Question 1

Living as a member of a group may have all of the following advantages except what?

Accepted Answer

A) being more resistant to disease and parasites 
B) increased feeding rate 
C) greater protection from predators 
D) members learn about new food sources from other members 
E) more individuals scan the environment for dangers 
A) being more resistant to disease and parasites 
B) increased feeding rate 
C) greater protection from predators 
D) members learn about new food sources from other members 
E) more individuals scan the environment for dangers

Question 2

A certain species has offspring that require a very large amount of parental care.Predict their mating system.

Accepted Answer

A) monogamous 
B) polyandrous 
C) polygynous 
D) monotonous 
A) monogamous 
B) polyandrous 
C) polygynous 
D) monotonous

Question 3

What sensory modalities are used by the message receivers in honeybee waggle dance communication? (Check all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) auditory 
B) autonomic 
C) chemosensory 
D) proprioceptive 
E) visual 
A) auditory 
B) autonomic 
C) chemosensory 
D) proprioceptive 
E) visual

Question 4

In birds,if the offspring require extensive care,usually involving both the male and female,they are called

Accepted Answer

A) semelparous species. 
B) altricial species. 
C) precocial species. 
D) iteroparous species. 
E) sympatric species. 
A) semelparous species. 
B) altricial species. 
C) precocial species. 
D) iteroparous species. 
E) sympatric species.

Question 5

An animal learns to associate its behavioral response with a reward or punishment in

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral learning. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) deviant behavior. 
D) operant conditioning. 
E) imprinting. 
A) behavioral learning. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) deviant behavior. 
D) operant conditioning. 
E) imprinting.

Question 6

Which of the following statements best defines an altruistic act?

Accepted Answer

A) benefits the performer and another individual 
B) benefits another individual at some cost to the performer 
C) benefits another,related individual at some cost to the performer 
D) imposes a cost on the performer and another individual 
E) imposes a cost on the performer without benefiting another individual 
A) benefits the performer and another individual 
B) benefits another individual at some cost to the performer 
C) benefits another,related individual at some cost to the performer 
D) imposes a cost on the performer and another individual 
E) imposes a cost on the performer without benefiting another individual

Question 7

The area over which an animal moves in the course of daily activity,but which it does not necessarily defend against other animals,is called what?

Accepted Answer

A) family home 
B) foraging space 
C) home range 
D) nesting site 
E) territory 
A) family home 
B) foraging space 
C) home range 
D) nesting site 
E) territory

Question 8

Which statement concerning the evolution of attending and feeding behaviors in poison dart frogs is supported by the phylogeny?

Accepted Answer

A) Dendrobates leucomelas is the species where these behaviors first arose. 
B) The common ancestor of Ameerega trivittata,and all other species,provides the first example of male transportation and attendance. 
C) Oophaga speciosa are the only species to demonstrate female transportation and attendance. 
D) Male transportation and attendance evolved very recently and there has not been time for female transportation and or attendance to evolve from this norm. 
A) Dendrobates leucomelas is the species where these behaviors first arose. 
B) The common ancestor of Ameerega trivittata,and all other species,provides the first example of male transportation and attendance. 
C) Oophaga speciosa are the only species to demonstrate female transportation and attendance. 
D) Male transportation and attendance evolved very recently and there has not been time for female transportation and or attendance to evolve from this norm.

Question 9

Haldane pointed out that if he received a certain allele,the chance that one of his brothers would receive that allele would be

Accepted Answer

A) 100%. 
B) 50%. 
C) 10%. 
D) random. 
E) 0%. 
A) 100%. 
B) 50%. 
C) 10%. 
D) random. 
E) 0%.

Question 10

Which of the following is an appropriate interpretation for these graphs?   Maternal care (as measured by minutes crouching over offspring and proportion of pups retrieved)in female mice that have the fosB allele is

Accepted Answer

A) less than the maternal care given by female mice without the fosB allele. 
B) greater than the maternal care given by female mice without the fosB allele. 
C) the same as the maternal care given by female mice without the fosB allele. 
D) less than the maternal care given by female mice without the fosB allele; however,the graphs depict only minor differences,which are most likely not significant. 
E) not possible to determine from the data. 
A) less than the maternal care given by female mice without the fosB allele. 
B) greater than the maternal care given by female mice without the fosB allele. 
C) the same as the maternal care given by female mice without the fosB allele. 
D) less than the maternal care given by female mice without the fosB allele; however,the graphs depict only minor differences,which are most likely not significant. 
E) not possible to determine from the data.

Question 11

Which of the following genes would most likely play a role in promoting kin selection?

Accepted Answer

A) wingless -- critical for the formation of wings in fruit flies 
B) SRY -- the gene that initiates male sex determination 
C) Major Histocompatibility Complex (MH
C) genes -- allow mammals to recognize related individuals 
D) the genes important for the development of large antlers in the caribou 
A) wingless -- critical for the formation of wings in fruit flies 
B) SRY -- the gene that initiates male sex determination 
C) Major Histocompatibility Complex (MH
C) genes -- allow mammals to recognize related individuals 
D) the genes important for the development of large antlers in the caribou

Exam 53: Behavioral Biology

Living as a member of a group may have all of the following advantages except what?

A certain species has offspring that require a very large amount of parental care.Predict their mating system.

What sensory modalities are used by the message receivers in honeybee waggle dance communication? (Check all that apply.)

In birds,if the offspring require extensive care,usually involving both the male and female,they are called

An animal learns to associate its behavioral response with a reward or punishment in

Which of the following statements best defines an altruistic act?

The area over which an animal moves in the course of daily activity,but which it does not necessarily defend against other animals,is called what?

Which statement concerning the evolution of attending and feeding behaviors in poison dart frogs is supported by the phylogeny?

Haldane pointed out that if he received a certain allele,the chance that one of his brothers would receive that allele would be

Which of the following is an appropriate interpretation for these graphs? Maternal care (as measured by minutes crouching over offspring and proportion of pups retrieved)in female mice that have the fosB allele is

Which of the following genes would most likely play a role in promoting kin selection?

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