Question 1

Bees use which type of communication method to transmit location of a food source?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​vocal 
B)  ​odors 
C)  ​visual 
D)  ​tactile 
E)  ​pheromones 
A)  ​vocal 
B)  ​odors 
C)  ​visual 
D)  ​tactile 
E)  ​pheromones

Question 2

a(n. ____ allows two rival males to assess one another's strengths without engaging in a potentially damaging fight.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​conditioned stimuli 
B)  ​eusocial response 
C)  ​instinctive behavior 
D)  ​kinetic movement 
E)  ​threat display 
A)  ​conditioned stimuli 
B)  ​eusocial response 
C)  ​instinctive behavior 
D)  ​kinetic movement 
E)  ​threat display

Question 3

Respond to the following statement in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below.​
-When two or more female lions attack a wildebeest together, this is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) ​altruism 
B) ​cooperation 
C) ​selfish herd behavior 
D) ​subordination 
A) ​altruism 
B) ​cooperation 
C) ​selfish herd behavior 
D) ​subordination

Question 4

Vocal signals are used by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​wolves 
B)  ​mice 
C)  ​snakes only 
D)  ​lizards only 
E)  snakes and lizards​ 
A)  ​wolves 
B)  ​mice 
C)  ​snakes only 
D)  ​lizards only 
E)  snakes and lizards​

Question 5

Respond to the following statements in reference to the five kinds of behavior listed below.
-The adult male who jumps overboard to save a drowning niece is exhibiting __________.

Accepted Answer

A) ​imprinting 
B) ​sexual selection 
C) ​learned behavior 
D) ​defense behavior 
E) ​altruism 
A) ​imprinting 
B) ​sexual selection 
C) ​learned behavior 
D) ​defense behavior 
E) ​altruism

Question 6

With __________, an animal learns to associate an involuntary response to one stimulus with another stimulus.

Accepted Answer

​classical

Question 7

What is the greatest benefit for carnivores who hunt cooperatively?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​greater diversity 
B)  ​division of labor 
C)  ​defense of territory 
D)  ​more reproductive options 
E)  ​efficiency in catching prey 
A)  ​greater diversity 
B)  ​division of labor 
C)  ​defense of territory 
D)  ​more reproductive options 
E)  ​efficiency in catching prey

Question 8

Which of the following implies movement with regard for direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​taxis only 
B)  ​kinesis only 
C)  ​migration only 
D)  ​taxis and migration only 
E)  ​taxis, migration, and kinesis 
A)  ​taxis only 
B)  ​kinesis only 
C)  ​migration only 
D)  ​taxis and migration only 
E)  ​taxis, migration, and kinesis

Question 9

​Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals.
-The sex pheromone emitted by a female gypsy moth relies upon this sense in the male.

Accepted Answer

A) ​tactile 
B) ​auditory 
C) ​visual 
D) ​chemical 
A) ​tactile 
B) ​auditory 
C) ​visual 
D) ​chemical

Question 10

In the selfish herd, there is an advantage to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​being on the outside 
B)  ​being near the front 
C)  ​being in the middle 
D)  ​being isolated 
E)  ​being unpredictable 
A)  ​being on the outside 
B)  ​being near the front 
C)  ​being in the middle 
D)  ​being isolated 
E)  ​being unpredictable

Question 11

What is an example of observational learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​A baby garter snake captures and eats a slug. 
B)  ​A chick's gaping mouth induces a feeding response in a parent bird. 
C)  ​A European cuckoo hatchling pushes the host bird's egg out of the nest. 
D)  ​A male fruit fly waves his wings at a female fruit fly during courtship. 
E)  ​A marmoset monkey mimicking another marmoset in successfully opening a container. 
A)  ​A baby garter snake captures and eats a slug. 
B)  ​A chick's gaping mouth induces a feeding response in a parent bird. 
C)  ​A European cuckoo hatchling pushes the host bird's egg out of the nest. 
D)  ​A male fruit fly waves his wings at a female fruit fly during courtship. 
E)  ​A marmoset monkey mimicking another marmoset in successfully opening a container.

Question 12

The advantage to a species of using a pheromone for communication rather than calling or gesturing is that it _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​conveys more information 
B)  is more easily understood​ 
C)  ​is more energy efficient 
D)  ​is more variable 
E)  ​conveys immediate information 
A)  ​conveys more information 
B)  is more easily understood​ 
C)  ​is more energy efficient 
D)  ​is more variable 
E)  ​conveys immediate information

Question 13

A behavior that has a genetic basis is subject to evolution by __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A behavior that has a genetic basis...

Question 14

Habituation can best be described as a form of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​fixed action 
B)  ​learned behavior 
C)  ​stereotyping 
D)  ​instinctual response 
E)  ​observational learning 
A)  ​fixed action 
B)  ​learned behavior 
C)  ​stereotyping 
D)  ​instinctual response 
E)  ​observational learning

Question 15

-The above figure of a young cuckoo shoving its foster parents' egg out of the nest best demonstrates _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​imprinting behavior 
B)  ​instinctive behavior 
C)  ​classical conditioning 
D)  ​learned behavior 
E)  ​operant conditioning 
A)  ​imprinting behavior 
B)  ​instinctive behavior 
C)  ​classical conditioning 
D)  ​learned behavior 
E)  ​operant conditioning

Question 16

Respond to the following statement in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below.​
-When the offspring of one brood of Florida scrub-jays help their parents in taking care of their siblings in the next brood, this is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) ​altruism 
B) ​cooperation 
C) ​selfish herd behavior 
D) ​subordination 
A) ​altruism 
B) ​cooperation 
C) ​selfish herd behavior 
D) ​subordination

Question 17

​Choose the one most appropriate response for each. Some letters may not be used.
-imprinting

Accepted Answer

A) ​studied nest decorating behavior in birds 
B) ​imprinting in goslings 
C) capacity of an animal to complete complex, stereotyped responses to first-time encounters with key stimuli 
D) ​problem solving without trial-and-error 
E) ​behavior is modified by experience
F)​voluntary behavior is modified in response to consequences of that behavior
G)​communal display ground
H)occurs during a sensitive period in which a following response or social attachment becomes fixed on a particular moving object
I)​self-sacrificing behavior 
A) ​studied nest decorating behavior in birds 
B) ​imprinting in goslings 
C) capacity of an animal to complete complex, stereotyped responses to first-time encounters with key stimuli 
D) ​problem solving without trial-and-error 
E) ​behavior is modified by experience
F)​voluntary behavior is modified in response to consequences of that behavior
G)​communal display ground
H)occurs during a sensitive period in which a following response or social attachment becomes fixed on a particular moving object
I)​self-sacrificing behavior

Question 18

Parasitized caterpillars eating more alkaloid-rich food in order to poison their parasites is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​behavioral plasticity 
B)  ​social plasticity 
C)  ​epigenetics 
D)  ​learned behavior 
E)  ​mirroring 
A)  ​behavioral plasticity 
B)  ​social plasticity 
C)  ​epigenetics 
D)  ​learned behavior 
E)  ​mirroring

Question 19

Imprinting _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​is governed more by environment than genetics 
B)  ​cannot be associated with learning 
C)  ​can only occur during a short interval in the life of an animal 
D)  ​must occurs over one's entire lifetime 
E)  ​is constantly being done and undone 
A)  ​is governed more by environment than genetics 
B)  ​cannot be associated with learning 
C)  ​can only occur during a short interval in the life of an animal 
D)  ​must occurs over one's entire lifetime 
E)  ​is constantly being done and undone

Question 20

One study has shown that when more lions join a hunting group, _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the success rate falls 
B)  ​the success rate remains proportional 
C)  ​the success rate increases 
D)  ​the success rate is the same but there is more food on average 
E)  ​more eventually drop out to be in isolation 
A)  ​the success rate falls 
B)  ​the success rate remains proportional 
C)  ​the success rate increases 
D)  ​the success rate is the same but there is more food on average 
E)  ​more eventually drop out to be in isolation

Exam 43: Animal Behavior

Bees use which type of communication method to transmit location of a food source?

a(n. ____ allows two rival males to assess one another's strengths without engaging in a potentially damaging fight.

Respond to the following statement in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below.​ -When two or more female lions attack a wildebeest together, this is an example of __________.

Vocal signals are used by _____.

Respond to the following statements in reference to the five kinds of behavior listed below. -The adult male who jumps overboard to save a drowning niece is exhibiting __________.

With __________, an animal learns to associate an involuntary response to one stimulus with another stimulus.

What is the greatest benefit for carnivores who hunt cooperatively?

Which of the following implies movement with regard for direction?

​Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals. -The sex pheromone emitted by a female gypsy moth relies upon this sense in the male.

In the selfish herd, there is an advantage to _____.

What is an example of observational learning?

The advantage to a species of using a pheromone for communication rather than calling or gesturing is that it _____.

A behavior that has a genetic basis is subject to evolution by __________.

Habituation can best be described as a form of _____.

-The above figure of a young cuckoo shoving its foster parents' egg out of the nest best demonstrates _____.

Respond to the following statement in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below.​ -When the offspring of one brood of Florida scrub-jays help their parents in taking care of their siblings in the next brood, this is an example of __________.

​Choose the one most appropriate response for each. Some letters may not be used. -imprinting

Parasitized caterpillars eating more alkaloid-rich food in order to poison their parasites is an example of _____.

Imprinting _____.

One study has shown that when more lions join a hunting group, _____.

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Starts - Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Gene Control

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizating Information About Species

Lifes Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses - Bacteria - and Archaea

Protists - the Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution - the Invertibrates

Animal Evolution - the Chordates

Human Evolution

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Filters

Respond to the following statement in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below. -When two or more female lions attack a wildebeest together, this is an example of __________.

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals. -The sex pheromone emitted by a female gypsy moth relies upon this sense in the male.

Respond to the following statement in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below. -When the offspring of one brood of Florida scrub-jays help their parents in taking care of their siblings in the next brood, this is an example of __________.

Choose the one most appropriate response for each. Some letters may not be used. -imprinting