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| Process whereby populations of animals and plants, through the process of selection, become accustomed to human provision and control |
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| Domestication is modifying animals to: |
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a) Prevent survival in wild
b) Adapt to humans
c) Live in a captive environment |
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| Animals are considered domesticated when: |
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a) They’re kept for a specific purpose
b) Humans control their breeding
c) They depend on humans to survive
d) They develop traits not found in the wild |
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| Uses of Domesticated Animals |
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a) Food
b) Commodities
c) Work |
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(1) Food, Fiber, Labor, Companionship, Transportation
(2) Scientific research
(3) Learn to care for other animals |
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| 6 Required Characteristics for Domestication |
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(1) Diet
(2) Growth Rate
(3) Sexual behavior (Captive Breeding)
(4) Disposition
(5) Panic Mode
(6) Social Structure |
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| Genetic mechanisms for domestication |
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(a) Natural selection
(b) Artificial selection |
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| Environmental mechanisms for domestication |
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(a) Feeding & drinking
(b) Predation
(c) Disease |
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Term
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a) Wild
b) Raised in Captivity
c) Raised Commercially
d) Domesticated |
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