ANIMAL AGRICULTURE Unit 5

Which of the following situations would someone who advocates for animal rights prefer?

Not a cat in a wealthy home Try a goat kept on a farm

Which person would be most likely to own a pet, and why?

Not an animal rights proponent, because she believes pets should treated equally to humans

Which of the following animals would be considered an exotic pet?

Not bearded dragongoldfish

Chordata is the classification of which taxonomic level for a killer whale?

Not species

Lack of which factor would be most likely to turn an alien species into an invasive species?

Not suitable food

A purebred pet results from which of the following types of mating?

two of the same breed bred through artificial selection, mating only members of the same breed for many generations

Gray wolves and killer whales share which of the following taxa?

Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

Which of the following is always a characteristic of aquaculture as a type of farming?

Not Only ocean species are raised and harvested in aquaculture operations.

Which of the following distinguishes the difference between cruelty and neglect?

Cruelty is mistreating an animal intentionally, while neglect is ignoring an animal's basic needs.

Self-defense is an exception to animal cruelty laws.

True

Zoonotic disease is a disease that can be naturally transferred between animals and humans.

True

Which characteristic of an animal species would make it a good candidate for domestication as a companion animal?

good social qualities

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of owning pets?

preventing allergic reactions

Match the disease with its definition. 1. mad cow disease 2. campylobacteriosis 3. rabies

1. a disease that affects the nervous system that is neither bacterial nor viral 3. a viral disease transferred from mammal to mammal by a bite 2. a bacterial disease passed through contact with infected meat or feces

Match the definition to the term. 1. endangered species 2. extinct 3. threatened species

1. species whose numbers are too small to ensure its continued existence 3. species that faces significant threats to its survival 2. species whose population no longer exists

Match the definition to the term. 1. DNA 2. cloning 3. genetics 4. taxon 5. taxonomy

2. a scientific process that results in the creation of an exact copy of an organism 4. any level of the system of scientific classification of living things 3. a branch of science where scientists study genes and heredity 5. system of scientific classification of living organisms 1. large molecule found in every cell, which contains genetic information

Match the species with its status. 1. horse 2. western lowland gorilla 3. saber-toothed tiger

3. extinct 2. endangered 1. domesticated

Match the animal to its group. 1. hamster 2. chick 3. gopher

3. wildlife 2. livestock 1. companion animal

Match the definition to the term. 1. animal cruelty 2. animal rights approach 3. Animal Welfare Act 4. animal welfare approach 5. neglect

5. to deprive some living thing of what it needs to survive 3. the federal law that protects animals from neglect or cruelty 2. the idea that we should not own or harm animals because they have the same rights as humans 1. inflicting suffering or harm upon animals intentionally or for reasons other than self-defense 4. the idea that we should treat animals in a humane way but can own them or dominate them

Create a solution that would at least partially solve the water pollution problem that waste management causes.

A solution that would partially solve the water pollution problem that waste management causes is to better regulation and standards for allowable limits of bacteria allowed in waste being used as fertilizer, sustainable farming techniques that reduce a number of antibiotics, hormones, and other chemicals found in waste, and try methane recapture systems.

Which of the following exams are used to determine whether a high school student is admitted into college?

ACT and SAT

Which of the following describes how brucella infections and campylobacteriosis are similar?

Both are caused by bacteria and can be treated by antibiotics.

Burmese pythons have caused a disruption in the Everglades because they are not native to the area.

False

Hunting animals for food is part of animal husbandry.

False

Which of the following best explains why early societies started keeping livestock rather than hunting for meat?

Hunters gathered less meat than the community needed.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why many farmers choose industrial farming over free-range farming?

Industrial farming may be more ethical than free-range farming.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of extracting methane from waste?

It can be done in open-air ponds.

Which of the following scenarios does NOT represent a negative environmental effect of animals?

Janice takes her dogs on a thirty-minute walk every day to exhaust some of their energy.

Which of the following types of animals does the Animal Welfare Act NOT cover in its legislation?

Pets

Which of the following explains why it is mandatory for pet owners to vaccinate their pets against the rabies virus?

Rabies can cause death if not treated immediately, and curing the virus after incubation is impossible.

Which of the following distinguishes the difference between the animal rights approach and the animal welfare approach?

