AS 1.2 Key Terms

What is the definition of adaptation?

• A measure of physiological fitness of the organism to one or several conditions of its environment.

• The act or process of civilizing or of reaching a civilized state.

• A division of the plant or animal kingdom lower than a phylum and higher than an order.

• The type and amount of food and drink habitually ingested by a person or an animal.

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Which animal is a member of the family Bovidae?

• Dog

• Cow

• Horse

• Cat

What does the term 'breed' refer to?

• A division of the classification of life forms beneath order and before genus.

• A key for the identification of organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characters.

• Animals having a common origin and distinguishing characteristics.

• The forming, sorting, apportioning, grouping, or dividing of objects into classes.

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What is a class in biological classification?

• A division of the plant or animal kingdom lower than a phylum and higher than an order.

• A group of species of plants or animals believed to have descended from a common direct ancestor.

• A measure of physiological fitness of the organism to one or several conditions of its environment.

• The type and amount of food and drink habitually ingested by a person or an animal.

What does the term 'diet' refer to?

• The type and amount of food and drink habitually ingested by a person or an animal.

• The process of bringing wild animals under the control of humans.

• The gradual change in succeeding generations of plants and animals.

• The area surrounding an animal that will cause alarm and escape behavior.

What does the term 'equine' refer to?

• Pertaining to, or resembling, a horse or other member of the family Equidae.

• Of or belonging to the family Felidae.

• An animal living in the wild but descending from domesticated individuals.

• A division of the classification of life forms beneath order and before genus.

What does the term 'feral' refer to?

• An animal living in the wild but descending from domesticated individuals.

• A division of the classification of life forms beneath order and before genus.

• The process of civilizing or reaching a civilized state.

• The type and amount of food and drink habitually ingested by a person or an animal.

What is the definition of "Hierarchy"?

• A system of persons or things ranked one above another.

• The science of classification of organisms.

• The breeding of selected plants or animals.

• A division of the classification of life forms.

What does "Ovine" refer to?

• Swine

• Sheep, goats, etc.

• Poultry

• Cattle

What does "Swine" refer to?

• Any mammal of the family Suidae.

• An animal of the subfamily Ovidae.

• Farm animals raised to produce milk, meat, work, and wool.

• The highest grouping in the taxonomy of the plant and animal kingdoms.