Exam 51: Animal Behavior

You observe a species of bird that, upon hatching, has contact with its parents only while being fed. You also never hear the parents sing during the feeding process. What would you propose about song learning in this species of bird?

White-crowned sparrows can only learn the "crystallized" song for their species by ________.

Use the following figures to answer the question. From the figure, what can we determine about the location of the food source?

Which of the following is true of innate behaviors?

In testing a hypothesis that "territorial defense in European robins is a fixed action pattern that is released by the sight of orange feathers," researchers found that robins defended their territory by attacking anything that was of similar size and had an orange patch. What experiment would you perform next to determine that the color initiated the defense response?

How would you classify the genetic basis for most behavioral traits in the animal kingdom?

One way to understand how early environment influences behaviors in similar species is through the "cross-fostering" experimental technique. Suppose that the curly-whiskered mud rat differs from the bald mud rat in several ways, including being much more aggressive. How would you set up a cross-fostering experiment to determine if environment plays a role in the curly-whiskered mud rat's aggression?

You have captured a number of rats from a wild population and quickly surmise with tests that they are very good at avoiding food with poisons. What would best explain this observation?

Which of the following experiments best addresses the hypothesis that moths stop flying in response to high-intensity bat sounds?

How do altruistic behaviors arise through natural selection?

Listed are several examples of types of animal behavior. Choose the letter of the correct term (A-E) that matches each example in the following questions. A. operant conditioning B. classical conditioning C. innate behavior D. imprinting E. altruistic behavior -Pair-bonding in a population of prairie voles can be prevented by ________.

A cage containing male mosquitoes has a small earphone placed on top, through which the sound of a female mosquito is played. All the males immediately fly to the earphone and go through all of the steps of copulation. What is the best explanation for this behavior?

Animals that help other animals of the same species ________.

Which of the following statements about evolution of behavior is correct?

Which of the following best describes "game theory" as it applies to animal behavior?

Which of the following examples describes a behavioral pattern that results from a proximate cause?

Which of the following is not required for a behavioral trait to evolve by natural selection?

Which of the following has a coefficient of relatedness of 0.25?

Listed are several examples of types of animal behavior. Choose the letter of the correct term (A-E) that matches each example in the following questions. A. operant conditioning B. classical conditioning C. innate behavior D. imprinting E. altruistic behavior -A cat runs to its food dish when it hears the sound of a can opener. A) A B) B C) C D) E

Which of the following statements is true about certainty of paternity?