Question 1

Which of the following is a sign stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cuckoo chick evicting the original chicks in the nest 
B)  a mother rat picking up young rats and returning them to the nest 
C)  the open mouth of a peeping baby bird 
D)  an innate learning 
A)  a cuckoo chick evicting the original chicks in the nest 
B)  a mother rat picking up young rats and returning them to the nest 
C)  the open mouth of a peeping baby bird 
D)  an innate learning

Question 2

Use the illustration below to answer the following questions.  
-Which label on the graph represents the sensory nerve terminals on the Eimer's organ of the star-nosed mole?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the illustration below to answer the...

Question 3

What occurs when a territory-holding male zebra finch hears the song of the male zebra finch that has held the neighbouring territory for a long time?

Accepted Answer

A)  The territory-holding male initiates a ritualized threat display that may culminate in an expansion of his territory into the neighbour's land. 
B)  Cells in the nucleus of the territory-holding male zebra finch's forebrain fire frequently. 
C)  Cells in the nucleus of the territory-holding male zebra finch's forebrain do not respond to the song of the neighbouring male. 
D)  The territory-holding male flies out to drive off the neighbouring male. 
A)  The territory-holding male initiates a ritualized threat display that may culminate in an expansion of his territory into the neighbour's land. 
B)  Cells in the nucleus of the territory-holding male zebra finch's forebrain fire frequently. 
C)  Cells in the nucleus of the territory-holding male zebra finch's forebrain do not respond to the song of the neighbouring male. 
D)  The territory-holding male flies out to drive off the neighbouring male.

Question 4

Match each description of a mating system with the most appropriate term.
-Female chimpanzees will mate with more than one male, eliciting protective behaviour for her offspring from them all.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

In an experiment on way-finding, Indigo Buntings were housed in outdoor cages with blotting paper walls and inkpads on the floors. Which of the following facts demonstrated to researchers that the Indigo Bunting uses the positions of stars to orient its migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  On clear nights, the footprint patterns were predicted. 
B)  In the spring, the inky footprints were mostly on the northern side of the cage. 
C)  In the fall, the inky footprints were mostly on the south side of the cage. 
D)  On cloudy nights, the footprint patterns were random. 
A)  On clear nights, the footprint patterns were predicted. 
B)  In the spring, the inky footprints were mostly on the northern side of the cage. 
C)  In the fall, the inky footprints were mostly on the south side of the cage. 
D)  On cloudy nights, the footprint patterns were random.

Question 6

Categorize the following learning examples as either classical or operant conditioning.
-A trained dog sits on command and gets a treat.

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) operant conditioning 
A) classical conditioning 
B) operant conditioning

Question 7

Crickets have ears in their front legs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Parent monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the chance that a young child living with one parent and one stepparent would be criminally abused, relative to the chance that children living with both biological parents would be criminally abused?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 times higher 
B)  10 times higher 
C)  10 times lower 
D)  4 times lower 
A)  40 times higher 
B)  10 times higher 
C)  10 times lower 
D)  4 times lower

Question 10

Humans are more likely to abuse children that they know are NOT their own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match each term with its definition.
-territory

Accepted Answer

A) site that provides food, shelter, nesting materials, and interacting organisms 
B) unusual pattern of sex determination 
C) resource-rich site defended by its occupants 
D) natural selection for mating success 
E) use of familiar landmarks to guide a journey
F)travel from the birth site to another destination and back
G)grounds where males display for females
H)volatile chemicals that influence the behaviour of members of the same species
I)ordered movement
J)ritualized behaviours engaged in to attract the attention of the opposite sex
K)social systems in which individuals are ranked 
A) site that provides food, shelter, nesting materials, and interacting organisms 
B) unusual pattern of sex determination 
C) resource-rich site defended by its occupants 
D) natural selection for mating success 
E) use of familiar landmarks to guide a journey
F)travel from the birth site to another destination and back
G)grounds where males display for females
H)volatile chemicals that influence the behaviour of members of the same species
I)ordered movement
J)ritualized behaviours engaged in to attract the attention of the opposite sex
K)social systems in which individuals are ranked

Question 12

In 1938, Niko Tinbergen arranged pinecones around the nest of a female digger wasp. What happened when he removed these pinecones when the wasp was gone?

