Vocab
To bring wild animals under the control of humans over a long period of time for the purpose of providing useful products and services; the process involves careful handling, breeding, and care.
How many characteristics of a species being domesticated are there?
Six
Are house cats domestic or tame?
Domesticated
What is the difference between livestock and wild animals?
This characteristic has to do with herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores. It also has to be flexible.
Diet
If you went up to a deer in the area behind the greenhouse and it let you pet and feed it, is it tame or domesticated?
Tame
"Canine" is the scientific name for which commonly owned species?
Dog
This characteristic can be described as calm and moderately predictable behavior.
Disposition
Is a shark kept in the zoo domestic or tame?
Tame, because it is not the entire species.
Cattle
This characteristic involves where an animal can breed.
Ability to breed in captivity
Are dogs domestic or tame?
Domestic
The definition of this phrase is "choosing to breed 2 animals based on characteristics that are desirable so that their offspring have those characteristics."
Selective breeding
This characteristic involves animals' ability to see a human as their leader.
Social hierarchy
What is the difference between domestic and tame?
Domestic is an entire species, tame is one or a few individuals. Domestic must meet all 6 characteristics, and tame means the offspring still have characteristics of their wild relatives.