Asci 112 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ASCI 112 Exam 1 2023/2024 Animals are believed to have been domesticated for approximately ________ years. - ANSWER-15,000 Wild animals can be domesticated but they cannot be tamed - ANSWER-False Adoption Theory demonstrates which type of selection pressure - ANSWER-Artificial selection Adaptation theory demonstrates which type of selection pressure - ANSWER-Natural selection Horses were once used to help domesticate cattle in 10,000 BC - ANSWER-False The process of domesticati...

ASCI 112 Practice Test Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Hunters are typically ________ feeders, and their food is typically available in _______. - ANSWER-Discontinuous; Bulk Define Nutritional Ecology and how it would improve the animals' fitness? - ANSWER-Adaptation of animals to their environments by development of( ) this allows them to exploit food in their habitat Dietary Habits Physiological Mechanisms __________ typically have very large canine teeth. - ANSWER-Carnivore Match...

ASCI 112 Reproduction Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Major Reproduction Hormones - ANSWER-Testosterone Estrogen Progesterone mature male cat - ANSWER-Tom mature male cattle - ANSWER-bull mature male dog - ANSWER-dog mature female cat - ANSWER-queen mature female cattle - ANSWER-cow mature female dog - ANSWER-bitch young male cattle - ANSWER-bullock young female cattle - ANSWER-heifer mature male goat - ANSWER-buck mature male horse - ANSWER-stallion ma...

ASCI 112 Midterm #2 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Nutritional Ecology - ANSWER-Adaptation of animals to their environments by development of dietary habits and physiological mechanisms that allow them to exploit available food sources in their habitats; few animals are restricted to one type of food because they adapt Continuous Feeders - ANSWER-Most common in animals that consume low-quality foodstuffs, like grasses, and/or foodstuffs that are scattered in small quantities over large...

ASCI 112 Midterm 1 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 There was a rise of animal domestication in the Neolithic Era!. What animal is NOT part of that era? a. Cattle and Swine b. Sheep and Goats c. Cats d. Dogs - ANSWER-Dogs What was the first animal domesticated? About what year was it domesticated? - ANSWER-Dogs, 15,000 years ago Why was there a surge of domestication in the neolithic era? - ANSWER-Farming, increased stability Adoption Theory: - ANSWER-Artificial selection, Tami...

Midterm ASCI 112 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 The dominant species in terms of numbers of animals used in research is: - ANSWER-Guinea Pig T/F: layers chickens make up 91% of total farm animals in the U.S. in 2015. - ANSWER-False. Boiler chickens do. Assign each category of animals a rank (1-4) with 1 representing the largest number of animals and 4 representing the smallest number. a. Laboratory animals b. Farm animals c. Exotic animals d. Companion animals - ANSWER-a. La...

ASCI 112 Final Review Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Explain why some animals have larger uterine horns than others? - ANSWER-To have more offspring. (some animals have a larger uterine horn than other to allow for more offspring to develop and produce larger litters, as we seen in animals like dogs and sows with large uterine horns.) The site of fertilization where sperm and egg meet is? a. Oviduct b. Broad ligament c. Cervix d. Vagina - ANSWER-b. Oviduct The _______ secretes p...

ASCI 112 Midterm 1 Study Guide Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Definition of Science - ANSWER- Components of the Scientific Method - ANSWER- Timeline of Domestication (Key Dates/when specific species were domesticated) - ANSWER--15000 BC: first animals to be domesticated were wolves around -10,000 BC: cows, sheep, goats, cats, plants get domesticated (neolithic era) Two theories of how animals came to be domesticated - ANSWER-Adoption Theory: humans made it happen by capturing/t...

ASCI 112 Test# 2 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 1. The goal of digestion is to... - ANSWER-reduce carbs into monosaccharides, reduce polypeptides into amino acids, and reduce triglyceride into fatty acids. (all of above) 2. 2. A continuous feeder would... - ANSWER-commonly be consuming lower quality food 3. 3. How many chambers does the stomach of a hindgut cecal digester have? - ANSWER-ONE 4. These substrates, produced by bacteria, serve as the primary energy source for ruminant anim...

ASCI 112 reproduction week 9 quiz exam 2023/2024 A mature female horse - ANSWER-mare Mature male sheep - ANSWER-ram A mature female pig that has reproduced - ANSWER-sow A castrated male pig - ANSWER-Barrow A 5-month-old female pig - ANSWER-gilt Castrated bovine - ANSWER-steer Mature Female Pig - ANSWER-sow Mature Female Cat - ANSWER-queen Baby Horse - ANSWER-foal Mature Male Cow - ANSWER-bull Young Female Horse - ANSWER-filly Baby Goat - ANSWER-kid Young Fe...