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Review Sheet for VT 3379:"Eyewitness: Cat"

 

  1. While there are more than ___________ species of wild cat, there are more than _____________ breeds of domesticated cats.
  2. Evolution fine-tuned the cat for _____________________________________________.
  3. Indian tigers can cover more than __________________________________ on their nightly hunts.
  4. In the back streets of cities are ________________________ cats that were previously domesticated, but have now gone wild.
  5. Wild cats are specialized carnivores; they only eat ______________________________.

    6. Feline specializations for meat eating include the following:

  6. feet: _____________________________________________

  7. nose: _____________________________________________
  8. jaws: _____________________________________________
  9. The wide _____________________________________ of a cat are for sensing while stalking.
  10. Cat's eyes and ears are more less sensitive than those of a human being.
  11. A cat is a hasty, stupid, clumsy hunter. T F
  12. Cats are related by evolution to other carnivores. T F
  13. Smilodon, the ______________________________________________, had long, massive fangs.
  14. Cat domestication began about five thousand years ago in _______________________________, in response to grain loss and disease spread by rats and mice.
  15. Cats were also brought on long sailing voyages for ____________________________________.
  16. A cat's purring comes from _________________________________________________________.
  17. Big cats cannot ___________________ and small cats cannot ___________________________.
  18. A lion's roar comes from ________________________________________________________.
  19. Male lions are typically hard-working, as compared to the female lions. T F
  20. Mother cats will typically _________________________ their cubs/kittens away when danger arises.
  21. The play of cubs/kittens is actually _________________________________________________.
  22. The largest of the cats is the ______________________________________________________.
  23. The fastest of the cats is the ______________________________________________________, whose elastic ___________________________ helps it to achieve its speed.
  24. Cats walk/run on what part of their foot? __________________________________________
  25. Cheetahs can maintain their top speed (over 60 mph or 100 kph) for long distances. T F
  26. Cats have good night vision. T F
  27. The ________________________ of a cat's eye responds quickly to changes in light.
  28. Cats groom themselves for several purposes. These include:

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  29. Cat breeder preferences have been consistent over the last hundred years. T F

  30. The tiger's stripes help to camouflage it by ___________________________________________.
  31. The spots of a jaguar camouflage it by ______________________________________________.
  32. Even with all of their skills, only __________________ attempts at hunting are successful for the cat.
  33. Each cat has a __________________________________________ marking at the corner of its eyes.
  34. What famous scientist invented the cat door flap? ______________________________________
  35. During the Middle Ages, cats were typically viewed as __________________________________.

 

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