ACBS FINAL EXAM 2024/2025. 181
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS,
100% CORRECT.
The approach taken in this course to understand the complexity of our relationships to non-human
animals ...
all choices are correct
In the history of Western philosophy
There are 3 common types of symbioses
mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
People of different cultures put non-human animals into different categories or groupings. These
categories primarily reflect
how the animal(s) are used
As described in the textbook (Chapter 1), humans generally place animals into different categories
according to their use. However some animals can have multiple uses and thus can fall into multiple
cultural categories. For example, in the United States pigs are considered food and sometimes also pets.
In other countries, such as ______________ dogs are considered pets and also food.
South Korea
There are 3 foci or themes that will appear throughout this course. Select one that will NOT be covered
in this course.
Appropriate methods for training your dog and cat.
In many non-Western cultures, non-human animals are
incorporated into their spiritual or religious beliefs
One way to describe and understand the biological connection between humans and other animals is
as types of ecological interrelationships
Because for millions of years our ancestors' survival depended on recognizing the potential danger and
also food value of animals
our brains' visual system evolved to quickly and efficiently recognize animals
Use of fire was an important development because it allowed our ancestors
to cook meat for easier digestion & nutrient absorption
,When did our ancestors first start making tools according to archaeological evidence? (Note: mya=
million years ago)
~2.6 mya
Why do people today find savanna-like settings attractive?
because our ancestors evolved in that type of landscape
As our early ancestors became full-time predators (hunters of large game) they would also have evolved
psychological adaptations that .... (select all correct answers)
Described in Chapter 2, The archeologist Stephen Mithen has argued that the capacity to read an
animal's mind, to see the world from an animal's perspective, first appeared in fully modern humans
(i.e., only very recently in human evolution). In Mithen's view, earlier pre-modern ancestral humans,
although successful hunters,
used mind reading only for other humans but not for other animals
In the human lineage, what evolved first?
upright walking
Bipedal locomotion in our early Australopithecus ancestors allowed for
foraging away from the forest trees AND better heat regulation
Based on research, what type of environment is most preferred by humans at a young age?
Savanna
Based on current evidence, what kind of empathy is a trait of humans AND many other animals?
High levels of emotional empathy
The spread of humans all over the planet began with
a first migratory wave out of Africa followed by a second wave out of Africa
Humans and wolf-dogs formed a mutualism. Name one benefit of this symbiotic interrelationship for our
human ancestors.
prey detection
According to research on hunter-gatherer cultures today, which of the following would NOT be a reason
for a hunter-gatherer family to keep dogs?
Dogs serve as pets and play companions for children in the family
Under the "Camp Dog" hypothesis, what is proposed as the steps toward dog domestication?
Wolves became "self-domesticated" for low fear and aggression, and later were domesticated once
humans were in permanent settlements.
, In the video "And Man Created Dog" what traits lead to wolves developing a survival advantage around
humans?
Least aggressive, least territorial, most curious
What theory has been proposed to explain why the Hominins of the second migratory wave (modern
humans Homo sapiens) out-competed those Hominins they encountered that descended from the first
migratory wave (Neanderthals Homo neanderthalensis)?
All choices are correct
Which of the following statements is NOT evidence of an early relationships between wolf-dogs and
humans:
Modern hunter-gatherers that use dogs for hunting are a good example of a _______ relationship
because the humans and the dogs both have skills utilized in the hunt and both benefit from the kil.
mutualism
Historical changes in the "Teddy Bear" reflect people's
attraction to infantile features, such as a large head and pudgy body
According to the textbook Chapter 3, at approximately what point in time (and among what Hominin)
did cave paintings of animals begin to appear? (Note: BP=before present)
40,000 BP among Homo sapiens
Which of these is NOT part of Darwin's reasoning about natural selection?
In the video "The Beak of the Finch: Speciation of finches on the Galapagos", when evolutionary
biologists Rosemary and Peter Grant quantify dates breeding took place, number of years bred, number
of offspring, and how many offspring survived to sexual maturity, they are:
Analyzing evolutionary fitness
What evidence would best support that temperament is controlled genetically?
an aggressive fox pup, adopted and raised by tame parents, grows up to be aggressive
What are some of the major benefits of tracking canine ancestry through a pedigree of purebreeds)?
Specialized skills and utility to humans AND Desired traits reliably produced
In addition to artificial breeding, humans have altered dog breeds by
all choices are correct
Who developed the idea of Evolution by Natural Selection?
