Question 1

Domestication of rice depended upon the change from dehiscence to indehiscence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What percentage of genetic variation in yeast genotypes was associated with geographic location?

Accepted Answer

A) about 18% 
B) about 28% 
C) about 38% 
D) about 48% 
A) about 18% 
B) about 28% 
C) about 38% 
D) about 48%

Question 3

When asexual reproduction is involved in the breeding process, the time to domestication is partly determined by life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What advantages do humans have through their ability to exploit other species?

Accepted Answer

A) increased access to food and to chemicals for treating disorders or controlling pests 
B) increased access to food and labour, to materials for constructing things, and to chemicals for treating disorders or controlling pests 
C) decreased access to food and labour, to materials for constructing things, and to chemicals for treating disorders or controlling pests 
D) increased access to food and labour and to chemicals for treating disorders or controlling pests 
A) increased access to food and to chemicals for treating disorders or controlling pests 
B) increased access to food and labour, to materials for constructing things, and to chemicals for treating disorders or controlling pests 
C) decreased access to food and labour, to materials for constructing things, and to chemicals for treating disorders or controlling pests 
D) increased access to food and labour and to chemicals for treating disorders or controlling pests

Question 5

When did Chinese scientists report the effectiveness of qinghao in treating malaria to the world?

Accepted Answer

A) in 1979 
B) in 1978 
C) in 1977 
D) in 1976 
A) in 1979 
B) in 1978 
C) in 1977 
D) in 1976

Question 6

In 2008, global increases in the price of food were partly due to the use of traditional food crops to produce methanol to fuel vehicles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the first stage of lentil domestication?

Accepted Answer

A) shortened dormancy 
B) artificial dormancy 
C) single dormancy 
D) loss of dormancy 
A) shortened dormancy 
B) artificial dormancy 
C) single dormancy 
D) loss of dormancy

Question 8

How many children died of hunger worldwide in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A) 8500 per day 
B) 10 000 per day 
C) 12 500 per day 
D) 15 000 per day 
A) 8500 per day 
B) 10 000 per day 
C) 12 500 per day 
D) 15 000 per day

Question 9

Which species was used for domestication of Cucurbita argyrosperma?

Accepted Answer

A) Cucurbita sororia 
B) Cucurbita andreana 
C) Cucurbita maxima 
D) Cucurbita pepo 
A) Cucurbita sororia 
B) Cucurbita andreana 
C) Cucurbita maxima 
D) Cucurbita pepo

Question 10

Which of the following are considered to be variations of one species of Brassica oleracea?

Accepted Answer

A) cabbage and cauliflower 
B) turnip and mustard 
C) mustard and cabbage 
D) cabbage and turnip 
A) cabbage and cauliflower 
B) turnip and mustard 
C) mustard and cabbage 
D) cabbage and turnip

Question 11

Which of the following pairs are considered to be variations of Brassica rapa?

Accepted Answer

A) turnip and rutabaga 
B) Brussels sprouts and mustard 
C) turnip and rapini 
D) rutabaga and mustard 
A) turnip and rutabaga 
B) Brussels sprouts and mustard 
C) turnip and rapini 
D) rutabaga and mustard

Question 12

Yeasts associated with bread were intermediate between wild types and those used in making beer and wine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When did yeast start to be used by people in bread making?

Accepted Answer

A) at least 7000 years B.P. 
B) at least 6000 years B.P. 
C) at least 5000 years B.P. 
D) at least 3000 years B.P. 
A) at least 7000 years B.P. 
B) at least 6000 years B.P. 
C) at least 5000 years B.P. 
D) at least 3000 years B.P.

Question 14

How many species of freshwater animals have humans domesticated?

Accepted Answer

A) about 300 
B) about 250 
C) about 200 
D) about 180 
A) about 300 
B) about 250 
C) about 200 
D) about 180

Question 15

Why was the habitat at Kuahugiao domesticated?

Accepted Answer

A) to establish conditions for growing animals 
B) to establish conditions for growing vegetables 
C) to establish conditions for growing grass 
D) to establish conditions for growing rice 
A) to establish conditions for growing animals 
B) to establish conditions for growing vegetables 
C) to establish conditions for growing grass 
D) to establish conditions for growing rice

Question 16

In what area were cats first domesticated?

Accepted Answer

A) in the Middle East 
B) in the South 
C) in the West 
D) in the Near East 
A) in the Middle East 
B) in the South 
C) in the West 
D) in the Near East

Question 17

How many species contributed to the domestication of wild rice?

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four

Question 18

Which strains of wheat were the main focus of crosses that led to the emergence of Marquis wheat?

Accepted Answer

A) Hard Red Calcutta and Red Fife 
B) Hard Red Calcutta and durum wheat 
C) durum wheat and white wheat 
D) white wheat and Red Fife 
A) Hard Red Calcutta and Red Fife 
B) Hard Red Calcutta and durum wheat 
C) durum wheat and white wheat 
D) white wheat and Red Fife

Question 19

Genetic analyses suggest there were at least two important origins of grape domestication. Where were these two origins?

Accepted Answer

A) in the Far East and in the northern Mediterranean region 
B) in the Far East and in the western Mediterranean region 
C) in the Near East and in the western Mediterranean region 
D) in the Near East and in the northern Mediterranean region 
A) in the Far East and in the northern Mediterranean region 
B) in the Far East and in the western Mediterranean region 
C) in the Near East and in the western Mediterranean region 
D) in the Near East and in the northern Mediterranean region

Question 20

Which set lists animals that have been cultivated but NOT yet domesticated?

Accepted Answer

A) ostriches, crocodiles, and ball pythons 
B) ostriches, crocodiles, and oysters 
C) mushrooms, ostriches, and ball pythons 
D) mushrooms, crocodiles, and ball pythons 
A) ostriches, crocodiles, and ball pythons 
B) ostriches, crocodiles, and oysters 
C) mushrooms, ostriches, and ball pythons 
D) mushrooms, crocodiles, and ball pythons

Exam 33: Putting Selection to Work

Domestication of rice depended upon the change from dehiscence to indehiscence.

What percentage of genetic variation in yeast genotypes was associated with geographic location?

When asexual reproduction is involved in the breeding process, the time to domestication is partly determined by life cycle.

What advantages do humans have through their ability to exploit other species?

When did Chinese scientists report the effectiveness of qinghao in treating malaria to the world?

In 2008, global increases in the price of food were partly due to the use of traditional food crops to produce methanol to fuel vehicles.

What was the first stage of lentil domestication?

How many children died of hunger worldwide in 2011?

Which species was used for domestication of Cucurbita argyrosperma?

Which of the following are considered to be variations of one species of Brassica oleracea?

Which of the following pairs are considered to be variations of Brassica rapa?

Yeasts associated with bread were intermediate between wild types and those used in making beer and wine.

When did yeast start to be used by people in bread making?

How many species of freshwater animals have humans domesticated?

Why was the habitat at Kuahugiao domesticated?

In what area were cats first domesticated?

How many species contributed to the domestication of wild rice?

Which strains of wheat were the main focus of crosses that led to the emergence of Marquis wheat?

Genetic analyses suggest there were at least two important origins of grape domestication. Where were these two origins?

Which set lists animals that have been cultivated but NOT yet domesticated?

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