ACBS 160: Comprehensive Study Guide with Verified Questions & Answers | 2025 Exam
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About This Study Guide:
This ACBS 160 Study Guide is designed for students in the Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
course. It includes verified questions and answers on key topics such as animal physiology, anatomy,
disease mechanisms, and biomedical principles. Whether you're preparing for exams, quizzes, or just
looking to reinforce your understanding of core concepts, this guide offers a clear, concise approach to
mastering the course content.
A good modern example of the importance of pigs for horticulturalists is provided by - ✔✔-the Maring of
New Guinea
A premise of Speciesism argument is that - ✔✔-only animals capable of reasoning deserve our moral
consideration
A premise of Utilitarianism argument is that - ✔✔-all sentient beings desire to maximize their pleasure,
or minimize their pain
According to research on hunter-gatherer cultures today, which of the following would NOT be a reason
for a hunter-gatherer family to keep dogs? - ✔✔-Dogs serve as pets and play companions for children in
the family
According to the textbook, pigs likely followed the _________ pathway(s) to domestication. - ✔✔-
combination of prey and commensal
Advances in ______ around the 1930s contributed to the science of stockbreeding. - ✔✔-Genetics
Although it is unclear whether goat attuement to humans is due to domestication, experiments that have
tested goat's attunement to human faces and body postures indicate that goats - ✔✔-look at the
experimenter seemingly for help in solving a problem when he is turned toward them
Although studies show that dogs have an emotional attachment to their owners, according to one study,
which do dogs work harder for? - ✔✔-Food treats
, 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. - ✔✔-False
An additional attractive feature of donkeys as a domesticated animal was - ✔✔-the male donkeys
protecting herds of goat and sheep
An efficient hunting-gathering mode of subsistence among our ancestors involved - ✔✔-a sexual division
of labor where men provided food from hunting and women provided food from gathering
Animal X lives in the same area as a village of humans. Over time, humans have become more
comfortable with Animal X and increased their interactions. The humans in the village like to hunt
Animal X for food and will sometimes capture groups of Animal X so that they can breed in an enclosed
space. However, the humans do not influence which of the animals breed, and they cannot approach the
animals.
True or False: Humans have domesticated Animal X. - ✔✔-False
Archeological evidence from the Neolithic shows that - ✔✔-the first permanent settlements were still
small, consisting of about 20 mud-walled houses.
As an example of a close relationship between sheep and sheep-owner, the 2001 epidemic of Hoof &
Mouth disease led to a large increase in sheep-owner suicide.
Question options: - ✔✔-True
As shown in the video clip "The Stranger Test" which of the following demonstrates that dogs are
attached to their owners? - ✔✔-When the owner leaves the room, the dog becomes agitated and looks for
the owner.
Biological consequences of domestication and agriculture included - ✔✔-all choices are correct
Camels have the ability to store excess water in their hump. - ✔✔-False
UPDATES.
About This Study Guide:
This ACBS 160 Study Guide is designed for students in the Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
course. It includes verified questions and answers on key topics such as animal physiology, anatomy,
disease mechanisms, and biomedical principles. Whether you're preparing for exams, quizzes, or just
looking to reinforce your understanding of core concepts, this guide offers a clear, concise approach to
mastering the course content.
A good modern example of the importance of pigs for horticulturalists is provided by - ✔✔-the Maring of
New Guinea
A premise of Speciesism argument is that - ✔✔-only animals capable of reasoning deserve our moral
consideration
A premise of Utilitarianism argument is that - ✔✔-all sentient beings desire to maximize their pleasure,
or minimize their pain
According to research on hunter-gatherer cultures today, which of the following would NOT be a reason
for a hunter-gatherer family to keep dogs? - ✔✔-Dogs serve as pets and play companions for children in
the family
According to the textbook, pigs likely followed the _________ pathway(s) to domestication. - ✔✔-
combination of prey and commensal
Advances in ______ around the 1930s contributed to the science of stockbreeding. - ✔✔-Genetics
Although it is unclear whether goat attuement to humans is due to domestication, experiments that have
tested goat's attunement to human faces and body postures indicate that goats - ✔✔-look at the
experimenter seemingly for help in solving a problem when he is turned toward them
Although studies show that dogs have an emotional attachment to their owners, according to one study,
which do dogs work harder for? - ✔✔-Food treats
, 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. - ✔✔-False
An additional attractive feature of donkeys as a domesticated animal was - ✔✔-the male donkeys
protecting herds of goat and sheep
An efficient hunting-gathering mode of subsistence among our ancestors involved - ✔✔-a sexual division
of labor where men provided food from hunting and women provided food from gathering
Animal X lives in the same area as a village of humans. Over time, humans have become more
comfortable with Animal X and increased their interactions. The humans in the village like to hunt
Animal X for food and will sometimes capture groups of Animal X so that they can breed in an enclosed
space. However, the humans do not influence which of the animals breed, and they cannot approach the
animals.
True or False: Humans have domesticated Animal X. - ✔✔-False
Archeological evidence from the Neolithic shows that - ✔✔-the first permanent settlements were still
small, consisting of about 20 mud-walled houses.
As an example of a close relationship between sheep and sheep-owner, the 2001 epidemic of Hoof &
Mouth disease led to a large increase in sheep-owner suicide.
Question options: - ✔✔-True
As shown in the video clip "The Stranger Test" which of the following demonstrates that dogs are
attached to their owners? - ✔✔-When the owner leaves the room, the dog becomes agitated and looks for
the owner.
Biological consequences of domestication and agriculture included - ✔✔-all choices are correct
Camels have the ability to store excess water in their hump. - ✔✔-False
