ANSI 3903 QUESTIONS AND 100%
VELIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is adaptation? - ANS✔✔the sum of adjustments occurring in an
organism that promotes its welfare and favors its survival in a specific
environment
What is an environment? - ANS✔✔all the combination of conditions under
which an organism must live
What are the two types of environments and what is the difference -
ANS✔✔Natural: conditions that would occur w/o any human intervention
artificial: cultivated by human actions
What are the 5 stresses of the physical environment? - ANS✔✔Climatic,
nutritional, internal, geographical, and social stresses
What is nutritional stress? - ANS✔✔the quantity and quality of available
feedstuffs
What is Climatic stress? - ANS✔✔the longtime change in certain
meteorological areas (ambient temperature, rainfall, and relative humidity)
What is Internal stress? - ANS✔✔Pathogenic organisms, disease, toxic
substances
What is geographical stress? - ANS✔✔The harshness of the terrain
What is social stress? - ANS✔✔Interactions with other animals, including
humans.
What does it mean that an artificial environment is determined by the
nature of the "service" of an animal? - ANS✔✔Humans create this
environment that will maximize production (developed countries) or benefit
transportation or religious needs
What are the 3 major types of adjustments that occur in individual animals
to make them adapted to specific environments? -
ANS✔✔Morphological/anatomical, physiological, and behavioral changes
What is acclimatization? - ANS✔✔the adjustments that result in increased
tolerance to climatic stresses
Why are adapted animals also acclimated, but acclimated animals are not
necessarily adapted? - ANS✔✔Acclimated animals are not necessarily
VELIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is adaptation? - ANS✔✔the sum of adjustments occurring in an
organism that promotes its welfare and favors its survival in a specific
environment
What is an environment? - ANS✔✔all the combination of conditions under
which an organism must live
What are the two types of environments and what is the difference -
ANS✔✔Natural: conditions that would occur w/o any human intervention
artificial: cultivated by human actions
What are the 5 stresses of the physical environment? - ANS✔✔Climatic,
nutritional, internal, geographical, and social stresses
What is nutritional stress? - ANS✔✔the quantity and quality of available
feedstuffs
What is Climatic stress? - ANS✔✔the longtime change in certain
meteorological areas (ambient temperature, rainfall, and relative humidity)
What is Internal stress? - ANS✔✔Pathogenic organisms, disease, toxic
substances
What is geographical stress? - ANS✔✔The harshness of the terrain
What is social stress? - ANS✔✔Interactions with other animals, including
humans.
What does it mean that an artificial environment is determined by the
nature of the "service" of an animal? - ANS✔✔Humans create this
environment that will maximize production (developed countries) or benefit
transportation or religious needs
What are the 3 major types of adjustments that occur in individual animals
to make them adapted to specific environments? -
ANS✔✔Morphological/anatomical, physiological, and behavioral changes
What is acclimatization? - ANS✔✔the adjustments that result in increased
tolerance to climatic stresses
Why are adapted animals also acclimated, but acclimated animals are not
necessarily adapted? - ANS✔✔Acclimated animals are not necessarily