Darwin and Wallace
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS,
100% CORRECT.
The approach taken in this course to understand the complexity of our relationships to non-human
animals ...
all choices are correct
In the history of Western philosophy
There are 3 common types of symbioses
mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
People of different cultures put non-human animals into different categories or groupings. These
categories primarily reflect
how the animal(s) are used
As described in the textbook (Chapter 1), humans generally place animals into different categories
according to their use. However some animals can have multiple uses and thus can fall into multiple
cultural categories. For example, in the United States pigs are considered food and sometimes also pets.
In other countries, such as ______________ dogs are considered pets and also food.
South Korea
There are 3 foci or themes that will appear throughout this course. Select one that will NOT be covered
in this course.
Appropriate methods for training your dog and cat.
In many non-Western cultures, non-human animals are
incorporated into their spiritual or religious beliefs
One way to describe and understand the biological connection between humans and other animals is
as types of ecological interrelationships
Because for millions of years our ancestors' survival depended on recognizing the potential danger and
also food value of animals
our brains' visual system evolved to quickly and efficiently recognize animals
Use of fire was an important development because it allowed our ancestors
to cook meat for easier digestion & nutrient absorption
,When did our ancestors first start making tools according to archaeological evidence? (Note: mya=
million years ago)
~2.6 mya
Why do people today find savanna-like settings attractive?
because our ancestors evolved in that type of landscape
As our early ancestors became full-time predators (hunters of large game) they would also have evolved
psychological adaptations that .... (select all correct answers)
Described in Chapter 2, The archeologist Stephen Mithen has argued that the capacity to read an
animal's mind, to see the world from an animal's perspective, first appeared in fully modern humans
(i.e., only very recently in human evolution). In Mithen's view, earlier pre-modern ancestral humans,
although successful hunters,
used mind reading only for other humans but not for other animals
In the human lineage, what evolved first?
upright walking
Bipedal locomotion in our early Australopithecus ancestors allowed for
foraging away from the forest trees AND better heat regulation
Based on research, what type of environment is most preferred by humans at a young age?
Savanna
Based on current evidence, what kind of empathy is a trait of humans AND many other animals?
High levels of emotional empathy
The spread of humans all over the planet began with
a first migratory wave out of Africa followed by a second wave out of Africa
Humans and wolf-dogs formed a mutualism. Name one benefit of this symbiotic interrelationship for our
human ancestors.
prey detection
According to research on hunter-gatherer cultures today, which of the following would NOT be a reason
for a hunter-gatherer family to keep dogs?
Dogs serve as pets and play companions for children in the family
Under the "Camp Dog" hypothesis, what is proposed as the steps toward dog domestication?
Wolves became "self-domesticated" for low fear and aggression, and later were domesticated once
humans were in permanent settlements.
, In the video "And Man Created Dog" what traits lead to wolves developing a survival advantage around
humans?
Least aggressive, least territorial, most curious
What theory has been proposed to explain why the Hominins of the second migratory wave (modern
humans Homo sapiens) out-competed those Hominins they encountered that descended from the first
migratory wave (Neanderthals Homo neanderthalensis)?
All choices are correct
Which of the following statements is NOT evidence of an early relationships between wolf-dogs and
humans:
Modern hunter-gatherers that use dogs for hunting are a good example of a _______ relationship
because the humans and the dogs both have skills utilized in the hunt and both benefit from the kil.
mutualism
Historical changes in the "Teddy Bear" reflect people's
attraction to infantile features, such as a large head and pudgy body
According to the textbook Chapter 3, at approximately what point in time (and among what Hominin)
did cave paintings of animals begin to appear? (Note: BP=before present)
40,000 BP among Homo sapiens
Which of these is NOT part of Darwin's reasoning about natural selection?
In the video "The Beak of the Finch: Speciation of finches on the Galapagos", when evolutionary
biologists Rosemary and Peter Grant quantify dates breeding took place, number of years bred, number
of offspring, and how many offspring survived to sexual maturity, they are:
Analyzing evolutionary fitness
What evidence would best support that temperament is controlled genetically?
an aggressive fox pup, adopted and raised by tame parents, grows up to be aggressive
What are some of the major benefits of tracking canine ancestry through a pedigree of purebreeds)?
Specialized skills and utility to humans AND Desired traits reliably produced
In addition to artificial breeding, humans have altered dog breeds by
all choices are correct
Who developed the idea of Evolution by Natural Selection?
Darwin and Wallace
