Animal Certification Standards 13-14

to adapt the bahavior of animals to fit the needs of humans is called?

• Training

• Breeding

• Domestication

• Culling

One of the earliest animals tamed by humans was

• Horses

• Sheep

• Goats

• Swine

Why was the proces of domesticating and confining animals so important to the food supply of early civilization?

• It allowed a steadier supply of food and hunter gathers to settle down in one place

• It allowed cooks to have a constant source of meat

• It allowed for the unter and gathers to travel to different parts of their environment in search of food.

Are diseases and parasites that can be passed between animals and humans.

• Viruses

• Bacterial Infections

• Toxic Materials

• Zoonosis

Modern Cattle are descendants of

• Ovis Aries

• Sus Scrofa

• Bos Tarus and Bos Indicus

• Equis caballus

What was the origin of horses in the US?

• Central Asia shipped them to the US

• Christopher Columbus brought them over on his second voyage

• Horses are native to the United States

• Europeans brought the horses over with them when they immigrated

In what region of the world were sheep first domesticated

• Central Asia

• Eastern Mediterranean

• Africa

• Central America

In what area of the world did horses first become domesticated?

• Egypt

• North America

• Asia or Persia

• Europe

The first people to tame and domesticate swine were?

• Canadians

• Spanish

• Americans

• Chinese

Which of the following is not a common zoonotic disease

• Rabies

• Ringworm

• Chicken Pox

• Avian Flu