Question 1

Territorial behavior provides a specific example of ____, the conveyance of information to other individuals.

Accepted Answer

A)  taxis 
B)  kinesis 
C)  habituation 
D)  communication 
E)  imprinting 
A)  taxis 
B)  kinesis 
C)  habituation 
D)  communication 
E)  imprinting

Question 2

According to Niko Tinbergen, which question is least likely to be addressed by basic studies of animal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is the behavior's ecological function and how does it increase an animal's chances of surviving and reproducing? 
B)  How did the behavior evolve? 
C)  Which mechanisms trigger a specific behavioral response? 
D)  How does the expression of a behavior develop as an animal matures? 
E)  How will the behavior be displayed after future evolutionary processes occur? 
A)  What is the behavior's ecological function and how does it increase an animal's chances of surviving and reproducing? 
B)  How did the behavior evolve? 
C)  Which mechanisms trigger a specific behavioral response? 
D)  How does the expression of a behavior develop as an animal matures? 
E)  How will the behavior be displayed after future evolutionary processes occur?

Question 3

Place the events illustrating how genes and hormones interact in the development of behavior in the correct order.  
1) target neurons change intracellularly
2) hormones change genetic activity and enzymatic biochemistry in their target neurons
3) genes code for hormone production
4) animal's behavior changes

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 3, 4 
B)  3, 2, 1, 4 
C)  2, 3, 1, 4 
D)  2, 1, 3, 4 
E)  3, 1, 2, 4 
A)  1, 2, 3, 4 
B)  3, 2, 1, 4 
C)  2, 3, 1, 4 
D)  2, 1, 3, 4 
E)  3, 1, 2, 4

Question 4

Instinctive behaviors that are performed in exactly the same way every time they are triggered are defined as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  habitual behaviors 
B)  sign stimuli 
C)  conditioned behaviors 
D)  imprinted responses 
E)  fixed action patterns 
A)  habitual behaviors 
B)  sign stimuli 
C)  conditioned behaviors 
D)  imprinted responses 
E)  fixed action patterns

Question 5

- Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Which graph represents the age span of worker bees primarily involved in foraging?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 6

An animal that finds its way by the mechanism known as piloting is using ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  familiar landmarks to guide his journey 
B)  the sun's position in the sky to orient himself 
C)  both the sun's position and a mental map 
D)  the Earth's magnetic field to orient himself 
E)  another animal to lead the way as he learns the route 
A)  familiar landmarks to guide his journey 
B)  the sun's position in the sky to orient himself 
C)  both the sun's position and a mental map 
D)  the Earth's magnetic field to orient himself 
E)  another animal to lead the way as he learns the route

Question 7

GnRH-producing cells in the brains of male cichlids are larger in territorial individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When geese or ducks are imprinted, this means that they ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  will return to the place they were born to breed and raise their own young 
B)  have become habituated to harmless stimuli 
C)  have been experimentally trained by operant conditioning 
D)  learned the features of a suitable mate during a critical period 
E)  have two nonfunctional copies of a particular gene 
A)  will return to the place they were born to breed and raise their own young 
B)  have become habituated to harmless stimuli 
C)  have been experimentally trained by operant conditioning 
D)  learned the features of a suitable mate during a critical period 
E)  have two nonfunctional copies of a particular gene

Question 9

Figure 56.29
-Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Bees C and D ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  had a different father than bees E and F 
B)  had a different mother than bees E and F 
C)  inherited different alleles than bees E and F from their mother 
D)  inherited different alleles than bees E and F from their father 
E)  are haploid drones, while bees E and F are diploid female workers 
A)  had a different father than bees E and F 
B)  had a different mother than bees E and F 
C)  inherited different alleles than bees E and F from their mother 
D)  inherited different alleles than bees E and F from their father 
E)  are haploid drones, while bees E and F are diploid female workers

