Animal Domestication

Domestication is adapting species of animals or plants to live in intimate association with and to the advantage of man

• True

• False

Domestication of animals began about:

• 6,000 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

• 14,000 years ago

• 20,000 years ago

• 24,000 years ago

The magnificent 7 is made up of the dog, cat, horse, cow, sheep, goat, and the pig.

• True

• False

The dog was domesticated:

• 2,000 years ago

• 6,000 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

• 14,000 years ago

• 16,000 years ago

Dogs were only domesticated through the use of humans. There was no self-domestication involved.

• True

• False

Dogs with "jobs" such has herding, retain:

• lower brain capactity

• higher brain capacity

• the same amount of brain capacity as dogs without jobs

• All dogs are stupid

Sheep/Goats were domesticated 10,000-11,000 years ago.

• True

• False

Cattle were domesticated 8,000-10,000 years ago.

• True

• False

The ancestor of cattle that are drawn in cave paintings is known as the:

• Ox

• Auroch

• The Wholly Mammoth

• Angus

• Buffalo

Other types of bovine that have been domesticated are the (select all that apply):

• Yak

• Antelope

• Asian Water Buffalo

• Bison

• African Buffalo