Investigating God's World 2.9 Comprehension Check
Comprehension (p. 64) 1. What animal has been man's best helper?
horse
What part of the horse's foot acts as a shock absorber?
its frog
What is the practice of choosing an animals parents so it will have desired characteristics?
selective breeding
What protects the toe of the horse?
the hoof
What do you call a young male horse
Colt
What do you call a young female horse
Filly
What do you call a baby horse
Foal
What is the main idea of the section 2.9
God designed horses to be man's helper
What type of horse is a mother horse
Mare
What type of horse is a father horse
Stallion
List as many characteristics of the horse as you can that make it man's best helper
Wide back carries a rider long strong legs give speed and endurance largest leg muscles of the top of the leg make long stride easy deep chest large lungs and wide nostrils help inhale large amounts of air quickly they have intelligence which helps them remember and desires to please they have a keen sense of smell sight and hearing which can detect its masters wishes they have a frog which is a shock absorber and gives firm footing their hooves protect the toe bone and their molars keep growing throughout lifetime
Where in the abdomen Of the mother does the baby horse develop?
Womb uterus