ANSC 100 Quiz with Verified Solutions

What animal species was domesticated first? - the dog (14,000 BC) What livestock species was domesticated first? - the sheep (8,000 BC) What were characteristics that were common among the animals that were domesticated? - -generally lived in comfortable in groups -Had some dominance hierarchy in place -Tolerated humans -Adapted to a variety of environments -Reproduced well in capacity What are some values of domestication? - -increased access to a high quality protein source -Benefit of animal milk and egg production -Most domestic livestock were multipurpose supplying both food and work -Domestic animals served as guardians and in rodent control -Animals were a major source of transportation and power What is aquaculture? - farming or rearing of aquatic plants and animals; also known as "underwater agriculture" What are the most common aquaculture animals? - finfish, crustaceans and mollusks What is the number one aquaculture animal in production and sale? - catfish What is transcription? - process of building RNA complementary to DNA to produce a protein What is translation? - process of using the information from mrna to assemble amino acids into a protein What is a phenotype? - all of its observable characteristics What is a genotype? - genetic makeup of an organism What is the phenotype influenced by? - they are influenced both by its genotype and by the environment What is a genome? - the map of all the genes in the animal