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ANS043 (Principles and practices of Animal Breeding

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Three main areas in the study and application of animal genetics, except:

a)

Population Genetics

b)

Mendelian Genetics

c)

Quantitative Genetics

d)

Qualitative Genetics

2.

Produced first evidence of inheritance with experiments with CHICKENS

a)

Gregor Johann Mendel

b)

William Bateson

c)

Carl Correns

d)

Hugo de Vries

3.

Application of principles of animal genetics with the goal of improvement of animals.

a)

All of the above

b)

Mendelian Genetics

c)

Animal Genetics

d)

Animal Breeding

4.

An Austrian monk experimenting on common garden pea.

a)

William Bateson

b)

Ronald Aylmer Fisher

c)

Gregor Johann Mendel

d)

All of the above

5.

Study of principles of inheritance in animals.

a)

Animal Breeding

b)

Animal Genetics

c)

Animal Heredity

d)

All of the above

6.

Study of Mendelian genetics in populations of plants and animals.

a)

Animal genetics

b)

Epigenetics

c)

Population genetics

d)

All of the above

7.

Conceptually the most difficult of the three areas in the study and application of animal genetics.

a)

Mendelian genetics

b)

Population genetics

c)

Quantitative genetics

d)

All of the above

8.

FATHER OF ANIMAL BREEDING.

a)

Robert Blakewell

b)

Jay Lush

c)

Gregor Johann Mendel

d)

William Bateson

9.

Who introduced the terms: GENE, GENOTYPE, and PHENOTYPE

a)

Wilhelm Johannsen

b)

William Bateson

c)

Gregor Johann Mendel

d)

All of the above

10.

FATHER OF MODERN ANIMAL BREEDING.

a)

Godfrey Harold Hardy

b)

Sir Robert Blakewell

c)

Dr. Jay L. Lush

d)

Gregor Johann Mendel

11.

Main tool for genetic improvement of farm livestock.

a)

Selection

b)

Selection index

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

12.

A group of animals related by descent and similar in most characteristics like general appearance, feature, sizes and configuration and etc.

a)

Animals

b)

Breed

c)

Siblings

d)

Full sib

13.

A living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organ and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli.

a)

All of the above

b)

Plants

c)

Human

d)

Animals

14.

Tool used by man to alter the appearance and productivity of domesticated animals.

a)

Natural selection

b)

Selection index

c)

Artificial selection

d)

None of the above

15.

What is the FULL NAME of your ANS043 instructor?

(a)