Poultry

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/poultry

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How many people live in Poultry?Billions of chickens worldwide; hundreds of millions of ducks, geese, and turkeys
2. What is the habitat?Ubiquitous in domestic environments globally, from backyard flocks to large-scale industrial farms
3. What kinds of birds are called poultry?Poultry are domesticated birds that people raise for food, like chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys.
4. Where did chickens first come from?Chickens were first domesticated from the Red Junglefowl in Southeast Asia about 10,000 years ago.

Artificial Selection: The process by which humans selectively breed organisms for desired traits.
Food Security: The condition of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Genetic Diversity: The total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species.
Heritage Breeds: Traditional breeds of domestic animals that were common before the rise of industrial agriculture.