ANSC 2050 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
True - Answers - True or False: An animal's temperament is one determinant of how it
will react during handling.
Ethology - Answers - the study of the behavior of animals in their natural surroundings,
with its focus on instinctive or innate behavior
flight zone - Answers - What is described as the animal's "comfortable distance" used to
determine when to flee?
behind the point of balance; in front of the point of balance - Answers - To move an
animal FORWARD, the handler must be _________. To move an animal backward, the
handler must be _____________.
False - this definition is more-so describing animal RIGHTS - Answers - True or False:
Animal welfare means that animals, like humans, have interests that cannot be
sacrificed or traded away just because it might benefit others
Shoulder - Answers - Where is the point of balance located on an animal?
1) Freedom from hunger and thirst
2) Freedom from discomfort
3) Freedom from pain, injury and disease
4) Freedom to express innate behaviors
5) Freedom from fear and distress - Answers - List the five freedoms of animal welfare.
Squeeze Chute - Answers - Which of the following is a common restraint device used
on beef cattle operations when performing management practices such as artificial
insemination and blood collection?
Animal welfare is simply ensuring animals being used for entertainment, consumption,
or other human conveniences are given the "five freedoms" and can live in
healthy/comfortable conditions. Animal rights mainly advocate for animals to NOT be
used by humans under ANY circumstance and falls under the belief that the use of
animals by humans is morally wrong. - Answers - What is the main argument that
separates animal rights and animal welfare?
1) Interactions with other animals
2) Interactions with humans - Answers - What are the two classifications of social
behavior in animals?
ANSWERS
True - Answers - True or False: An animal's temperament is one determinant of how it
will react during handling.
Ethology - Answers - the study of the behavior of animals in their natural surroundings,
with its focus on instinctive or innate behavior
flight zone - Answers - What is described as the animal's "comfortable distance" used to
determine when to flee?
behind the point of balance; in front of the point of balance - Answers - To move an
animal FORWARD, the handler must be _________. To move an animal backward, the
handler must be _____________.
False - this definition is more-so describing animal RIGHTS - Answers - True or False:
Animal welfare means that animals, like humans, have interests that cannot be
sacrificed or traded away just because it might benefit others
Shoulder - Answers - Where is the point of balance located on an animal?
1) Freedom from hunger and thirst
2) Freedom from discomfort
3) Freedom from pain, injury and disease
4) Freedom to express innate behaviors
5) Freedom from fear and distress - Answers - List the five freedoms of animal welfare.
Squeeze Chute - Answers - Which of the following is a common restraint device used
on beef cattle operations when performing management practices such as artificial
insemination and blood collection?
Animal welfare is simply ensuring animals being used for entertainment, consumption,
or other human conveniences are given the "five freedoms" and can live in
healthy/comfortable conditions. Animal rights mainly advocate for animals to NOT be
used by humans under ANY circumstance and falls under the belief that the use of
animals by humans is morally wrong. - Answers - What is the main argument that
separates animal rights and animal welfare?
1) Interactions with other animals
2) Interactions with humans - Answers - What are the two classifications of social
behavior in animals?
