Question 1

Squirrels in cities are accustomed to humans and will continue to forage in their presence. Which term best describes this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) instinctive behavior 
B) imprinting 
C) desensitization 
D) habituation 
E) habit formation 
A) instinctive behavior 
B) imprinting 
C) desensitization 
D) habituation 
E) habit formation D

Question 2

What type of communication is most widespread in animals that have good eyesight and are active during the day?

Accepted Answer

A) acoustical 
B) tactile 
C) chemical 
D) pheromones 
E) visual 
A) acoustical 
B) tactile 
C) chemical 
D) pheromones 
E) visual E

Question 3

Animals who cluster together and use each other as cover from predators exhibit ____ behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) cooperative herd 
B) eusocial 
C) altruistic 
D) selfish herd 
E) dominance 
A) cooperative herd 
B) eusocial 
C) altruistic 
D) selfish herd 
E) dominance D

Question 4

Chemical signals that cause long-term responses in the receiver are most specifically called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) tactile signals 
B) signal pheromones 
C) priming pheromones 
D) communication signals 
E) acoustical signals 
A) tactile signals 
B) signal pheromones 
C) priming pheromones 
D) communication signals 
E) acoustical signals

Question 5

What is one way in which acting as a selfish herd can protect members of the herd?

Accepted Answer

A) Subordinate group members provide food for offspring of dominant members. 
B) A group member spots a threat and warns others of its approach. 
C) Cooperative hunting allows a group of predators to capture larger or faster prey. 
D) Members of groups learn tool production skills. 
E) Group members fend off scavengers. 
A) Subordinate group members provide food for offspring of dominant members. 
B) A group member spots a threat and warns others of its approach. 
C) Cooperative hunting allows a group of predators to capture larger or faster prey. 
D) Members of groups learn tool production skills. 
E) Group members fend off scavengers.

Question 6

​One way in which altruistic behavior can evolve is through a type of selection that favors individuals who have the highest inclusive fitness. This is called ____ selection.

Accepted Answer

A) ​kin 
B) ​artificial 
C) ​sexual 
D) ​reciprocal 
E) ​eusocial 
A) ​kin 
B) ​artificial 
C) ​sexual 
D) ​reciprocal 
E) ​eusocial

Question 7

In all eusocial species, sterile workers assist fertile ____ with whom they share genes.

Accepted Answer

A) subordinate animals 
B) dominant animals 
C) relatives 
D) offspring 
E) leaders 
A) subordinate animals 
B) dominant animals 
C) relatives 
D) offspring 
E) leaders

Question 8

Match each term to its description.
-​multiple mates for females only

Accepted Answer

A) acoustical signals 
B) pheromones 
C) monogamous 
D) visual communication 
E) tactile displays
F)polygynous
G)polyandrous
H)promiscuous 
A) acoustical signals 
B) pheromones 
C) monogamous 
D) visual communication 
E) tactile displays
F)polygynous
G)polyandrous
H)promiscuous

Question 9

​With what type of learned behavior does an animal's involuntary response to a stimulus become associated with a stimulus that accompanies it?

Accepted Answer

A) ​social learning 
B) ​habituation 
C) ​imprinting 
D) ​conditioned responses 
E) ​imitative learning 
A) ​social learning 
B) ​habituation 
C) ​imprinting 
D) ​conditioned responses 
E) ​imitative learning

Question 10

A genetic capacity to learn, combined with actual experiences in the environment, shapes most forms of behavior. Use the example of songbird's learning their song to demonstrate the role of imprinting and environment on learning.

Accepted Answer

A male songbird has an inborn capacity t

Question 11

Describe how fireflies take advantage of the communication systems of their prey.

Accepted Answer

Fireflies are nocturnal beetles that att

Question 12

If a bonded female vole is injected with a chemical that blocks the action of oxytocin, she is likely to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) behave promiscuously 
B) become aggressive 
C) stop eating 
D) lose the ability to differentiate between food and non-food items 
E) be sexually receptive only to her partner 
A) behave promiscuously 
B) become aggressive 
C) stop eating 
D) lose the ability to differentiate between food and non-food items 
E) be sexually receptive only to her partner

Question 13

Parental care requires time and energy that an individual could otherwise invest in reproducing again. What determines how much parental care is given?

Accepted Answer

The degree of parental care ri

Question 14

A honeybee's dance in its dark hive around a crowd of fellow workers conveys information about the location of food. This is an example of ____ communication.

