Exam 30: Animal Behavior

In the waggle dance of the honeybee the angle of the "waggle" relative to up and down indicates

Animals exhibit more behaviors than the organisms in other kingdoms because they have a more complex ________ system.

Male mice "record" the odor of their siblings during the first three weeks of life. When these mice reach sexual maturity, they avoid mating with their siblings. This is an example of

When a dog sits in response to a command from a human, the dog is exhibiting a(n)

Which of the following statements about fixed behaviors is true?

_______ is the production of signals by one organism that stimulate a response in another organism.

Which of the following choices is not a method of communication?

When someone has learned a poem by heart

If an animal accidentally steps on a mound of fire ants, it will have hundreds of stinging ants crawling far up its leg almost instantaneously. The ant colony's quick response is most likely due to pheromones from

The data in the graph below demonstrate that genetics rather than environment determine whether people exhibit schizophrenia.

Which of the following does not reflect a biological benefit of animal communication?

Examine the graph below. According to this graph, a gosling is most likely to ________ about 15 hours after hatching.

Which sorts of behaviors, if any, offer an organism the best chance of survival?

Lending a friend money when you don't have much money to spare is being __________.

Fixed behaviors are learned.

Fixed behaviors evolve when the survival risks of exhibiting a wrong behavior are great.

For a gosling, ________ means forming an image of who is a parent early in life.

A honeybee gives up its life when it stings to protect the hive. This is an example of

Which of the following does not describe a learned behavior?

Imprinted behaviors are fixed behaviors.