ANSC 440 Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Chapter 1 Physiology (field on study they encompass) CORRECT ANSWER The study of how those parts come together to function, and keep that body alive. Anatomy (field of study they encompass) CORRECT ANSWER The study of the structure and relationships between body parts. List, briefly explain, and recognize examples of cells and function. CORRECT ANSWER Chemical Cellular Tissues Organs Organ Systems The Body Define Cell Theory (three general characteristics of all cells). CORRECT AN...

ANSC 101 EXAM 1 PRACTICE 2 Questions and Complete Solutions Phytase is: used in dairy cattle to reduce fecal phosphorous used in poultry and pigs to reduce fecal phosphorous used in lakes and streams to reduced eutrophication used in beef cattle to reduce methane production - Correct Ans: used in poultry and pigs to reduce fecal phosphorus The two main proteins in milk are - Correct Ans: casein and whey Which of the following is NOT a major source of US greenhouse gas emissions? ...

ANSC 101 Exam 1 Review 2 Questions and Complete Solutions A health halo can be defined as: - Correct Ans: when a label incorrectly leads a consumer to believe that a product is healthier for them when it is not Phytase is an enzyme that can free calcium from phytic acid. (T/F) - Correct Ans: false On average, a dairy cow will produce _____ pounds of milk each day. - Correct Ans: 75 Symptoms of ASF include... - Correct Ans: Typically, China has about 440 million pigs but 80% of ha...

ANSC 3401 Quizzes Questions and Complete Solutions Freemartins are females whose reproductive tracts do not form correctly due to their exposure to estrogen in the mother's uterus. - Correct Ans: False (androgen) Estrus synchronization is primarily as a means for rapidly spreading female genetics. - Correct Ans: False (it says other on GRL) The collective name procedures where humans intervene in the natural reproductive processes for the purpose of increased animal production or the t...

ANSC 305- Exam 2 Questions and Complete Solutions A pregnant cat requires 440 kcal of metabolizable energy per day. She is eating a food that supplies 110 kcal of ME per can. Which of the following feeding strategies would meet her caloric needs per day? - Correct Ans: 2 cans of food twice a day What method of pregnancy detection is best if you want to know the number of pups? - Correct Ans: X-ray/radiograph The term "periparturient" refers to which time period? - Correct Ans: Around ...

ANSC 2000 Exam 1 Questions and Complete Solutions The cat was domesticated before the dog. - Correct Ans: False List the genus and species/subspecies name for the dog. - Correct Ans: Canis lupis familiaris Genetic evidence suggests all dogs are descendants of this animal. - Correct Ans: Wolf Earliest fossils reveal they were first domesticated on this continent. - Correct Ans: East Asia Which of the following is not a behavioral modification as a result of domestication: a. incre...

Nutrition final quizzes 5-6 Questions and Complete Solutions Water acts as a ____________, speeding up enzymatic interactions with other chemicals. - Correct Ans: catalyst As little as a 1-2% reduction in body weight due to water loss can lead to performance decrements during activity. - Correct Ans: true What term describes having too much body water relative to sodium content? - Correct Ans: hyponatremia Two hormones that play a critical role in body water and electrolyte balance a...

Animal Science Exam 4 Questions and Complete Solutions The type of amino acids that are needed by the animal and that cannot be synthesized by the animal are - Correct Ans: essential Which of the following classes of nutrients are most likely to become toxic if consumed in excess - Correct Ans: minerals Which of the following is NOT a product of rumen microbes that is utilized by the animal? - Correct Ans: Fat soluble vitamins A, D, and K A primary site for absorption of nutrients...

ANSC 440 Exam 1 (Purdue Fall 2019) Questions and Complete Solutions What are the overall evolutionary trends of horses? - Correct Ans: number of toes decreased, increase in size of cheek teeth, lengthening of face, increase in body size What is the oldest species of horse still in existence & when was it discovered? - Correct Ans: przewalski's horse in 1879 When did domestication of the horse begin? - Correct Ans: between 4000 and 3000 BC on the steppes north of the Black Sea How we...