Question 1

The neural pattern that allows a male stickleback fish to orient and behave aggressively towards an inanimate object with a red stripe is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Learning is possible only within the boundaries set by an innate predisposition called _________.

Accepted Answer

A) instinct 
B) free will 
C) consciousness 
D) ability 
A) instinct 
B) free will 
C) consciousness 
D) ability

Question 3

Tinbergen is credited with founding the field of behavioral _______,the study of how natural selection shapes behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) genetics 
B) ecology 
C) symptomology 
D) demographics 
A) genetics 
B) ecology 
C) symptomology 
D) demographics

Question 4

Foraging behaviors are those having to do with all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) what an animal eats. 
B) when an animal eats. 
C) how an animal finds its food. 
D) how much food an animal eats. 
E) how an animal avoids becoming the prey of a larger predator. 
A) what an animal eats. 
B) when an animal eats. 
C) how an animal finds its food. 
D) how much food an animal eats. 
E) how an animal avoids becoming the prey of a larger predator.

Question 5

If a scientist is conducting a study of how an animal's senses provide a physiological basis for that behavior,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 6

Interactions with individuals of the same or other species may be competitive or cooperative;collectively they are referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) aggression 
B) social behavior 
C) neutrality 
D) ecology 
A) aggression 
B) social behavior 
C) neutrality 
D) ecology

Question 7

One type of evolutionary analysis of behavior pioneered by Tinbergen was the study of the

Accepted Answer

A) inheritance of behavior. 
B) innate releasing mechanisms. 
C) neural networks involved. 
D) survival value of behavior. 
E) timing of rhythmic behavior. 
A) inheritance of behavior. 
B) innate releasing mechanisms. 
C) neural networks involved. 
D) survival value of behavior. 
E) timing of rhythmic behavior.

Question 8

____________ conducted the now famous "imprinting" experiment on geese.

Accepted Answer

A) Mendel 
B) Russel 
C) Lorenz 
D) Darwin 
E) Raven 
A) Mendel 
B) Russel 
C) Lorenz 
D) Darwin 
E) Raven

Question 9

Animals that acquire energy efficiently during foraging will increase their fitness by having more energy available for ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) competition 
B) defenses 
C) respiration 
D) reproduction 
A) competition 
B) defenses 
C) respiration 
D) reproduction

Question 10

The signal from the environment that triggers a stereotyped behavior is a

Accepted Answer

A) conditioned reflex. 
B) fixed action pattern. 
C) reinforcing stimulus. 
D) releasing mechanism. 
E) key stimulus (sign stimulus). 
A) conditioned reflex. 
B) fixed action pattern. 
C) reinforcing stimulus. 
D) releasing mechanism. 
E) key stimulus (sign stimulus).

Question 11

All of the following disciplines provide logical and natural linkages to the study of animal behavior except

Accepted Answer

A) genetics. 
B) evolution. 
C) philosophy. 
D) physiology. 
E) ecology. 
A) genetics. 
B) evolution. 
C) philosophy. 
D) physiology. 
E) ecology.

Question 12

All of the following sources are used for orientation by some birds during migration except

Accepted Answer

A) the sun. 
B) the stars. 
C) magnetic fields. 
D) landmarks. 
E) phases of the moon. 
A) the sun. 
B) the stars. 
C) magnetic fields. 
D) landmarks. 
E) phases of the moon.

Question 13

Chemical messengers used for communication between animal species are called

Accepted Answer

A) hormones. 
B) pheromones. 
C) genes. 
D) enzymes. 
E) immune chemicals. 
A) hormones. 
B) pheromones. 
C) genes. 
D) enzymes. 
E) immune chemicals.

Question 14

Which of the following is the best interpretation of the graph below of mussel size (x-axis)versus energy gain (line graph,left y-axis),and number of mussels eaten per day (histogram,right y-axis)?

Accepted Answer

A) Mussels are selected as food sources by crabs. 
B) Crabs select mussels in a way that maximizes their energy gain. 
C) Mussel size does not seem to be a good predictor as to which mussel hungry crabs will select. 
D) Crabs tend to consume most of the largest mussels. 
E) Crabs prefer the mussels with the smallest length for their food resources. 
A) Mussels are selected as food sources by crabs. 
B) Crabs select mussels in a way that maximizes their energy gain. 
C) Mussel size does not seem to be a good predictor as to which mussel hungry crabs will select. 
D) Crabs tend to consume most of the largest mussels. 
E) Crabs prefer the mussels with the smallest length for their food resources.

Question 15

Living as a member of a group may have all of the following advantages except

Accepted Answer

A) being more resistant to disease and parasites. 
B) the feeding rate may be increased. 
C) there may be greater protection from predators. 
D) members learn about new food sources from other members. 
E) more individuals scan the environment for dangers. 
A) being more resistant to disease and parasites. 
B) the feeding rate may be increased. 
C) there may be greater protection from predators. 
D) members learn about new food sources from other members. 
E) more individuals scan the environment for dangers.

