Animals
that produce large amounts of offspring depend upon the sheer size of the
litter for the perpetuation of their species. The young mature very quickly and
are not educated, as the parents are usually involved with obtaining their own
food and with reproduction. Should some of the offspring become endangered, the
parent will not interfere,because it is not expected that all the young
survive, which is the reason for a large litter. One animal that produce large
litter his the hamster. Afemale hamster is able to bear young when she is six
weeks to two months old. The gestation period is about 16 days. Although an
average litter size is from five to ten, hamster commonly have a few as tree or
as many as a dozen offspring at a time. Mothers will sometimes eat their own
young, particulary when the number of offspring is large. Females male produce
litters up to an age of about 15 months at monthly intervals. The blind,
hairless youung begin to grow fur in two to three days. There eyes open after
about two weeks. After ten days they begin eating solid food, though the mother
will continue to nurse them for aboout two more weeks. In captivity, a typical
hamster may live for two to three years.
1.
The gestation period for hamster is
about
a. Nine
months
b. One
month
c. 16
days
d. Six
weeks
Answer : C
2.
Female hamster will sometimes eat their
young for what reason
a. Hunger
b. Because
of a large number off offspring
c. Deformed
babies
d. The
young mature too quickly
Answer : B
3.
Female hamster may reproduce as young as
a. Six
weeks old
b. Six
months old
c. 15
months old
d. Two
weeks old
Answer :
A
4.
“Perpetuation” in line 2 means
a. Extinction
b. Annihilation
c. Variation
d. Continuation
Answer :
D
5.
Hamster can produce offspring until what
age
a. Two
years
b. Six
weeks
c. 15
month
d. 16
days
Answer :
A
6.
What is the tone of the passage
a. Argumentative
b. Informative
c. Biased
d. Farcical
Answer :
B
7.
What the best title for this passage
a.
“Endangered Animmal Litters”
b.
“Reasons for Large Litters”
c.
“Parents of Large Litters”
d.
“Educating Litters”
Answer :
B
8.
What is a litter
a. The
amount of parents an animal has
b. The
amount of garbage an animal has
c. The
amount of offspring an animal has
d. The
amount of siblings an animal has
Answer :
C
9.
Why would an animal parent not be able
to care for it is litter
a. It
is busy reproducing and food gathering
b. It
is busy educating the litter
c. It
interferes with the litter
d. It
is busy playing
Answer :
A
10.
Which of the following is not a reason
for a large litter
a. The
young are not expected to live
b. The
young are educated
c. The
parents are too busy to protect them
d. The
young mature quickly
Answer : C
