Question 1

The window of time during which this process takes place is _______ days.

Accepted Answer

A)  0 to 4 
B)  0 to 8 
C)  4 to 6 
D)  4 to 8 
E)  6 to 8 
A)  0 to 4 
B)  0 to 8 
C)  4 to 6 
D)  4 to 8 
E)  6 to 8

Question 2

Biologists assume that animals that live in groups do so

Accepted Answer

A)  because living in groups provides only advantages. 
B)  because the advantages of group living outweigh the disadvantages. 
C)  when the advantages of group living are equal to the disadvantages. 
D)  only when they cannot live alone. 
E)  if they are being altruistic. 
A)  because living in groups provides only advantages. 
B)  because the advantages of group living outweigh the disadvantages. 
C)  when the advantages of group living are equal to the disadvantages. 
D)  only when they cannot live alone. 
E)  if they are being altruistic.

Question 3

The per (period)gene primarily affects

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral imprinting. 
B)  running speed. 
C)  running duration. 
D)  alarm call production. 
E)  daily activity patterns. 
A)  behavioral imprinting. 
B)  running speed. 
C)  running duration. 
D)  alarm call production. 
E)  daily activity patterns.

Question 4

These observations provide an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a fixed action pattern. 
B)  orientation. 
C)  biological determinism. 
D)  imprinting 
E)  navigating. 
A)  a fixed action pattern. 
B)  orientation. 
C)  biological determinism. 
D)  imprinting 
E)  navigating.

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions :
Suppose a rodent species can either live alone or in groups.Group living affects the chances that the rodents will acquire parasites,susceptibility to predation,and also affects thermoregulation.Three different populations of marmots are affected by group living in different ways-the chart below shows the benefits (positive numbers)and costs (negative numbers)for each of these factors in the three populations where the benefits and the costs are in the same units for each of the factors.  
-If the thermoregulation effects were not a factor,in which populations would you expect to find group living?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population A only 
B)  Population B only 
C)  Population C only 
D)  Populations A and B 
E)  Populations A and C 
A)  Population A only 
B)  Population B only 
C)  Population C only 
D)  Populations A and B 
E)  Populations A and C

Question 6

Artificial selection experiments are best able to answer the question of whether or not

Accepted Answer

A)  a behavior can evolve quickly. 
B)  a behavior is learned. 
C)  behavioral differences in natural populations have a genetic component. 
D)  imprinting is involved in a behavior. 
E)  a fixed action pattern exists. 
A)  a behavior can evolve quickly. 
B)  a behavior is learned. 
C)  behavioral differences in natural populations have a genetic component. 
D)  imprinting is involved in a behavior. 
E)  a fixed action pattern exists.

Question 7

What is the primary assumption of cost-benefit analyses as they are applied to animal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animals have unlimited resources. 
B)  An individual should engage in behaviors that cost more to perform than they bring in benefits. 
C)  An individual should not engage in behaviors that cost more to perform than they bring in benefits. 
D)  Living in groups provides more benefits than costs. 
E)  Living in groups provides more costs than benefits. 
A)  Animals have unlimited resources. 
B)  An individual should engage in behaviors that cost more to perform than they bring in benefits. 
C)  An individual should not engage in behaviors that cost more to perform than they bring in benefits. 
D)  Living in groups provides more benefits than costs. 
E)  Living in groups provides more costs than benefits.

Question 8

A researcher is investigating whether a species of snapping shrimp exhibits eusocial behavior.Which observation would best support the claim that this species is eusocial?

Accepted Answer

A)  Upon approach of a predator,some individuals give warning calls that draw attention to themselves. 
B)  The size of the population is positively correlated with predation risk. 
C)  The size of the population is negatively correlated with predation risk. 
D)  All mature individuals that are healthy are reproductive. 
E)  A large fraction of healthy and mature individuals are nonreproductive. 
A)  Upon approach of a predator,some individuals give warning calls that draw attention to themselves. 
B)  The size of the population is positively correlated with predation risk. 
C)  The size of the population is negatively correlated with predation risk. 
D)  All mature individuals that are healthy are reproductive. 
E)  A large fraction of healthy and mature individuals are nonreproductive.

