Question 1

Complex societies involving a caste system, where individuals are born into a specific role, can be found among which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Birds 
B)  Amphibians 
C)  Insects 
D)  Reptiles 
E)  Fishes 
A)  Birds 
B)  Amphibians 
C)  Insects 
D)  Reptiles 
E)  Fishes

Question 2

Dominance hierarchies minimize aggression in social animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An animal can imprint only on members of its own species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The protist Stentor contracts when it is touched for the first time but gradually stops retracting if the touching is continued. This behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A)  insight learning. 
B)  habituation. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  a sensitive period. 
E)  imprinting. 
A)  insight learning. 
B)  habituation. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  a sensitive period. 
E)  imprinting.

Question 5

The head bobbing of lizards is a visual mating signal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Behaviors result from an interaction between genes and environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

To communicate across hundreds of miles, whales use

Accepted Answer

A)  wave motions. 
B)  sight. 
C)  pheromones. 
D)  sound. 
E)  touch. 
A)  wave motions. 
B)  sight. 
C)  pheromones. 
D)  sound. 
E)  touch.

Question 8

If a baby squirrel is adopted by a mother cat and begins to copy the behaviors of the cat, it is an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Drones are male honeybees that

Accepted Answer

A)  build the hexagonal cells of wax for the larvae. 
B)  forage for food. 
C)  mate with the queens. 
D)  feed the developing larvae. 
A)  build the hexagonal cells of wax for the larvae. 
B)  forage for food. 
C)  mate with the queens. 
D)  feed the developing larvae.

Question 10

Chemicals produced by an individual that influence the behavior of members of the same species are called

Accepted Answer

A)  steroids. 
B)  enzymes. 
C)  stimuli. 
D)  pheromones. 
E)  hormones. 
A)  steroids. 
B)  enzymes. 
C)  stimuli. 
D)  pheromones. 
E)  hormones.

Question 11

Training an animal to respond in a specific way to a stimulus is called

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 12

Migration is an innate behavior among whooping cranes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Briefly explain how play behavior might have survival value and thus be affected by natural selection.

Accepted Answer

Playful behaviors provide a chance for j

Question 14

Defense of an area that contains important resources for survival is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  territoriality. 
B)  aggression. 
C)  passive behavior. 
D)  appeasement. 
E)  kinesis. 
A)  territoriality. 
B)  aggression. 
C)  passive behavior. 
D)  appeasement. 
E)  kinesis.

Question 15

Ivan Pavlov is most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  insight learning. 
B)  classical conditioning with dogs. 
C)  breeding experiments with pigeons. 
D)  operant conditioning (trial- and- error learning). 
E)  imprinting experiments with ducks. 
A)  insight learning. 
B)  classical conditioning with dogs. 
C)  breeding experiments with pigeons. 
D)  operant conditioning (trial- and- error learning). 
E)  imprinting experiments with ducks.

Question 16

If you teach your dog to sit by giving him a treat for every correct response, this is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation. 
B)  insight learning. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  innate behavior. 
E)  social learning. 
A)  habituation. 
B)  insight learning. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  innate behavior. 
E)  social learning.

Question 17

All members of a wolf pack help to raise the pups- sharing food, defending the pups, teaching them to
hunt- even though this behavior decreases the mating potential of a given pack member. This behavior is called
.

Accepted Answer

The answer of All members of a wolf pack help...

Question 18

Viceroy butterflies, which are nontoxic, have color patterns that closely mimic those of monarch butterflies, which are toxic. When monarchs are common and viceroys are scarce in the same environment, viceroys are protected because birds cannot distinguish them from monarchs. If monarchs become scarce and viceroys much more common, what do you predict will happen?

Accepted Answer

Viceroys will be eaten more fr

Question 19

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

Question 20

Worker bees are rendered sterile because of .

Accepted Answer

queen subs

Exam 26: Animal Behavior

Complex societies involving a caste system, where individuals are born into a specific role, can be found among which of the following?

Dominance hierarchies minimize aggression in social animals.

An animal can imprint only on members of its own species.

The protist Stentor contracts when it is touched for the first time but gradually stops retracting if the touching is continued. This behavior is called

The head bobbing of lizards is a visual mating signal.

Behaviors result from an interaction between genes and environment.

To communicate across hundreds of miles, whales use

If a baby squirrel is adopted by a mother cat and begins to copy the behaviors of the cat, it is an example of

Drones are male honeybees that

Chemicals produced by an individual that influence the behavior of members of the same species are called

Training an animal to respond in a specific way to a stimulus is called

Migration is an innate behavior among whooping cranes.

Briefly explain how play behavior might have survival value and thus be affected by natural selection.

Defense of an area that contains important resources for survival is termed

Ivan Pavlov is most closely associated with

If you teach your dog to sit by giving him a treat for every correct response, this is an example of

All members of a wolf pack help to raise the pups- sharing food, defending the pups, teaching them to hunt- even though this behavior decreases the mating potential of a given pack member. This behavior is called .

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

Worker bees are rendered sterile because of .

An Introduction to Life on Earth

Atoms, Molecules, and Life

Biological Molecules

Cell Structure and Function

Cell Membrane Structure and Function

Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell

Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis

Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration

Cellular Reproduction

Meiosis: the Basis of Sexual Reproduction

Patterns of Inheritance

Dna: the Molecule of Heredity

Gene Expression and Regulation

Biotechnology

Principles of Evolution

How Populations Evolve

The Origin of Species

The History of Life

Systematics: Seeking Order Amid Diversity

The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses

The Diversity of Protists

The Diversity of Plants

The Diversity of Fungi

Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates

Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates

Population Growth and Regulation

Community Interactions

Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems

Earths Diverse Ecosystems

Conserving Earths Biodiversity

Homeostasis and the Organization of the Animal Body

Circulation

Respiration

Nutrition and Digestion

The Urinary System

Defenses Against Disease

Chemical Control of the Animal Body: the Endocrine System

The Nervous System

The Senses

Action and Support: the Muscles and Skeleton

Animal Reproduction

Animal Development

Plant Anatomy and Nutrient Transport

Plant Reproduction and Development

Plant Responses to the Environment

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