Unit 1- Domestication

Question 1

What does an animal need when transitioned from nature to captivity?

Answer 1

• shelter
• spacial requirements
• food and water
• predation
• social environment

Question 2

What proportion of the population is actively engaged in developed agriculture?

Answer 2

> 10%

Question 3

What percent of US farms are family owned?

Answer 3

98%

Question 4

What percent of farms are considered small farms? (Less than $250,000 in annual sales)

Answer 4

91%

Question 5

What percent of the worlds labor force is in agriculture?

Answer 5

34.5%

Question 6

What percent of the US’s labor force is in farming, forestry, and fishing?

Answer 6

.7%

Question 7

When was the first evidence of a domesticated animal?

Answer 7

Between 6,000 & 14,000 years ago. The end of the glacial period marked the beginning of Domestication.

Question 8

When was the first domesticated food animal evident?

Answer 8

Less than 11,000 years ago

Question 9

What did the cultivation of plants begin?

Answer 9

9,000 years ago

Question 10

Name the stresses of animals

Answer 10

• climatic
• nutritional
• internal
• geographical
• social

Question 11

What are the factors that affect critical temps?

Answer 11

Housing conditions
Age
Breed
Stage of lactation
Nutritional level
Time after feeding
Time exposed to temp change
Number of animals in herd
Hair or wool thickness

Question 12

What was the first domesticated animal?

Answer 12

Dog

Question 13

What are the most important products of cattle in some countries?

Answer 13

Draft power and milk

Question 14

What was the first domesticated food species?

Answer 14

Sheep

Question 15

What is the single most important effect of domestication on behavior?

Answer 15

Reduced responsiveness to environmental changes