed and have productive offspring.

The vulva is the visible part of a cow's reproductive system.

Behaviors are always learned.

A boar is a male _______.

Rough preslaughter handling can cause meat to be dark, firm, and dry.

Cattle prefer to give birth when their herd mates are nearby.

Myosin and actin are both proteins.

How many eggs do swine ovulate per cycle?

The network of membranes within a cell.

Recombinant somatotropin is genetically engineered.

Herd hierarchal activity is an example of social behaviors.

Teeth and the mouth function to reduce food particle size.

Where does meiosis occur in the male?

The sarcoplasmic reticulum serves as a reservoir for _______.

Haploid number represents the number of chromosomes in an animal.

Consumers like firm, dry, and dark meat.

Mares always dominate over stallions.

Ribosome manufacture cellular proteins

In which breeding system are closest relatives mated?

Americans consume, on average, two pounds of lamb annually.

Female sheep are called ________.

Collagen is stronger than steel

What is a castrated male pig called?

Fat located under the skin is called ___________.

An earlier-maturing animal will deposit fat at a faster rate and younger age than a later-maturing animal.

Salt is a micronutrient.

Anaerobic exercise is intense and relatively short in duration.

Where is glycogen found?

Ovis is the genus name for which species?

Pick the vitamin that is not fat soluble.

Which trait is most highly heritable?

Capacitation is the process when fluid in the female repro tract change the chemical comp of the sperm for fertilization

Pick which animal has a similar stomach to a human.

The Monera is a five-celled organism.

Ruminant diets are forage based.

Triplets are rare in cattle.

Selection for a single cell trait will cause faster improvement than selecting for many traits at a time.

Swine are seasonal breeders.

Water accounts for 20 percent of total body weight.

Which of the following does not fit into the Fungi kingdom?

Turkeys have teeth

Some horse breed associations disallow artificial insemination.

Which trait is not quantitative?

Where is glucose found?

Myosin is thick muscle cell protein that contracts.

A stallion will nip at a mare in heat to show "courtship"

Ova and sperm are gametes.

In a group of mares, there is typically a dominant mare.

What cellular structures digest and recycle used molecules.

Male animals that have not been castrated are referred to as being intact.

Mitochondria manufacture energy for the cell.

Which of the following is not a macromineral?

Heterosis and hybrid vigor can be used interchangeable.

At what age does gilts first show signs of heat?

Most livestock producers see themselves as animal welfarists.

Do Angus cattle illustrate complete dominance for coat color?

Do roan Shorthorn cattle show codominance in coat color?

Meat becomes more tender with age.

Somatotropin is present in all animals.

Calves are born with fully functional rumens.

Which one is not an environmental factor that influences phenotype?

Chordata means having a breastbone.

If animals are moving, they will not balk at physical objects.