Accepted Answer

A)  The wasp did not find the nest until the pinecones were replaced. 
B)  The wasp found the nest immediately. 
C)  The wasp took longer to find the nest. 
D)  The wasp dug a new nest in the centre of the repositioned circle of pinecones. 
A)  The wasp did not find the nest until the pinecones were replaced. 
B)  The wasp found the nest immediately. 
C)  The wasp took longer to find the nest. 
D)  The wasp dug a new nest in the centre of the repositioned circle of pinecones.

Question 13

Figure 32-2  
-In Figure 32-2, how will the other bees seek nectar if a honeybee performing the dance in image B moves straight down the comb?

Accepted Answer

A)  by flying directly away from the Sun 
B)  by flying due south 
C)  by flying directly toward the Sun 
D)  by flying at a 45° angle to the left of the Sun 
A)  by flying directly away from the Sun 
B)  by flying due south 
C)  by flying directly toward the Sun 
D)  by flying at a 45° angle to the left of the Sun

Question 14

Match each term with its definition.
-taxis

Accepted Answer

A) site that provides food, shelter, nesting materials, and interacting organisms 
B) unusual pattern of sex determination 
C) resource-rich site defended by its occupants 
D) natural selection for mating success 
E) use of familiar landmarks to guide a journey
F)travel from the birth site to another destination and back
G)grounds where males display for females
H)volatile chemicals that influence the behaviour of members of the same species
I)ordered movement
J)ritualized behaviours engaged in to attract the attention of the opposite sex
K)social systems in which individuals are ranked 
A) site that provides food, shelter, nesting materials, and interacting organisms 
B) unusual pattern of sex determination 
C) resource-rich site defended by its occupants 
D) natural selection for mating success 
E) use of familiar landmarks to guide a journey
F)travel from the birth site to another destination and back
G)grounds where males display for females
H)volatile chemicals that influence the behaviour of members of the same species
I)ordered movement
J)ritualized behaviours engaged in to attract the attention of the opposite sex
K)social systems in which individuals are ranked

Question 15

Match each term with its definition.
-sexual selection

Accepted Answer

A) site that provides food, shelter, nesting materials, and interacting organisms 
B) unusual pattern of sex determination 
C) resource-rich site defended by its occupants 
D) natural selection for mating success 
E) use of familiar landmarks to guide a journey
F)travel from the birth site to another destination and back
G)grounds where males display for females
H)volatile chemicals that influence the behaviour of members of the same species
I)ordered movement
J)ritualized behaviours engaged in to attract the attention of the opposite sex
K)social systems in which individuals are ranked 
A) site that provides food, shelter, nesting materials, and interacting organisms 
B) unusual pattern of sex determination 
C) resource-rich site defended by its occupants 
D) natural selection for mating success 
E) use of familiar landmarks to guide a journey
F)travel from the birth site to another destination and back
G)grounds where males display for females
H)volatile chemicals that influence the behaviour of members of the same species
I)ordered movement
J)ritualized behaviours engaged in to attract the attention of the opposite sex
K)social systems in which individuals are ranked

Question 16

What is a proximate cause of the noncombative behaviour of male African cichlids that do NOT hold territories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Such behaviour allows the male to build his strength for a takeover attempt on a territory. 
B)  Cichlids can detect and store information about aggressive encounters. 
C)  GnRH production is high. 
D)  The GnRH-producing neurons in the hypothalamus are small. 
A)  Such behaviour allows the male to build his strength for a takeover attempt on a territory. 
B)  Cichlids can detect and store information about aggressive encounters. 
C)  GnRH production is high. 
D)  The GnRH-producing neurons in the hypothalamus are small.

