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