ACBS 160 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
What is domestication? - 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.
Studies of modern hunter-gatherers who use dogs for hunting - Answer-Find that dogs
improve the rate at which hunters encounter game or reduce the time required to make
a kill
What is the definition of "neoteny"? - Answer-Retaining infantile or juvenile features into
adulthood
In the video "And Man Created Dog" what traits lead to wolves developing a survival
advantage around humans? - Answer-Least aggressive, least territorial, most curious
According to the textbook Chapter 3, at approximately what point in time (and among
what Hominin) did cave paintings of animals begin to appear? - Answer-40,000 BP
among Homo Sapiens
Who developed the idea of Evolution by Natural Selection? - Answer-Darwin and
Wallace
In the video "The Beak of the Finch: Speciation of finches on the Galapagos", when
evolutionary biologists Rosemary and Peter Grant quantify dates breeding took place,
number of years bred, number of offspring, and how many offspring survived to sexual
maturity, they are: - Answer-Analyzing evolutionary fitness
In humans, the rare "Williams-Beuren" syndrome is potentially relevant to understanding
the genetic basis of tameness. One relevant trait of this syndrome is . - Answer-leads to
extremely high sociability and trusting behavior
Pure-breeding of dogs is an example of? - Answer-artificial selection
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
What is domestication? - 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.
Studies of modern hunter-gatherers who use dogs for hunting - Answer-Find that dogs
improve the rate at which hunters encounter game or reduce the time required to make
a kill
What is the definition of "neoteny"? - Answer-Retaining infantile or juvenile features into
adulthood
In the video "And Man Created Dog" what traits lead to wolves developing a survival
advantage around humans? - Answer-Least aggressive, least territorial, most curious
According to the textbook Chapter 3, at approximately what point in time (and among
what Hominin) did cave paintings of animals begin to appear? - Answer-40,000 BP
among Homo Sapiens
Who developed the idea of Evolution by Natural Selection? - Answer-Darwin and
Wallace
In the video "The Beak of the Finch: Speciation of finches on the Galapagos", when
evolutionary biologists Rosemary and Peter Grant quantify dates breeding took place,
number of years bred, number of offspring, and how many offspring survived to sexual
maturity, they are: - Answer-Analyzing evolutionary fitness
In humans, the rare "Williams-Beuren" syndrome is potentially relevant to understanding
the genetic basis of tameness. One relevant trait of this syndrome is . - Answer-leads to
extremely high sociability and trusting behavior
Pure-breeding of dogs is an example of? - Answer-artificial selection
