ALAT Final Exam Practice

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