Exam 22: Animal Behavior

Learned behaviors

Animals who live in groups will most likely

Fixed behaviors are learned.

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?

Animals that live in groups do not have fixed behaviors.

Genetics plays a role in learned behaviors.

A predictable,well-defined response due to a first encounter with a stimulus is known as a ________ behavior.

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

A type of learned behavior in which animals learn to filter out uninformative stimuli is called

The release of chemicals called ________ by one individual helps other individuals identify and locate that individual.

Which of the following choices is NOT a method of communication?

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

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

The suckling motion of a newborn is an example of

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

The following image illustrates both communication and altruism.

A disadvantage of living in groups would be

When researching the genetic components of behavior,scientists conclude that

Many of the common traits found in domestic animals are likely due to

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.