ACBS 160 Final Exam questions well
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There are 3 foci or themes that will appear throughout this course. Select one that will NOT be covered
in this course. - correct answer ✔✔Appropriate methods for training your dog and cat.
In many non-Western cultures, non-human animals are - correct answer ✔✔incorporated into their
spirit or religious beliefs
There are 3 common types of symbioses - correct answer ✔✔mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
People of different cultures put non-human animals into different categories or groupings. These
categories primarily reflect - correct answer ✔✔how the animal(s) are used
Humans generally place animals into different categories according to their use. For example, animals
considered as pets are generally not eaten. However, in some cultures animals have multiple uses, and
as a result a pet animal might also be eaten. One example of a country where pet dogs are also eaten is -
correct answer ✔✔South Korea
Based on archaeological evidence, the earliest connection between Hominins and other animals
included: - correct answer ✔✔Hominins as cautious or fearful of poisonous or venomous animals,
Hominins as scavengers of carcasses, Hominins as prey of carnivores, Hominins as opportunistic hunters
Use of fire was an important development because it allowed our ancestors - correct answer ✔✔to cook
meat for easier digestion
Based on research, what type of environment is most preferred by humans at a young age? - correct
answer ✔✔Savanna
Anthropomorphism is - correct answer ✔✔the attribution of human mental states (thoughts, feeling,
motivations and beliefs) to nonhuman animals or objects
, Anatomically modern humans Homo sapiens eventually spread throughout the world, originating from -
correct answer ✔✔Africa about 100,000 years before present
At approximately what point in time (and among what Hominin) did cave paintings of animals begin to
appear? (Note: BP=before present) - correct answer ✔✔40,000 BP among Homo sapiens
What is domestication? Select all correct statements about the domestication process - correct answer
✔✔Domestication is a kind of symbiotic "mutualism"
Part of the domestication process includes human bringing an animal into captivity to controls it's
reproduction so that it cannot breed with wild animals over generations
Breeding animals selectively to keep desirable traits is part of the domestication process
Modern hunter-gatherers that use dogs for hunting are a good example of a _______ relationship
because the humans and the dogs both have skills utilized in the hunt and both benefit from the kill. -
correct answer ✔✔mutualism
Under the "Camp Dog" hypothesis, what is proposed as the steps toward dog domestication? - correct
answer ✔✔Wolves "self-selected" for low fear and aggression, and later were domesticated once
humans were in permanent settlements.
The Human "Cute Response" likely stems from humans' attraction to - correct answer ✔✔Infantile
features of babies
In the video "And Man Created Dog" what traits lead to wolves developing a survival advantage around
humans? - correct answer ✔✔Least aggressive, least territorial, most curious
Animal X lives in the same area as a village of humans. Over time, humans have become more
comfortable with Animal X and increased their interactions. The humans in the village like to hunt
Animal X for food and will sometimes capture groups of Animal X so that they can breed it in an enclosed
space. However, the humans do not influence which of the animals breed, and they cannot approach the
animals. - correct answer ✔✔False
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