The approach taken in this course to understand the complexity of our relationships to
non-human animals ... - Answer all choices are correct
The "human-animal" distinction - Answer likely originated with the domestication of
animals, and subsequently justified by Western philosophers
There are 3 common types of symbioses - Answer mutualism, commensalism,
parasitism
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 - Answer South Korea
Because for millions of years our ancestors' survival depended on recognizing the
potential danger and also food value of animals - Answer our brains' visual system
evolved to quickly and efficiently recognize animals
There are 3 foci or themes that will appear throughout this course. Select one that will
NOT be covered in this course. - Answer Appropriate methods for training your dog and
cat.
In many non-Western cultures, non-human animals are - Answer incorporated into their
spiritual or religious beliefs
One way to describe and understand the biological connection between humans and
other animals is - Answer as types of ecological interrelationships that include 3
common type of symbioses
People of different cultures put non-human animals into different categories or
groupings. These categories primarily reflect - Answer how the animal(s) are used
Before the emergence of the genus Homo, our Australopithecus earlier ancestors -
Answer included a lot of plant material in their diet, as indicated by their relatively small
back (molar) teeth ????
Based on research, what type of environment is most preferred by humans at a young
age? - Answer Savanna
As our early ancestors became full-time predators—hunters of large game—they would
also have evolved psychological adaptations that - Answer attracted them to savanna-
like landscapes
allowed them to see the world from a prey animal's perspective
allowed them to understand and empathize with what a prey animal feels
, The available genetic evidence indicates that modern dogs evolved from - Answer an
animal most similar to the gray wolf
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. In
Mithen's view, earlier pre-modern ancestral humans, although successful hunters, -
Answer used mind reading only for other humans but not for other animals
When did our ancestors first start making tools according to archaeological evidence?
(Note: mya= million years ago) - Answer ~2.5 mya
Typical savanna trees with a dense canopy and low branching trunk are preferred
across cultures over more familiar trees such as oak, conifer, palm, and eucalyptus.
Why might this be? - Answer They invoke a subconscious attraction people have to the
savannah terrain inhabited by our evolutionary ancestors. AND They were important to
our small-bodied ancestors as sleeping sites and for escaping predators.
Anthropomorphism is - Answer the attribution of human mental states (thoughts, feeling,
motivations and beliefs) to nonhuman animals or objects
What drove ancestral humans to spread out of Africa? - Answer Population expansion
and the need for large hunting territories
At approximately what point in time (and among what Hominin) did cave paintings of
animals begin to appear? (Note: BP=before present - Answer 40,000 BP among Homo
sapiens
What is domestication? Select all correct statements about the domestication process. -
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.
Researchers found that hunter-gatherers that use dogs today always take good care of
all their dogs by providing food, medicine and shelter. - Answer False
The Human "Cute Response" likely stems from humans' attraction to - Answer Infantile
features of babies
What is the definition of "neoteny"? - Answer Retaining infantile or juvenile features into
adulthood
non-human animals ... - Answer all choices are correct
The "human-animal" distinction - Answer likely originated with the domestication of
animals, and subsequently justified by Western philosophers
There are 3 common types of symbioses - Answer mutualism, commensalism,
parasitism
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 - Answer South Korea
Because for millions of years our ancestors' survival depended on recognizing the
potential danger and also food value of animals - Answer our brains' visual system
evolved to quickly and efficiently recognize animals
There are 3 foci or themes that will appear throughout this course. Select one that will
NOT be covered in this course. - Answer Appropriate methods for training your dog and
cat.
In many non-Western cultures, non-human animals are - Answer incorporated into their
spiritual or religious beliefs
One way to describe and understand the biological connection between humans and
other animals is - Answer as types of ecological interrelationships that include 3
common type of symbioses
People of different cultures put non-human animals into different categories or
groupings. These categories primarily reflect - Answer how the animal(s) are used
Before the emergence of the genus Homo, our Australopithecus earlier ancestors -
Answer included a lot of plant material in their diet, as indicated by their relatively small
back (molar) teeth ????
Based on research, what type of environment is most preferred by humans at a young
age? - Answer Savanna
As our early ancestors became full-time predators—hunters of large game—they would
also have evolved psychological adaptations that - Answer attracted them to savanna-
like landscapes
allowed them to see the world from a prey animal's perspective
allowed them to understand and empathize with what a prey animal feels
, The available genetic evidence indicates that modern dogs evolved from - Answer an
animal most similar to the gray wolf
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. In
Mithen's view, earlier pre-modern ancestral humans, although successful hunters, -
Answer used mind reading only for other humans but not for other animals
When did our ancestors first start making tools according to archaeological evidence?
(Note: mya= million years ago) - Answer ~2.5 mya
Typical savanna trees with a dense canopy and low branching trunk are preferred
across cultures over more familiar trees such as oak, conifer, palm, and eucalyptus.
Why might this be? - Answer They invoke a subconscious attraction people have to the
savannah terrain inhabited by our evolutionary ancestors. AND They were important to
our small-bodied ancestors as sleeping sites and for escaping predators.
Anthropomorphism is - Answer the attribution of human mental states (thoughts, feeling,
motivations and beliefs) to nonhuman animals or objects
What drove ancestral humans to spread out of Africa? - Answer Population expansion
and the need for large hunting territories
At approximately what point in time (and among what Hominin) did cave paintings of
animals begin to appear? (Note: BP=before present - Answer 40,000 BP among Homo
sapiens
What is domestication? Select all correct statements about the domestication process. -
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.
Researchers found that hunter-gatherers that use dogs today always take good care of
all their dogs by providing food, medicine and shelter. - Answer False
The Human "Cute Response" likely stems from humans' attraction to - Answer Infantile
features of babies
What is the definition of "neoteny"? - Answer Retaining infantile or juvenile features into
adulthood
