ACBS 160 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What are some of the major benefits of tracking canine ancestry through a pedigree of
purebreds? - Answer- Specialized skills and utility to humans and desired traits reliably
produced
Which of the following would be a benefit of adopting a mixed-breed dog? - Answer-
They may not be susceptible to specific health issues seen in pure-bred dogs
Only six generations of artificial selection for tameness produced domestication traits
such as curly tail, white spots, and floppy ears - Answer- Silver fox experiments
A suite of traits that consistently appear together as a by-product of the selection for
tameness, such as floppy ears, curly tails, smaller brains, teeth and muzzles, and white
fur patches and behavior such as licking, and responsiveness to human social cues -
Answer- Domestication syndrome
Dogs with such highly specialized abilities, produced by careful breeding and even
inbreeding, and guaranteed by the American Kennel Club (AKC) - Answer- Pedigree
dog
Members of a population vary in traits that led to differences in survival and
reproduction - Answer- Fitness differences
Regarding the significance of eye coloration in canids and humans, which of these
statements is NOT true: - Answer- The eye coloration pattern in solitary or pair livin
species promotes gazing at each other
Which of the following are examples of social competency seen in wolves - Answer- All
choices are correct (sensitivity to eye direction, observational learning, cooperation,
tolerance of others (social inhibition), attention to facial and vocal signals)
Evidence of dog and human attunement to each other is shows in all EXCEPT one of
the following - Answer- Dogs are able to be trained to preform experiments with humans
In "the stranger test" video, which of the following demonstrates that dogs have a close
attachment bond to their owners, similar to attachment between a child and mother? -
Answer- When the owner leaves the room, then returns, the dog quickly reunites with
the owner
, As shown in the video clip "the stranger test" which of the following demonstrates that
dogs are attached to their owners? - Answer- When the owner leaves the room, the dog
becomes agitates and looks for the owner
In the US, annual spending on pets has.... - Answer- More than triples since the early
1990's
What are zoonotic diseases? - Answer- Diseases that naturally pass between humans
and animals
The contrasting iris and pupil of most social candid species enables them to extract
information form the eyes - Answer- Eye coloration
A neurochemical that is increased in humans and dogs in response to mutual eye gaze
- Answer- Oxytocin
Animals we live with that have no obvious function - Answer- Pets
Dog domestication did not newly create the capacity for dogs to attend to human
gestures; rather dogs, have retained this basic capacity that was present in their wild
ancestors - Answer- Wolf social competence
When humans began domesticating plants and animals, they engaged in "ecosystem
engineering". Which of the following statement best describes this kind of ecosystem
engineering? - Answer- Humans significantly altered the Earth's environment, acting as
co-directors of their own and other species evolution
Humans were unable to domesticate the Zebra because - Answer- It's dangerously
aggressive
Which of the following characteristics would NOT make a wild animal a suitable
candidate for domestication by humans? - Answer- A long flight distance
What are some of the ways plants benefit from being domesticated and becoming part
of mutualistic relationships with humans? - Answer- Elimination of competitors,
Improved reproductive success compared ti plants in the wild, Provisioning of water and
nutrients, Defense from pests, Seed distribution
Which are pathways to animal domestication? - Answer- Directed pathway, Prey
poathway, Commensal pathway
The animals listed below followed the prey pathways to domestication, except one.
Which of the following domesticated animals did NOT follow the pre pathway? -
Answer- Cat
EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What are some of the major benefits of tracking canine ancestry through a pedigree of
purebreds? - Answer- Specialized skills and utility to humans and desired traits reliably
produced
Which of the following would be a benefit of adopting a mixed-breed dog? - Answer-
They may not be susceptible to specific health issues seen in pure-bred dogs
Only six generations of artificial selection for tameness produced domestication traits
such as curly tail, white spots, and floppy ears - Answer- Silver fox experiments
A suite of traits that consistently appear together as a by-product of the selection for
tameness, such as floppy ears, curly tails, smaller brains, teeth and muzzles, and white
fur patches and behavior such as licking, and responsiveness to human social cues -
Answer- Domestication syndrome
Dogs with such highly specialized abilities, produced by careful breeding and even
inbreeding, and guaranteed by the American Kennel Club (AKC) - Answer- Pedigree
dog
Members of a population vary in traits that led to differences in survival and
reproduction - Answer- Fitness differences
Regarding the significance of eye coloration in canids and humans, which of these
statements is NOT true: - Answer- The eye coloration pattern in solitary or pair livin
species promotes gazing at each other
Which of the following are examples of social competency seen in wolves - Answer- All
choices are correct (sensitivity to eye direction, observational learning, cooperation,
tolerance of others (social inhibition), attention to facial and vocal signals)
Evidence of dog and human attunement to each other is shows in all EXCEPT one of
the following - Answer- Dogs are able to be trained to preform experiments with humans
In "the stranger test" video, which of the following demonstrates that dogs have a close
attachment bond to their owners, similar to attachment between a child and mother? -
Answer- When the owner leaves the room, then returns, the dog quickly reunites with
the owner
, As shown in the video clip "the stranger test" which of the following demonstrates that
dogs are attached to their owners? - Answer- When the owner leaves the room, the dog
becomes agitates and looks for the owner
In the US, annual spending on pets has.... - Answer- More than triples since the early
1990's
What are zoonotic diseases? - Answer- Diseases that naturally pass between humans
and animals
The contrasting iris and pupil of most social candid species enables them to extract
information form the eyes - Answer- Eye coloration
A neurochemical that is increased in humans and dogs in response to mutual eye gaze
- Answer- Oxytocin
Animals we live with that have no obvious function - Answer- Pets
Dog domestication did not newly create the capacity for dogs to attend to human
gestures; rather dogs, have retained this basic capacity that was present in their wild
ancestors - Answer- Wolf social competence
When humans began domesticating plants and animals, they engaged in "ecosystem
engineering". Which of the following statement best describes this kind of ecosystem
engineering? - Answer- Humans significantly altered the Earth's environment, acting as
co-directors of their own and other species evolution
Humans were unable to domesticate the Zebra because - Answer- It's dangerously
aggressive
Which of the following characteristics would NOT make a wild animal a suitable
candidate for domestication by humans? - Answer- A long flight distance
What are some of the ways plants benefit from being domesticated and becoming part
of mutualistic relationships with humans? - Answer- Elimination of competitors,
Improved reproductive success compared ti plants in the wild, Provisioning of water and
nutrients, Defense from pests, Seed distribution
Which are pathways to animal domestication? - Answer- Directed pathway, Prey
poathway, Commensal pathway
The animals listed below followed the prey pathways to domestication, except one.
Which of the following domesticated animals did NOT follow the pre pathway? -
Answer- Cat