Question 9

Biologists studying navigation in pigeons discovered that that their experimental subjects were determining direction from the position of the sun by

Accepted Answer

A)  injecting the pigeons with testosterone. 
B)  injecting the pigeons with estrogen. 
C)  carrying out selection experiments with the pigeons. 
D)  removing a portion of the pigeon's brains involved with navigation. 
E)  disrupting the pigeons circadian clocks. 
A)  injecting the pigeons with testosterone. 
B)  injecting the pigeons with estrogen. 
C)  carrying out selection experiments with the pigeons. 
D)  removing a portion of the pigeon's brains involved with navigation. 
E)  disrupting the pigeons circadian clocks.

Question 10

An animal's movement is considered migration if

Accepted Answer

A)  the animal has traveled at least 10,000 kilometers. 
B)  the animal has traveled at least 1,000 kilometers. 
C)  the animal moves periodically between locations. 
D)  the movement has occurred once. 
E)  the movement is related to seasonal environmental conditions. 
A)  the animal has traveled at least 10,000 kilometers. 
B)  the animal has traveled at least 1,000 kilometers. 
C)  the animal moves periodically between locations. 
D)  the movement has occurred once. 
E)  the movement is related to seasonal environmental conditions.

Question 11

The per gene was identified by researchers who noted an alteration in the _______ of fruit flies and began investigating genetic causes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The per gene was identified by researchers...

Question 12

Researchers use both "positive" and "negative" evidence to infer the roles of structures in behaviors.Which observation would be considered "negative" evidence in support of a hypothesis about the role of a brain structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is an increase in activity in the hippocampus when people are trying to recall a sequence of digits. 
B)  Upon being groomed,dogs exhibit a decrease in activity of a brain structure associated with fear. 
C)  Removal of a particular brain structure causes fish to swim less efficiently. 
D)  Removal of a particular brain structure has no discernible effect on the behavior of a spider. 
E)  Broca's area of the brain shows increased activity when chimpanzees vocalize. 
A)  There is an increase in activity in the hippocampus when people are trying to recall a sequence of digits. 
B)  Upon being groomed,dogs exhibit a decrease in activity of a brain structure associated with fear. 
C)  Removal of a particular brain structure causes fish to swim less efficiently. 
D)  Removal of a particular brain structure has no discernible effect on the behavior of a spider. 
E)  Broca's area of the brain shows increased activity when chimpanzees vocalize.

Question 13

What is the main reason that white-footed mice and cotton mice don't hybridize in nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any hybrids they produce would be completely nonviable. 
B)  They are active at different times of the day. 
C)  They prefer different habitats. 
D)  They do not recognize each other as mates. 
E)  Any hybrids they produce would be sterile. 
A)  Any hybrids they produce would be completely nonviable. 
B)  They are active at different times of the day. 
C)  They prefer different habitats. 
D)  They do not recognize each other as mates. 
E)  Any hybrids they produce would be sterile.

Question 14

Lynch's studies of house mice nest sizes

Accepted Answer

A)  showed that the size of the nests decreases as one moves north. 
B)  disproved biological determinism. 
C)  illustrated artificial selection. 
D)  illustrated learning. 
E)  demonstrated a genetic basis for this trait. 
A)  showed that the size of the nests decreases as one moves north. 
B)  disproved biological determinism. 
C)  illustrated artificial selection. 
D)  illustrated learning. 
E)  demonstrated a genetic basis for this trait.

Question 15

Suppose a bee can obtain 3 joules of energy for each flower of a certain plant species that it harvests.It spends 20 joules per minute foraging.What is the minimum number of flowers that must be harvested per minute based on a cost-benefit analysis? (Assume that the cost of foraging is the only cost involved. )

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  7 
C)  17 
D)  20 
E)  23 
A)  2 
B)  7 
C)  17 
D)  20 
E)  23

Question 16

The begging behavior of gull chicks is a classic example of

Accepted Answer

A)  learning 
B)  orientation. 
C)  behavioral imprinting. 
D)  a fixed action pattern. 
E)  a pheromone. 
A)  learning 
B)  orientation. 
C)  behavioral imprinting. 
D)  a fixed action pattern. 
E)  a pheromone.

