Scientific Classification

What can be used to classify animals?

Organisms

The two scientific names that identify an organism are in what language?

Latin

What is the order of the scientific classification?

Kingdom, Phylum, Order Class, Family, Genus, Species

The________________________system names animals according to scientific classification.

binomial nomenclature

Agricultural animals like horses, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, and dogs, belong to which class?

Mammalia

Classes are divided into smaller groups called?

Orders

Within the family Bovidae, cattle are classified in which genus?

Bos

Which characteristics can be used to distinguish breeds of cattle?

The major characteristics that are important in beef production include mature body size, milk production, age at puberty, environmental adaptability, rate and efficiency of gain, muscle expres- sion, cutability, and marbling.

The term _______ bred best describes animals whose ancestors are of only one breed.

pure

The Santa Gertruda was developed by systematically crossing which two breeds of cattle?

Shorthorn Herford cattle and Brahman

Which classification best describes animals raised primarily for slaughter and human consumption?

Meat animals

Animals that serve as the primary means of transportation and soil tillage are classified as __________ animals

work

On a modern farm, what is the purpose of having horses?

They move sheep and cattle from one place to another.

An animal that can provide milk and pull a plow would be considered a ____________________animal

duel purpose

The kingdom Animalia is divided is divided into __________ phyla according to the animals' characteristics.

verberta

What processes determines animal ancestry by analyzing blood?

Blood typing

Ayrshire cattle are raised primarily for which cattle product?

Dairy

What groups registers purebred animals?

breed registry

The primates order in the class Mammalia includes what animal?

humans

the term ____________means two names, while the term ____________________means the act of giving a name.

binomial nomenclature, nomenclature

In scientific classification, the _______________ kingdom includes bacteria and blue-green algae, while the _________________ kingdom includes paramecia and amoebae.

Monera, protista

When classifying organisms, the first Latin name is the______________While the second is the_______________

binomial, nomenclature

he different animals in the Kingdom Animalia are broken into smaller groups known as..

classes

The________kingdom includes multicellular organisms that produce chlorophyll through photosynthesis.

plante

Agricultural animals, except for certain specialty animals like earthworms and oysters, belong to the phylum

mammalia

Deer, cattle, sheep, and goats belong to the suborder_____________within the order Artiodactyla.

ruminantia

Breeding ___________means that offspring will almost always look like the parents.

pure

Animals with backbones belong to which subphylum?

vertebrata

Describe animals that belong to the suborder Ruminatia.

This hugely successful family includes a total of 120 extant species of bovid, in 6 sub-families and 4 genera. This family includes the musk-ox, bison, antelopes, duikers and several speciesimportant to man - cattle, sheep, the yak and goats. Bovids are f

The mule is an example of what type of breeding?

crossbreeding

What are distinguishing characteristics of animals belonging to the class Mammalia

The presence of hair or fur.
Sweat glands.
Glands specialized to produce milk, known as mammary glands.
Three middle ear bones.
A neocortex region in the brain, which specializes in seeing and hearing.
Specialized teeth.
A four-chambered heart.