Ag chapter 1

What is domestication?

• how animals are born

• to adapt the behavior of an animal to better fit human needs.

• to breed an animal based on desirable traits.

• to mate animals of different breeds.

Modern cows are descendants of what two cows?

• Bos taurus and Eohippus

• Bos indicus and Sus Scrofa

• Sus vittatus

• Bos taurus and Bos indicus

What is FAT TOM?

• a fat man named tom.

• A phrase used within slaughterhouses to determine if an animal is ready.

• A device used to help remember what conditions food born pathogens can grow.

• a way to determine the thickness of meat.

What is soring?

• the term describing birds flying.

• the practice of using chemicals on the forelegs of a horse.

• the way cows graze.

• The odor of boar meat.

What is crossbreeding?

• The mating of animals of two different breeds.

• The mating of two different species.

• Breeding animals of the same species.

• Cat in The Hat!

Why is livestock so important?

• To make money and create more jobs.

• Gives humans a hobby.

• So plants and weeds stay under control.

• Dependent upon it for food, labor, and clothing

What are the two breeds of swine that American Swine comes from?

• Sus vittatus and Mouflons

• Sus scrofa and Sus vittatus

• Eophippus and Ovis aries

• Bison bison

What is a ruminant?

• An animal with a four chambered heart.

• A warm blooded animal.

• An animal with a multi-compartment stomach.

• An animal that has hair.

What is a by-product?

• Any product that gets thrown out.

• Any product of an animal that isn't meat.

• production of a plant.

• the fecal matter of a cow.

The horse evolved from a tint toed animals hat was native to where?

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• North America