Question 1

Match each term to its description.
-multiple mates for males 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 2

The dramatic transformation between subordinate and dominant phenotypes of male cichlids involves the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) removal of an acetyl group from DNA 
B) methylation of DNA 
C) distribution of oxytocin receptor genes 
D) number of vasopressin receptor genes 
E) modification of histone proteins 
A) removal of an acetyl group from DNA 
B) methylation of DNA 
C) distribution of oxytocin receptor genes 
D) number of vasopressin receptor genes 
E) modification of histone proteins

Question 3

In a dominance hierarchy, why would subordinate members remain part of the group?

Accepted Answer

Belonging to a group enhances the subord

Question 4

Ivan Pavlov rang a bell whenever he fed a dog, and later the dog salivated at the sound of the bell. What term best describes this experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) habituation 
C) operant conditioning 
D) imprinting 
E) social learning 
A) classical conditioning 
B) habituation 
C) operant conditioning 
D) imprinting 
E) social learning

Question 5

Animals learn to repeat behaviors based on certain factors. What are these factors?

Accepted Answer

Animals learn to repeat behavi

Question 6

Which scenario illustrates a selfish herd?

Accepted Answer

A) In most wolf packs, one dominant male breeds with one dominant female. 
B) Lions are social animals who cooperate in catching prey. 
C) When threatened by wolves, musk oxen stand back to back, presenting an imposing display of sharp horns. 
D) Chimpanzees learn by imitation in a group. 
E) A pair of breeding herring gulls will cannibalize the eggs and even the chicks of their neighbors. 
A) In most wolf packs, one dominant male breeds with one dominant female. 
B) Lions are social animals who cooperate in catching prey. 
C) When threatened by wolves, musk oxen stand back to back, presenting an imposing display of sharp horns. 
D) Chimpanzees learn by imitation in a group. 
E) A pair of breeding herring gulls will cannibalize the eggs and even the chicks of their neighbors.

Question 7

Genetic variation in behavior occurs between species and within species. Describe the genetic basis for the difference in mating behaviors in closely related species of voles.

Accepted Answer

Most voles are promiscuous; they have mu

Question 8

During its lifetime, a male cichlid fish can switch back and forth between dominant and subordinate social roles. The switch most importantly depends upon ____.

Accepted Answer

A) distribution of oxytocin receptors 
B) water temperature 
C) food availability 
D) the presence of a larger dominant male 
E) the presence of fertile females 
A) distribution of oxytocin receptors 
B) water temperature 
C) food availability 
D) the presence of a larger dominant male 
E) the presence of fertile females

Question 9

​The animal mating system in which females have multiple mates is referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​sexual dimorphism 
B) ​polygynous 
C) ​polyandrous 
D) ​polyamorous 
E) ​monogamous 
A) ​sexual dimorphism 
B) ​polygynous 
C) ​polyandrous 
D) ​polyamorous 
E) ​monogamous

Question 10

Genetic monogamy is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) predominant in mammals 
B) common in all animals 
C) rare 
D) more common than social monogamy 
E) beneficial to evolutionary fitness 
A) predominant in mammals 
B) common in all animals 
C) rare 
D) more common than social monogamy 
E) beneficial to evolutionary fitness

Question 11

Match the scenario with the most appropriate type of learning.
-Pigeons learn to ignore people walking by them, a neutral stimulus.

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 12

Explain the difference between social animals and eusocial animals.

Accepted Answer

Social animals are those that live in mu

Question 13

In fruit flies, natural selection tends to maintain both the rover and sitter alleles of the foraging gene because ____.

Accepted Answer

A) gametes assort randomly 
B) larvae of each foraging type are more likely to survive when their type is rare 
C) larvae of each foraging type are more likely to survive when their type is common 
D) rovers often find more food than sitters 
E) sitters conserve more energy than rovers 
A) gametes assort randomly 
B) larvae of each foraging type are more likely to survive when their type is rare 
C) larvae of each foraging type are more likely to survive when their type is common 
D) rovers often find more food than sitters 
E) sitters conserve more energy than rovers

Question 14

Voles with a large number of oxytocin receptors in their brains are likely to be ____.