Question 10

Biologists categorize the cue that stimulates young herring gulls to peck as a sign stimulus because the pecking behavior ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  requires learning to perfect 
B)  is a cue released by the baby gulls to their parents 
C)  is triggered by presentation of the cue 
D)  is only triggered by the cue if it is accompanied by species-specific behaviors 
E)  appears both in the presence and absence of the cue 
A)  requires learning to perfect 
B)  is a cue released by the baby gulls to their parents 
C)  is triggered by presentation of the cue 
D)  is only triggered by the cue if it is accompanied by species-specific behaviors 
E)  appears both in the presence and absence of the cue

Question 11

Figure 56.29
-Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The male bee represented by letter A is ____ and the queen bee represented by letter B is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  diploid; triploid 
B)  haploid; triploid 
C)  triploid; diploid 
D)  diploid; haploid 
E)  haploid; diploid 
A)  diploid; triploid 
B)  haploid; triploid 
C)  triploid; diploid 
D)  diploid; haploid 
E)  haploid; diploid

Question 12

Which type of signal only operates over very short distances?

Accepted Answer

A)  chemical 
B)  tactile 
C)  electrical 
D)  visual 
E)  acoustical 
A)  chemical 
B)  tactile 
C)  electrical 
D)  visual 
E)  acoustical

Question 13

When individuals of a species do not form close pair bonds, and both males and females mate with multiple partners, the species' mating system is described as promiscuous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The degree of relatedness between a niece and an uncle is ____, and the degree of relatedness between first cousins is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.75; 0.50 
B)  0.50; 0.25 
C)  0.25; 0.125 
D)  0.125; 0.0625 
E)  0.0625; 0.03125 
A)  0.75; 0.50 
B)  0.50; 0.25 
C)  0.25; 0.125 
D)  0.125; 0.0625 
E)  0.0625; 0.03125

Question 15

Half siblings share on average 50% of their alleles by inheritance from their shared parent, making their degree of relatedness 0.50.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When behavioral biologists look at the ultimate evolutionary benefit of animal communication, they are primarily focusing on the effects of the communication on the individual's ability to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  secure food resources 
B)  intimidate other animals 
C)  form alliances with other animals 
D)  produce surviving offspring 
E)  maintain a favorable position in the dominance hierarchy 
A)  secure food resources 
B)  intimidate other animals 
C)  form alliances with other animals 
D)  produce surviving offspring 
E)  maintain a favorable position in the dominance hierarchy

Question 17

Recent research suggests that a homing pigeon can navigate to its home coop from any direction by using ____ as their compass and ____ as their map.

Accepted Answer

A)  the position of the Sun; olfactory cues 
B)  the position of the stars; other visual cues 
C)  olfactory cues; the position of the stars 
D)  olfactory cues; the position of the Sun 
E)  landmarks; olfactory cues 
A)  the position of the Sun; olfactory cues 
B)  the position of the stars; other visual cues 
C)  olfactory cues; the position of the stars 
D)  olfactory cues; the position of the Sun 
E)  landmarks; olfactory cues

Question 18

The most complex wayfinding mechanism is ____, in which animals use both a compass and a mental map of the area.

Accepted Answer

A)  piloting 
B)  orienteering 
C)  compass orientation 
D)  migration 
E)  navigation 
A)  piloting 
B)  orienteering 
C)  compass orientation 
D)  migration 
E)  navigation

Question 19

Migratory birds in the Northern Hemisphere most likely head to tropical overwintering grounds because ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  they are looking for appropriate sites for egg-laying 
B)  of seasonal changes in the abundance of predators 
C)  they are looking for appropriate breeding sites 
D)  of seasonal changes in food supplies 
E)  they are ectotherms and cannot withstand cold temperatures 
A)  they are looking for appropriate sites for egg-laying 
B)  of seasonal changes in the abundance of predators 
C)  they are looking for appropriate breeding sites 
D)  of seasonal changes in food supplies 
E)  they are ectotherms and cannot withstand cold temperatures

Question 20

Research of knockout mice with no active copies of the Dvl1 gene can be used to study ____ in humans.