Question 17

A warbler chases all other males of the species from a region that he guards.This region would be best described as a

Accepted Answer

A)  home range. 
B)  arena. 
C)  nesting area. 
D)  habitat. 
E)  territory. 
A)  home range. 
B)  arena. 
C)  nesting area. 
D)  habitat. 
E)  territory.

Question 18

In Metzgar's experiments on learning in white-footed mice,

Accepted Answer

A)  the mice familiar with their surroundings were more likely to be caught by the owl. 
B)  the mice familiar with their surroundings were less likely to be caught by the owl. 
C)  learning took place during a narrow window of time early in postnatal life. 
D)  behavioral imprinting was shown to be the dominant mechanism. 
E)  the evidence strongly supported biological determinism. 
A)  the mice familiar with their surroundings were more likely to be caught by the owl. 
B)  the mice familiar with their surroundings were less likely to be caught by the owl. 
C)  learning took place during a narrow window of time early in postnatal life. 
D)  behavioral imprinting was shown to be the dominant mechanism. 
E)  the evidence strongly supported biological determinism.

Question 19

A bird is trained to feed from the southeast end of a circular cage.At sunrise,a mirror is used to shift the position of the sun 45° to the right of its real position.At which location in the cage will the bird attempt to feed?

Accepted Answer

A)  North 
B)  East 
C)  South 
D)  West 
E)  Southwest 
A)  North 
B)  East 
C)  South 
D)  West 
E)  Southwest

Question 20

The behavior of homing pigeons provides an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the reliance on learning as the sole mechanism in navigation. 
B)  the influence of epigenetic markers. 
C)  use of the waggle dance to communicate location. 
D)  the use of pheromones as the primary mechanism in navigation. 
E)  redundancy in navigation mechanisms. 
A)  the reliance on learning as the sole mechanism in navigation. 
B)  the influence of epigenetic markers. 
C)  use of the waggle dance to communicate location. 
D)  the use of pheromones as the primary mechanism in navigation. 
E)  redundancy in navigation mechanisms.

Exam 40: Animal Behavior

The window of time during which this process takes place is _______ days.

Biologists assume that animals that live in groups do so

The per (period)gene primarily affects

These observations provide an example of

Artificial selection experiments are best able to answer the question of whether or not

What is the primary assumption of cost-benefit analyses as they are applied to animal behavior?

A researcher is investigating whether a species of snapping shrimp exhibits eusocial behavior.Which observation would best support the claim that this species is eusocial?

Biologists studying navigation in pigeons discovered that that their experimental subjects were determining direction from the position of the sun by

An animal's movement is considered migration if

The per gene was identified by researchers who noted an alteration in the _______ of fruit flies and began investigating genetic causes.

Researchers use both "positive" and "negative" evidence to infer the roles of structures in behaviors.Which observation would be considered "negative" evidence in support of a hypothesis about the role of a brain structure?

What is the main reason that white-footed mice and cotton mice don't hybridize in nature?

Lynch's studies of house mice nest sizes

The begging behavior of gull chicks is a classic example of

A warbler chases all other males of the species from a region that he guards.This region would be best described as a

In Metzgar's experiments on learning in white-footed mice,

A bird is trained to feed from the southeast end of a circular cage.At sunrise,a mirror is used to shift the position of the sun 45° to the right of its real position.At which location in the cage will the bird attempt to feed?

The behavior of homing pigeons provides an example of

Introduction

The Chemistry and Energy of Life

Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes

Cells: the Working Units of Life

Cell Membranes and Signaling

Pathways That Harvest and Store Chemical Energy

The Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes

DNA and Its Role in Heredity

From Dna to Protein: Gene Expression

Regulation of Gene Expression

Genomes

Biotechnology

Genes, Development, and Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies

Speciation

The History of Life on Earth

Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses

The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes

The Evolution of Plants

The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi

Animal Origins and Diversity

The Plant Body

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Growth and Development

Reproduction of Flowering Plants

Plants in the Environment

Fundamentals of Animal Function

Nutrition and Digestion

Breathing

Circulation

Muscle and Movement

Neurons, Sense Organs, and Nervous Systems

Nervous and Endocrine Control

Water and Salts: Excretion

Animal Reproduction

Animal Development

Immunology: Animal Defense Systems

The Distribution of Earths Ecological Systems

Populations

Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Interactions Within and Among Species

Ecological Communities

The Global Ecosystem

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