Question 1

Which of the following statements concerning lion cooperative living is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Larger coalitions are composed of unrelated males. 
B)  Prides are composed of closely related females. 
C)  First and second ranked males sire the majority of cubs. 
D)  Males taking over a pride will practice infanticide. 
E)  Female lions nurse each other's cubs. 
A)  Larger coalitions are composed of unrelated males. 
B)  Prides are composed of closely related females. 
C)  First and second ranked males sire the majority of cubs. 
D)  Males taking over a pride will practice infanticide. 
E)  Female lions nurse each other's cubs.

Question 2

Which of Tinbergen's questions did Wayne Linklater suggest need more attention from ecologists in order to advance the field of conservation? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  What are the mechanistic causes of the behavior? 
B)  How does development, including learning, influence the behavior? 
C)  What is the evolutionary history of the behavior? 
D)  How does the behavior contribute to fitness? 
A)  What are the mechanistic causes of the behavior? 
B)  How does development, including learning, influence the behavior? 
C)  What is the evolutionary history of the behavior? 
D)  How does the behavior contribute to fitness?

Question 3

Some species of animals can switch genders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Adult green woodhoopoes will stay close to their natal territories and help raise the young of close relatives, rather than dispersing to produce their own young, because

Accepted Answer

A)  the helpers increase their inclusive fitness. 
B)  high quality territories with suitable roosting cavities are limited. 
C)  the food supply varies year-to-year depending on the rainfall during the dry season. 
D)  both the helpers increase their inclusive fitness and high quality territories with suitable roosting cavities are limited. 
E)  both the helpers increase their inclusive fitness and the food supply varies year-to-year depending on the rainfall during the dry season. 
A)  the helpers increase their inclusive fitness. 
B)  high quality territories with suitable roosting cavities are limited. 
C)  the food supply varies year-to-year depending on the rainfall during the dry season. 
D)  both the helpers increase their inclusive fitness and high quality territories with suitable roosting cavities are limited. 
E)  both the helpers increase their inclusive fitness and the food supply varies year-to-year depending on the rainfall during the dry season.

Question 5

The number of offspring contributed by an individual to future generations defines an organism's

Accepted Answer

A)  virility. 
B)  heritability. 
C)  fitness. 
D)  vigor. 
E)  sustainability. 
A)  virility. 
B)  heritability. 
C)  fitness. 
D)  vigor. 
E)  sustainability.

Question 6

If a male scorpionfly (Panorpa latipennis) does not have a dead arthropod to present a potential mate as a nuptial offering, he can often substitute a ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a male scorpionfly (Panorpa latipennis) does...

Question 7

An instance of ________ occurs when the plumage of male birds becomes increasingly brighter over time.

Accepted Answer

A)  contrasexual selection 
B)  intrasexual selection 
C)  intersexual selection 
D)  multisexual selection 
E)  dimorphic selection 
A)  contrasexual selection 
B)  intrasexual selection 
C)  intersexual selection 
D)  multisexual selection 
E)  dimorphic selection

Question 8

In comparing the leafcutter ant's (Atta sexdens) society and the naked mole rat's (Heterocephalus glaber) society, there are several similarities in their cooperative living situation. What is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Development of castes 
B)  One female "queen" breeder per colony 
C)  All workers are non-breeding females 
D)  Partitioned subterranean living quarters 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  Development of castes 
B)  One female "queen" breeder per colony 
C)  All workers are non-breeding females 
D)  Partitioned subterranean living quarters 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 9

In which situation will a male lion have the greatest potential for mating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Single male 
B)  Coalition of four unrelated males 
C)  Coalition of two unrelated males 
D)  Coalition of eight unrelated males 
E)  The chance of male lions mating is always the same 
A)  Single male 
B)  Coalition of four unrelated males 
C)  Coalition of two unrelated males 
D)  Coalition of eight unrelated males 
E)  The chance of male lions mating is always the same

Question 10

Some animals are born as hermaphrodites, but unlike hermaphroditic plants, which can successfully self-pollinate, animal hermaphrodites are sterile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Diane Marshall's evidence for nonrandom mating by pollen donors came from variation among donors in

Accepted Answer

A)  percentage of seeds sired. 
B)  position of seeds sired. 
C)  weight of seeds sired. 
D)  both percentage of seeds sired and position of seeds sired. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  percentage of seeds sired. 
B)  position of seeds sired. 
C)  weight of seeds sired. 
D)  both percentage of seeds sired and position of seeds sired. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 12

In the study by Braithwaite and Salvanes, what environment led to the longest recovery time after a simulated predator attack?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hatchery 
B)  Variable food 
C)  Variable space 
D)  Variable space and food 
A)  Hatchery 
B)  Variable food 
C)  Variable space 
D)  Variable space and food

