Cat Unit Test Review
A kittens eyes stay closed for how many days after birth?
10 to 12 days
Hybrid
A cat produced from breeding cats of different breeds.
Purebred
A cat whose ancestors are of the same variety or allowable varieties.
Bicolor
A cat's fur consisting of white hair mixed with one other color.
Cat fancy
A collective term used to cover the hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, and/or breeding of cats.
Tomcat
A male cat that has not been neutered.
Cattery
A place where cats are bred and/or boarded.
Queen
An unsprayed female cat of breeding age
Part found in the cats inner ear
Cochlea
Papillae
Makes the cats tongue rough and allows for removal of meat from bones.
Points
Markings such as a Siamese cat has where the ears, face, legs, feet, and tail are a different color than the body color.
Feral
Tame cats that have reverted back to the wild state.
Agouti
The sandy color located between the black stripes of a tabby.
Tortoiseshell
These cats have a black and orange coat color.
Calico
This colored cat can be black, orange, and white and is almost always a female.
Pedigree
This document contains the first three to five generations of a cat's predecessors. It includes the known names, titles, colors, and registration numbers of these cats.
Ghost markings
This faint tabby pattern seen in young kittens usually disappears as the kitten becomes older.
Kitten
This is a young cat, usually under 15 months of age.
Jackson's Organ
Where smell and taste receptors are located.
Cats with what physical characteristics are prone to deafness?
White coat and blue eyes
Breed
A group of cats with a related ancestry and similar characteristics.
Cat
A member of the family Felidae.
Feline
Belonging to the cat family, which includes jungle cats, wild and domestic cats
Cats have LESS bones than humans (True or False?)
False
Calling
The yowling sounds a female cat in heat often makes.
Tabby
These markings on a cat are striped, spotted, or blotched.
Cats have MORE bones than humans (True or False?)
True
