Question 1

A dog growling is an example of communication.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A dog growling is an example of...

Question 2

A toad avoiding bad- tasting insects is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  learned behavior. 
B)  instinctive behavior. 
C)  random behavior. 
D)  innate behavior. 
A)  learned behavior. 
B)  instinctive behavior. 
C)  random behavior. 
D)  innate behavior.

Question 3

The shape, size, or color of an animal

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The queen in a naked mole rat colony is the only female allowed to breed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A cat grooming another cat is an example of _ communication.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A cat grooming another cat is an...

Question 6

What is the advantage of play?

Accepted Answer

A)  Play decreases the risk of injury to the young. 
B)  Play is a chance to practice skills such as hunting, fleeing, and social behaviors. 
C)  Play slows the development of adult behaviors. 
D)  Play decreases competition within the group. 
E)  Play keeps the young close to the parents for longer. 
A)  Play decreases the risk of injury to the young. 
B)  Play is a chance to practice skills such as hunting, fleeing, and social behaviors. 
C)  Play slows the development of adult behaviors. 
D)  Play decreases competition within the group. 
E)  Play keeps the young close to the parents for longer.

Question 7

The function of honeybee queens is to bring nectar back to the hive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The greatest long- distance sound communication occurs among

Accepted Answer

A)  birds. 
B)  bats. 
C)  elephants. 
D)  insects. 
E)  whales. 
A)  birds. 
B)  bats. 
C)  elephants. 
D)  insects. 
E)  whales.

Question 9

Normal fruit fly larvae move away from their food after eating. However, some larvae that were subjected to X- rays remain near or in their food after eating. There is a consistent difference in the DNA of these two types of larvae. What can we conclude about this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has a clear genetic component. 
B)  It appears to be entirely learned. 
C)  It is an innate behavior. 
D)  Nothing can be concluded about this behavior from the information provided. 
A)  It has a clear genetic component. 
B)  It appears to be entirely learned. 
C)  It is an innate behavior. 
D)  Nothing can be concluded about this behavior from the information provided.

Question 10

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

Question 11

How do silk moths attract mates?

Accepted Answer

A)  The males turn bright red as a visual signal. 
B)  The females flit around the males in an elaborate dance. 
C)  The males sing a high- pitched song to attract the females. 
D)  The females secrete pheromones to attract males. 
E)  They build elaborate nests. 
A)  The males turn bright red as a visual signal. 
B)  The females flit around the males in an elaborate dance. 
C)  The males sing a high- pitched song to attract the females. 
D)  The females secrete pheromones to attract males. 
E)  They build elaborate nests.

Question 12

What is insight learning?

Accepted Answer

In insight learning, an animal

Question 13

What are the advantages to being a social animal?

Accepted Answer

Social animals work as a group, which ma

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

Male bullfrogs produce loud calls during the mating season to attract females. The loudest males tend to mate with the most females. What can we reasonably conclude about this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The louder a male's call, the lower his quality. 
B)  The louder a male's call, the higher his quality. 
C)  We cannot come to any conclusions based on the information given. 
D)  The loudness of a male's call is not a good predictor of his quality. 
A)  The louder a male's call, the lower his quality. 
B)  The louder a male's call, the higher his quality. 
C)  We cannot come to any conclusions based on the information given. 
D)  The loudness of a male's call is not a good predictor of his quality.

Question 16

Which of the following illustrates altruism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males sing to attract females as mating partners. 
B)  Birds of a different species care for a cuckoo egg. 
C)  A mother bird pretends to be wounded to distract a predator away from her young. 
D)  Parent birds spend much of their time and energy feeding their young. 
E)  Parent birds clean out their nests. 
A)  Males sing to attract females as mating partners. 
B)  Birds of a different species care for a cuckoo egg. 
C)  A mother bird pretends to be wounded to distract a predator away from her young. 
D)  Parent birds spend much of their time and energy feeding their young. 
E)  Parent birds clean out their nests.

Question 17

Kin selection refers to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

What disadvantage does sound communication have?

Accepted Answer

Sounds may attract p

Question 19

B. F. Skinner is most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  causing chickens to return to the roost at night. 
B)  insight learning. 
C)  breeding experiments with pigeons. 
D)  imprinting experiments with ducks. 
E)  operant conditioning (trial- and- error learning). 
A)  causing chickens to return to the roost at night. 
B)  insight learning. 
C)  breeding experiments with pigeons. 
D)  imprinting experiments with ducks. 
E)  operant conditioning (trial- and- error learning).

Question 20

What methods do animals use to communicate with one another?

Accepted Answer

Animals communicate

Exam 26: Animal Behavior

A dog growling is an example of communication.

A toad avoiding bad- tasting insects is an example of a(n)

The shape, size, or color of an animal

The queen in a naked mole rat colony is the only female allowed to breed.

A cat grooming another cat is an example of _ communication.

What is the advantage of play?

The function of honeybee queens is to bring nectar back to the hive.

The greatest long- distance sound communication occurs among

Normal fruit fly larvae move away from their food after eating. However, some larvae that were subjected to X- rays remain near or in their food after eating. There is a consistent difference in the DNA of these two types of larvae. What can we conclude about this behavior?

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

How do silk moths attract mates?

What is insight learning?

What are the advantages to being a social animal?

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

Male bullfrogs produce loud calls during the mating season to attract females. The loudest males tend to mate with the most females. What can we reasonably conclude about this situation?

Which of the following illustrates altruism?

Kin selection refers to

What disadvantage does sound communication have?

B. F. Skinner is most closely associated with

What methods do animals use to communicate with one another?

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Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell

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Patterns of Inheritance

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Gene Expression and Regulation

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