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ACBS FINAL EXAM Questions and
Answers 100% Solved
The approach taken in this course to understand the complexity of our
relationships to non-human animals ... - ✔✔all choices are correct
In the history of Western philosophy - ✔✔
There are 3 common types of symbioses - ✔✔mutualism,
commensalism, parasitism
People of different cultures put non-human animals into different categories
or groupings. These categories primarily reflect - ✔✔how the animal(s)
are used
As described in the textbook (Chapter 1), humans generally place animals
into different categories according to their use. However some animals can
have multiple uses and thus can fall into multiple cultural categories. For
example, in the United States pigs are considered food and sometimes
also pets. In other countries, such as ______________ dogs are
considered pets and also food. - ✔✔South Korea
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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. - ✔✔Appropriate methods
for training your dog and cat.
In many non-Western cultures, non-human animals are -
✔✔incorporated into their spiritual or religious beliefs
One way to describe and understand the biological connection between
humans and other animals is - ✔✔as types of ecological
interrelationships
Because for millions of years our ancestors' survival depended on
recognizing the potential danger and also food value of animals - ✔✔our
brains' visual system evolved to quickly and efficiently recognize animals
Use of fire was an important development because it allowed our ancestors
- ✔✔to cook meat for easier digestion & nutrient absorption
When did our ancestors first start making tools according to archaeological
evidence? (Note: mya= million years ago) - ✔✔~2.6 mya
Why do people today find savanna-like settings attractive? - ✔✔because
our ancestors evolved in that type of landscape
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As our early ancestors became full-time predators (hunters of large game)
they would also have evolved psychological adaptations that .... (select all
correct answers) - ✔✔
Described in Chapter 2, The archeologist Stephen Mithen has argued that
the capacity to read an animal's mind, to see the world from an animal's
perspective, first appeared in fully modern humans (i.e., only very recently
in human evolution). In Mithen's view, earlier pre-modern ancestral
humans, although successful hunters, - ✔✔used mind reading only for
other humans but not for other animals
In the human lineage, what evolved first? - ✔✔upright walking
Bipedal locomotion in our early Australopithecus ancestors allowed for -
✔✔foraging away from the forest trees AND better heat regulation
Based on research, what type of environment is most preferred by humans
at a young age? - ✔✔Savanna
Based on current evidence, what kind of empathy is a trait of humans AND
many other animals? - ✔✔High levels of emotional empathy
The spread of humans all over the planet began with - ✔✔a first
migratory wave out of Africa followed by a second wave out of Africa
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Humans and wolf-dogs formed a mutualism. Name one benefit of this
symbiotic interrelationship for our human ancestors. - ✔✔prey detection
According to research on hunter-gatherer cultures today, which of the
following would NOT be a reason for a hunter-gatherer family to keep
dogs? - ✔✔Dogs serve as pets and play companions for children in the
family
Under the "Camp Dog" hypothesis, what is proposed as the steps toward
dog domestication? - ✔✔Wolves became "self-domesticated" for low
fear and aggression, and later were domesticated once humans were in
permanent settlements.
In the video "And Man Created Dog" what traits lead to wolves developing
a survival advantage around humans? - ✔✔Least aggressive, least
territorial, most curious
What theory has been proposed to explain why the Hominins of the second
migratory wave (modern humans Homo sapiens) out-competed those
Hominins they encountered that descended from the first migratory wave
(Neanderthals Homo neanderthalensis)? - ✔✔All choices are correct
ACBS FINAL EXAM Questions and
Answers 100% Solved
The approach taken in this course to understand the complexity of our
relationships to non-human animals ... - ✔✔all choices are correct
In the history of Western philosophy - ✔✔
There are 3 common types of symbioses - ✔✔mutualism,
commensalism, parasitism
People of different cultures put non-human animals into different categories
or groupings. These categories primarily reflect - ✔✔how the animal(s)
are used
As described in the textbook (Chapter 1), humans generally place animals
into different categories according to their use. However some animals can
have multiple uses and thus can fall into multiple cultural categories. For
example, in the United States pigs are considered food and sometimes
also pets. In other countries, such as ______________ dogs are
considered pets and also food. - ✔✔South Korea
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
There are 3 foci or themes that will appear throughout this course. Select
one that will NOT be covered in this course. - ✔✔Appropriate methods
for training your dog and cat.
In many non-Western cultures, non-human animals are -
✔✔incorporated into their spiritual or religious beliefs
One way to describe and understand the biological connection between
humans and other animals is - ✔✔as types of ecological
interrelationships
Because for millions of years our ancestors' survival depended on
recognizing the potential danger and also food value of animals - ✔✔our
brains' visual system evolved to quickly and efficiently recognize animals
Use of fire was an important development because it allowed our ancestors
- ✔✔to cook meat for easier digestion & nutrient absorption
When did our ancestors first start making tools according to archaeological
evidence? (Note: mya= million years ago) - ✔✔~2.6 mya
Why do people today find savanna-like settings attractive? - ✔✔because
our ancestors evolved in that type of landscape
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
As our early ancestors became full-time predators (hunters of large game)
they would also have evolved psychological adaptations that .... (select all
correct answers) - ✔✔
Described in Chapter 2, The archeologist Stephen Mithen has argued that
the capacity to read an animal's mind, to see the world from an animal's
perspective, first appeared in fully modern humans (i.e., only very recently
in human evolution). In Mithen's view, earlier pre-modern ancestral
humans, although successful hunters, - ✔✔used mind reading only for
other humans but not for other animals
In the human lineage, what evolved first? - ✔✔upright walking
Bipedal locomotion in our early Australopithecus ancestors allowed for -
✔✔foraging away from the forest trees AND better heat regulation
Based on research, what type of environment is most preferred by humans
at a young age? - ✔✔Savanna
Based on current evidence, what kind of empathy is a trait of humans AND
many other animals? - ✔✔High levels of emotional empathy
The spread of humans all over the planet began with - ✔✔a first
migratory wave out of Africa followed by a second wave out of Africa
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Humans and wolf-dogs formed a mutualism. Name one benefit of this
symbiotic interrelationship for our human ancestors. - ✔✔prey detection
According to research on hunter-gatherer cultures today, which of the
following would NOT be a reason for a hunter-gatherer family to keep
dogs? - ✔✔Dogs serve as pets and play companions for children in the
family
Under the "Camp Dog" hypothesis, what is proposed as the steps toward
dog domestication? - ✔✔Wolves became "self-domesticated" for low
fear and aggression, and later were domesticated once humans were in
permanent settlements.
In the video "And Man Created Dog" what traits lead to wolves developing
a survival advantage around humans? - ✔✔Least aggressive, least
territorial, most curious
What theory has been proposed to explain why the Hominins of the second
migratory wave (modern humans Homo sapiens) out-competed those
Hominins they encountered that descended from the first migratory wave
(Neanderthals Homo neanderthalensis)? - ✔✔All choices are correct
