Question 1

Which of the following is an example of piloting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Silkworms following a trail of pheromones 
B)  Marine migration over a featureless ocean 
C)  Bees learning the direction of a food source from a dance 
D)  Gray whale migration along the pacific coast of America 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Silkworms following a trail of pheromones 
B)  Marine migration over a featureless ocean 
C)  Bees learning the direction of a food source from a dance 
D)  Gray whale migration along the pacific coast of America 
E)  None of the above

Question 2

According to the study by Werner and Hall, a bluegill's rule of thumb for optimal foraging is to

Accepted Answer

A)  eat mainly in the morning so that absorption can take place for the entire day. 
B)  focus on large prey items when food is abundant. 
C)  become herbivorous when prey is scarce. 
D)  eat as many food types as possible when food is moderately dense. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  eat mainly in the morning so that absorption can take place for the entire day. 
B)  focus on large prey items when food is abundant. 
C)  become herbivorous when prey is scarce. 
D)  eat as many food types as possible when food is moderately dense. 
E)  None of the above

Question 3

_______ experiments can reveal the roles of specific genes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conditioning 
B)  Knockout 
C)  Behavioral 
D)  Imprinting 
E)  Nocturnal 
A)  Conditioning 
B)  Knockout 
C)  Behavioral 
D)  Imprinting 
E)  Nocturnal

Question 4

The young goslings that followed Konrad Lorenz around as if he were the parent goose were exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  releaser behavior. 
B)  proximate behavior. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  foraging behavior. 
E)  opportunity cost. 
A)  releaser behavior. 
B)  proximate behavior. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  foraging behavior. 
E)  opportunity cost.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal communication differs from that of humans because deception is not found in the former. 
B)  Pheromones are useful for the rapid exchange of information. 
C)  Auditory signals are less subject to interference than are visual signals. 
D)  Pheromonal signals are very limited in terms of how much information they can provide about the signaler. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Animal communication differs from that of humans because deception is not found in the former. 
B)  Pheromones are useful for the rapid exchange of information. 
C)  Auditory signals are less subject to interference than are visual signals. 
D)  Pheromonal signals are very limited in terms of how much information they can provide about the signaler. 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

Biologists studying pigeons discovered that their experimental subjects were determining direction from the position of the sun by

Accepted Answer

A)  injecting them with testosterone. 
B)  injecting them with estrogen. 
C)  disrupting their circadian clocks. 
D)  removing a portion of their brains involved with navigation. 
E)  carrying out selection experiments. 
A)  injecting them with testosterone. 
B)  injecting them with estrogen. 
C)  disrupting their circadian clocks. 
D)  removing a portion of their brains involved with navigation. 
E)  carrying out selection experiments.

Question 7

The "song-learning" regions of the brains of male songbirds are stimulated to expand by the hormone

Accepted Answer

A)  estrogen. 
B)  norepinephrine. 
C)  testosterone. 
D)  hormone 48. 
E)  aldosterone. 
A)  estrogen. 
B)  norepinephrine. 
C)  testosterone. 
D)  hormone 48. 
E)  aldosterone.

Question 8

The body of knowledge that has come about from the scientific application of cost-benefit analysis to feeding behavior is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  feeding analysis. 
B)  opportunity costs. 
C)  trade-off theory. 
D)  optimal foraging theory. 
E)  ethology. 
A)  feeding analysis. 
B)  opportunity costs. 
C)  trade-off theory. 
D)  optimal foraging theory. 
E)  ethology.

Question 9

Which of the following behaviors are learned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spider web spinning 
B)  The ability of a monkey to protect itself from predators 
C)  Gull chicks begging 
D)  Bees removing dead pupae from a hive 
E)  Fruit fly courtship 
A)  Spider web spinning 
B)  The ability of a monkey to protect itself from predators 
C)  Gull chicks begging 
D)  Bees removing dead pupae from a hive 
E)  Fruit fly courtship

Question 10

Male gypsy moths travel thousands of meters to reach female gypsy moths in response to

Accepted Answer

A)  visual signals. 
B)  auditory signals. 
C)  pheromones. 
D)  random search patterns. 
E)  electric signals. 
A)  visual signals. 
B)  auditory signals. 
C)  pheromones. 
D)  random search patterns. 
E)  electric signals.

Question 11

In eusocial animals, the social groups include _______ individuals.

Accepted Answer

A)  haplodiploid 
B)  diploid 
C)  sterile 
D)  imprinted 
E)  hybridizing 
A)  haplodiploid 
B)  diploid 
C)  sterile 
D)  imprinted 
E)  hybridizing

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions:
Two mice, Alison and Benny, were placed in a lab with continual light. The graph below describes their activity patterns.  
-All other things being equal, which mouse would be entrained most easily to a 24-hour cycle?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the following to answer questions:
Two mice,...

