Exam 34: Animal Behavior

A(n)____________________ is an action made by one organism in response to other organisms or to the physical environment.

____________________ is a highly advanced form of communication found in humans.

Male red-breasted robins defend their territories against other males by physically attacking them. The fact that a male robin will attack a clump of red feathers within its territory suggests that red feathers are a(n)____________________ that stimulates a fixed behavior.

The movement of the bees in the image below represents

Genetic influences play a larger role in

Division of labor

Which of the following statements about learned behaviors is true?

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

Which of the following statements about genetically controlled behaviors is true?

Because a frog has a more complex nervous system than a slug, the behaviors of a frog should be more complex than those of a slug.

Which of the following statements about fixed behaviors is false?

Because genes can have an influence on behaviors, it is possible for behaviors to ____________________.

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

Which of the following does not describe a learned behavior?

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

Imprinted behaviors are fixed behaviors.