ANSC 101 Exam 1 UIUC Study Questions & Answers 2024/2025
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ANSC 101 Exam 1 UIUC Study Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Why is agriculture so important to our everyday lives and the future of society? - ANSWERSagriculture provides us with the food we need to survive
What major subject area do most of the contemporary issues in animal agriculture encomp...
ANSC 101 Exam 1 UIUC Study
Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Why is agriculture so important to our everyday lives and the future of society? - ANSWERSagriculture
provides us with the food we need to survive
What major subject area do most of the contemporary issues in animal agriculture encompass? -
ANSWERSthe environment
Are facts or opinions the basis for deriving solutions to the contemporary issue? - ANSWERSscientific
facts are what one needs to use to further educate the public and provide them with a more well-
rounded opinion about the contemporary issues
How are stakeholders affected by contemporary issues? - ANSWERSbecause everyone eats food and
food consumption is spread across the globe, any issue relating to agriculture ultimately affects a large
range of consumers and all the other entities that go into producing food
Why is it important to educate and decipher the misconceptions about modern day agriculture? -
ANSWERSso to eradicate the contemporary issues that are holding animal agriculture advancements
back
What is your role as an animal scientist? - ANSWERSto educate people on the realities of animal
agriculture while providing clear and objectively presented information, by clarifying misinterpretations
of science, and by recognizing the differences between presenting data versus promoting their own
value judgments in regard to how and which data should be used to establish policy
What are credible sources with regards to contemporary issues as they relate to animal agriculture? -
ANSWERStypes of resources that are full of facts which may be used to inform oneself and others as well
as about contemporary issues in animal agriculture
What were some of the most important consequences of the domestication of plants and animals on
society? - ANSWERS-increase in food production which lead to human population explosion
, -food production enabled people to transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a more sedentary
lifestyle (settled/nomadic society) in which people settled on the land where their crops were grown and
livestock grazed.
-with the expansion of global food production and settled societies, there was a surplus of food which
led to the need for new technologies
-the development of trade was only possible due to the domestication of draft animals which provided
the link between cultures
What are some of the negative consequences of the process of domestication on animals? on people?
on society? - ANSWERS-emergence of new diseases
-severe economic losses
-impact on food security
What are the criteria that result in successful domestication of a species? - ANSWERS-flexible diet
-fast growth rate
-ability to breed in captivity
-pleasant disposition
-temperament
-modified social hierarchy
Why have only 14 species over 100 lbs been domesticated? - ANSWERSthe other animals did not fit the
criteria for successful domestication of a species
What are some of the most important benefits of livestock to human welfare? - ANSWERS-the
development of agricultre and modern society
-the development of trade
-improved human nutrition and health
-serve as a mobile food source in many parts of the world
-generate income for the poor, enhance economic status, and provide job opportunities
-waste helps maintain soil fertility which leads to greater production and more food
-provide a source of power - "animal power"
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