Question 1

__________ behavior can occur without having been learned by experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ behavior can occur without having been...

Question 2

What is the benefit of using the Earth's magnetic field to migrate compared to the sun or stars?

Accepted Answer

Unlike the sun and stars, which could be

Question 3

Classical conditioning and operant conditioning differ in that they apply, respectively, to ____ and ____ behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  voluntary; involuntary 
B)  involuntary; voluntary 
C)  instinctive; learned 
D)  ​learned; instinctive 
E)  ​active; passive 
A)  voluntary; involuntary 
B)  involuntary; voluntary 
C)  instinctive; learned 
D)  ​learned; instinctive 
E)  ​active; passive

Question 4

What are some benefits for animals to live in groups?

Accepted Answer

​Some benefits are s

Question 5

__________ behavior is altered by experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ behavior is altered by experience....

Question 6

Respond to the following statements in reference to the five kinds of behavior listed below.
-The extreme variation in plumage observed among the males of various species of ducks is thought to be due to __________.

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 7

When a European robin orients by the earth's magnetic field, it is described as _____ directional differences.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​"feeling" 
B)  ​"seeing" 
C)  ​"sensing" 
D)  ​"predicting" 
E)  ​"assuming" 
A)  ​"feeling" 
B)  ​"seeing" 
C)  ​"sensing" 
D)  ​"predicting" 
E)  ​"assuming"

Question 8

Chemical signals such as __________ have roles in social communication.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Chemical signals such as __________ have roles...

Question 9

With __________, an animal modifies a voluntary behavior in response to the behavior's consequences.

Accepted Answer

​operant c

Question 10

The fact that genes associated with altruism are favored by natural selection if they lead to the reproductive success of an altruist's closest relatives is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the theory of inclusive fitness 
B)  ​survival of the fittest 
C)  ​evolution 
D)  ​inbreeding 
E)  ​selective mating 
A)  ​the theory of inclusive fitness 
B)  ​survival of the fittest 
C)  ​evolution 
D)  ​inbreeding 
E)  ​selective mating

Question 11

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

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 12

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

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 13

​Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals.
-The alarm signal one snail sends to another is most likely to be this.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Explain pheromones and theorize why they are not significantly employed by humans.

Accepted Answer

​Pheromones are chemical signals that ca

Exam 43: Animal Behavior

__________ behavior can occur without having been learned by experience.

What is the benefit of using the Earth's magnetic field to migrate compared to the sun or stars?

Classical conditioning and operant conditioning differ in that they apply, respectively, to ____ and ____ behavior.

What are some benefits for animals to live in groups?

__________ behavior is altered by experience.

Respond to the following statements in reference to the five kinds of behavior listed below. -The extreme variation in plumage observed among the males of various species of ducks is thought to be due to __________.

When a European robin orients by the earth's magnetic field, it is described as _____ directional differences.

Chemical signals such as __________ have roles in social communication.

With __________, an animal modifies a voluntary behavior in response to the behavior's consequences.

The fact that genes associated with altruism are favored by natural selection if they lead to the reproductive success of an altruist's closest relatives is called _____.

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

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

​Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals. -The alarm signal one snail sends to another is most likely to be this.

Explain pheromones and theorize why they are not significantly employed by humans.

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

Classical conditioning and operant conditioning differ in that they apply, respectively, to and behavior.

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

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

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals. -The alarm signal one snail sends to another is most likely to be this.