Question 1

Which of the following communication signals matches the animal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemical; honeybees 
B)  Tactile; frogs 
C)  Auditory; baboons 
D)  Visual; frogs 
E)  Chemical; fireflies 
A)  Chemical; honeybees 
B)  Tactile; frogs 
C)  Auditory; baboons 
D)  Visual; frogs 
E)  Chemical; fireflies

Question 2

Four of the following animals form eusocial groups.Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Termites 
B)  Mole rats 
C)  Wolf pack 
D)  Honey bees 
E)  Ants 
A)  Termites 
B)  Mole rats 
C)  Wolf pack 
D)  Honey bees 
E)  Ants

Question 3

Imprinting is a form of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  innate response 
B)  static pattern 
C)  instinctive learning behavior 
D)  unlearned behavior 
E)  passive behavior 
A)  innate response 
B)  static pattern 
C)  instinctive learning behavior 
D)  unlearned behavior 
E)  passive behavior

Question 4

A eusocial animal ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  lives alone 
B)  works alone 
C)  breeds continuously 
D)  lives within a group with a reproductive division of labor 
E)  least likely to exhibit altruistic behavior 
A)  lives alone 
B)  works alone 
C)  breeds continuously 
D)  lives within a group with a reproductive division of labor 
E)  least likely to exhibit altruistic behavior

Question 5

Classification. Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below.
-When a woman raises her brother's children,this is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Altruism 
B) Cooperation 
C) Selfish herd behavior 
D) Subordination 
A) Altruism 
B) Cooperation 
C) Selfish herd behavior 
D) Subordination

Question 6

Choose the one most appropriate response for each. Some letters may not be used.
-Instinctive behavior

Accepted Answer

A) Studied nest decorating behavior in birds 
B) Imprinting in goslings 
C) Capacity of an animal to complete complex responses to first-time encounters with key stimuli 
D) Problem solving without trial-and-error 
E) Behavior is modified by experience
F)Voluntary behavior is modified in response to consequences of that behavior
G)Communal display ground in birds
H)Occurs during a sensitive period in which a following response or social attachment becomes fixed on a particular moving object
I)Self-sacrificing behavior; increases another individual's reproductive success at its own expense 
A) Studied nest decorating behavior in birds 
B) Imprinting in goslings 
C) Capacity of an animal to complete complex responses to first-time encounters with key stimuli 
D) Problem solving without trial-and-error 
E) Behavior is modified by experience
F)Voluntary behavior is modified in response to consequences of that behavior
G)Communal display ground in birds
H)Occurs during a sensitive period in which a following response or social attachment becomes fixed on a particular moving object
I)Self-sacrificing behavior; increases another individual's reproductive success at its own expense

Question 7

Communication signals are usually _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  intraspecific 
B)  interspecific 
C)  not helpful to the receiver 
D)  visual 
E)  auditory 
A)  intraspecific 
B)  interspecific 
C)  not helpful to the receiver 
D)  visual 
E)  auditory

Question 8

Classification. Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below.
-When two or more female lions attack a wildebeest together,this is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Altruism 
B) Cooperation 
C) Selfish herd behavior 
D) Subordination 
A) Altruism 
B) Cooperation 
C) Selfish herd behavior 
D) Subordination

Question 9

A(n)____ allows two rival males to assess one another's strengths without engaging in a potentially damaging fight.

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned stimuli 
B)  eusocial response 
C)  instinctive behavior 
D)  kinetic movement 
E)  threat display 
A)  conditioned stimuli 
B)  eusocial response 
C)  instinctive behavior 
D)  kinetic movement 
E)  threat display

Question 10

__________ behavior is altered by experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ behavior is altered by experience....

Question 11

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals.
-The sex pheromone emitted by a female gypsy moth relies upon this sense in the male.

Accepted Answer

A) Tactile 
B) Auditory 
C) Visual 
D) Chemical 
A) Tactile 
B) Auditory 
C) Visual 
D) Chemical

Question 12

Which gene determines the feeding behavior of fruit fly larvae?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sitters 
B)  Rovers 
C)  Kinesis 
D)  Foraging 
E)  AVP gene 
A)  Sitters 
B)  Rovers 
C)  Kinesis 
D)  Foraging 
E)  AVP gene

Question 13

__________ are evolved mechanisms that allow animals of the same species to share information.

Accepted Answer

Communicat

Question 14

Colonies of ants,termites,and some other insects,as well as naked mole rats,are __________ and thus include sterile workers who care for the reproducing members of the group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Colonies of ants,termites,and some other insects,as well...

