ACBS 160 Midterm Study Guide with
100% Correct Answers
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
Which pathway of domestication did our pet dogs and cats and some of our farm
animals (chickens, pigs, ducks, geese) take? - Answer-Commensal pathway
The increased vulnerability in some modern human populations to diabetes and
alcoholism is explained by their exceptionally long history of agricultural practice and
reliance on grains - Answer-False
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 cat and
dog
In the history of Western philosophy - Answer-Aristotle favored a human-animal divide
on the grounds that animals lack the capacity to reason
There are 3 common types of symbioses - Answer-Mutualism, commensalism,
parasitism
People of different cultures put non-human animals into different categories or
groupings. These categories primarily reflect - Answer-How the animals are used
In western philosophical and theological traditions, humans are different from animals
because humans have either reasoning, morality, or a soul - Answer-The human-animal
divide
100% Correct Answers
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
Which pathway of domestication did our pet dogs and cats and some of our farm
animals (chickens, pigs, ducks, geese) take? - Answer-Commensal pathway
The increased vulnerability in some modern human populations to diabetes and
alcoholism is explained by their exceptionally long history of agricultural practice and
reliance on grains - Answer-False
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 cat and
dog
In the history of Western philosophy - Answer-Aristotle favored a human-animal divide
on the grounds that animals lack the capacity to reason
There are 3 common types of symbioses - Answer-Mutualism, commensalism,
parasitism
People of different cultures put non-human animals into different categories or
groupings. These categories primarily reflect - Answer-How the animals are used
In western philosophical and theological traditions, humans are different from animals
because humans have either reasoning, morality, or a soul - Answer-The human-animal
divide
