Exam 53: Behavioral Biology

What is the evolutionary advantage of extra-pair copulations in birds?

By evaluating and selecting mates with superior qualities,an animal can increase its

Which of the following is the best interpretation of the graph below of mussel size (x-axis)versus energy gain (line graph,left y-axis),and number of mussels eaten per day (histogram,right y-axis)?

It is 6:00 PM and the sun is due west of the hive.A honeybee has just returned to its hive from a patch of flowers that are due north of the hive.Which of the following best describes the type of waggle dance that this bee should perform? Note: The waggle run is the straight part of the dance.

Foraging behaviors are those having to do with which of the following? (Check all that apply.)

At a research conference,you meet a graduate student who studies the hormonal underpinnings of mating behavior in two species of squirrel."It turns out the difference between my two squirrel species is similar to the difference between the prairie and the montane voles," he says.You nod knowingly,and reply...

Which of the following are used by species for navigation? (Check all that apply.)

Alarm calling seems to be an example of ________,that is,it favors relatives.

Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Innate motor program.

Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

The processing of information and response in a manner that suggests thinking in the animal is called

One of your professors says that fleas jump so high because they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles.But your other professor says that fleas jump high because evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host.So -- why do fleas jump high?

The signal from the environment that triggers a stereotyped behavior is a

The modification of behavior as a result of experience is called

Which of the following statements comparing the naked mole rat social system with social insect societies are true? (Check all that apply.)

A bear at a national park has discovered that if it can open the lid of the trash cans,it is likely to find tasty food inside.Soon it is trying to open the trash cans all over the park.What mechanism of learning has occurred?

You place an empty dog-food dish across the room from a puppy that then goes over to investigate the dish.You pick the dish up and ten minutes later you place it in a different part of the room,and you keep repeating this pattern.After the fifth time the puppy no longer goes over to the empty dish.Which of the following terms best describes this form of learning?

When a parent herring gull arrives at the nest with food,a chick will orient to and peck at the red spot on the parent's bill.The parent will then regurgitate the food into the chick's open mouth and the chick swallows it.What is this set of behaviors an example of?

Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -A form of communication in honeybees.

You read about how learning preparedness influences the associations that an animal is capable of learning.You want to explore the learning preparedness of hamsters.How might you test the learning preparedness of this species?