An Sci 200 (Exam 1) questions
and answers
The United States has a total of ___ million pet
animals - answer 356
What is the most common companion animal? -
answer 139 million fresh-water fish
What is the order of popularity for companion
animal species? - answer 1. Freshwater fish (139
million) 13% of homes
2. Cats (90 million) 34% of homes
3. Dogs (73 million) 40% of homes
4. Small animals (18 million) 5% of homes
5. Birds (16 million) 6% of homes
6. Reptiles (11 million) 4% of homes
7. Marine fish (9 million) .7% of homes
8. Horses (5.2 million) 4% of homes
__% of homes have one or more pets (69 million
homes) - answer 63%
,Which size dog is most common? - answer Small
dogs (36%)
Large dogs (35%)
Medium dogs (29%)
Average __ dogs per household - answer 1.7
Average __ cats per household - answer 2.4
Average __ birds per household - answer 2.6
What is the most common type of bird owned? -
answer Parakeets -- 45%
(34% cockatiels)
(11% finches)
(7% parrots)
(5% lovebirds)
(3% doves)
(2% cockatoos)
# of pets in Germany - answer Human population:
82 million
Pet population (excluding fish) 21.5 Million
,# of pets in Japan - answer Human population: 127
million
Pet Population: 19.3 million
# of pets in Australia - answer Human Population:
20 million
Pet population: 28.9 million
# of pets in U.K - answer Human population: 60
million
Pet population: 43 million
Where does the largest sum of money go? - answer
Feed. $14.2 billion
($8.2 billion on vet care)
($8.1 billion on supplies)
($2.3 billion on grooming & boarding)
($1.6 billion on live animals)
Carolus Linnaeus - answer Swedish monk (1707-
1778)
developed a system of classification, divided
things by differences, grouped by similarities,
mostly on visual characteristics
, binomial system of classification - answer
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
Species
Orcanettes virilis I - answer Species of crayfish
native to eastern US and southeast Canada. Under
stones in lakes, streams and wetlands
Chordata - answer Subphylum: Vertebrata
Classes:
(3 classes) Fish
Amphibia --Frogs etc
Reptilia -- Snakes, turtles, lizards
Aves -- Birds
Mammalia -- Mammals
Mammalia orders - answer Rodentia, Lagomorpha,
Insectivora, Primata, Carnivora
Scientific Method - answer A hypothesis is
proposed. Predict future events or results of other
tests on the basis of that hypothesis. Eventually,
hypothesis may become theory
It is still 'falsifiable' though it has been tested
many times and is well-accepted
and answers
The United States has a total of ___ million pet
animals - answer 356
What is the most common companion animal? -
answer 139 million fresh-water fish
What is the order of popularity for companion
animal species? - answer 1. Freshwater fish (139
million) 13% of homes
2. Cats (90 million) 34% of homes
3. Dogs (73 million) 40% of homes
4. Small animals (18 million) 5% of homes
5. Birds (16 million) 6% of homes
6. Reptiles (11 million) 4% of homes
7. Marine fish (9 million) .7% of homes
8. Horses (5.2 million) 4% of homes
__% of homes have one or more pets (69 million
homes) - answer 63%
,Which size dog is most common? - answer Small
dogs (36%)
Large dogs (35%)
Medium dogs (29%)
Average __ dogs per household - answer 1.7
Average __ cats per household - answer 2.4
Average __ birds per household - answer 2.6
What is the most common type of bird owned? -
answer Parakeets -- 45%
(34% cockatiels)
(11% finches)
(7% parrots)
(5% lovebirds)
(3% doves)
(2% cockatoos)
# of pets in Germany - answer Human population:
82 million
Pet population (excluding fish) 21.5 Million
,# of pets in Japan - answer Human population: 127
million
Pet Population: 19.3 million
# of pets in Australia - answer Human Population:
20 million
Pet population: 28.9 million
# of pets in U.K - answer Human population: 60
million
Pet population: 43 million
Where does the largest sum of money go? - answer
Feed. $14.2 billion
($8.2 billion on vet care)
($8.1 billion on supplies)
($2.3 billion on grooming & boarding)
($1.6 billion on live animals)
Carolus Linnaeus - answer Swedish monk (1707-
1778)
developed a system of classification, divided
things by differences, grouped by similarities,
mostly on visual characteristics
, binomial system of classification - answer
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
Species
Orcanettes virilis I - answer Species of crayfish
native to eastern US and southeast Canada. Under
stones in lakes, streams and wetlands
Chordata - answer Subphylum: Vertebrata
Classes:
(3 classes) Fish
Amphibia --Frogs etc
Reptilia -- Snakes, turtles, lizards
Aves -- Birds
Mammalia -- Mammals
Mammalia orders - answer Rodentia, Lagomorpha,
Insectivora, Primata, Carnivora
Scientific Method - answer A hypothesis is
proposed. Predict future events or results of other
tests on the basis of that hypothesis. Eventually,
hypothesis may become theory
It is still 'falsifiable' though it has been tested
many times and is well-accepted
