Question

1. which term describes a male horse?

a. mare
b. stallion
c. foal
d. filly

1. what is the term for a female horse?

a. stallion
b. colt
c. mare
d. foal

1. what is a group of sheep called?

a. herd
b. flock
c. pack
d. swarm

1. what is the term for a young pig?

a. piglet
b. shoat
c. barrow
d. gilt

1. which term refers to a young female horse?

a. colt
b. filly
c. foal
d. mare

1. what is the term for a male goat?

a. billy
b. nanny
c. kid
d. buck

1. what is the term for a female goat?

a. billy
b. nanny
c. kid
d. doe

1. which term describes a young sheep?

a. lamb
b. ewe
c. ram
d. wether

1. what is the term for a mature male cattle?

a. bull
b. steer
c. cow
d. heifer

1. which term refers to a young male horse?

a. colt
b. foal
c. stallion
d. filly

Explanation:

1. A stallion is a male horse. Mare is female, foal is young, and filly is young female.
2. A mare is a female horse. Stallion is male, colt is young male, and foal is young.
3. A group of sheep is called a flock. Herd is for cattle, pack for wolves, and swarm for insects.
4. A young pig is a piglet. Shoat is young hog, barrow is castrated male, and gilt is young female.
5. A young female horse is a filly. Colt is young male, foal is young, and mare is adult female.
6. A male goat is a buck. Billy is also male but less formal, nanny is female, and kid is young.
7. A female goat is a nanny. Billy is male, kid is young, and doe is for deer - like animals.
8. A young sheep is a lamb. Ewe is female, ram is male, and wether is castrated male.
9. A mature male cattle is a bull. Steer is castrated male, cow is female, and heifer is young female.
10. A young male horse is a colt. Foal is young, stallion is adult male, and filly is young female.

Answer:

1. B. Stallion
2. C. Mare
3. B. Flock
4. A. Piglet
5. B. Filly
6. D. Buck
7. B. Nanny
8. A. Lamb
9. A. Bull
10. A. Colt