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Chapter 4 Test For Apologia Zoology Book 3. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What is an aarwolf's preferred food source?
a) Termites.
b) Spotted hyenas.
c) Mongoose.
d) Mice.

What is a change in an animal's (or plant's) genes called?
a) A mutation.
b) Symbiosis.
c) An evolutionary advancement.
d) Melanin.

To which animal is the hyena similar?
a) All of these answers are acceptable.
b) A dog
c) A cat
d) A shark

How is a hyena similar to a dog?
a) It has a dog-like face.
b) It hunts in packs (called clans).
c) It doesn't eat any vegetation.
d) It is full of testosterone.

What do the Canada lynx, bobcat, and cougar all have in common?
a) They are the three cats that inhabit North America.
b) They are the three cats that inhabit South America.
c) They are all cats larger than an average couch.
d) They are commonly found in each others' hunting territory.

Spotted hyenas are different from other hyenas because
a) they are peaceful scavengers, eating dead animals and any fruits and vegetables they can find.
b) they do not have spots at all.
c) they live in North America's southwestern states.
d) they are low in testosterone.

Which cat requires the largest hunting territory?
a) The cougar
b) The lion
c) The tiger
d) The apex predator

Which cat family forms the most social, bonded group?
a) Lions
b) Tigers
c) Cheetahs
d) Jaguars

Which cat is the most dangerous to humans?
a) Tigers
b) Aardwolves
c) Lions
d) Cheetahs

Which cat is the fastest runner?
a) A cheetah
b) A black panther
c) A cougar
d) None of these answers is correct.

What is an animal that is not considered prey by any other animal called?
a) An apex predator
b) An alpha male
c) A carnivore.
d) A Feliform.

What is a black panther?
a) A black leopard or jaguar.
b) A black cougar.
c) There is no such creature.
d) A Siberian tiger with extra melanin.

Which cat cannot retract ist claws?
a) The cheetah.
b) The tiger.
c) The lion.
d) The puma.

What is unique about whiskers on a cat?
a) They are extra sensory organs to detect tiny changes in its environment.
b) They help the cat to always land on its feet.
c) They are shorter than the rest of the cat's facial fur.
d) They are thin and fragile.

Creatures from the Herpestidae family of feliforms create what kind of homes?
a) Underground tunnels
b) Dreys or nests in trees
c) Burrows
d) Caves of rocks or boulders

Examples of feliforms in the Herpestidae family include
a) Meerkats and mongoose.
b) Genets and aardwolves.
c) Leopards and jaguars.
d) Lions and tigers.

What is the mongoose most famous for being able to kill?
a) Snakes
b) Lions
c) Hippos
d) Meerkats

Digging complex tunnels, cleaning each other daily of ticks and mites, and keeping watch for each other during hunts are all ways that
a) meerkats show their dependency on each other.
b) mongoose show their dependency on each other.
c) hyenas show their dependency on each other.
d) lions show their dependency on each other.

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