The Dog Exam 1 Questions with Latest Update

Can I submit the "Weekly quiz" after the deadline (usually Fridays at 10PM EST)? - ANSWER-No, you cannot submit weekly quizzes after the deadline Can I use my notes for an exam? - ANSWER-No, you cannot use your notes for exams How many exams are there in the class? - ANSWER-3 I have a scheduling conflict (or I am getting sick) and an exam is coming up in a few days...what do I do? - ANSWER-contact the Course Director using email and ask him what I need to do to make up the material Should I post a personal question (e.g. I am sick, having trouble keeping up with the material etc...) on the discussion forum? - ANSWER-No, you should email the Course Director (Dr. Patrick Larkin) if you have a personal question. Where are the course syllabus and the course schedule located within the class? - ANSWER-within the "syllabus" tab, located on the left side of the screen Where can I post/ask a question about material from one of the lectures? - ANSWER-use the discussion forum Why is Dr. Larkin allowing me to take each weekly quiz up to two times? - ANSWER-He wants you to go back and look over the material and use the weekly quizzes as study tools for the exams A fossil of a species called Prohesperocyon wilsoni, which was lived ~40 million years ago, had what characteristics of present day canids? - ANSWER-no upper third molar in the skull an enlarged bony bulla Canids are widely distributed animals that currently live in all areas of the Earth except? - ANSWER-Antarctica Domestication of dogs from wolves occurred _______ years ago? - ANSWER-approximately 30,000 T/F In 1993, the domesticated dog was reclassified by the Smithsonian Institution as Canis lupus familiar, a subspecies of the African wild dog. - ANSWER-False Natural selection causes changes in ___ a population? - ANSWER-allele frequencies within