Question 15

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals.
-This sensory modality is used by honeybees during the waggle dance.

Accepted Answer

A) Tactile 
B) Auditory 
C) Visual 
D) Chemical 
A) Tactile 
B) Auditory 
C) Visual 
D) Chemical

Question 16

Epigenetic effects cause _____ behavior without altering _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  instinctive; oxytocin level 
B)  instinctive; the genome 
C)  conditioned; the genome 
D)  heritable changes in; DNA sequence 
E)  temporary changes in; RNA sequence 
A)  instinctive; oxytocin level 
B)  instinctive; the genome 
C)  conditioned; the genome 
D)  heritable changes in; DNA sequence 
E)  temporary changes in; RNA sequence

Question 17

Respond to the following statements in reference to the five kinds of behavior listed below.
-The extreme variation in plumage observed among the males of various species of ducks is thought to be due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Imprinting 
B) Sexual selection 
C) Learned behavior 
D) Triggering stimulus 
E) Habituation 
A) Imprinting 
B) Sexual selection 
C) Learned behavior 
D) Triggering stimulus 
E) Habituation

Question 18

In terms of parental care,choose the pair below that does not usually occur in nature.

Accepted Answer

A)  Male seahorses - brood eggs 
B)  Female fish - guard eggs 
C)  Male bat - nurse young 
D)  Male and female birds - tending of young 
E)  Female kangaroo - nurse young 
A)  Male seahorses - brood eggs 
B)  Female fish - guard eggs 
C)  Male bat - nurse young 
D)  Male and female birds - tending of young 
E)  Female kangaroo - nurse young

Question 19

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals.
-The elaborate posturing displays of male birds-of-paradise utilize this sense in the female.

Accepted Answer

A) Tactile 
B) Auditory 
C) Visual 
D) Chemical 
A) Tactile 
B) Auditory 
C) Visual 
D) Chemical

Question 20

One study has shown that when more lions join a hunting group,_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the success rate per lion falls 
B)  the success rate per lion remains proportional 
C)  the success rate per lion increases 
D)  the success rate per kion is the same but there is more food on average 
E)  more eventually drop out to be in isolation 
A)  the success rate per lion falls 
B)  the success rate per lion remains proportional 
C)  the success rate per lion increases 
D)  the success rate per kion is the same but there is more food on average 
E)  more eventually drop out to be in isolation

Exam 43: Animal Behavior

Which of the following communication signals matches the animal?

Four of the following animals form eusocial groups.Which one is the exception?

Imprinting is a form of ____.

A eusocial animal ______.

Classification. Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below. -When a woman raises her brother's children,this is an example of __________.

Choose the one most appropriate response for each. Some letters may not be used. -Instinctive behavior

Communication signals are usually _____.

Classification. Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of social behavior listed below. -When two or more female lions attack a wildebeest together,this is an example of __________.

A(n)____ allows two rival males to assess one another's strengths without engaging in a potentially damaging fight.

__________ behavior is altered by experience.

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals. -The sex pheromone emitted by a female gypsy moth relies upon this sense in the male.

Which gene determines the feeding behavior of fruit fly larvae?

__________ are evolved mechanisms that allow animals of the same species to share information.

Colonies of ants,termites,and some other insects,as well as naked mole rats,are __________ and thus include sterile workers who care for the reproducing members of the group.

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals. -This sensory modality is used by honeybees during the waggle dance.

Epigenetic effects cause _____ behavior without altering _____.

Respond to the following statements in reference to the five kinds of behavior listed below. -The extreme variation in plumage observed among the males of various species of ducks is thought to be due to __________.

In terms of parental care,choose the pair below that does not usually occur in nature.

Respond to the following statements in reference to the four kinds of reception listed below that are used by social animals. -The elaborate posturing displays of male birds-of-paradise utilize this sense in the female.

One study has shown that when more lions join a hunting group,_____.

Invitation to Biology

Life's Chemical Bases

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where it Starts—Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

DNA Structure and Function

From DNA to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizing Information about Species

Life's Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea

Protists: The Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution: The Invertebrates

Animal Evolution: The Chordates

Human Evolution

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive System

Animal Development

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Impacts on the Biosphere

Filters

Epigenetic effects cause _ behavior without altering _.