Pets
What breed of dog is Lady, in Lady and the Tramp?
Cocker Spaniel
Name the four parts of the plant.
1. Roots
2. Stem
3. Leaves
4. Flower
Give an example of a natural resource.
Coal, Oil, Water, Lumber, Copper, etc.
What types of food does a herbivore eat?
Plants!
What do you call a baby horse?
A Foal.
On what continent are guinea pigs considered a delicacy, and raised for their meat?
South America. Brazil, Peru, Ecuador.
What are the male parts of the flower?
Anther and Filament
Can you put a banana peel in the recycling bin?
No! It should go into the composting bin.
True or False... Some food scientists get paid to develop and engineer different flavors of ice cream. Some get to taste and judge food to make sure it's up to quality standards.
True! We have flavor specialists, engineers who develop new products, food tasters/research and development.
What animal was first domesticated by humans?
Goats. 11,000 years ago! Followed closely by sheep.
What group of dog breeds are best known for their excellent noses, and skill at hunting. They have long noses and flappy ears usually.
What is a herbicide?
A chemical that kills plants/weeds.
Each ring equals one year of the tree's life.
Define what Organic means in terms of our food.
The food is certified to have grown on soil that had no prohibited substances applied for three years prior to harvest (herbicides, pesticides)
What does a cow use to pick up their food?
Lips, Teeth, Tongue, Hooves?
What is the gestation period of a dog?
5 months
Trees have a single, elongated stem. Shrubs have many stems, and are generally shorter.
If you were an Ornithologist, what would you study?
Birds!
Give an example of a carbohydrate that we would consume.
Sugar, Fiber, Starch. Bread, pasta, potatoes, etc.
True or False... A mule is sterile, meaning it cannot reproduce. (Horse X Donkey)
True! Mules cannot reproduce, they are sterile.
Cats were domesticated around 7500 BC. In what country did this occur?
Egypt. They realized the cats could help keep the rats and mice out of their grain stores and they started taming them!
Water + Carbon Dioxide (light)= Sugars + Oxygen
What is the difference between an endangered and a threatened species?
Endangered species are those plants and animals that have become so rare they are in danger of becoming extinct. Threatened species are plants and animals that are likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
How long can your body go without it's most important nutrient, water?
About 3 days.
How many stomachs does a ruminant animal have? Examples of ruminants would be cows, goats, sheep, deer.
Four!
Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum.