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| When did cat-like animals first come into existence? |
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| How old is the oldest evidence of a demesticated cat? |
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| Where was the oldest evidence of domesticated cats found? |
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| Cats are the most efficiant what of all animals? |
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| What senses make it easier for cats to locate their prey? |
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| It is important that cats be efficiant hunters because all cats (excluding the lion) are generally what type of hunters? |
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| In what age did the Miacids exist? |
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| What did Miacids feed on? |
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| Flesh and blood of other vertebrates |
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| Describe the physical appereance of the Miacid. |
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| They had short legs, long bodies and were anywhere in size from a weasel to a wolf. |
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| In what ages did the Miacid evolve in? |
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| They evolved from the Eocene to Oligocene Ages |
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| What two branches did the Miacid evolve into? |
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| Aeluroidea (or Feloidea) and Arctoidea (or Candoidea) |
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| What three groups evolved from the Aeluroidea? |
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| Dinictis (felines), Hyanaenids (hyenas) abd Viverrids (civets and mongooses) |
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| What four groups did the Arctoidea evolve into? |
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| Canids (dogs, wolves and foxes), Mustelids (weasels, mink, skunks and badgers), Procyonids (racoons)and Urinids (bears). |
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| How long ago did Dicictis come into being? |
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| 53 million years ago (Eocene Age) |
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| What did Dinicts devolope into? |
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| What was the first saber toothed cat? |
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| How long did the Nimiravidae exist? |
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| How big was the Nimravidae? |
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| About the size of a small puma |
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| What was the first stage the felidae devolped into? |
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| In what age did the Proailurus develope? |
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| The Proalisurus evolved into what stage? |
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| On which continents did the Pseudoailurus arise? |
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| How many groups did Pseudoilurus evolve into? |
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| For how long did the saber-toothed tiger survive? |
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| Name two characteristics of the Pseudoailurus. |
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1.Flattish skull
2.Acute hearing
3.It walked almost completelyflat-footed |
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| Which is the largst of the cat families? |
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| How long ago did the first domesticated cats appear? |
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| What makes some large cats unable to roar? |
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| How long ago were dogs domesicated? |
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| What and where is the origin of the domesticated cat? |
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| The African Wildcat (Felis sylvestris libca), in Egypt |
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| During what time of day do cats see significatly better than humans? |
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| Early evening and at night |
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| What type of light, that is invisble to humans, are cats ble to see? |
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| According to scientists, are cats colorblind? |
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| What part of the cat's eye glows in the dark? |
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| What is the transparent covering on the eye caled? |
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| What is the white, shiny tissue around the cornea? |
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| What is another name for the third eyelid and where is it located? |
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| The niciatating membrane is located in the lower part of the eye. |
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| Can cats see through teh third eyelid? |
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| The cat has partial vision through the nicitating membrane |
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| When does the cat usually use its third eyelid? |
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| When fighting or traveling through the underbrush |
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| Should you be able to see your cat's third eyelid? |
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| No, seeing that cat's third eyelid clearly is usually a sign your cat does not feel well. |
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| What is in the center of the eye? |
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| The pupil is a hole in the what? |
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| What recieves light from the pupil and changes it into nerve impulses? |
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| How do impulses from the retina travel to the brain? |
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| Who has a keener sense of hearing: cats or dogs? |
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| All four-legged animls have what-shapped ears? |
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| What protects all hearing facultis? |
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| What connects the middle ear to the throat? |
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| What is the main purpose of the Eustachian tube? |
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| Do cats rely on their sense of smell while hunting? |
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| What are the hooks on a ct's tongue called? |
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| What is the purpose of the papillae? |
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| It enables the cat so scrape every piece of meat off the bone and lick its coat clean. |
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| What sensations can tase buds produce? |
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| Acidity, sweetness, bitterness and saltiness |
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| What is the cats least important sene? |
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| What two things play a role in the cat's sense of touch? |
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| What two things does a cat use its fur for? |
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1.Insulation form heat and cold
2.rotecion from insect bites, stings, thorns and other annoyances and dangers. |
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| What two things determine when acat sheds its fur? |
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| How man sub-layers does the epidermis have? |
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| What is the outer layer of skin called? |
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| What is the inner layer of skin called? |
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| What is the first layer of the immune system's defense? |
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| Name two types of glands on the cat's skin. |
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| Sweat glands and sebaceous glands |
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| What is another name for sebaceous glands? |
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| What is a cat's primary way of cooling itself off when it is hot? |
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| How many bones does a cat have? |
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| How many ribs do cats have? |
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| What is the outside of the bone made of? |
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| What movements are a cat's muscles designed for? |
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| Running, walking, leaping and twisting |
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| What are the five major areas of the skeleton? |
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1. Spinal Column
2. Skull
3. Ribs
4. Forelegs
5. Hind legs |
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| What five regions is the spinal column composed of? |
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1. The cervical
2. Thoracic
3. Lumber
4. Sacral
5. Csudal regions |
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| The first two cervical vertebrae have special names. What are they? |
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| There are how many cervical vertebrae? |
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| How many caudal vertebrae normally make up a tail? |
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| Each rib is attached to what kind of bone? |
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| The spine, ribs and sternam form the what? |
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| The thorax (composed of the spine, ribs and sternum) houses what? |
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| How many teeth does and adult cat have? |
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| How many incisors does an adult cat have? |
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| An adult cat has how many canines? |
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| An adult has how many premolars? |
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| How many molars does and adult cat have? |
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| A kitten has how many teeth? |
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| A kitten has only 26 teeth, four fewer than an adult cat. Which four teeth is it born without? |
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| Joints ae formed by the union of two or more bones |
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| How are joints held together? |
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| Connective tissue that is attached to bone on both ends |
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| Connective tissue that is connected to bone on one end and muscle on the other |
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| What are the two types of joints? |
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1. Ball and socket
2. Hinge |
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| Give an example of a ball and socket joint. |
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| Give an exampl of a hinge type joint. |
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| Knee, elbow, wrist, ankle, etc. |
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| What are the three most common patterns of locomotion? |
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| The walk, the trot and the run |
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| What are the most frequently broken bones? |
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| Forelegs, hindlegs and pelvis |
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