ACBS 160 QUIZES EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Based on the goat experiment described in class that tested goat's attunement to
human faces and body postures we can conclude that - Answer- Goats attend to body
and head orientation
Cayönü tepesu is a remarkable and valuable archeological site because - Answer- All
choices are correct
The English words "capital" or "chattel" refer to wealth and their origin is related to the
word cattle - Answer- True
Like other social mammals cows are smart primarily because - Answer- They form
lasting social relationships with herd members and need to identiand remember
individuals in their social groups
Conservationists that want to restore the ecosystem of europe's forests and grasslands
are using DNA of extinct aurochs to selectively breed cattle to not only look like aurochs
but also behave like them which is called - Answer- Rewilding
The babirusa from sulawesi indonesia - Answer- is a pig with unusually enlarged upper
and lower tusks
How did the domestication relationship between humans and pigs begin? - Answer-
Likely combination of hunting them and having them scavenge settlements
The reason why maring clans in the highlands of new guinea go to war - Answer- Is
because its connected to the mass consumption of pigs beforehand and the takeover of
horticultural lands by the winners
According to the textbook pigs likely followed what pathway to domestication - Answer-
Combination prey and commensal
Though chickens were important in the middle ages they have steadily declined in
economic importance and global demand - Answer- False
Cats were clearly domesticated by 10,000 bp in egypt - Answer- False
, Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that may be responsible for hoarding all kinds of
pet animals - Answer- False
As commensals with humans cats were domesticated - Answer- After both dogs and
pigs
During the middle ages in europe large numbers of black cats were killed because -
Answer- a Pope believed they were part of satanic worship
In dynastic egypt donkey caravans were used primarily - Answer- All choices are correct
In the history of the US donkeys played an important role - Answer- In the gold rush
days of the american west
Once domesticated, camels replaced donkeys for all transport across difficult desert
terrains. - Answer- False
Although we can be fairly certain that the early egyptians used donkeys to explore the
western part of the saharan desert the harsh conditions of the desert have destroyed
any and all archeological evidence of these travel routes - Answer- False
The silkworm first domesticated in mesopotamia around 3000 bp encouraged trade
using donkey caravans along the silk route - Answer- False
Which statement is incorrect? - Answer- The path to domestication of the camel
followed the pret pathway because ancient rock art shows they were hunted
paleolithic evidence shows that horses were - Answer- Hunted in large numbers around
20,000 BP
A drier climate during the miocene epoch favored adaptations among ancestral horses -
Answer- Grazing on expanding grasslands
Horses are part of a larger group of equids that include - Answer- horses, asses, zebras
The domestication of horses followed - Answer- Directed pathway
Based on evidence from archeological sites domestication of horses happened when? -
Answer- 5,000 bp to 6,000 bp
The evolutionary ancestors of all modern placental mammmals in cluding the group
which horse evolved - Answer- Was a small bodied animal that looked a modern shrew
The voyages of spanish conquistadors were directly responsible for bringing the horse
back to the americas - Answer- True
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Based on the goat experiment described in class that tested goat's attunement to
human faces and body postures we can conclude that - Answer- Goats attend to body
and head orientation
Cayönü tepesu is a remarkable and valuable archeological site because - Answer- All
choices are correct
The English words "capital" or "chattel" refer to wealth and their origin is related to the
word cattle - Answer- True
Like other social mammals cows are smart primarily because - Answer- They form
lasting social relationships with herd members and need to identiand remember
individuals in their social groups
Conservationists that want to restore the ecosystem of europe's forests and grasslands
are using DNA of extinct aurochs to selectively breed cattle to not only look like aurochs
but also behave like them which is called - Answer- Rewilding
The babirusa from sulawesi indonesia - Answer- is a pig with unusually enlarged upper
and lower tusks
How did the domestication relationship between humans and pigs begin? - Answer-
Likely combination of hunting them and having them scavenge settlements
The reason why maring clans in the highlands of new guinea go to war - Answer- Is
because its connected to the mass consumption of pigs beforehand and the takeover of
horticultural lands by the winners
According to the textbook pigs likely followed what pathway to domestication - Answer-
Combination prey and commensal
Though chickens were important in the middle ages they have steadily declined in
economic importance and global demand - Answer- False
Cats were clearly domesticated by 10,000 bp in egypt - Answer- False
, Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that may be responsible for hoarding all kinds of
pet animals - Answer- False
As commensals with humans cats were domesticated - Answer- After both dogs and
pigs
During the middle ages in europe large numbers of black cats were killed because -
Answer- a Pope believed they were part of satanic worship
In dynastic egypt donkey caravans were used primarily - Answer- All choices are correct
In the history of the US donkeys played an important role - Answer- In the gold rush
days of the american west
Once domesticated, camels replaced donkeys for all transport across difficult desert
terrains. - Answer- False
Although we can be fairly certain that the early egyptians used donkeys to explore the
western part of the saharan desert the harsh conditions of the desert have destroyed
any and all archeological evidence of these travel routes - Answer- False
The silkworm first domesticated in mesopotamia around 3000 bp encouraged trade
using donkey caravans along the silk route - Answer- False
Which statement is incorrect? - Answer- The path to domestication of the camel
followed the pret pathway because ancient rock art shows they were hunted
paleolithic evidence shows that horses were - Answer- Hunted in large numbers around
20,000 BP
A drier climate during the miocene epoch favored adaptations among ancestral horses -
Answer- Grazing on expanding grasslands
Horses are part of a larger group of equids that include - Answer- horses, asses, zebras
The domestication of horses followed - Answer- Directed pathway
Based on evidence from archeological sites domestication of horses happened when? -
Answer- 5,000 bp to 6,000 bp
The evolutionary ancestors of all modern placental mammmals in cluding the group
which horse evolved - Answer- Was a small bodied animal that looked a modern shrew
The voyages of spanish conquistadors were directly responsible for bringing the horse
back to the americas - Answer- True
