Roles of Animals in Society

What are some critical roles that animals play in our society?

• Providing companionship, service duties, and fiber products

• Only providing food

• Only providing entertainment

• Only providing transportation

When did humans begin domesticating wolves?

• Approximately 15,000 years ago

• Approximately 11,000 years ago

• Approximately 10,000 years ago

• Approximately 6,000 years ago

In which region were sheep first domesticated?

• Central Asia

• Middle East

• Eurasia

• North America

Which animals were domesticated approximately 10,000 years ago?

• Wolves

• Horses

• Goats, cattle, and pigs

• Chickens

Where were horses first domesticated?

• Middle East

• Central Asia

• Eurasia

• South America

Approximately how many years ago were chickens domesticated?

• 15,000 years ago

• 11,000 years ago

• 6,000 years ago

• 3,400 years ago

In which year did Robert Bakewell begin adaptive breeding of animals in England?

• 1760

• 1865

• 1940

• 1966

What significant development in 1865 allowed for the shipping of meat, particularly beef?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The increase in refrigerated railroad cars

• The formation of the ASPCA

• The signing of the Animal Welfare Act

What does ASPCA stand for, which was formed in 1866?

• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

• American Society for the Protection of Cats and Animals

• Animal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty in America

• Association for the Safety and Protection of Companion Animals

Which year marks the protection of lab rats against infection with penicillin?

• 1866

• 1940

• 1957

• 1966