Question 17

Figure 32-3  
-What does Figure 32-3 illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Habitat preference in both blue tits and coal tits is innate. 
B)  Habitat preference in blue tits is learned but in coal tits it is innate. 
C)  Habitat preference in both blue tits and coal tits is learned. 
D)  Blue tits instinctively prefer pine trees while coal tits instinctively prefer oak trees. 
A)  Habitat preference in both blue tits and coal tits is innate. 
B)  Habitat preference in blue tits is learned but in coal tits it is innate. 
C)  Habitat preference in both blue tits and coal tits is learned. 
D)  Blue tits instinctively prefer pine trees while coal tits instinctively prefer oak trees.

Question 18

The brains of female zebra finches lack the hormonal influences that occur in the brains of males. What changes are seen in the female brains as a result?

Accepted Answer

A)  Octopamine levels increase, which stimulates neural transmissions. 
B)  Auditory processing centres are especially well developed in females. 
C)  Transcription is boosted in genes whose products are involved in memory retention. 
D)  The number of neurons in the higher vocal centre declines. 
A)  Octopamine levels increase, which stimulates neural transmissions. 
B)  Auditory processing centres are especially well developed in females. 
C)  Transcription is boosted in genes whose products are involved in memory retention. 
D)  The number of neurons in the higher vocal centre declines.

Question 19

What would a fiddler crab be prompted to do if a moving object appeared below the midline of its eyes?

Accepted Answer

A)  become aggressive 
B)  ignore the object 
C)  prepare for mating 
D)  perform evasive manoeuvres 
A)  become aggressive 
B)  ignore the object 
C)  prepare for mating 
D)  perform evasive manoeuvres

Question 20

Most of a mole's cerebral cortex is devoted to processing input from certain body parts. Which are the body parts?

Accepted Answer

A)  both front feet and the tentacles closest to the mole's mouth 
B)  both front feet and both hind feet 
C)  the tentacles farthest from the mole's mouth 
D)  the front feet 
A)  both front feet and the tentacles closest to the mole's mouth 
B)  both front feet and both hind feet 
C)  the tentacles farthest from the mole's mouth 
D)  the front feet

Exam 32: Animal Behaviour

Which of the following is a sign stimulus?

Use the illustration below to answer the following questions. -Which label on the graph represents the sensory nerve terminals on the Eimer's organ of the star-nosed mole?

What occurs when a territory-holding male zebra finch hears the song of the male zebra finch that has held the neighbouring territory for a long time?

Match each description of a mating system with the most appropriate term. -Female chimpanzees will mate with more than one male, eliciting protective behaviour for her offspring from them all.

In an experiment on way-finding, Indigo Buntings were housed in outdoor cages with blotting paper walls and inkpads on the floors. Which of the following facts demonstrated to researchers that the Indigo Bunting uses the positions of stars to orient its migration?

Categorize the following learning examples as either classical or operant conditioning. -A trained dog sits on command and gets a treat.

Crickets have ears in their front legs.

Parent monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico each year.

What is the chance that a young child living with one parent and one stepparent would be criminally abused, relative to the chance that children living with both biological parents would be criminally abused?

Humans are more likely to abuse children that they know are NOT their own.

Match each term with its definition. -territory

In 1938, Niko Tinbergen arranged pinecones around the nest of a female digger wasp. What happened when he removed these pinecones when the wasp was gone?

Figure 32-2 -In Figure 32-2, how will the other bees seek nectar if a honeybee performing the dance in image B moves straight down the comb?

Match each term with its definition. -taxis

Match each term with its definition. -sexual selection

What is a proximate cause of the noncombative behaviour of male African cichlids that do NOT hold territories?

Figure 32-3 -What does Figure 32-3 illustrate?

The brains of female zebra finches lack the hormonal influences that occur in the brains of males. What changes are seen in the female brains as a result?

What would a fiddler crab be prompted to do if a moving object appeared below the midline of its eyes?

Most of a mole's cerebral cortex is devoted to processing input from certain body parts. Which are the body parts?

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