Animal Breeding Patterns Quiz

Dogs have a reproductive cycle characterized by a single heat period, known as monoestrus. Polyestrus refers to multiple heat cycles, dioestrus is the stage of the reproductive cycle following estrus, and pregnancy is the state of carrying developing offspring.

Monoestrus breeders are animals that have one or two heat cycles per year, while polyestrus breeders have multiple heat cycles throughout the year. Diestrus breeders have two cycles per year, and seasonal breeders have specific times of the year when they come into heat.

Polyestrus breeders are animals that have more than one estrous cycle in a year, making them come into heat multiple times per year. Monestrus breeders have only one estrous cycle per year, diestrus breeders have two estrous cycles per year, and seasonal breeders have specific times of the year when they come into heat.

Horses are classified as seasonally polyestrus- long day breeders, which means they have multiple estrous cycles within a breeding season that is influenced by the length of daylight. Monogamous, spontaneous, and asexual breeding behaviors do not accurately reflect the reproductive habits of horses.

The correct steps in the canine estrous cycle are anestrus, proestrus, estrus, diestrus. Menstruation, ovulation, fertilization, and implantation do not accurately describe the canine estrous cycle. Puberty, adolescence, maturity, and senescence are stages of life but not part of the estrous cycle. Warm up, sprint, jog, and cool down are terms related to exercise and not the canine estrous cycle.