| Question |
Answer |
| Classification of animals which are most active at night. Examples include bats and badgers. |
Nocturnal |
| Classification of animals which are most active during the day. Examples include iguanas and blackbirds. |
Diurnal |
| Classification of animals which are most active at dawn and dusk. Examples include owls and chinchillas. |
Crepuscular |
| Animal which eats only plants, not other animals. Examples include cows and horses. |
Herbivore |
| Animals which are able to eat both plants and other animals. Examples include chimps and crows. |
Omnivore |
| Animals which eat only other animals for food, not plants. Examples include dolphins and polar bears. |
Carnivore |
| System of vessels in the body associated with draining fluids. |
Lymphatic |
| System of vessels in the body associated with blood flow and carrying oxygen around the body. |
Circulatory |
| Drugs used to eliminate pain whilst keeping a patient conscious. |
Analgesics |
| Molecules in the blood which can destroy bacteria and help against infection and disease. |
Antibodies |
| An animal cannot be infected by a disease if it has this. It means the animal has certain antibodies in its blood which render a certain disease or bacteria unable to harm it. |
Immunity |
| The process of keeping an individual who may have been exposed to diseases in isolation for a set period, in order to see if any symptoms appear so the animal can't infect others. |
Quarantine |
| Taking a sample of a population of animals and testing them for certain things (like diseases) to establish the overall health of the population. |
Screening |
| How poisonous a substance is to plants or animals. |
Toxicity |
| Group of warm-blooded animals which feed their young with milk. Examples include humans and tigers. |
Mammal |
| Group of warm-blooded animals which often have the ability to fly, and are covered in feathers. Examples include penguins and eagles. |
Bird |
| Group of cold-blooded animals which live primarily on land. They lay eggs like birds. Examples include iguanas and turtles. |
Reptile |
| Group of cold-blooded animals which live both on land and in water. They depend upon keeping their skin wet for survival. Examples include frogs and toads. |
Amphibian |
| Group of cold-blooded, water-dwelling animals which breathe through gills. Examples include sharks and cod. |
Fish |
| A substance given to reduce tension. Can result in temporary drowsiness and loss of motor function. |
Sedative |
| Medication used to reduce pain. Can be applied locally (topical) or to the whole body, often through and injection or gas (general). |
Anaesthetic |
| Small, common tool for cutting soft tissue with a sharp blade. |
Scalpel |
| Device for injecting or taking samples with a needle. |
Syringe |
| A health condition which impairs normal functioning. Examples include cancer and flu. |
Disease |
| Usually bacterial, an area of tissue or an organ may become this if not kept clean. |
Infected |
| The state in which a female has a fertilised egg in her body. |
Pregnant |
| Female reproductory cell. These remain in a female's body and are fertilised by sperm. |
Egg |
| Male reproductory cell. These enter a female body and fertilise an egg. |
Sperm |
| Name for animals in the dog family. Examples include wolves, dingoes and foxes. |
Canine |
| Name for animals such as cows and bulls. |
Bovine |
| Name for animals in the cat family. Examples include lions, tigers and cheetahs. |
Feline |
| Name for animals in the horse family. Examples include horses, ponies and donkeys. |
Equine |
| Name for animals in the rat family. Examples include mice, gerbils and chinchillas. |
Rodent |
| Organ most associated with the circulatory system. |
Heart |
| Organs most associated with the respiratory system. |
Lungs |
| The body system concerned with breathing. |
Respiratory |
| Organ most associated with liquid waste. |
Bladder |
| Organ most associated with digestion off food. |
Stomach |
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