Question 13

Nonrandom mating, which suggests the potential for mate selection and sexual selection, is possible only for vertebrates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Research on eusociality suggests that the evolutionary driving force(s) to preserve this form of sociality is/are?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kin selection 
B)  Inclusive fitness 
C)  Environmental adaptation 
D)  Both kin selection and inclusive fitness 
E)  Kin selection, inclusive fitness, and environmental adaptation 
A)  Kin selection 
B)  Inclusive fitness 
C)  Environmental adaptation 
D)  Both kin selection and inclusive fitness 
E)  Kin selection, inclusive fitness, and environmental adaptation

Question 15

Secondary sexual characteristics are often considered a handicap because of increased

Accepted Answer

A)  predation. 
B)  competition. 
C)  parasitism. 
D)  infertility. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  predation. 
B)  competition. 
C)  parasitism. 
D)  infertility. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 16

The African green woodhoopoes tend to show philopatry because of limited availability of quality breeding territories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements concerning lion cooperative living is false?

Which of Tinbergen's questions did Wayne Linklater suggest need more attention from ecologists in order to advance the field of conservation? (Select all that apply.)

Some species of animals can switch genders.

Adult green woodhoopoes will stay close to their natal territories and help raise the young of close relatives, rather than dispersing to produce their own young, because

The number of offspring contributed by an individual to future generations defines an organism's

If a male scorpionfly (Panorpa latipennis) does not have a dead arthropod to present a potential mate as a nuptial offering, he can often substitute a ________.

An instance of ________ occurs when the plumage of male birds becomes increasingly brighter over time.

In comparing the leafcutter ant's (Atta sexdens) society and the naked mole rat's (Heterocephalus glaber) society, there are several similarities in their cooperative living situation. What is the exception?

In which situation will a male lion have the greatest potential for mating?

Some animals are born as hermaphrodites, but unlike hermaphroditic plants, which can successfully self-pollinate, animal hermaphrodites are sterile.

Diane Marshall's evidence for nonrandom mating by pollen donors came from variation among donors in

In the study by Braithwaite and Salvanes, what environment led to the longest recovery time after a simulated predator attack?

Nonrandom mating, which suggests the potential for mate selection and sexual selection, is possible only for vertebrates.

Research on eusociality suggests that the evolutionary driving force(s) to preserve this form of sociality is/are?

Secondary sexual characteristics are often considered a handicap because of increased

The African green woodhoopoes tend to show philopatry because of limited availability of quality breeding territories.

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Exam 8: Social Relations

Which of the following statements concerning lion cooperative living is false?

Which of Tinbergen's questions did Wayne Linklater suggest need more attention from ecologists in order to advance the field of conservation? (Select all that apply.)

Some species of animals can switch genders.

Adult green woodhoopoes will stay close to their natal territories and help raise the young of close relatives, rather than dispersing to produce their own young, because

The number of offspring contributed by an individual to future generations defines an organism's

If a male scorpionfly (Panorpa latipennis) does not have a dead arthropod to present a potential mate as a nuptial offering, he can often substitute a ________.

An instance of ________ occurs when the plumage of male birds becomes increasingly brighter over time.

In comparing the leafcutter ant's (Atta sexdens) society and the naked mole rat's (Heterocephalus glaber) society, there are several similarities in their cooperative living situation. What is the exception?

In which situation will a male lion have the greatest potential for mating?

Some animals are born as hermaphrodites, but unlike hermaphroditic plants, which can successfully self-pollinate, animal hermaphrodites are sterile.

Diane Marshall's evidence for nonrandom mating by pollen donors came from variation among donors in

In the study by Braithwaite and Salvanes, what environment led to the longest recovery time after a simulated predator attack?

Nonrandom mating, which suggests the potential for mate selection and sexual selection, is possible only for vertebrates.

Research on eusociality suggests that the evolutionary driving force(s) to preserve this form of sociality is/are?

Secondary sexual characteristics are often considered a handicap because of increased

The African green woodhoopoes tend to show philopatry because of limited availability of quality breeding territories.

Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Life on Land

Life in Water

Population Genetics and Natural Selection

Temperature Relations

Water Relations

Energy and Nutrient Relations

Population Distribution and Abundance

Population Dynamics

Population Growth

Life Histories

Competition

Exploitative Interactions: Predation, Herbivory, Parasitism, and Disease

Mutualism

Species Abundance and Diversity

Species Interactions and Community Structure

Primary Production and Energy Flow

Nutrient Cycling and Retention

Succession and Stability

Landscape Ecology

Geographic Ecology

Global Ecology

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