Date ______Name ______
Apologia Zoology 3: Lesson 2 Test
1. The Latin word carne means ______.
2. If you saw a jawbone that had several pieces you would guess that it probably belongs to a :
a) mammal
b) reptile
3. Which of these is not a characteristic of a mammal?
a) breathes air
b) warm-blooded
c) feeds young meat
d) gives birth to live young
Match the type of teeth with the function. You can use the same function more than once, or not at all.
____4. incisors a)grinding
____5. canines b) chomping
____6. pre-molars c) biting
____7. molars d) tearing and gripping
8. Organs in the body that release chemicals are called ______.
9. Which family of animals refers to cats?
a) Felidae
b) Canidae
10. If there is animal that has a recessive gene for brown fur and a dominant gene for black fur, what color fur will the animal have?
a) brown
b) black
11. The head female in a pack of canines is called the ______.
12. What is a digitigrade?
______
13. What animal is referred to 19 times in the Bible?
a) coyotes
b) foxes
c) dingoes
d) jackals
14. What animal is a wild dog in Australia?
a) dingo
b) jackal
c) raccoon dog
d) coyote
15. What animal lives in Japan?
a) dingo
b) jackal
c) raccoon dog
d) coyote
16. Which animal is the most social of all canines?
a) coyote
b) African wild dog
c) raccoon dog
d) wolf
17. What canine lives in arctic regions and grows a white coat in winter?
______
18. Name one way canines communicate:
______
19. Breeding dogs to have a particular favorable characteristic or trait is known as:
a) natural selection
b) artificial selection
20. How many copies of a gene does a creature have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
21. Give one example of a dog helping a human:
______
______
22. What process is used to help us cool down when we sweat?
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) steaming
d) hydration
23. Which canine is in danger of becoming extinct?
______
24. Opportunistic means an animal:
a) takes advantage of other animals
b) looks for the best opportunity to take over another environment
c) is able to deal with variations in their environment and/or food source
d) moves to a new environment to cope with changing conditions
True or False – Write T for true and F for false for the following statements
______25. The dermis is the top layer of skin.
______26. Special teeth used by carnivores to cut meat are called carnivial teeth.
______27. Canines hunt in packs to get as many animals to eat as possible.
______28. The olfactory organs refer to the organs of sight.
______29. Reptiles use their jaw to chew food well.
______30. Domesticated dogs would most likely live in a zoo.
______31. Each kind of animal is a different species.