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ES Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the five MAJOR uses for horses over the years? | Food, work, war, transportation, recreation |
| What is the horse's family known as? | Equidae |
| The horse is a herbivore. What does this mean? | It is a plant eater |
| What was the first "true horse?" | Equus |
| Equus had how many side bones? | 2 |
| Where did the modern-day Equus originate? | North America |
| What two continents did the land bridge connect? | Alaska to Siberia |
| How long ago was the prehorse? | 75 million years ago |
| How many toes did Eohippus have on their front feet? | 4 toes |
| Did Mesohippus have high-crowned teeth or low-crowned teeth? | low-crowned |
| How many toes did Merychippus have? | 3 |
| Who was the first one-toed horse? | Pliohippus |
| Did Pliohippus have high-crowned teeth or low-crowned teeth? | High-crowned |
| What were the five major forms of the horse as it evolved? | Eohippus, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Pliohippus, Equus |
| It is estimated about how many horses were used in World War II? | 2 million |
| What is the phylum of the horse? | Chordata |
| What do animals have to have to be classified in the phylum Chordata? | A backbone |
| What class is the horse in? | Mammalia |
| How many diploid chromosomes do horses have? | 64 |