Breed Recognition PowerPoint Notes

What is a breed?

• A group of animals with common ancestors and distinguishing characteristics

• A group of animals with different ancestors and similar characteristics

• A group of animals with no common ancestors and no distinguishing characteristics

• A group of animals with common ancestors and no distinguishing characteristics

What is the purpose of developing breeds?

• To have a variety of animals with different characteristics

• To have animals with no specific traits

• To have animals with common ancestors but no distinguishing characteristics

• To have animals with specific traits for more efficient production

What is a dichotomous key used for?

• To classify or sort groups of things

• To identify specific breeds of animals

• To determine the purpose of developing breeds

• To organize classifications based on anatomy

What are the characteristics of a breed?

• Closely related and can interbreed

• Unrelated and cannot interbreed

• Closely related but cannot interbreed

• Unrelated but can interbreed

What are the different classifications of breeds based on use/purpose?

• Work, meat, companion, and fiber

• Work, meat, companion, and anatomy

• Work, meat, fiber, and size

• Work, meat, fiber, and coloring/markings

What are the rules for creating a dichotomous key?

• Statements should lead to the next step and narrow down the identification

• Statements should lead to the previous step and broaden the identification

• Statements should lead to a random step and confuse the identification

• Statements should lead to the next step but not narrow down the identification

Selecting animals for specific traits over several generations is referred to as...

• selective breeding

• cross-breeding

• inbreeding

• breeding