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Domestication Flashcards

1
Q

What is domestication?

A

process of selectively breeding animals over generations to live alongside humans.

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What are 5 common traits for domestication?

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  • grow/mature quickly
  • bred well in captivity
  • eat plant-based diets (cheaper)
  • hardy and easily adaptable
  • live in herds (easy to control)
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What are the 3 routes of domestication?

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  • prey domestication
  • commensal domestication
  • directed domestication
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What is prey domestication?

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humans domesticate prey animals (moved away from hunting

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What is commensal domestication?

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human environment attracts animals
- unintentional
- humans notice animal benefit

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6
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what is directed domestication?

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Animals taken from the wild for specific purposes.

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7
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What was the first species to be domesticated?

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dogs

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8
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What is the scientific name for the modern dog?

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canis Familiaris

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9
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How many dog breeds exist today?

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350 (w/in last 20 years)

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10
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Within what time period were livestock domesticated?

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11,000-9,000 BC

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11
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What is the most recent ancestor of the modern house cat?

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African Wild Cat

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12
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What is the scientific name for the domestic cat?

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felis Catus

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13
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What is the oldest domestic cat breed?

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Egyptian Mau

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14
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how long ago were cats domesticated?

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6,000 years

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15
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Where were cats originally domesticated?

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Egypt/ fertile crescent

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16
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What three things are cats bred for?

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  • hair length
  • facial features
  • colors
17
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What chronological order where domestic animals domesticated in? (4)

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Dogs, livestock, cats, horses

18
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What is the scientific name for the modern horse?

A

equus Caballus

19
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When were horses domesticated?

A

4,000 BC

20
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What 4 things were horses domesticated for?

A
  • meat
  • milk
  • draft
  • transportation
21
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What 2 continents did horses come from?

A
  • Europe
  • Asia

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