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive 
B) territorial 
C) promiscuous 
D) migratory 
E) monogamous 
A) aggressive 
B) territorial 
C) promiscuous 
D) migratory 
E) monogamous

Question 15

​Four of the five answers are duties performed by workers in eusocial honeybee colonies. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) ​foraging for food 
B) ​maintaining the hive 
C) ​caring for young 
D) ​laying eggs 
E) ​defending the colony 
A) ​foraging for food 
B) ​maintaining the hive 
C) ​caring for young 
D) ​laying eggs 
E) ​defending the colony

Question 16

Leks are places where male ____.

Accepted Answer

A) hanging flies offer female flies meals of dead insects 
B) fiddler crabs wave their oversized claws to attract female crabs 
C) bison lock horns and wrestle for dominance 
D) terns cooperate with females in the care of their chicks 
E) sage grouse perform displays to attract females 
A) hanging flies offer female flies meals of dead insects 
B) fiddler crabs wave their oversized claws to attract female crabs 
C) bison lock horns and wrestle for dominance 
D) terns cooperate with females in the care of their chicks 
E) sage grouse perform displays to attract females

Question 17

How might habituation to humans be beneficial to wild animals in urban settings?

Accepted Answer

Wild animals expend a great de

Question 18

​In the eusocial naked mole-rat species, Heterocephalus glaber, who is responsible for reproducing?

Accepted Answer

A) ​one king mates with numerous worker females 
B) ​one king mates with one to three queens 
C) ​one queen mates with one to three kings 
D) ​one queen mates with numerous worker males 
E) ​numerous kings mate with numerous queens 
A) ​one king mates with numerous worker females 
B) ​one king mates with one to three queens 
C) ​one queen mates with one to three kings 
D) ​one queen mates with numerous worker males 
E) ​numerous kings mate with numerous queens

Question 19

​Only two species of eusocial vertebrates have been discovered, both found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​North America 
B) ​South America 
C) ​Africa 
D) ​Australia 
E) ​Asia 
A) ​North America 
B) ​South America 
C) ​Africa 
D) ​Australia 
E) ​Asia

Question 20

A newly hatched cuckoo bird is blind, but contact with an object beside it stimulates it to push the object out of the nest. Which term best describes this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) learned 
B) conditioning 
C) imprinting 
D) instinct 
E) habituation 
A) learned 
B) conditioning 
C) imprinting 
D) instinct 
E) habituation

Exam 39: Animal Behavior

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

The dramatic transformation between subordinate and dominant phenotypes of male cichlids involves the ____.

In a dominance hierarchy, why would subordinate members remain part of the group?

Ivan Pavlov rang a bell whenever he fed a dog, and later the dog salivated at the sound of the bell. What term best describes this experiment?

Animals learn to repeat behaviors based on certain factors. What are these factors?

Which scenario illustrates a selfish herd?

Genetic variation in behavior occurs between species and within species. Describe the genetic basis for the difference in mating behaviors in closely related species of voles.

During its lifetime, a male cichlid fish can switch back and forth between dominant and subordinate social roles. The switch most importantly depends upon ____.

​The animal mating system in which females have multiple mates is referred to as ____.

Genetic monogamy is ____.

Match the scenario with the most appropriate type of learning. -Pigeons learn to ignore people walking by them, a neutral stimulus.

Explain the difference between social animals and eusocial animals.

In fruit flies, natural selection tends to maintain both the rover and sitter alleles of the foraging gene because ____.

Voles with a large number of oxytocin receptors in their brains are likely to be ____.

​Four of the five answers are duties performed by workers in eusocial honeybee colonies. Select the exception.

Leks are places where male ____.

How might habituation to humans be beneficial to wild animals in urban settings?

​In the eusocial naked mole-rat species, Heterocephalus glaber, who is responsible for reproducing?

​Only two species of eusocial vertebrates have been discovered, both found in ____.

A newly hatched cuckoo bird is blind, but contact with an object beside it stimulates it to push the object out of the nest. Which term best describes this behavior?

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The animal mating system in which females have multiple mates is referred to as ____.

Four of the five answers are duties performed by workers in eusocial honeybee colonies. Select the exception.

In the eusocial naked mole-rat species, Heterocephalus glaber, who is responsible for reproducing?

Only two species of eusocial vertebrates have been discovered, both found in ____.