Animals in Agriculture & Society (1)

Question 1

Domesticate

Answer 1

Bring wild animals under the control of humans and eventually improve the species by selection, mating, and handling.

Question 2

What is the goal for domesticating animals?

Answer 2

To provide products and services for humans.

Question 3

How do animals benefit humans?

Answer 3

Food 
Clothing, shelter
Tools, fuel 
Draft, transportation 
Fertilizer 
Recreation, entertainment 
Hunting partners, pest control 
Protection, service
Pharmaceuticals, health products
Companionship, emotional well-being 
Income, storage of capital and food

Question 4

Why was the dog domesticated?

Answer 4

Hunting partner
Work
Company
Protection

Question 5

From what animal did the dog evolve from?

Answer 5

Wolf

Question 6

What is the name of the sheep?

Answer 6

Ovis Aries

Question 7

Why were sheep domesticated?

Answer 7

Clothing
Food
Flock oriented

Question 8

Where did sheep come from?

Answer 8

Wild sheep- mouflon and urial.

Question 9

What is the name of the pig?

Answer 9

Sus scrofa domesticus

Question 10

From who did the pig evolve from?

Answer 10

European wild pig

Question 11

What is pig fat used in?

Answer 11

Soap, lubricants, lotion, cooking oils, candlelights, explosives.

Question 12

Is any of the animal wasted during slaughter?

Answer 12

No. They can’t afford to waste.

Question 13

What is collagen?

Answer 13

Protein in the bones.

It is the most abundant protein in the body of animals.

Question 14

What is the name of the horse?

Answer 14

Equus caballus

Question 15

Why was the horse domesticated?

Answer 15

Agriculture and work

Question 16

From who was cattle derived?

Answer 16

Bos Primigenuis

Wild in Europe

Question 17

Which species are phenotypic to the Bos Primigenuis?

Answer 17

Bos indicus, and Bos Taurus

Question 18

What are the features of the Bos indicus?

Answer 18

Big ears
Prominent hump
Loose skin around sheath, brisket, etc. -it’s loose for blood and heat.

Question 19

Is the Bos indicus more disease resistant?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

What is the name for the chicken?

Answer 20

Gallus domesticus

Question 21

What did the chicken evolve from?

Answer 21

Jungle Fowl

Question 22

Why are chickens so popular?

Answer 22

Short generation interval
Scavengers
Affordable
Multiuse- eggs, meat, etc.

Question 23

What animal is considered aquaculture?

Answer 23

Catfish
Trout
Salmon
Carp
Etc.

Question 24

Are aquaculture animals domesticated?

Answer 24

No they are farmed.

Question 25

What is the definition of Agriculture?

Answer 25

Utilization of biological processes to produce food, fiber, and other products useful for humans.

Question 26

What is the Morrill Act?

Answer 26

Uses the Northwest Ordinance which authorized the sale of land for educational purposes. -30,000 acres (for each member of congress) donated to each state.

Question 27

What is another name for the Morrill Act?

Answer 27

Land Grant College Act of 1862

Question 28

What did the Morrill Act propose?

Answer 28

Federally owned land to be sold and proceeds hard to establish at least one college in each state.

Question 29

What was the Morrill Act intended for?

Answer 29

To teach branches of learning that are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts. And to provide an education to unprivileged.

Question 30

What was the Hatch Act of 1887?

Answer 30

Land-Grant colleges were to receive federal funding to establish research stations.

Question 31

What is the thermal neutral zone?

Answer 31

The body temperature that an animal has grown accustomed to.

Question 32

What is the Smith-Lever Act of 1914?

Answer 32

Provided extension programs such as county offices and 4-H programs.

Question 33

What is the Smith Hughes Act of 1917?

Answer 33

Provided vocational training in high schools.

Question 34

What is the growth hormone called?

Answer 34

Somotropin It is a protein and it absorbs individual amino acids in humans.

Question 35

Why has there been so much change and growth in animals?

Answer 35

Controlled breeding Hormones -rBST in cattle

Question 36

Are chickens mono-gastric?

Answer 36

Yes.

Question 37

What are indirect contributions of animal agriculture to food supply?

Answer 37

Draught power Transport Maintenance of soil fertility and organic matter Nutrient recycling Manure as fuel Source of cash for use of fertilizer, seed, and food Food reserve

Question 38

Has modern agriculture become more "green"?

Answer 38

Yes. Land use, gas use, water use- emission of greenhouse gases.