Question 1

Although many chimpanzees live in environments with oil palm nuts, members of only a few populations use stones to crack open the nuts. The likely explanation is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the behavioral difference is caused by genetic differences between populations. 
B)  members of different populations have different nutritional requirements. 
C)  the cultural tradition of using stones to crack nuts has arisen in only some populations. 
D)  members of different populations differ in learning ability. 
A)  the behavioral difference is caused by genetic differences between populations. 
B)  members of different populations have different nutritional requirements. 
C)  the cultural tradition of using stones to crack nuts has arisen in only some populations. 
D)  members of different populations differ in learning ability.

Question 2

Female spotted sandpipers aggressively court males and, after mating and egg laying, leave the clutch of young for the male to incubate. This sequence may be repeated several times with different males until no available males remain, forcing the female to incubate her last clutch. Which of the following terms best describes this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  monogamy 
B)  polygyny 
C)  polyandry 
D)  promiscuity 
A)  monogamy 
B)  polygyny 
C)  polyandry 
D)  promiscuity

Question 3

Use the following figures to answer the question.
 
What could you conclude if the honeybee in the figure switched from the "waggle dance" to the "round dance"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The food source is no longer available; all the nectar has been harvested. 
B)  The preferred food source was farther away. 
C)  The bee is trying to conserve energy by switching to the round dance. 
D)  The food source is close to the hive. 
A)  The food source is no longer available; all the nectar has been harvested. 
B)  The preferred food source was farther away. 
C)  The bee is trying to conserve energy by switching to the round dance. 
D)  The food source is close to the hive.

Question 4

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
-The fru gene in fruit flies ________.
I.is a master regulatory gene that directs expression of many other genes
II.can be genetically manipulated in females so that they will perform male sex behaviors
III. programs males for appropriate courtship behaviors

Accepted Answer

A)  only I and II 
B)  only I and III 
C)  only III 
D)  I, II, III 
A)  only I and II 
B)  only I and III 
C)  only III 
D)  I, II, III

Question 5

You observe scrub jays hiding food and notice that one particular individual only pretends to hide food. What kind of experiment could you perform to test whether this behavior was random or in response to another signal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Observe more of these behaviors in the wild and try to determine if the behavior is random. 
B)  Hypothesize a set of signals that could produce this behavior and try to match the behaviors with the signals. 
C)  Attempt to reproduce the behavior in captivity by using bird models and a computer simulation. 
D)  Isolate the individual birds in a laboratory and repeat the observations. 
A)  Observe more of these behaviors in the wild and try to determine if the behavior is random. 
B)  Hypothesize a set of signals that could produce this behavior and try to match the behaviors with the signals. 
C)  Attempt to reproduce the behavior in captivity by using bird models and a computer simulation. 
D)  Isolate the individual birds in a laboratory and repeat the observations.

Question 6

During a field trip, an instructor touched a moth resting on a tree trunk. The moth raised its forewings to reveal large eyespots on its hind wings. The instructor asked why the moth lifted its wings. One student answered that sensory receptors had fired and triggered a neuronal reflex culminating in the contraction of certain muscles. A second student responded that the behavior might frighten predators. Which statement best describes these explanations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first explanation is correct, but the second is incorrect. 
B)  The first explanation refers to proximate causation, whereas the second refers to ultimate causation. 
C)  The first explanation is testable as a scientific hypothesis, whereas the second is not. 
D)  Both explanations are reasonable and simply represent a difference of opinion. 
A)  The first explanation is correct, but the second is incorrect. 
B)  The first explanation refers to proximate causation, whereas the second refers to ultimate causation. 
C)  The first explanation is testable as a scientific hypothesis, whereas the second is not. 
D)  Both explanations are reasonable and simply represent a difference of opinion.

Question 7

Displays of nocturnal mammals are usually ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual and auditory 
B)  tactile and visual 
C)  olfactory and auditory 
D)  visual and olfactory 
A)  visual and auditory 
B)  tactile and visual 
C)  olfactory and auditory 
D)  visual and olfactory

Question 8

A vampire bat sharing blood with another bat that is not its kin is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  optimal foraging behavior 
B)  reciprocal altruism 
C)  learned behavior 
D)  agonistic behavior 
A)  optimal foraging behavior 
B)  reciprocal altruism 
C)  learned behavior 
D)  agonistic behavior

Question 9

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 human baby performs a sucking behavior perfectly when it is put in the presence of the nipple of its mother's breast.
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Accepted Answer

The answer of Listed are several examples of types of...

Exam 51: Animal Behavior

Although many chimpanzees live in environments with oil palm nuts, members of only a few populations use stones to crack open the nuts. The likely explanation is that

Use the following figures to answer the question. What could you conclude if the honeybee in the figure switched from the "waggle dance" to the "round dance"?

You observe scrub jays hiding food and notice that one particular individual only pretends to hide food. What kind of experiment could you perform to test whether this behavior was random or in response to another signal?

Displays of nocturnal mammals are usually ________.

A vampire bat sharing blood with another bat that is not its kin is an example of ________.

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