Question 1

Fixed behaviors allow a more flexible response to a given situation than learned behaviors do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Male cowbirds having the ability to sing a courtship song despite not hearing it previously from his father is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioning. 
B)  a fixed behavior. 
C)  a learned behavior. 
D)  imprinting. 
A)  conditioning. 
B)  a fixed behavior. 
C)  a learned behavior. 
D)  imprinting.

Question 3

In a laboratory,a mouse runs a maze faster on the third try and even faster on the fifth try.Which of the following best describes what has taken place?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mouse has doubly imprinted the maze. 
B)  The mouse has first learned the maze and then established its pattern in a fixed behavior. 
C)  The mouse has learned more about the maze on each trial. 
D)  The mouse learned the maze on the first three tries and then imprinted what it learned on the fourth try. 
A)  The mouse has doubly imprinted the maze. 
B)  The mouse has first learned the maze and then established its pattern in a fixed behavior. 
C)  The mouse has learned more about the maze on each trial. 
D)  The mouse learned the maze on the first three tries and then imprinted what it learned on the fourth try.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about learned behaviors is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learned behaviors provide animals with flexible responses. 
B)  Learned behaviors are not influenced by an organism's surroundings. 
C)  Learned behaviors are totally under genetic control. 
D)  Learned behaviors develop only when an animal interacts with another animal. 
A)  Learned behaviors provide animals with flexible responses. 
B)  Learned behaviors are not influenced by an organism's surroundings. 
C)  Learned behaviors are totally under genetic control. 
D)  Learned behaviors develop only when an animal interacts with another animal.

Question 5

Animals who live in groups will most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  use limited resources in a more efficient manner. 
B)  involve mothers hoarding food from the offspring. 
C)  involve males caring for the offspring of other males. 
D)  be defenseless against predators. 
A)  use limited resources in a more efficient manner. 
B)  involve mothers hoarding food from the offspring. 
C)  involve males caring for the offspring of other males. 
D)  be defenseless against predators.

Question 6

In a polygamous relationship,the greatest parental investments are made by the male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements about organisms that live in groups is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organisms that live in groups are the only organisms that communicate. 
B)  Organisms that live in groups do not have fixed behaviors. 
C)  Living in groups sometimes gives organisms access to scarce resources. 
D)  Living in groups makes organisms less likely to cooperate in gathering resources. 
A)  Organisms that live in groups are the only organisms that communicate. 
B)  Organisms that live in groups do not have fixed behaviors. 
C)  Living in groups sometimes gives organisms access to scarce resources. 
D)  Living in groups makes organisms less likely to cooperate in gathering resources.

Question 8

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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Male red-breasted robins defend their territories against...

Question 9

If you decided to take this course based on talking to other people,you were

Accepted Answer

A)  taking advantage of social behavior. 
B)  imprinting based on communication. 
C)  responding to fixed behavior of others. 
D)  being altruistic. 
A)  taking advantage of social behavior. 
B)  imprinting based on communication. 
C)  responding to fixed behavior of others. 
D)  being altruistic.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about fixed behaviors is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The behavior occurs in all situations and conditions. 
B)  The behavior allows an appropriate response even when the organism has not had a chance to learn by experience. 
C)  A releaser is a stimulus that triggers a fixed behavior. 
D)  The occurrence of the behavior may be influenced by the organism's environment. 
A)  The behavior occurs in all situations and conditions. 
B)  The behavior allows an appropriate response even when the organism has not had a chance to learn by experience. 
C)  A releaser is a stimulus that triggers a fixed behavior. 
D)  The occurrence of the behavior may be influenced by the organism's environment.

Question 11

Group living can promote valuable teaching opportunities to other members of the group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The suckling motion of a newborn is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed behavior. 
B)  learned behavior. 
C)  communication. 
D)  social behavior. 
A)  fixed behavior. 
B)  learned behavior. 
C)  communication. 
D)  social behavior.

Question 13

Examine the following graph.   According to this graph,a gosling is most likely to ________ about 15 hours after hatching.

Accepted Answer

A)  develop a sense of who its parent is 
B)  learn a new mating call 
C)  react to a releaser 
D)  exhibit the grasp reflex 
A)  develop a sense of who its parent is 
B)  learn a new mating call 
C)  react to a releaser 
D)  exhibit the grasp reflex

Question 14

Behavioral interactions among members of a group is known as ________ behavior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Behavioral interactions among members of a group...

Question 15

Which of the following statements about behavior is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows organisms to respond quickly to their changing environments. 
B)  It allows organisms to respond without using either their senses or motion. 
C)  It allows organisms to respond flexibly to their changing environments. 
D)  It allows organisms to coordinate their own activities with those of other organisms. 
A)  It allows organisms to respond quickly to their changing environments. 
B)  It allows organisms to respond without using either their senses or motion. 
C)  It allows organisms to respond flexibly to their changing environments. 
D)  It allows organisms to coordinate their own activities with those of other organisms.

Question 16

In the waggle dance of the honeybee,the angle of the "waggle" relative to up and down indicates the

Accepted Answer

A)  direction to the food source. 
B)  richness of the food source. 
C)  type of food at the source. 
D)  distance to the food source. 
A)  direction to the food source. 
B)  richness of the food source. 
C)  type of food at the source. 
D)  distance to the food source.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about behaviors is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All fixed behaviors are more useful than learned behaviors. 
B)  All learned behaviors are more useful than fixed behaviors. 
C)  Learned behaviors occur only in humans. 
D)  Many animals use both fixed and learned behaviors. 
A)  All fixed behaviors are more useful than learned behaviors. 
B)  All learned behaviors are more useful than fixed behaviors. 
C)  Learned behaviors occur only in humans. 
D)  Many animals use both fixed and learned behaviors.

Question 18

Based on the data presented in the following graph,begging in response to a red dot is a learned behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Lending a friend money when you do not have much money to spare is being ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lending a friend money when you do...

Question 20

Animals exhibit more behaviors than the organisms in other kingdoms because they have a more complex ________ system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Animals exhibit more behaviors than the organisms...

Exam 22: Animal Behavior

Fixed behaviors allow a more flexible response to a given situation than learned behaviors do.

Male cowbirds having the ability to sing a courtship song despite not hearing it previously from his father is an example of

In a laboratory,a mouse runs a maze faster on the third try and even faster on the fifth try.Which of the following best describes what has taken place?

Which of the following statements about learned behaviors is true?

Animals who live in groups will most likely

In a polygamous relationship,the greatest parental investments are made by the male.

Which of the following statements about organisms that live in groups is true?

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.

If you decided to take this course based on talking to other people,you were

Which of the following statements about fixed behaviors is FALSE?

Group living can promote valuable teaching opportunities to other members of the group.

The suckling motion of a newborn is an example of

Examine the following graph. According to this graph,a gosling is most likely to ________ about 15 hours after hatching.

Behavioral interactions among members of a group is known as ________ behavior.

Which of the following statements about behavior is FALSE?

In the waggle dance of the honeybee,the angle of the "waggle" relative to up and down indicates the

Which of the following statements about behaviors is true?

Based on the data presented in the following graph,begging in response to a red dot is a learned behavior.

Lending a friend money when you do not have much money to spare is being ________.

Animals exhibit more behaviors than the organisms in other kingdoms because they have a more complex ________ system.

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