Accepted Answer

A) visual 
B) chemical 
C) tactile 
D) acoustical 
E) direct 
A) visual 
B) chemical 
C) tactile 
D) acoustical 
E) direct

Question 15

Match the scenario with the most appropriate type of learning.
-A marmoset given the opportunity to observe another marmoset opening a container filled with food later opens the container the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) conditioning 
B) imprinting 
C) spatial learning 
D) habituation 
E) social learning
F)imitative learning 
A) conditioning 
B) imprinting 
C) spatial learning 
D) habituation 
E) social learning
F)imitative learning

Question 16

Four of these five choices are learned behaviors. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) A rat that presses a lever and is rewarded with a food pellet is more likely to press the lever again. 
B) Once a bird has been sickened by a larval or adult monarch, it avoids these insects in the future. 
C) A fiddler crab forages up to 30 feet from its burrow and scurries straight home in response to a threat. 
D) Newly hatched geese follow the large moving object that looms over them after they hatch. 
E) Birds fill any wide-open mouth they see in their nest. 
A) A rat that presses a lever and is rewarded with a food pellet is more likely to press the lever again. 
B) Once a bird has been sickened by a larval or adult monarch, it avoids these insects in the future. 
C) A fiddler crab forages up to 30 feet from its burrow and scurries straight home in response to a threat. 
D) Newly hatched geese follow the large moving object that looms over them after they hatch. 
E) Birds fill any wide-open mouth they see in their nest.

Question 17

Match each term to its description.
-a single mate for both sexes

Accepted Answer

A) acoustical signals 
B) pheromones 
C) monogamous 
D) visual communication 
E) tactile displays
F)polygynous
G)polyandrous
H)promiscuous 
A) acoustical signals 
B) pheromones 
C) monogamous 
D) visual communication 
E) tactile displays
F)polygynous
G)polyandrous
H)promiscuous

Question 18

Four of the five answers are major advantages of group living for predators. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) increased hunting success 
B) improved success at fending off scavengers 
C) group defense of young 
D) greater strength to defend territory 
E) caring for each other's young 
A) increased hunting success 
B) improved success at fending off scavengers 
C) group defense of young 
D) greater strength to defend territory 
E) caring for each other's young

Question 19

​Young whooping cranes follow older birds to learn the route of their long seasonal migration. This is an example of what type of learned behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) ​imitative behavior 
B) ​habituation 
C) ​imprinting 
D) ​social learning 
E) ​spatial learning 
A) ​imitative behavior 
B) ​habituation 
C) ​imprinting 
D) ​social learning 
E) ​spatial learning

Question 20

Match the scenario with the most appropriate type of learning.
-Young whooping cranes follow older birds to learn the route of their long seasonal migration.

Accepted Answer

A) conditioning 
B) imprinting 
C) spatial learning 
D) habituation 
E) social learning
F)imitative learning 
A) conditioning 
B) imprinting 
C) spatial learning 
D) habituation 
E) social learning
F)imitative learning

Exam 39: Animal Behavior

Squirrels in cities are accustomed to humans and will continue to forage in their presence. Which term best describes this behavior?

What type of communication is most widespread in animals that have good eyesight and are active during the day?

Animals who cluster together and use each other as cover from predators exhibit ____ behavior.

Chemical signals that cause long-term responses in the receiver are most specifically called ____.

What is one way in which acting as a selfish herd can protect members of the herd?

​One way in which altruistic behavior can evolve is through a type of selection that favors individuals who have the highest inclusive fitness. This is called ____ selection.

In all eusocial species, sterile workers assist fertile ____ with whom they share genes.

Match each term to its description. -​multiple mates for females only

​With what type of learned behavior does an animal's involuntary response to a stimulus become associated with a stimulus that accompanies it?

A genetic capacity to learn, combined with actual experiences in the environment, shapes most forms of behavior. Use the example of songbird's learning their song to demonstrate the role of imprinting and environment on learning.

Describe how fireflies take advantage of the communication systems of their prey.

If a bonded female vole is injected with a chemical that blocks the action of oxytocin, she is likely to ____.

Parental care requires time and energy that an individual could otherwise invest in reproducing again. What determines how much parental care is given?

A honeybee's dance in its dark hive around a crowd of fellow workers conveys information about the location of food. This is an example of ____ communication.

Match the scenario with the most appropriate type of learning. -A marmoset given the opportunity to observe another marmoset opening a container filled with food later opens the container the same way.

Four of these five choices are learned behaviors. Select the exception.

Match each term to its description. -a single mate for both sexes

Four of the five answers are major advantages of group living for predators. Select the exception.

​Young whooping cranes follow older birds to learn the route of their long seasonal migration. This is an example of what type of learned behavior?

Match the scenario with the most appropriate type of learning. -Young whooping cranes follow older birds to learn the route of their long seasonal migration.

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One way in which altruistic behavior can evolve is through a type of selection that favors individuals who have the highest inclusive fitness. This is called ____ selection.

Match each term to its description. -multiple mates for females only

With what type of learned behavior does an animal's involuntary response to a stimulus become associated with a stimulus that accompanies it?

Young whooping cranes follow older birds to learn the route of their long seasonal migration. This is an example of what type of learned behavior?