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia only 
B)  obsessive compulsive disorder only 
C)  Huntington disease only 
D)  prostate cancer only 
E)  schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and Huntington disease 
A)  schizophrenia only 
B)  obsessive compulsive disorder only 
C)  Huntington disease only 
D)  prostate cancer only 
E)  schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and Huntington disease

Exam 56: Animal Behavior

Territorial behavior provides a specific example of ____, the conveyance of information to other individuals.

According to Niko Tinbergen, which question is least likely to be addressed by basic studies of animal behavior?

Instinctive behaviors that are performed in exactly the same way every time they are triggered are defined as ____.

- Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Which graph represents the age span of worker bees primarily involved in foraging?

An animal that finds its way by the mechanism known as piloting is using ____.

GnRH-producing cells in the brains of male cichlids are larger in territorial individuals.

When geese or ducks are imprinted, this means that they ____.

Figure 56.29 -Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Bees C and D ____.

Biologists categorize the cue that stimulates young herring gulls to peck as a sign stimulus because the pecking behavior ____.

Figure 56.29 -Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The male bee represented by letter A is ____ and the queen bee represented by letter B is ____.

Which type of signal only operates over very short distances?

When individuals of a species do not form close pair bonds, and both males and females mate with multiple partners, the species' mating system is described as promiscuous.

The degree of relatedness between a niece and an uncle is ____, and the degree of relatedness between first cousins is ____.

Half siblings share on average 50% of their alleles by inheritance from their shared parent, making their degree of relatedness 0.50.

When behavioral biologists look at the ultimate evolutionary benefit of animal communication, they are primarily focusing on the effects of the communication on the individual's ability to ____.

Recent research suggests that a homing pigeon can navigate to its home coop from any direction by using ____ as their compass and ____ as their map.

The most complex wayfinding mechanism is ____, in which animals use both a compass and a mental map of the area.

Migratory birds in the Northern Hemisphere most likely head to tropical overwintering grounds because ____.

Research of knockout mice with no active copies of the Dvl1 gene can be used to study ____ in humans.

Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research

Life, Chemistry, and Water

Biological Molecules: the Carbon Compounds of Life

Cells

Membranes and Transport

Energy, Enzymes, and Biological Reactions

Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy

Photosynthesis

Cell Communication

Cell Division and Mitosis

Meiosis: the Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction

Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance

Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics

Dna Structure, Replication, and Organization

Gene Expression: From Dna to Protein

Regulation of Gene Expression

Bacterial and Viral Genetics

Dna Technology: Making and Using Genetically Altered Organisms, and Other Applications

Genomes and Proteomes

The Development of Evolutionary Thought

Microevolution: Genetic Changes Within Populations

Speciation

Paleobiology and Macroevolution

Systematic Biology: Phylogeny and Classification

The Origin of Life

Prokaryotes and Viruses

Protists

Seedless Plants

Seed Plants

Fungi

Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, and Protostomes

Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives

The Plant Body

Transport in Plants

Plant Nutrition

Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment

Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology

Information Flow and the Neuron

Nervous Systems

Sensory Systems

The Endocrine System

Muscles, Bones, and Body Movements

The Circulatory System

Defenses Against Disease

Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

Digestive Systems and Animal Nutrition

Regulating the Internal Environment: Osmoregulation, Excretion, and Thermoregulation

Animal Reproduction

Animal Development

Ecology and the Biosphere

Population Ecology

Population Interactions and Community Ecology

Ecosystems

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Filters

Figure 56.29 -Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The male bee represented by letter A is and the queen bee represented by letter B is .

The degree of relatedness between a niece and an uncle is , and the degree of relatedness between first cousins is .

Recent research suggests that a homing pigeon can navigate to its home coop from any direction by using as their compass and as their map.