Animal Science

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Across
  1. 4. The first and largest segment of the ruminant stomach:
  2. 6. System in which new water is constantly added:
  3. 7. The exchange of gases in the gills of fish
  4. 11. A mix of fresh and saltwater is known as this:
  5. 12. abnormal condition in livestock that should be monitored, usually indicates weakness:
  6. 13. Animals with a four-chambered stomach:
  7. 14. An animal’s first major defense against harmful organisms and materials:
  8. 15. Type of immunity gained from exposure to a mild form of a disease or passed from mother to newborn:
  9. 16. The level of this determines the degree of activity by fish and aquacrops:
  10. 18. The uptake of the new DNA by the host cell, resulting in a change of the organism’s original genetic makeup:
  11. 20. The movement of blood through the circulatory system:
  12. 23. In ectotherms, body temperature fluctuates as the ________ of their environment changes:
  13. 24. The level of this can result from the excretion of waste by an aquacrop or from overfeeding:
  14. 27. A newly hatched fish
  15. 29. Some animals will experience periods of estrous cycle inactivity, called:
  16. 31. The sum total of all body functions, the conversion of food to energy
  17. 33. The body’s physical and chemical processes for breaking down food into nutrients:
  18. 35. In a biological sense, this is the cumulative, genetic change in a population of organisms from generation to generation:
  19. 36. Raising an aquacrop in small to mid-size cages in an already standing body of water, such as a small pond, a lake, or the backwaters of an ocean:
  20. 37. The third, muscular chamber of a ruminant stomach:
  21. 40. Any organism that has been genetically modified through mutation by natural or artificial means:
  22. 41. Needed for movement, structure, support, cell communication, digestion, and the transport of substances throughout the body:
  23. 42. Disease caused by an interaction between two organisms, usually a pathogen and a host:
  24. 44. Any application that uses living systems or organisms to make or modify technological products or processes for a specific use:
  25. 46. Essential minerals needed in relatively large amounts:
  26. 48. The production of aquatic animals and vegetation:
  27. 49. Type of immunity determined by animal’s individual genetic code and not dependent upon prior exposure to pathogens:
Down
  1. 1. The analysis of DNA for a specific gene:
  2. 2. The comparison of the structural similarities of organisms to determine their evolutionary relationship:
  3. 3. A production environment where the water is continuously circulated through a filtering and aeration system, a completely closed system:
  4. 5. Disease not caused by a pathogen and not communicable from one animal to another:
  5. 8. Synthetically created drugs or medicines used to treat disease and disorders:
  6. 9. The lowered ability of a population to survive and reproduce, a result of mating between close relatives:
  7. 10. The honeycombed pouch and second chamber of the ruminant stomach:
  8. 17. when an animals temperature is elevated:
  9. 19. A collection of all the genes within a freely interbreeding population:
  10. 21. The number of offspring that can be born within a specific time:
  11. 22. The short interval of the estrous cycle in which there is sexual inactivity and the animal’s body prepares for pregnancy:
  12. 25. A gene that can be identified and tracked, serve as a flag for the target gene, and let researchers know if the transfection was successful:
  13. 26. The survival process in which better-adapted individuals are more likely to make it to reproductive age than less fit individuals:
  14. 28. Occurs when an animal has built up a resistance to a particular pathogen and is no longer susceptible to the disease:
  15. 30. The fourth section, and “true stomach” :
  16. 32. An immature fish that is between the stage of fry and stock:
  17. 34. Aquacrops must be supplied an appropriated level of this to grow, develop and reproduce:
  18. 38. The practice of raising fish in a standing body of water and harvesting them once they have reached market size:
  19. 39. Essential minerals required in small quantities:
  20. 41. A large shrimp often raised in fresh water:
  21. 43. When an animals temperature is below normal:
  22. 44. Medicinal products derived from living sources:
  23. 45. Pulse rate, Temperature and respiration rate are all examples of:
  24. 47. A nourishing substance that is necessary for an organism to live and grow: