Question 1

Which of the following is true about the knockout technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  It compares the epistatic and additive effects of a disabled gene. 
B)  It uses a linkage map to examine the heritability of a gene that has been disabled. 
C)  It breaks gene-environment interactions by disabling a gene. 
D)  It compares the behavior of wild-type individuals and those with a disabled gene. 
E)  It allows estimation of heritability by disabling a gene. 
A)  It compares the epistatic and additive effects of a disabled gene. 
B)  It uses a linkage map to examine the heritability of a gene that has been disabled. 
C)  It breaks gene-environment interactions by disabling a gene. 
D)  It compares the behavior of wild-type individuals and those with a disabled gene. 
E)  It allows estimation of heritability by disabling a gene.

Question 2

What is the important distinction between closed-ended and open-ended learners?

Accepted Answer

A)  Closed-ended learners have a fixed sensitive period, while open-ended learners do not. 
B)  Closed-ended learners must hear a tutor for proper song development, while open-ended learners do not need to do so. 
C)  Open-ended learners must hear a tutor for proper song development, while closed-ended learners do not need to do so. 
D)  Open-ended learners have a shorter sensitive period than closed-ended learners. 
E)  Open-ended learners must hear a live tutor, while closed-ended learners do not need to do so. 
A)  Closed-ended learners have a fixed sensitive period, while open-ended learners do not. 
B)  Closed-ended learners must hear a tutor for proper song development, while open-ended learners do not need to do so. 
C)  Open-ended learners must hear a tutor for proper song development, while closed-ended learners do not need to do so. 
D)  Open-ended learners have a shorter sensitive period than closed-ended learners. 
E)  Open-ended learners must hear a live tutor, while closed-ended learners do not need to do so.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best reflects the work of Kenneth Ross (1997) on fire ants?

Accepted Answer

A)  He identified important gene-environment interactions that affect social behavior. 
B)  He used a knockout technique to understand variation in social organization. 
C)  He used QTL analysis to understand the ants' social behavior. 
D)  He used a linkage map to identify minor genes affecting the ants' behavior. 
E)  He identified a major gene that affected social organization. 
A)  He identified important gene-environment interactions that affect social behavior. 
B)  He used a knockout technique to understand variation in social organization. 
C)  He used QTL analysis to understand the ants' social behavior. 
D)  He used a linkage map to identify minor genes affecting the ants' behavior. 
E)  He identified a major gene that affected social organization.

Question 4

In Margaret Bastock's research examining the courtship behavior of wild type and "yellow" forms of fruit flies she interbred wild type and "yellow" flies to create inbred flies. What was the purpose of this?

Accepted Answer

A)  To create populations of flies that were very similar except for the "yellow" gene 
B)  To control for environmental conditions during rearing 
C)  To create populations of flies with the same courtship behavior 
D)  To control for the age of the flies 
E)  To control for the mating success of males 
A)  To create populations of flies that were very similar except for the "yellow" gene 
B)  To control for environmental conditions during rearing 
C)  To create populations of flies with the same courtship behavior 
D)  To control for the age of the flies 
E)  To control for the mating success of males

Question 5

Draw a graph that indicates the existence of gene-environment interactions. Be sure to label both axes and describe each line on the graph.

Accepted Answer

The following graph shows a ge

Question 6

Draw a graph that would show no evidence of animal personalities in a population of individuals.

Accepted Answer

The following graph of behavior of many

Question 7

What approach did Marks et al. (2005) use to study the environmental influence on aggression in zebrafish?

Accepted Answer

A)  They compared the behavior of parents and offspring raised in different environments. 
B)  They selected for aggressive behavior in different environments. 
C)  They observed the aggressive behavior of populations that live in different environments. 
D)  They observed aggression in one population that was exposed to two different environments. 
E)  They exposed genetically similar individuals to different environments and compared their aggression. 
A)  They compared the behavior of parents and offspring raised in different environments. 
B)  They selected for aggressive behavior in different environments. 
C)  They observed the aggressive behavior of populations that live in different environments. 
D)  They observed aggression in one population that was exposed to two different environments. 
E)  They exposed genetically similar individuals to different environments and compared their aggression.