Question 16

Haldane pointed out that if he received a certain allele,the chance that one of his brothers would receive that allele would be

Accepted Answer

A) 100%. 
B) 50%. 
C) 10%. 
D) random. 
E) 0%. 
A) 100%. 
B) 50%. 
C) 10%. 
D) random. 
E) 0%.

Question 17

It is 6:00 PM and the sun is due west of the hive.A honeybee has just returned to its hive from a patch of flowers that are due north of the hive.Which of the following best describes the type of waggle dance that this bee should perform? Note: The waggle run is the straight part of the dance.

Accepted Answer

A) The waggle run should be straight down the vertical axis. 
B) The waggle run should be straight up the vertical axis. 
C) The waggle run should be 90$\circ$ to the left of the vertical axis. 
D) The waggle run should be 90$\circ$ to the right of the vertical axis. 
E) The waggle run should be 45$\circ$ to the right of the vertical axis. 
A) The waggle run should be straight down the vertical axis. 
B) The waggle run should be straight up the vertical axis. 
C) The waggle run should be 90$\circ$ to the left of the vertical axis. 
D) The waggle run should be 90$\circ$ to the right of the vertical axis. 
E) The waggle run should be 45$\circ$ to the right of the vertical axis.

Question 18

The processing of information and response in a manner that suggests thinking in the animal is called

Accepted Answer

A) endogenous behavior. 
B) environmental induced behavior. 
C) instinctive behavior. 
D) associative behavior. 
E) cognitive behavior. 
A) endogenous behavior. 
B) environmental induced behavior. 
C) instinctive behavior. 
D) associative behavior. 
E) cognitive behavior.

Question 19

Social insect colonies are composed of highly integrated groups called

Accepted Answer

A) clines. 
B) ecotypes. 
C) castes. 
D) species. 
E) filial relatives. 
A) clines. 
B) ecotypes. 
C) castes. 
D) species. 
E) filial relatives.

Question 20

Insect workers propagate more of their own alleles by helping their mother reproduce rather than by reproducing themselves;thus,they share a larger fraction of their ___________ with the next generation.

Accepted Answer

A) food resources 
B) time 
C) genome 
D) ability to defend their nest 
E) home 
A) food resources 
B) time 
C) genome 
D) ability to defend their nest 
E) home

Exam 55: Behavioral Biology

The neural pattern that allows a male stickleback fish to orient and behave aggressively towards an inanimate object with a red stripe is an example of a(n)

Learning is possible only within the boundaries set by an innate predisposition called _________.

Tinbergen is credited with founding the field of behavioral _______,the study of how natural selection shapes behavior.

Foraging behaviors are those having to do with all of the following except

If a scientist is conducting a study of how an animal's senses provide a physiological basis for that behavior,she would be asking about the

Interactions with individuals of the same or other species may be competitive or cooperative;collectively they are referred to as __________.

One type of evolutionary analysis of behavior pioneered by Tinbergen was the study of the

____________ conducted the now famous "imprinting" experiment on geese.

Animals that acquire energy efficiently during foraging will increase their fitness by having more energy available for ________________.

The signal from the environment that triggers a stereotyped behavior is a

All of the following disciplines provide logical and natural linkages to the study of animal behavior except

All of the following sources are used for orientation by some birds during migration except

Chemical messengers used for communication between animal species are called

Which of the following is the best interpretation of the graph below of mussel size (x-axis)versus energy gain (line graph,left y-axis),and number of mussels eaten per day (histogram,right y-axis)?

Living as a member of a group may have all of the following advantages except

Haldane pointed out that if he received a certain allele,the chance that one of his brothers would receive that allele would be

It is 6:00 PM and the sun is due west of the hive.A honeybee has just returned to its hive from a patch of flowers that are due north of the hive.Which of the following best describes the type of waggle dance that this bee should perform? Note: The waggle run is the straight part of the dance.

The processing of information and response in a manner that suggests thinking in the animal is called

Social insect colonies are composed of highly integrated groups called

Insect workers propagate more of their own alleles by helping their mother reproduce rather than by reproducing themselves;thus,they share a larger fraction of their ___________ with the next generation.

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The Chemical Building Blocks of Life

Cell Structure

Membranes

Energy and Metabolism

How Cells Harvest Energy

Photosynthesis

Cell Communication

How Cells Divide

Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

Patterns of Inheritance

Chromosomes Mapping and the Meiosis - Inheritance Connection

Dna: the Genetic Material

Genes and How They Work

Control of Gene Expression

Biotechnology

Genomics

Cellular Mechanisms of Development

Genes Within Populations

The Evidence for Evolution

The Origin of Species

Systematics and the Phylogenetic Revolution

Genome Evolution

Evolution of Development

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