Question 1

Courtship is often dependent on

Accepted Answer

A) social releasers. 
B) a stimulus/response chain. 
C) an alarm call. 
D) taxis. 
E) size and colors. 
A) social releasers. 
B) a stimulus/response chain. 
C) an alarm call. 
D) taxis. 
E) size and colors. B

Question 2

In birds,if the offspring require extensive care,usually involving both the male and female,they are called

Accepted Answer

A) semelparous species. 
B) altricial species. 
C) precocial species. 
D) iteroparous species. 
E) sympatric species. 
A) semelparous species. 
B) altricial species. 
C) precocial species. 
D) iteroparous species. 
E) sympatric species. B

Question 3

A friend asks you the following question: "would you please explain the differences between home range and territory?" Which choice would be the best response to your friend's question?

Accepted Answer

A) Territory is the entire area that an animal can utilize for its resources,such as shelter,food,and mates.Home range is near its nest or den. 
B) Territory is the area that an animal can utilize for its resources,such as shelter,food and mates and will defend against other members of its species.Home range is near its nest or den. 
C) Territory is the area that an animal can utilize for its resources,such as shelter,food and mates,and will defend against other members of its species.Home range is the area that an animal may roam over on a daily basis. 
D) Territory is the area that an animal can utilize for its resources,such as shelter,food and mates,and will defend against others members of its species.Home range is a smaller area within the territory that the animal is found in when it is resting or hiding from predators. 
A) Territory is the entire area that an animal can utilize for its resources,such as shelter,food,and mates.Home range is near its nest or den. 
B) Territory is the area that an animal can utilize for its resources,such as shelter,food and mates and will defend against other members of its species.Home range is near its nest or den. 
C) Territory is the area that an animal can utilize for its resources,such as shelter,food and mates,and will defend against other members of its species.Home range is the area that an animal may roam over on a daily basis. 
D) Territory is the area that an animal can utilize for its resources,such as shelter,food and mates,and will defend against others members of its species.Home range is a smaller area within the territory that the animal is found in when it is resting or hiding from predators. C

Question 4

The vertical dive of a moth for cover when it hears the ultrasound chirps of an approaching bat is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) sign stimulus. 
B) fixed action pattern. 
C) innate releasing mechanism. 
D) supernormal stimulus. 
E) kinesis. 
A) sign stimulus. 
B) fixed action pattern. 
C) innate releasing mechanism. 
D) supernormal stimulus. 
E) kinesis.

Question 5

Which one of the following is not an example of associative learning?

Accepted Answer

A) imprinting 
B) classical conditioning 
C) Pavlovian conditioning 
D) operant conditioning 
E) cognition 
A) imprinting 
B) classical conditioning 
C) Pavlovian conditioning 
D) operant conditioning 
E) cognition

Question 6

Habituation belongs to which of the following types of learning?

Accepted Answer

A) nonassociative 
B) behavior modification 
C) conditioning 
D) innate release 
E) cognitive 
A) nonassociative 
B) behavior modification 
C) conditioning 
D) innate release 
E) cognitive

Question 7

Recent research revealed that the development of psychological well-being and growth is influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) imprinting. 
B) physical contact. 
C) sensitization. 
D) associative learning. 
E) pheromone levels. 
A) imprinting. 
B) physical contact. 
C) sensitization. 
D) associative learning. 
E) pheromone levels.

Question 8

The scientist who described inclusive fitness as the effect an individual has on propagating its alleles through its own reproduction and through kin selection was

Accepted Answer

A) Mendel. 
B) Darwin. 
C) Wallace. 
D) Tinbergen. 
E) Hamilton. 
A) Mendel. 
B) Darwin. 
C) Wallace. 
D) Tinbergen. 
E) Hamilton.

Question 9

Male Mormon crickets choose larger females as mate choices.Which of the following statements best interprets the graph?

Accepted Answer

A) Larger females live longer and thus produce more eggs. 
B) Larger females are capable of storing sperm. 
C) Larger females reproduce earlier than smaller females. 
D) Larger females lay more eggs. 
E) Larger females defend themselves better. 
A) Larger females live longer and thus produce more eggs. 
B) Larger females are capable of storing sperm. 
C) Larger females reproduce earlier than smaller females. 
D) Larger females lay more eggs. 
E) Larger females defend themselves better.

Question 10

Animal behavioral researchers have identified some specific _________ that control behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) environments 
B) instincts 
C) taxis 
D) conditions 
E) genes 
A) environments 
B) instincts 
C) taxis 
D) conditions 
E) genes

Question 11

Hamilton explained the origin of altruism in selected insect societies with his kin selection model of sex determination.Since males are haploid and females are diploid,the workers share a very high proportion of alleles,theoretically as high as 75%;this model is called

Accepted Answer

A) diploidy. 
B) haploidy. 
C) haplodiploidy. 
D) parthenogenesis. 
E) altruism. 
A) diploidy. 
B) haploidy. 
C) haplodiploidy. 
D) parthenogenesis. 
E) altruism.

