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. - answer24
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 _____. -
answerPorphyrin
The hooded rat is also known as a _______ rat. - answerLong-Evans
The golden hamster is also known as the _____ hamster. - answerSyrian
The most unusual feature of the hamster, which makes it a popular model for research
is their ___. - answerCheek pouch
Hamsters urine is normally _____ in color. - answerWhitish
If an animal is born blind and helpless, it is considered to be _______. - answeraltricial
The most common outbred guinea pig used in research is the ______. - answerDunkin-
Hartley
The normal gestation period for the cat is ___ months(s). - answerTwo
A female guinea pig is called a _____. - answerSow
Guinea pigs cannot syuthesize vitamin ____. - answerC
, The unique reproductive trait among gerbils is that they _______. - answerMate for life
An unusual behavior noticed in approximately 20% of gerbils is spontaneous _____. -
answerSeizures
Gerbils have relatively little odor compared to other rodents because ______. -
answerthey produce very small amounts of urine
Paturation in rabbits is called ______. - answerkindling
A female rabbit does not release eggs from her ovaries unit after mating has occurred,
This process is called ______ ovulation. - answerInduced
The normal gestation period for the dog is _____ month(s). - answerTwo
The primary reason a rabiit ingests night feces is to _____. - answerrecover B vitamins,
proteins and water
The scientific term used to describe blood in the urine is ______. - answerhematuria
The gestation period of the rabbit is approximately _____ days. - answer30
Every six months, a female cat will have several periods of estrus which last 3-6 days.
Reproductively she is said to be ______. - answerSeasonally polyestrous
A cats _____ requirement is higher than that of other common laboratory animals. -
answerProtein
If a cat's hindquarters are elevated and her back is flattened, she is probably ______. -
answerin estrus
Neonatal animals require ______ exposure to CO2 to cause death compared to adult
aniamls. - answerLonger
The average gestation length in sheep and goats is _____ months. - answerFive
Animals who chew their cud are also know as ___. - answerRuminants
The ____ requires that dogs be given the opppprtunity for additional exercise outside of
their normal cages or runs. - answerAniaml Welfare Act
What structure is used to determine the sex of bullfrogs? - answerexternal tympanic
membrane
In birds, the reproductive, digestive, and urinary tract all terminate in a common opening
known as the __. - answerCloaca
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. - answer24
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 _____. -
answerPorphyrin
The hooded rat is also known as a _______ rat. - answerLong-Evans
The golden hamster is also known as the _____ hamster. - answerSyrian
The most unusual feature of the hamster, which makes it a popular model for research
is their ___. - answerCheek pouch
Hamsters urine is normally _____ in color. - answerWhitish
If an animal is born blind and helpless, it is considered to be _______. - answeraltricial
The most common outbred guinea pig used in research is the ______. - answerDunkin-
Hartley
The normal gestation period for the cat is ___ months(s). - answerTwo
A female guinea pig is called a _____. - answerSow
Guinea pigs cannot syuthesize vitamin ____. - answerC
, The unique reproductive trait among gerbils is that they _______. - answerMate for life
An unusual behavior noticed in approximately 20% of gerbils is spontaneous _____. -
answerSeizures
Gerbils have relatively little odor compared to other rodents because ______. -
answerthey produce very small amounts of urine
Paturation in rabbits is called ______. - answerkindling
A female rabbit does not release eggs from her ovaries unit after mating has occurred,
This process is called ______ ovulation. - answerInduced
The normal gestation period for the dog is _____ month(s). - answerTwo
The primary reason a rabiit ingests night feces is to _____. - answerrecover B vitamins,
proteins and water
The scientific term used to describe blood in the urine is ______. - answerhematuria
The gestation period of the rabbit is approximately _____ days. - answer30
Every six months, a female cat will have several periods of estrus which last 3-6 days.
Reproductively she is said to be ______. - answerSeasonally polyestrous
A cats _____ requirement is higher than that of other common laboratory animals. -
answerProtein
If a cat's hindquarters are elevated and her back is flattened, she is probably ______. -
answerin estrus
Neonatal animals require ______ exposure to CO2 to cause death compared to adult
aniamls. - answerLonger
The average gestation length in sheep and goats is _____ months. - answerFive
Animals who chew their cud are also know as ___. - answerRuminants
The ____ requires that dogs be given the opppprtunity for additional exercise outside of
their normal cages or runs. - answerAniaml Welfare Act
What structure is used to determine the sex of bullfrogs? - answerexternal tympanic
membrane
In birds, the reproductive, digestive, and urinary tract all terminate in a common opening
known as the __. - answerCloaca
