Animal Domestication

The first domesticated animal was...

• a dog (10,000 years ago)

• a sheep or goat (8,000 B.C.)

• a camel (2,500 B.C.)

• a cat (7,500 B.C.)

The first domesticated food animal was...

• a dog (10,000 years ago)

• a sheep or goat (8,000 B.C.)

• a cow (6,000 B.C.)

• a chicken (3,500 B.C.)

The first dog was domesticated 10,000 years ago in Northern Iraq.

• True

• False

to train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans is called

• breed

• domestication

• secondary

• Agricultural Revolution

to breed means...

• to produce offspring (babies) in a controlled way

• to train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans.

• An animal that has not been tamed or domesticated by humans.

• Agricultural Revolution

the term "wild" when talking about animal domestication means...

• to produce offspring (babies) in a controlled way

• to train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans.

• An animal that has not been tamed or domesticated by humans.

• Agricultural Revolution

Which of the following not be excluded (not considered) a domesticated animal?

• wild or tamed animals

• various rodents (rats)

• primates

• circus animals

• All of the above

What is the DIFFERENCE between taming and domestication?

• There is NO difference. Taming and domestication mean the SAME thing.

• Animals caught in the wild and tamed are not considered domesticated.

• "Taming" is on the way to domestication, but a tamed animal is not a domestic animal.

A domesticated animal cannot truly go back to being a wild animal.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT an example of a SECONDARY use for domesticated animals?

• meat, skins, or bones of an animal

• milk

• war

• sport