ASA 1.2 Taming and Naming

Most animals were domesticated within a hundred years of each other.

• True

• False

1. Which definition best describes domestication?

• humans controlling animals for long term use to provide products and services

• a few individuals of a species allowing human contact

• 1. animals behaving in captivity

• 1. controlling an animal but it’s offspring will possess wild traits

What is the difference between a tame animal and a domesticated animal?

• The entire species is domesticated, not just an individual or two.

• The species meets 2-3 of the domestic characteristics compared to wild traits.

• A large group of the species and not just an individual.

• Offspring of a species will only have one wild trait instead of being entirely wild.

1. A dog steps out of its dog house and walks around the yard. The dog sees its owner putting dog food and fresh water into bowls. What benefit of domestication does this scene represent?

• human supplying basic needs

• being pampered and given luxuries

• does not have to do any work

• doesn’t have to roam around

Even if humans cannot control or modify every behavior of an animal, that animal is still considered domesticated.

• true

• false

Which TWO of the following are characteristics of domestication.

• 1. growth rate

• 1. disposition

• 1. hunting abilities

• 1. breeding capabilities

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What characteristic of domestication explains why a dog is submissive to its owner?

• social hierarchy

• temperament

• diet

• disposition

Why is binomial nomenclature important?

• To provide consistency of naming throughout different regions

• To quickly determine the phylum an organism belongs within

• To continue the biological studies of Linnaeus

• 1. To learn Latin as a scientist

1. Which one of the following best describes the proper way of writing binomial nomenclature?

• capitalized genus, lowercase species, all italicized

• capitalized species, lowercase genus, all italicized

• capitalized genus, capitalized species, none italicized

• capitalized genus, lowercase species, italicized genus

Place the following taxonomic classifications in order from the largest grouping (1) to the smallest grouping (4)

• Order

• Phylum

• Species

• Family