ASCI 112 Exam 1 2023/2024
Animals are believed to have been domesticated for approximately ________ years. - ANSWER-15,000
Wild animals can be domesticated but they cannot be tamed - ANSWER-False
Adoption Theory demonstrates which type of selection pressure - ANSWER-Artificial selection
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ASCI 112 Exam 1 2023/2024
Animals are believed to have been domesticated for approximately ________ years. - ANSWER-15,000
Wild animals can be domesticated but they cannot be tamed - ANSWER-False
Adoption Theory demonstrates which type of selection pressure - ANSWER-Artificial selection
Adaptation theory demonstrates which type of selection pressure - ANSWER-Natural selection
Horses were once used to help domesticate cattle in 10,000 BC - ANSWER-False
The process of domestication causes populations of animals to change only in their genetic makeup -
ANSWER-False
The following words could directly be used in a definition of science - ANSWER-Systemic, observation,
testable
Dependency - ANSWER-Juvenile characteristic
Can be removed from dam and sire at a young age - ANSWER-Precocial development
Easily constrained - ANSWER-Adaptability and activity
Overlapping home ranges with other species - ANSWER-Social behavior
small flight zone - ANSWER-Response to humans
Avoidance of pair bonding - ANSWER-Sexual behavior
, These traits would make an animal a good candidate for domestication: - ANSWER-Have dominance
hierarchies, curious, live in groups, promiscuous
Why is it difficult for the USDA to regulate the number of exotic animals in the US? - ANSWER-Many are
undocumented, less than 10% of the exhibits under usda licenses are accredited
The cow shown here is... - ANSWER-Hereford
What group of animals makes up the majority of our farm animals in the United States? - ANSWER-
Chickens (broilers)
Less than 2% of Americans are engaged in agriculture - ANSWER-True
At the cal poly equine unit what breed of horse do we have the greatest number of? - ANSWER-Quarter
horses
Approximately how many farm animals do we have in the United States? - ANSWER-> 1 Billion
The process of domestication causes populations of animals to change only in their genetic makeup (t/f)
- ANSWER-False
You recently discovered a small group of Compsognathus in your backyard. Your little sister has been
feeding several of them (as pictured). It seems to be the same ones that keep coming back for food. You
think this might make a neat pet and decide to start a new breeding business. After a month of your
sister feeding these little guys two seem particularly social and are even getting fat from all the food
treats. They are easy to tell apart from the others so you decide to capture them, put them in a big
fenced pen and wait and see if they will mate. You are hoping that the following theory of domestication
holds true and that after several generations you will get some domesticated dinos!! - ANSWER-
Adoption, Artificial Selection
Different coat colors were not a main goal of early domestication (t/f) - ANSWER-True
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