ADVS 1110 EXAM 1 Study Guide Introduction to Animal Science Utah
State University
ADVS 1110 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL
SCIENCE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Introduction
• Scientific method o What it is o Specific steps
• Components of a well-designed experiment
• Types of research
• Animal Science specializations
• Proportion of population employed in production agriculture o Developed countries o
Developing countries
• Livestock animal numbers in the world (approximate). *Be careful about units (hint:
there are way more chickens in the world than cattle). o Cattle o Sheep o Pigs o Horses
o Chickens
• Global patterns of meat consumption
• General trends in meat production statistics
• General knowledge and understanding of the relationship between animal products and
human nutritional needs and disposable income
Animal Domestication
• General order of steps of domestication
• Relationship between human evolution and animal/plant
domestication o Timing, especially!
• Define symbiosis o Also define the 3 different types of symbiosis o
What term describes how humans and domesticated animals co-
exist?
• Domestic vs feral animals o Definitions of these terms o Examples
of each
• General timeline of animal domestication o What animals were
domesticated, and when
Nomenclature & Terminology
• Scientific classification/naming of living things
o K-P-C-O-F-G-S
o Who is the father of the current naming convention?
• Naming conventions…binomials etc
• KNOW THE TABLES OF BINOMIAL CLASSIFICATIONS, ADJECTIVES, etc.
Livestock Animal Industries
• Relationship between human nutritional recommendations/needs and consumption
patterns Which countries eat the most animal products/meat?
• Changes in farm operations over time o Farm numbers in US
o Products/farm (diversification) in US o Farm size in US
• Relative value of agriculture commodities in the US
• Regionalization patterns for livestock o Where are the various industries concentrated,
and WHY?
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State University
ADVS 1110 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL
SCIENCE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Introduction
• Scientific method o What it is o Specific steps
• Components of a well-designed experiment
• Types of research
• Animal Science specializations
• Proportion of population employed in production agriculture o Developed countries o
Developing countries
• Livestock animal numbers in the world (approximate). *Be careful about units (hint:
there are way more chickens in the world than cattle). o Cattle o Sheep o Pigs o Horses
o Chickens
• Global patterns of meat consumption
• General trends in meat production statistics
• General knowledge and understanding of the relationship between animal products and
human nutritional needs and disposable income
Animal Domestication
• General order of steps of domestication
• Relationship between human evolution and animal/plant
domestication o Timing, especially!
• Define symbiosis o Also define the 3 different types of symbiosis o
What term describes how humans and domesticated animals co-
exist?
• Domestic vs feral animals o Definitions of these terms o Examples
of each
• General timeline of animal domestication o What animals were
domesticated, and when
Nomenclature & Terminology
• Scientific classification/naming of living things
o K-P-C-O-F-G-S
o Who is the father of the current naming convention?
• Naming conventions…binomials etc
• KNOW THE TABLES OF BINOMIAL CLASSIFICATIONS, ADJECTIVES, etc.
Livestock Animal Industries
• Relationship between human nutritional recommendations/needs and consumption
patterns Which countries eat the most animal products/meat?
• Changes in farm operations over time o Farm numbers in US
o Products/farm (diversification) in US o Farm size in US
• Relative value of agriculture commodities in the US
• Regionalization patterns for livestock o Where are the various industries concentrated,
and WHY?
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