The animal rights approach says that animals have the same fundamental liberties as humans, while the animal welfare approach says that owning animals is not harmful.

If two cows mate and create an offspring, which of the following distinguishes the offspring's genetics?

The offspring will combine characteristics of both its mother and its father.

What happens to large molecules such as antibiotics and hormones in a livestock animal's body?

They do not break down completely, and thus enter the waste.

A person who attends an accredited school will be able to do all of the following EXCEPT:

be guaranteed a job upon graduation

Which of the following terms identifies a scientific process that results in the creation of an exact copy of an organism?

cloning

Which of the following identifies an effective use of methane?

create fertilizer

Which of the following is an example of cosmetic cruelty?

cropping a Doberman's ears

Which of the following resources do goats contribute to society?

dairy

Which of the following is NOT an area of concern regarding the common type of waste management systems?

decomposition creates unsteady levels of energy

Poor maintenance of pastures, including overgrazing, can result in which of the following?

erosion

Canidae defines which taxon for both gray wolves and dogs?

family

Which of the following distinguishes the first step of waste disposal, no matter the system?

gather

Which of the following animals follows an innate behavior to live in large groups of the same species?

lions

Which of the following correctly arranges the taxa of the biological classification system, ranking them from the broadest to the most specific?

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Which of the following animals are NOT considered livestock?

moose

Most college essay topics are designed to give insight into which of the following aspects related to the student's life?

their personality

Which of the following terms refers to a species that faces dangers that will cause a significant reduction in its population?

threatened species

Which of the following is most likely an innate (instinctive), rather than a learned, behavior?

Eagles and whooping cranes mate for life.

An anaerobic digester would occur in an oxygen-free environment.

True

A bird learning not to eat a viceroy butterfly because it looks like a monarch is an example of which type of learned behavior?

associative learning

Livestock is the primary source of which of the following gases?

methane

Inhumane means:

neglect or cruelty

Definitions of animal cruelty and neglect toward pets vary from state to state.

True

Keeping a large number of livestock on a small amount of land results in which of the following problems?

soil erosion

Each level of the classification system is known as a(n) _________

taxon

Which of the following distinguishes the correct order of population numbers, from most to least, that can be found in wild species?

threatened, endangered, extinct

Match the definition to the term. 1. animal husbandry 2. artificial selection 3. invasive species 4. selective breeding

1. the action of keeping, caring for, and breeding animals 2. carefully mating animals to create and maintain specific breeds 3. species of organism introduced into an area where it is not naturally found; it competes with native species for available resources 4. a form of artificial selection in which two animals are selected to mate because both parents have specific traits that the breeder wants to be present in the offspring

Which of the following distinguishes why gray wolves and Labrador retrievers are still classified as the same species?

Gray wolves and Labrador retrievers can mate and produce offspring.

Match the learned behavior with the type of teaching/learning technique employed. 1. a horse allows a bit to be placed in its mouth and gets a piece of fruit 2. a dog barks at the sight of a food bag 3. a cat eats human food when its owners are not looking

Not 2. classical conditioning 1. insight learning 3. operant conditioning

Which of the following describes how an animal welfare activist would feel about raising cows for food and leather?

Not An animal welfare activist would feel fine about farmers raising cows for food but not for leather.

Which of the following is an example of artificial selection?

Not Artificial selection focuses on passing certain traits onto offspring while selective breeding focuses on an animal's breed. A farmer places all of his pigs together and allows breeding to occur randomly.

Which of the following distinguishes the next step after collection of a common type of waste management systems?

Not store and treat with decomposing bacteria

Which of the following best describes carrying capacity?

Not the amount of grass a pasture can sustain Try the number of livestock a pasture can sustain

Chromosomes are composed of the molecule DNA, which forms ______ on chromosomes.

Not traits

Outline two traits that farmers might want to selectively breed into their livestock and explain why.

Two traits that farmers might want to selectively breed into their livestock are one selective breeding because it controls what type of animal the farmer wants the animal to be. The desirable traits. Another one is Cloning. Cloning can make high protein food and to increase yield and solve some difficult problems.

Which type of learned behavior occurs only in animals with large, complex brains?

cognitive learning

Animals are born with which of the following types of behaviors?

innate