Question 1

The insects in the photograph are demonstrating ________ communication.

Accepted Answer

A) visual 
B) chemical 
C) vocal 
D) touch 
E) sound 
A) visual 
B) chemical 
C) vocal 
D) touch 
E) sound

Question 2

A lion spraying urine on a tree is an example of ________-based communication.

Accepted Answer

chemical o

Question 3

Studies of identical human twins have shown that:

Accepted Answer

A) they are no more alike than are fraternal twins. 
B) they exhibit vastly different behavioral traits if raised in different environments. 
C) their genes appear to have a great deal of influence on their behavior. 
D) they do not live as long as fraternal twins live. 
E) behavior does not depend on the types of genes present. 
A) they are no more alike than are fraternal twins. 
B) they exhibit vastly different behavioral traits if raised in different environments. 
C) their genes appear to have a great deal of influence on their behavior. 
D) they do not live as long as fraternal twins live. 
E) behavior does not depend on the types of genes present.

Question 4

Living in a social group increases the risk of contracting an infectious disease. True or False?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The function of honeybee drones is to bring nectar back to the hive. True or False?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Living in a social group decreases the odds of finding a mate. True or False?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Nesting geese will roll softballs (placed next to their nests by biologists)into their nests, perhaps because the balls resemble eggs that might have rolled out of the nest. This behavior is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A) insight learning. 
B) habituation. 
C) innate. 
D) conditioned. 
E) trial-and-error learning. 
A) insight learning. 
B) habituation. 
C) innate. 
D) conditioned. 
E) trial-and-error learning.

Question 8

A strong association learned during a sensitive period of an animal's development is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning. 
B) insight learning. 
C) altruism. 
D) imprinting. 
E) habituation. 
A) classical conditioning. 
B) insight learning. 
C) altruism. 
D) imprinting. 
E) habituation.

Question 9

According to ethologists, ________ is defined as the capacity to make changes in behavior on the basis of experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to ethologists, ________ is defined as...

Question 10

"Kin selection" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the selection of a mate. 
B) deciding which related animals can share the food. 
C) deciding which related animals can live in the colony. 
D) which related animals must live and which must die. 
E) an animal promoting the survival of the genes of its close relatives. 
A) the selection of a mate. 
B) deciding which related animals can share the food. 
C) deciding which related animals can live in the colony. 
D) which related animals must live and which must die. 
E) an animal promoting the survival of the genes of its close relatives.

Question 11

The shape, size, or color of an animal:

Accepted Answer

A) plays a role in active visual communication. 
B) plays a role in passive visual communication. 
C) does not communicate information. 
D) relates to the pheromones the animal produces. 
E) is used to mark the boundaries of territories. 
A) plays a role in active visual communication. 
B) plays a role in passive visual communication. 
C) does not communicate information. 
D) relates to the pheromones the animal produces. 
E) is used to mark the boundaries of territories.

Question 12

Aggressive encounters between individuals of the same species:

Accepted Answer

A) are always a fight to the death. 
B) usually result in one of the individuals being injured. 
C) usually include rituals or displays. 
D) do not occur in nature. 
E) occur only when food supplies are low. 
A) are always a fight to the death. 
B) usually result in one of the individuals being injured. 
C) usually include rituals or displays. 
D) do not occur in nature. 
E) occur only when food supplies are low.

Question 13

How do animals identify their territories?

Accepted Answer

Animals use aggressi

Question 14

In human infants, smiling is a(n)________ behavior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In human infants, smiling is a(n)________ behavior....

Question 15

Martha McClintock found that the menstrual cycles of female college roommates became synchronous after 6 months of living together. She also found that armpit odors from one group of women affected the menstrual cycles of other women who sniffed the odors. These findings might indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A) women have conscious control over their menstrual cycles. 
B) pheromones are involved in menstrual synchrony. 
C) menstrual cycles are not influenced by nerve impulses. 
D) something in the water in the dorm influences the women's cycles. 
E) eating the same foods causes menstrual cycles to become synchronous. 
A) women have conscious control over their menstrual cycles. 
B) pheromones are involved in menstrual synchrony. 
C) menstrual cycles are not influenced by nerve impulses. 
D) something in the water in the dorm influences the women's cycles. 
E) eating the same foods causes menstrual cycles to become synchronous.

Question 16

What disadvantage does sound communication have?

Accepted Answer

Sounds may attract p

Question 17

A child learns which foods taste good or bad through:

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning. 
B) insight learning. 
C) habituation. 
D) trial-and-error learning. 
E) imprinting. 
A) operant conditioning. 
B) insight learning. 
C) habituation. 
D) trial-and-error learning. 
E) imprinting.

Question 18

Dominance hierarchies minimize aggression in social animals. True or False?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What are the advantages to being a social animal?

Accepted Answer

Social animals work as a group, which ma

Question 20

Foraging honeybees communicate the location of a source of food by:

Accepted Answer

A) leading other bees to the site. 
B) releasing pheromones. 
C) doing a specific waggle dance. 
D) creating noises with their wings. 
E) using a unique verbal language. 
A) leading other bees to the site. 
B) releasing pheromones. 
C) doing a specific waggle dance. 
D) creating noises with their wings. 
E) using a unique verbal language.

Exam 25: Animal Behavior

The insects in the photograph are demonstrating ________ communication.

A lion spraying urine on a tree is an example of ________-based communication.

Studies of identical human twins have shown that:

Living in a social group increases the risk of contracting an infectious disease. True or False?

The function of honeybee drones is to bring nectar back to the hive. True or False?

Living in a social group decreases the odds of finding a mate. True or False?

Nesting geese will roll softballs (placed next to their nests by biologists)into their nests, perhaps because the balls resemble eggs that might have rolled out of the nest. This behavior is most likely:

A strong association learned during a sensitive period of an animal's development is referred to as:

According to ethologists, ________ is defined as the capacity to make changes in behavior on the basis of experience.

"Kin selection" refers to:

The shape, size, or color of an animal:

Aggressive encounters between individuals of the same species:

How do animals identify their territories?

In human infants, smiling is a(n)________ behavior.

Martha McClintock found that the menstrual cycles of female college roommates became synchronous after 6 months of living together. She also found that armpit odors from one group of women affected the menstrual cycles of other women who sniffed the odors. These findings might indicate that:

What disadvantage does sound communication have?

A child learns which foods taste good or bad through:

Dominance hierarchies minimize aggression in social animals. True or False?

What are the advantages to being a social animal?

Foraging honeybees communicate the location of a source of food by:

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