AN S 424, Companion Animal Science
Exam 3, April 25, 2012
45 points Total
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sheet accordingly will result in a zero on the exam.
1) Hard water is distinguished from soft water by a relatively ______ concentration of ______
A) Higher, minerals
B) Lower, minerals
C) Equal, minerals
D) Higher, nitrate
E) Lower, nitrate
2) Guppies show striking sexual dimorphism with the females being extremely brightly
colored and with elaborate tails.
A) True
B) False
3) Siamese fighting fish are found in the rice paddies of which country.
A) Japan
B) Indonesia
C) Birkina faso
D) Bhutan
E) Thailand
4) Discus are large attractive cichlids
A) True
B) False
5) The pathogen Ich is what class of pathogen:
A) Parasitic
B) Bacterial
C) Viral
D) Fungal
6) New aquariums require a viable nitrogen cycle which can be started by all below except:
A) Increase the temperature to 80-82˚F
B) Using used gravel or used water filters
C) Adding drops of 100% ammonia
D) Adding drops of 100% chlorine
E) Adding raw food or shrimp
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7) When managing snakes, a hot rock is ideal
A) True
B) False
8) The cobra is classed as a colubrid snake.
A) True
B) False
9) All snakes are oviparous.
A) True
B) False
10) Snakes require appropriate humidity for skin shedding.
A) True
B) False
11) In snakes, the male copulatory organ which can be checked for by probing or cloacal
popping is termed the pseudophallus.
A) True
B) False
12) Snakes reproduce in fall when prey species are abundant, and inducing reproduction
requires a long period of up to 3 months of very warm environment to induce.
A) True
B) False
13) Snakes almost always exhibit pronounced sexual dimorphism, a prominent example of
which is the hooded cobra species, among which only the male is hooded.
A) False
B) True
14) The CERF exam evaluates what physiological systems
A) Eyes
B) The elbow joint
C) The heart
D) The hip joint
E) Thyroid gland function
15) One needs to blood type dogs before breeding
A) True
B) False
16) One needs to test dogs for B canis and retroviruses before breeding
A) True
B) False
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17) The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals will track/test for other conditions in addition to
orthopedic disease.
A) True
B) False
18) Which breed of cat is not at risk for type B blood associated complications:
A) British shorthairs
B) Devon Rex
C) Ragdoll
D) Siamese
E) Turkish Van
19) Transmissible canine venereal tumors are caused by:
A) A bacterial agent
B) A retrovirus
C) A tumor cell line that has been in existence for thousands of years
D) A viral agent
E) B. canis
20) While there are exceptions, in most cases of diseases where DNA tests are available, the test
is specific to an individual breed
A) True
B) False
21) All are signs of aggression in a dog except:
A) On greeting rolls on back and exposes belly
B) Protects food, etc
C) Resists being stood over
D) Resists discipline
E) Shows prolonged eye contact
22) In canines territorial aggression is worse in males.
A) True
B) False
23) Competitive or sibling rivalry aggression in dogs is best treated by severe disciple of the
more dominant dog.
A) True
B) False
24) Inappropriate elimination (house soiling) in dogs can result for a number of medical
problems; hence a veterinary evaluation is indicated as part of a remedy.
A) True
B) False
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25) Aggressiveness in a pre-pubertal bitch is potentially ameliorated by allowing her to go
through one heat cycle.
A) True
B) False
26) Extreme submissiveness including submissive urination, is potentially helped by letting both
bitches and dogs remain intact until full sexual maturity.
A) True
B) False
27) Acquiring a young aged matched companion for a dog can be a good idea
A) True
B) False
28) An increase in the number of cats in a house hold may increase the likelihood of spraying.
A) True
B) False
29) Castration of male cats is not an effective means of addressing spraying
A) True
B) False
30) Maternal grooming and owner handling of pups in early life is associated with higher
incidence of stress related behaviors and poor growth.
A) True
B) False
31) In dogs, territoriality is formed very early in the socialization period of 6-12 weeks.
A) True
B) False
32) The two types of pheromones discussed in class include Releaser and Chaser pheromones.
A) True
B) False
33) Sound communication in dogs are cats is not thought to be terribly complicated but in light
of recent findings in animal communication, there may be ranges of communication (high
and low ultrasonic ranges), which have not been evaluated.
A) True
B) False
34) Unlike dogs, cat facial expressions are a limited mechanism of displaying state of being.
A) True
B) False
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35) Hunting and prey drive in dogs is attenuated in groups and may not be related to hunger.
A) True
B) False
36) The following can be used to encourage defecation in dogs except:
A) Exercise after resting or sleeping
B) Walking after eating and drinking
C) Walking in an area with smells of previously soiled areas
D) All of the above can be used.
E) Only A and B can be used.
37) Female dogs scratch after elimination more than males
A) True
B) False
38) A non-Siamese pointed blue-eyed cat may be deaf
A) True
B) False
39) Immune mediated diseases are effectively a failure of the body’s immune tolerance, which
involves, primarily, a breakdown in the innate immune response.
A) True
B) False
40) The immune system that involves B cell and T cell function are primary constituents of
which part of the immune system:
A) The innate immune system
B) The adaptive immune system
41) Excessive production of glucocorticoids is a characteristic of Addison’s disease
A) True
B) False
42) When conducting food trials in dogs to identify triggers of atopy, one only needs to
substitute a majority of the food intake in the animal, and continuing scrap and treat feeding
is acceptable.
A) True
B) False
43) Felines are commonly subject to acquired hypothyroidism
A) True
B) False
44) Ferrets are particularly subject to insulinoma and adrenal disease
A) True
B) False
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45) Immune mediated hemolytic anemia is seen at much higher incidence in Dalmatians.
A) True
B) False
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