14. According to the primary source, animals were domesticated in certain ways in order
to
A. be larger.
B. have keener senses.
C. be more useful to people.
D. survive better in the wild.
"Chickens were selected to be larger, wild cattle (aurochs) to be smaller.... Most
domestic animals... have smaller brains and less acute sense organs than do their wild
ancestors. Good brains and keen eyes are essential to survival in the wild, but represent
a... waste of energy in the barnyard, as far as humans are concerned."
-Jared Diamond, Nature, August 8, 2002