Question 8

Describe the three types of genetic effects that affect phenotypic variation.

Accepted Answer

Additive effects are the average effect

Question 9

Describe how major genes are identified through knockdown studies.

Accepted Answer

Researchers disable the functi

Question 10

What data allowed Bastock to conclude that a single gene mutation affected fruit fly behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mutant flies had fewer pheromone receptors than wild-type flies 
B)  Mutant flies obtained fewer matings than wild-type flies 
C)  Mutant flies were a different color than wild-type flies 
D)  Mutant flies displayed less courtship behavior than wild-type flies 
E)  Mutant flies were less common in nature than wild-type flies 
A)  Mutant flies had fewer pheromone receptors than wild-type flies 
B)  Mutant flies obtained fewer matings than wild-type flies 
C)  Mutant flies were a different color than wild-type flies 
D)  Mutant flies displayed less courtship behavior than wild-type flies 
E)  Mutant flies were less common in nature than wild-type flies

Question 11

When mice are placed in an open field test arena, researchers are examining an individual's response to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stress 
B)  Competition 
C)  Hunger 
D)  Darkness 
E)  Thirst 
A)  Stress 
B)  Competition 
C)  Hunger 
D)  Darkness 
E)  Thirst

Question 12

Which of the following genes is expressed in the song circuit of the avian brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  For 
B)  AVP1 
C)  Gp-9 
D)  FoxP2 
E)  Yellow 
A)  For 
B)  AVP1 
C)  Gp-9 
D)  FoxP2 
E)  Yellow

Question 13

What did Wolf et al. (2007) conclude from their model of animal personalities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Risky behavior enhances long-term reproduction. 
B)  Risky individuals had higher fitness than shy individuals. 
C)  Risky and shy individuals always differ in fitness. 
D)  The lifetime fitness of risky and shy animals was the same. 
E)  Resource acquisition is unaffected by risky and shy behavior. 
A)  Risky behavior enhances long-term reproduction. 
B)  Risky individuals had higher fitness than shy individuals. 
C)  Risky and shy individuals always differ in fitness. 
D)  The lifetime fitness of risky and shy animals was the same. 
E)  Resource acquisition is unaffected by risky and shy behavior.

Question 14

Which of the following is true about the Gp-9 gene in fire ants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monogyne colonies all have a single allele at the gene locus and one genotype. 
B)  The gene codes for a regulatory protein that affects reproduction. 
C)  The gene has three alleles and colonies possess four genotypes. 
D)  The gene codes for AVP1 and regulates aggression. 
E)  The gene codes for a "socially responsive" protein that regulates the number of queens in a colony. 
A)  Monogyne colonies all have a single allele at the gene locus and one genotype. 
B)  The gene codes for a regulatory protein that affects reproduction. 
C)  The gene has three alleles and colonies possess four genotypes. 
D)  The gene codes for AVP1 and regulates aggression. 
E)  The gene codes for a "socially responsive" protein that regulates the number of queens in a colony.

Question 15

A common approach used in a genomic study of behavior might

Accepted Answer

A)  Examine gene-environment interactions for individuals that are reared in the same environment 
B)  Measure the heritabilities of a behavior for individuals raised in different environments 
C)  Record epigenetic profiles of siblings raised in the same environment 
D)  Compare gene expression profiles for individuals that experience different environments 
E)  Compare the DNA sequences of siblings raised in the different environments 
A)  Examine gene-environment interactions for individuals that are reared in the same environment 
B)  Measure the heritabilities of a behavior for individuals raised in different environments 
C)  Record epigenetic profiles of siblings raised in the same environment 
D)  Compare gene expression profiles for individuals that experience different environments 
E)  Compare the DNA sequences of siblings raised in the different environments

Question 16

Microarray analysis allows researchers to examine which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reaction norm 
B)  Heritability of a trait 
C)  Dominance effects 
D)  Gene expression 
E)  Animal personalities 
A)  Reaction norm 
B)  Heritability of a trait 
C)  Dominance effects 
D)  Gene expression 
E)  Animal personalities

