Exam 22: Animal Behavior

A rat that realizes a lever must be pushed in order to obtain food pellets is an example of

Which of the following statements about learned behaviors is true?

Behaviors can evolve because behaviors are influenced by ________.

A SWAT team and hostage negotiators working together is an example of

Which of the following statements about fixed behaviors is FALSE?

For a gosling,________ means forming an image of who is a parent early in life.

Imprinted behaviors are fixed behaviors.

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.

If an animal accidentally steps on a mound of fire ants,it will have hundreds of stinging ants crawling far up its leg almost instantaneously.The ant colony's quick response is most likely due to pheromones from

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

Herring gull chicks beg for food when they see a red dot,whether it is on their parent's beak or on an odd-shaped model.This begging is an example of a(n)________ behavior.

The consumption of alcohol both alters our behavior and ________ our ability to regulate behavior.

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

The data in the following graph demonstrate that genetics rather than environment determines whether people exhibit alcoholism.

A dog urinating on a nearby shrub is most likely

Past experiences help to form ________ behaviors.

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

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

Female frogs deposit their eggs in water and then often leave the area,saving energy by not having to raise their young.On the basis of this information,should you expect the species-specific frog calls to be a learned or a fixed behavior?

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