T1: Domestication and Classification

Question 1

Cat Domestication: where and who is the common ancestor

Answer 1

Felis silvestris lybica, is the common ancestor of felis catus.
- domesticated in africa/middle east

Question 2

What species adapted independently to living with humans before the domesticated wildcat arrived

Answer 2

In china, the leopard cat (prionailurus bengalenisis), creating the bengal breed when bred with domesticated cat

Question 3

Dog domestication: where and who is the common ancestor

Answer 3

may have been domesticated twice, once in asia and once in europe
- C. Lupus

Question 4

What is functional anatomy

Answer 4

the study of anatomy in its relation to function
- refers to the concurrent presentation of anatomy with physiology

Question 5

Why is structure important?

Answer 5

• comparative physiology: differences in the vital processes in different species of organisms

-comparative anatomy: body structures of different species

Structure is always related to function; if structure changes, function changes

Question 6

What is a lagomorph

Answer 6

-hares, rabbits, pikas
-two pairs of incisors in maxilla (peg teeth)
-incisors surrounded by a single unpigmented layer of enamel
-maxillary fenestrations
-strictly herbivorous
-short tails
-no penis bone

Question 7

What are rodents

Answer 7

-mice, rats, guinea pigs
-single pair of incisors in maxilla
-incisors have double layered, pigmented layer of enamel,
- not strictly fenestrations
-long tails
-penis bone
-no maxillary fenestrations