Question 12

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Social attachments are formed between parents and offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) cognition 
B) waggle dance 
C) navigation 
D) filial imprinting 
E) fixed action pattern 
A) cognition 
B) waggle dance 
C) navigation 
D) filial imprinting 
E) fixed action pattern

Question 13

If a scientist is conducting a study of how a male bird's song and the female bird's response evolved,she would be asking about the

Accepted Answer

A) ultimate causation. 
B) proximate causation. 
C) stereotyped causation. 
D) ethnological causation. 
E) fixed action pattern causation. 
A) ultimate causation. 
B) proximate causation. 
C) stereotyped causation. 
D) ethnological causation. 
E) fixed action pattern causation.

Question 14

Which of the following treatment outcomes would not be expected based on our current understanding of the genetic basis of pair bonding in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)and montane voles (Microtus montanus)?

Accepted Answer

A) Prairie voles mate and form pair bonds. 
B) Montane voles mate and do not form pair bonds. 
C) Montane voles injected with oxytocin and vasopressin form pair bonds. 
D) Prairie voles with blocked oxytocin and vasopressin do not form pair bonds. 
E) Transgenic montane voles with the prairie vole version of the "pair bonding" gene form pair bonds. 
A) Prairie voles mate and form pair bonds. 
B) Montane voles mate and do not form pair bonds. 
C) Montane voles injected with oxytocin and vasopressin form pair bonds. 
D) Prairie voles with blocked oxytocin and vasopressin do not form pair bonds. 
E) Transgenic montane voles with the prairie vole version of the "pair bonding" gene form pair bonds.

Question 15

Animals tend to feed on prey that maximize their net energy intake.This is called the __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) competitive exclusion 
B) maximal consumption 
C) optimal foraging 
D) optimization 
A) competitive exclusion 
B) maximal consumption 
C) optimal foraging 
D) optimization

Question 16

A nonassociative learning called __________ can be defined as a decrease in response to a repeated stimulus that has no positive or negative consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) instinctive learning 
B) imprinting 
C) desensitization learning 
D) habituation learning 
E) cognitive learning 
A) instinctive learning 
B) imprinting 
C) desensitization learning 
D) habituation learning 
E) cognitive learning

Question 17

The name of the study of behavior,behavioral genetics,and comparative psychology is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) ethology 
B) demography 
C) etiology 
D) semanics 
A) ethology 
B) demography 
C) etiology 
D) semanics

Question 18

As an animal matures,it forms attachments to other individuals and develops preferences.This process is called

Accepted Answer

A) instinct. 
B) imprinting. 
C) associational learning. 
D) habituation. 
E) sensitization. 
A) instinct. 
B) imprinting. 
C) associational learning. 
D) habituation. 
E) sensitization.

Question 19

Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

Accepted Answer

A) angle between the food source and the hive in reference to the sun. 
B) angle between the waggle run and the vertical axis within the hive. 
C) angle between the waggle run in reference to the hive-sun angle. 
D) angle between the waggle run in reference to the direction north from the hive. 
E) speed of the waggle dancE. 
A) angle between the food source and the hive in reference to the sun. 
B) angle between the waggle run and the vertical axis within the hive. 
C) angle between the waggle run in reference to the hive-sun angle. 
D) angle between the waggle run in reference to the direction north from the hive. 
E) speed of the waggle dancE.

Question 20

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Information processing that suggests thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) cognition 
B) waggle dance 
C) navigation 
D) filial imprinting 
E) fixed action pattern 
A) cognition 
B) waggle dance 
C) navigation 
D) filial imprinting 
E) fixed action pattern

Exam 55: Behavioral Biology

Courtship is often dependent on

In birds,if the offspring require extensive care,usually involving both the male and female,they are called

A friend asks you the following question: "would you please explain the differences between home range and territory?" Which choice would be the best response to your friend's question?

The vertical dive of a moth for cover when it hears the ultrasound chirps of an approaching bat is an example of a(n)

Which one of the following is not an example of associative learning?

Habituation belongs to which of the following types of learning?

Recent research revealed that the development of psychological well-being and growth is influenced by

The scientist who described inclusive fitness as the effect an individual has on propagating its alleles through its own reproduction and through kin selection was

Male Mormon crickets choose larger females as mate choices.Which of the following statements best interprets the graph?

Animal behavioral researchers have identified some specific _________ that control behaviors.

Hamilton explained the origin of altruism in selected insect societies with his kin selection model of sex determination.Since males are haploid and females are diploid,the workers share a very high proportion of alleles,theoretically as high as 75%;this model is called

Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Social attachments are formed between parents and offspring.

If a scientist is conducting a study of how a male bird's song and the female bird's response evolved,she would be asking about the

Which of the following treatment outcomes would not be expected based on our current understanding of the genetic basis of pair bonding in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)and montane voles (Microtus montanus)?

Animals tend to feed on prey that maximize their net energy intake.This is called the __________ theory.

A nonassociative learning called __________ can be defined as a decrease in response to a repeated stimulus that has no positive or negative consequences.

The name of the study of behavior,behavioral genetics,and comparative psychology is _______.

As an animal matures,it forms attachments to other individuals and develops preferences.This process is called

Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Information processing that suggests thinking.

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