Question 17

To investigate environmental effects on gene expression, Ellis and Carney (2011) did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  They allowed males to interact first with a male and then with a female and examined which genes were expressed during each interaction. 
B)  They allowed males to interact with either males or females and examined the genes that were expressed in each group. 
C)  They allowed females to interact with males or females and examined gene expression in each group. 
D)  They allowed females to interact with males and then females and examined gene expression after each interaction. 
E)  They allowed males and females to interact and recorded gene expression in each sex. 
A)  They allowed males to interact first with a male and then with a female and examined which genes were expressed during each interaction. 
B)  They allowed males to interact with either males or females and examined the genes that were expressed in each group. 
C)  They allowed females to interact with males or females and examined gene expression in each group. 
D)  They allowed females to interact with males and then females and examined gene expression after each interaction. 
E)  They allowed males and females to interact and recorded gene expression in each sex.

Which of the following is true about the knockout technique?

What is the important distinction between closed-ended and open-ended learners?

Which of the following statements best reflects the work of Kenneth Ross (1997) on fire ants?

In Margaret Bastock's research examining the courtship behavior of wild type and "yellow" forms of fruit flies she interbred wild type and "yellow" flies to create inbred flies. What was the purpose of this?

Draw a graph that indicates the existence of gene-environment interactions. Be sure to label both axes and describe each line on the graph.

Draw a graph that would show no evidence of animal personalities in a population of individuals.

What approach did Marks et al. (2005) use to study the environmental influence on aggression in zebrafish?

Describe the three types of genetic effects that affect phenotypic variation.

Describe how major genes are identified through knockdown studies.

What data allowed Bastock to conclude that a single gene mutation affected fruit fly behavior?

When mice are placed in an open field test arena, researchers are examining an individual's response to what?

Which of the following genes is expressed in the song circuit of the avian brain?

What did Wolf et al. (2007) conclude from their model of animal personalities?

Which of the following is true about the Gp-9 gene in fire ants?

A common approach used in a genomic study of behavior might

Microarray analysis allows researchers to examine which of the following?

To investigate environmental effects on gene expression, Ellis and Carney (2011) did which of the following?

The Science of Animal Behavior

Methods for Studying Animal Behavior

Evolution and the Study of Animal Behavior

Sensory Systems and Behavior

Communication

Learning, Neuroethology, and Cognition

Foraging Behavior

Antipredator Behavior

Dispersal and Migration

Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Aggression

Mating Behavior

Mating Systems

Parental Care

Sociality

Cooperative Behavior

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Exam 4: Behavioral Genetics

Which of the following is true about the knockout technique?

What is the important distinction between closed-ended and open-ended learners?

Which of the following statements best reflects the work of Kenneth Ross (1997) on fire ants?

In Margaret Bastock's research examining the courtship behavior of wild type and "yellow" forms of fruit flies she interbred wild type and "yellow" flies to create inbred flies. What was the purpose of this?

Draw a graph that indicates the existence of gene-environment interactions. Be sure to label both axes and describe each line on the graph.

Draw a graph that would show no evidence of animal personalities in a population of individuals.

What approach did Marks et al. (2005) use to study the environmental influence on aggression in zebrafish?

Describe the three types of genetic effects that affect phenotypic variation.

Describe how major genes are identified through knockdown studies.

What data allowed Bastock to conclude that a single gene mutation affected fruit fly behavior?

When mice are placed in an open field test arena, researchers are examining an individual's response to what?

Which of the following genes is expressed in the song circuit of the avian brain?

What did Wolf et al. (2007) conclude from their model of animal personalities?

Which of the following is true about the Gp-9 gene in fire ants?

A common approach used in a genomic study of behavior might

Microarray analysis allows researchers to examine which of the following?

To investigate environmental effects on gene expression, Ellis and Carney (2011) did which of the following?

The Science of Animal Behavior

Methods for Studying Animal Behavior

Evolution and the Study of Animal Behavior

Sensory Systems and Behavior

Communication

Learning, Neuroethology, and Cognition

Foraging Behavior

Antipredator Behavior

Dispersal and Migration

Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Aggression

Mating Behavior

Mating Systems

Parental Care

Sociality

Cooperative Behavior

Filters