Question 13

An act is said to be altruistic if it

Accepted Answer

A)  confers a benefit on the performer by inflicting some cost on some other individual. 
B)  confers a benefit both on the performer and on some other individual. 
C)  inflicts a cost both on the performer and on some other individual. 
D)  confers a benefit on another individual at some cost to the performer. 
E)  imposes a cost on the performer without benefiting any other individual. 
A)  confers a benefit on the performer by inflicting some cost on some other individual. 
B)  confers a benefit both on the performer and on some other individual. 
C)  inflicts a cost both on the performer and on some other individual. 
D)  confers a benefit on another individual at some cost to the performer. 
E)  imposes a cost on the performer without benefiting any other individual.

Question 14

Which of the following are types of costs an animal may incur by defending a territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Energetic 
B)  Risk 
C)  Opportunity 
D)  Food choice 
E)  a, b, and c 
A)  Energetic 
B)  Risk 
C)  Opportunity 
D)  Food choice 
E)  a, b, and c

Question 15

Use the following to answer questions :
Match the correct answer from the list below with each description that follows. 
-In haplodiploid organisms, the percentage of alleles that females share with their sisters

Accepted Answer

A)  0% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
E)  100% 
A)  0% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
E)  100%

Question 16

Migration in birds is guided in part by

Accepted Answer

A)  celestial navigation. 
B)  temperature changes. 
C)  olfactory cues. 
D)  day-length changes caused by latitude. 
E)  true navigation. 
A)  celestial navigation. 
B)  temperature changes. 
C)  olfactory cues. 
D)  day-length changes caused by latitude. 
E)  true navigation.

Question 17

Chemical communication between members of the same species can be performed by means of durable molecules called _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Chemical communication between members of the same...

Question 18

Which of the following is not true of a fixed action pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its expression may depend on hormonal conditions. 
B)  It is induced by complex, species-specific stimuli. 
C)  It is highly stereotypic and species-specific. 
D)  It can be expressed even if the animal has never seen it performed. 
E)  Its genetic basis can be demonstrated by breeding experiments. 
A)  Its expression may depend on hormonal conditions. 
B)  It is induced by complex, species-specific stimuli. 
C)  It is highly stereotypic and species-specific. 
D)  It can be expressed even if the animal has never seen it performed. 
E)  Its genetic basis can be demonstrated by breeding experiments.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Polaris and the constellations move as Earth rotates. 
B)  Both Polaris and the constellations are fixed. 
C)  Polaris moves, but the constellations are fixed. 
D)  The constellations move, but Polaris is fixed. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Both Polaris and the constellations move as Earth rotates. 
B)  Both Polaris and the constellations are fixed. 
C)  Polaris moves, but the constellations are fixed. 
D)  The constellations move, but Polaris is fixed. 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

If a bird is trained to seek food on the western side of a cage open to the sky, and is then placed in a chamber with a controlled light cycle so that its circadian rhythm becomes phase-delayed by 6 hours (i.e., its circadian rhythm is 6 hours behind real time), when it is returned to the open cage at noon in real time, it will seek food in the

Accepted Answer

A)  north. 
B)  south. 
C)  east. 
D)  west. 
A)  north. 
B)  south. 
C)  east. 
D)  west.

Exam 53: Animal Behavior

Which of the following is an example of piloting?

According to the study by Werner and Hall, a bluegill's rule of thumb for optimal foraging is to

_______ experiments can reveal the roles of specific genes.

The young goslings that followed Konrad Lorenz around as if he were the parent goose were exhibiting

Which of the following statements is true?

Biologists studying pigeons discovered that their experimental subjects were determining direction from the position of the sun by

The "song-learning" regions of the brains of male songbirds are stimulated to expand by the hormone

The body of knowledge that has come about from the scientific application of cost-benefit analysis to feeding behavior is known as

Which of the following behaviors are learned?

Male gypsy moths travel thousands of meters to reach female gypsy moths in response to

In eusocial animals, the social groups include _______ individuals.

Use the following to answer questions: Two mice, Alison and Benny, were placed in a lab with continual light. The graph below describes their activity patterns. -All other things being equal, which mouse would be entrained most easily to a 24-hour cycle?

An act is said to be altruistic if it

Which of the following are types of costs an animal may incur by defending a territory?

Use the following to answer questions : Match the correct answer from the list below with each description that follows. -In haplodiploid organisms, the percentage of alleles that females share with their sisters

Migration in birds is guided in part by

Chemical communication between members of the same species can be performed by means of durable molecules called _______.

Which of the following is not true of a fixed action pattern?

Which of the following statements is true?

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