Question 1

How do animals identify their territories?

Accepted Answer

Animals use aggressi

Question 2

Living in a social group increases the risk of contracting an infectious disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

After eating at the new restaurant in town, you develop a mild case of food poisoning. Consequently, you never go back to that restaurant again. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  innate behavior. 
B)  trial- and- error learning. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  classical conditioning. 
E)  insight learning. 
A)  innate behavior. 
B)  trial- and- error learning. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  classical conditioning. 
E)  insight learning.

Question 4

Worker honeybees are

Accepted Answer

A)  sterile females. 
B)  sterile males. 
C)  fertile males. 
D)  immature bees of either sex. 
E)  fertile females. 
A)  sterile females. 
B)  sterile males. 
C)  fertile males. 
D)  immature bees of either sex. 
E)  fertile females.

Question 5

The pattern of flashes produced by fireflies is an example of visual communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Among social animals, cooperative behavior does NOT usually include

Accepted Answer

A)  division of labor. 
B)  everybody doing their own thing. 
C)  a caste system in which individuals do certain jobs. 
D)  alliances among members of the population. 
E)  increased likelihood of finding mates. 
A)  division of labor. 
B)  everybody doing their own thing. 
C)  a caste system in which individuals do certain jobs. 
D)  alliances among members of the population. 
E)  increased likelihood of finding mates.

Question 7

Which type of learning would be most beneficial for a person from New York City who is shipwrecked on an uninhabited tropical island?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insight learning 
B)  Operant conditioning 
C)  Innate learning 
D)  Imprinting 
E)  Habituation 
A)  Insight learning 
B)  Operant conditioning 
C)  Innate learning 
D)  Imprinting 
E)  Habituation

Question 8

Some insects that have an unpleasant taste, such as monarch butterflies, have bright, high- contrast color patterns. Most predators, once they have tasted a monarch, will leave all other monarchs alone in the future. What type of learning has occurred in the predators?

Accepted Answer

A)  Altruism 
B)  Habituation 
C)  Imprinting 
D)  Operant conditioning 
E)  Insight learning 
A)  Altruism 
B)  Habituation 
C)  Imprinting 
D)  Operant conditioning 
E)  Insight learning

Question 9

A hungry newborn human infant, touched on the side of her mouth, will turn her head and attempt to suckle. This behavior is

Accepted Answer

A)  innate. 
B)  not under genetic control. 
C)  nonadaptive. 
D)  learned. 
A)  innate. 
B)  not under genetic control. 
C)  nonadaptive. 
D)  learned.

Question 10

Which of these is an example of a pheromone?

Accepted Answer

A)  A peacock's tail 
B)  The waggle dance of the honeybee 
C)  Bird song 
D)  A dog urinating on a bush 
E)  Light emitted by fireflies 
A)  A peacock's tail 
B)  The waggle dance of the honeybee 
C)  Bird song 
D)  A dog urinating on a bush 
E)  Light emitted by fireflies

Question 11

An animal that effects changes to make itself look larger is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  a readiness to mate. 
B)  dominance in a social group. 
C)  a desire to fight. 
D)  an aggressive display. 
E)  a submissive posture. 
A)  a readiness to mate. 
B)  dominance in a social group. 
C)  a desire to fight. 
D)  an aggressive display. 
E)  a submissive posture.

Question 12

Bowerbirds build elaborate nests to

Accepted Answer

A)  hide from predators. 
B)  attract prey. 
C)  defend their territory. 
D)  attract a mate. 
E)  increase aggressive behavior. 
A)  hide from predators. 
B)  attract prey. 
C)  defend their territory. 
D)  attract a mate. 
E)  increase aggressive behavior.

Question 13

A child touches a hot pot on a stove, burns his finger, and won't touch another pot. This is an example of
learning.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A child touches a hot pot on...

Question 14

When the back of a male stickleback turns blue, this signal is perceived by females

Accepted Answer

A)  as an example of courtship behavior. 
B)  to delimit territory. 
C)  to describe the location of food. 
D)  to signal the beginning of the mating season. 
E)  to indicate danger to the school. 
A)  as an example of courtship behavior. 
B)  to delimit territory. 
C)  to describe the location of food. 
D)  to signal the beginning of the mating season. 
E)  to indicate danger to the school.

Question 15

Successful defense of territories increases the odds of mating success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A newly hatched duck adopts the most frequently encountered animal or object it sees during a sensitive period as its mother. This is an example of

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.

Exam 26: Animal Behavior

How do animals identify their territories?

Living in a social group increases the risk of contracting an infectious disease.

After eating at the new restaurant in town, you develop a mild case of food poisoning. Consequently, you never go back to that restaurant again. This is an example of

Worker honeybees are

The pattern of flashes produced by fireflies is an example of visual communication.

Among social animals, cooperative behavior does NOT usually include

Which type of learning would be most beneficial for a person from New York City who is shipwrecked on an uninhabited tropical island?

Some insects that have an unpleasant taste, such as monarch butterflies, have bright, high- contrast color patterns. Most predators, once they have tasted a monarch, will leave all other monarchs alone in the future. What type of learning has occurred in the predators?

A hungry newborn human infant, touched on the side of her mouth, will turn her head and attempt to suckle. This behavior is

Which of these is an example of a pheromone?

An animal that effects changes to make itself look larger is exhibiting

Bowerbirds build elaborate nests to

A child touches a hot pot on a stove, burns his finger, and won't touch another pot. This is an example of learning.

When the back of a male stickleback turns blue, this signal is perceived by females

Successful defense of territories increases the odds of mating success.

A newly hatched duck adopts the most frequently encountered animal or object it sees during a sensitive period as its mother. This is an example of

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Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell

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