The NOVA episode "Dogs Decoded" helps students understand genetics. 10 short answer questions check understanding.
PBS NOVA: "Dogs Decoded"
Watch the video and answer the questions below.
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Question 1
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How is the way a dog looks at human faces similar to the way humans look at faces?
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Question 2
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What evidence suggests humans can understand barking? (And how did researchers test this hypothesis?)
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Question 3
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Why is the hormone oxytocin important?
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Question 4
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What can dogs do much better than a chimpanzee?
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Question 5
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Betsy is a dog with what unusual ability?
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Question 6
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The video shows a project where humans raised wolf cubs like they were puppies. What major differences were shown between the wolf cubs and domesticated puppies?
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Question 7
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Describe the process being used in Russia to domesticate foxes.
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Question 8
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How did researchers in the fox project determine that nature (genetics) was more important than nurture (how the foxes were raised)?
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Question 9
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When we select against aggression (either in foxes or dogs), what other characteristics seem to become more pronounced?
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Question 10
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How is the boxer genome being used to help humans?