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ACBS 160D1 Midterm Review Exam
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3 course themes - ✔✔1. Close relationship humans have with particular
species
2. Ethical implications of animal use
3. Causes and consequences of domestication
"Human- animal" distinction - ✔✔originated with domestication of
animals, justified by Western philosophers
Way to describe relationship between animals - ✔✔Ecological
interrelationships that include 3 common types of symbioses
Ancestors recognize danger and food value of animals because of -
✔✔the brain's visual system evolved to quickly identify/ recognize
animals
Country where dogs are eaten - ✔✔South Korea
Fire was used to - ✔✔Cook meat for easier digestion
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Savanna trees are preferred because - ✔✔They invoke a subconscious
attraction inherited by evolutionary ancestors AND important to ancestors
as sleeping and escaping predators
"Sally Anne" false belief test is - ✔✔Measure of high level of cognitive
empathy
Hominins of first wave are called - ✔✔Homo erectus
Hominins of second are were called - ✔✔Homo sapiens
Interactions between first and second wave: - ✔✔interbred, then second
out competed the first
Cave paintings appeared - ✔✔40,000 BP among Homo sapiens
Domestication defined as - ✔✔animals held in captivity/ enclosures,
restricted in breeding, and mutual dependence
Problem with wolf "adaptation" hypothesis - ✔✔Cannot bread/ train
uncooperative wolves
"In Man Created Dog" what traits lead wolves survival advantage around
humans? - ✔✔Least aggressive, least territorial, most curious
Accidental products of inbreeding - ✔✔Increased hip joint problems,
incidence of cancer, "hidden" genetic diseases
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Dogs attuned to human - ✔✔Spoken words, eye gaze direction, and
pointing
Human and dog evolved attunement/ competency - ✔✔Dog puppies
without prior experience show high sensitivity to human gestures and voice
commands
Wolf pups raised by humans show same attachment and attention to
owners as dog puppies do - ✔✔False
Two breeds of dogs that contribute to majority of serious dog bite attacks -
✔✔Pit bulls and Rottweilers
Pet keeping is (evolutionary benefit) - ✔✔"Cute response," variable
across cultures, found in other species, more frequent in cultures where
people can afford them
Suitable characteristics for domestication by humans (4) - ✔✔Males
affiliated with animal's social group, omnivorous diet, promiscuous mating
behavior, short flight distance
Pathways to domestication - ✔✔Commensal, prey, and directed
Horticulturalists - ✔✔Hunter gathers, settled and became first farmers
ACBS 160D1 Midterm Review Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Solved
3 course themes - ✔✔1. Close relationship humans have with particular
species
2. Ethical implications of animal use
3. Causes and consequences of domestication
"Human- animal" distinction - ✔✔originated with domestication of
animals, justified by Western philosophers
Way to describe relationship between animals - ✔✔Ecological
interrelationships that include 3 common types of symbioses
Ancestors recognize danger and food value of animals because of -
✔✔the brain's visual system evolved to quickly identify/ recognize
animals
Country where dogs are eaten - ✔✔South Korea
Fire was used to - ✔✔Cook meat for easier digestion
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Savanna trees are preferred because - ✔✔They invoke a subconscious
attraction inherited by evolutionary ancestors AND important to ancestors
as sleeping and escaping predators
"Sally Anne" false belief test is - ✔✔Measure of high level of cognitive
empathy
Hominins of first wave are called - ✔✔Homo erectus
Hominins of second are were called - ✔✔Homo sapiens
Interactions between first and second wave: - ✔✔interbred, then second
out competed the first
Cave paintings appeared - ✔✔40,000 BP among Homo sapiens
Domestication defined as - ✔✔animals held in captivity/ enclosures,
restricted in breeding, and mutual dependence
Problem with wolf "adaptation" hypothesis - ✔✔Cannot bread/ train
uncooperative wolves
"In Man Created Dog" what traits lead wolves survival advantage around
humans? - ✔✔Least aggressive, least territorial, most curious
Accidental products of inbreeding - ✔✔Increased hip joint problems,
incidence of cancer, "hidden" genetic diseases
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Dogs attuned to human - ✔✔Spoken words, eye gaze direction, and
pointing
Human and dog evolved attunement/ competency - ✔✔Dog puppies
without prior experience show high sensitivity to human gestures and voice
commands
Wolf pups raised by humans show same attachment and attention to
owners as dog puppies do - ✔✔False
Two breeds of dogs that contribute to majority of serious dog bite attacks -
✔✔Pit bulls and Rottweilers
Pet keeping is (evolutionary benefit) - ✔✔"Cute response," variable
across cultures, found in other species, more frequent in cultures where
people can afford them
Suitable characteristics for domestication by humans (4) - ✔✔Males
affiliated with animal's social group, omnivorous diet, promiscuous mating
behavior, short flight distance
Pathways to domestication - ✔✔Commensal, prey, and directed
Horticulturalists - ✔✔Hunter gathers, settled and became first farmers
