Question 1

The hormone oxytocin affects __________ in many mammals.

Accepted Answer

A) labor and delivery 
B) lactation 
C) pair bonding 
D) maternal behavior 
E) all of these 
A) labor and delivery 
B) lactation 
C) pair bonding 
D) maternal behavior 
E) all of these

Question 2

Which of the following statements is false about the nest-decorating behavior of starlings?

Accepted Answer

A) It deters bloodsucking mites. 
B) It increases the survival of nestlings. 
C) It promotes reproductive success of the parent birds. 
D) It is a learned behavior. 
E) None of these.. 
A) It deters bloodsucking mites. 
B) It increases the survival of nestlings. 
C) It promotes reproductive success of the parent birds. 
D) It is a learned behavior. 
E) None of these..

Question 3

Africanized bees __________ than European honeybees.

Accepted Answer

A) make less honey 
B) respond more quickly to perceived threats 
C) are more aggressive stingers 
D) are more likely to abandon their colony after being disturbed 
E) do all of these more 
A) make less honey 
B) respond more quickly to perceived threats 
C) are more aggressive stingers 
D) are more likely to abandon their colony after being disturbed 
E) do all of these more

Question 4

Newly hatched goslings follow any large moving objects to which they are exposed shortly after hatching.This behavior is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) homing. 
B) imprinting. 
C) piloting. 
D) migration. 
E) classical conditioning. 
A) homing. 
B) imprinting. 
C) piloting. 
D) migration. 
E) classical conditioning.

Question 5

-The above figure demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) imprinting behavior. 
B) displaying instinctive behavior. 
C) feeding a social parasite. 
D) a learned behavior. 
E) all of these. 
A) imprinting behavior. 
B) displaying instinctive behavior. 
C) feeding a social parasite. 
D) a learned behavior. 
E) all of these.

Question 6

The wild carrot sprigs that starlings add to their nests function

Accepted Answer

A) as a form of camouflage against predators. 
B) as a form of insulation. 
C) to repel parasites. 
D) to prevent other birds from using the nest. 
E) in ways that are currently unknown. 
A) as a form of camouflage against predators. 
B) as a form of insulation. 
C) to repel parasites. 
D) to prevent other birds from using the nest. 
E) in ways that are currently unknown.

Question 7

-According to the above table, the foraging characteristic that would benefit an animal most in a stable ecology would be?

Accepted Answer

A) A baby garter snake captures and eats a slug. 
B) A sitter because it would have more trouble adapting to a changing environment 
C) A forager because it has the ability to adapt quickly. 
D) Both the sitter and the forager are equally adept in a stable ecosystem. 
E) All of these would benefit an animal the most. 
A) A baby garter snake captures and eats a slug. 
B) A sitter because it would have more trouble adapting to a changing environment 
C) A forager because it has the ability to adapt quickly. 
D) Both the sitter and the forager are equally adept in a stable ecosystem. 
E) All of these would benefit an animal the most.

Question 8

Pavlov's dogs were an example of

Accepted Answer

A) homing. 
B) imprinting. 
C) piloting. 
D) migration. 
E) classical conditioning. 
A) homing. 
B) imprinting. 
C) piloting. 
D) migration. 
E) classical conditioning.

Question 9

The data

Accepted Answer

A) supports the hypothesis that aromatic compounds suppress mite development. 
B) could be the basis for other experiments that determine the percent of hatchlings that survive in sprig-free and decorated nests. 
C) supports both of these. 
D) supports neither of these. 
E) provided is not enough to answer the question. 
A) supports the hypothesis that aromatic compounds suppress mite development. 
B) could be the basis for other experiments that determine the percent of hatchlings that survive in sprig-free and decorated nests. 
C) supports both of these. 
D) supports neither of these. 
E) provided is not enough to answer the question.

Question 10

Bees learn the direction to a distant source of food by

Accepted Answer

A) following the foraging scout. 
B) following a trail pheromone. 
C) noting the scout's waggle dance. 
D) noting the scout's round dance. 
E) noting the scout's waggle dance and its round dance. 
A) following the foraging scout. 
B) following a trail pheromone. 
C) noting the scout's waggle dance. 
D) noting the scout's round dance. 
E) noting the scout's waggle dance and its round dance.

Question 11

Learned behavior is recognizable by the __________ the animal makes in its responses.

Accepted Answer

A) fixed action patterns 
B) modifications 
C) stereotyping 
D) repetitions 
E) false starts 
A) fixed action patterns 
B) modifications 
C) stereotyping 
D) repetitions 
E) false starts

Question 12

Instinctive behavior is

Accepted Answer

A) an innate response 
B) a fixed action pattern 
C) not altered by experience 
D) triggered by a specific stimulus 
E) all of these. 
A) an innate response 
B) a fixed action pattern 
C) not altered by experience 
D) triggered by a specific stimulus 
E) all of these.

Question 13

Pheromones

Accepted Answer

A) are signaling molecules. 
B) are released by one individual and influence other individuals of the same species. 
C) diffuse through the air 
D) help to regulate honeybee behavior. 
E) do all of these. 
A) are signaling molecules. 
B) are released by one individual and influence other individuals of the same species. 
C) diffuse through the air 
D) help to regulate honeybee behavior. 
E) do all of these.

Question 14

The cells surrounding milk-producing cells in the female mammary gland contract shortly after the female hears the cry of an infant.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a response that is not a behavior. 
B) instinctive behavior. 
C) imprinting behavior. 
D) learned behavior. 
E) a time-dependent form of learning. 
A) a response that is not a behavior. 
B) instinctive behavior. 
C) imprinting behavior. 
D) learned behavior. 
E) a time-dependent form of learning.

Question 15

Imprinting is a

Accepted Answer

A) response to a stimulus. 
B) learned behavior that occurs during a critical time period. 
C) fixed action pattern. 
D) decline in the level of a response to a nonthreatening stimulus. 
E) type of learning that involves solving novel problems. 
A) response to a stimulus. 
B) learned behavior that occurs during a critical time period. 
C) fixed action pattern. 
D) decline in the level of a response to a nonthreatening stimulus. 
E) type of learning that involves solving novel problems.

Exam 44: Animal Behavior

The hormone oxytocin affects __________ in many mammals.

Which of the following statements is false about the nest-decorating behavior of starlings?

Africanized bees __________ than European honeybees.

Newly hatched goslings follow any large moving objects to which they are exposed shortly after hatching.This behavior is an example of

-The above figure demonstrates

The wild carrot sprigs that starlings add to their nests function

-According to the above table, the foraging characteristic that would benefit an animal most in a stable ecology would be?

Pavlov's dogs were an example of

The data

Bees learn the direction to a distant source of food by

Learned behavior is recognizable by the __________ the animal makes in its responses.

Instinctive behavior is

Pheromones

The cells surrounding milk-producing cells in the female mammary gland contract shortly after the female hears the cry of an infant.This is an example of

Imprinting is a

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