Agriculture - 5th - 2024 All Chapter
questions with correct answers
How are domesticated organisms different than their wild relatives? - ANSWERS -Raise
as a scarce of food
What are Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CaFOs)? - ANSWERS -Similar to
plants, animals are grown in more crowded conditions to maximize production for
each form.
What are the wild ancestors of beef and dairy cattle? - ANSWERS -Descendants of
auroras.
a. Why did this animal go extinct? - ANSWERS -over hunting, loss of habitat, diseases
spread from domesticated cattle.
Cattle are ruminates. What does this mean? - ANSWERS -They have a large stomach
compartment.
What happens to cattle rumen during fermentation ? - ANSWERS -Break plant matter
down into a form that they can extract nutrients from.
a. Explain why fermentation in the cattle rumen is a mutualistic relationship? -
ANSWERS -Both species benefits.
What happens to cattle during the process of finishing on a feedlot? - ANSWERS -
Minimizing the movement of the cattle and providing them a much more energy
intensive diet.