Exam 51: Animal Behavior

Circannual rhythms in birds are influenced by ________.

A lizard's bobbing dewlap (a colorful flap of skin hanging from an Anolis lizard's throat) is an example of a(n) ________.

Learning has the most influence on behavior when ________.

A male stickleback fish will attack other male sticklebacks that invade its nesting territory. It will only attack male fish, which display the red belly characteristic of the species. Why has natural selection favored this behavior?

Use the following figure to answer the question. Based on the information in the figure, which of the following would you expect to observe in these animals? I.sexual dimorphism II.polygamy III.agonistic behavior

Listed are several examples of types of animal behavior. Choose the letter of the correct term (A-E) that matches each example in the following questions. A. operant conditioning B. classical conditioning C. innate behavior D. imprinting E. altruistic behavior -Upon observing a golden eagle flying overhead, a sentry prairie dog gives a warning call to other foraging members of the prairie dog community.

Scientists believe that the direction birds go when migrating is guided in part by ________. I.the stars in the night sky II.the sun during the day III.the magnetic field of the Earth

Listed are several examples of types of animal behavior. Choose the letter of the correct term (A-E) that matches each example in the following questions. A. operant conditioning B. classical conditioning C. innate behavior D. imprinting E. altruistic behavior -A mother goat can recognize its own kid by smell. A) A B) B C) C D) D

Which of the following is true of innate behaviors? Innate behaviors ________.

Some dogs love attention, and Frodo the beagle learns that if he barks, he gets attention. Which of the following might you use to describe this behavior?

Use the following figures to answer the question. If the figure shows the dances of bees in a hive at noon on June 21 in the northern hemisphere (the sun is directly north of the hive), which dance is communicating that the food is to the south of the hive?

Which of the following is required for a behavioral trait to evolve by natural selection?

Feeding behavior with a high-energy intake-to-expenditure ratio is called ________.

You observe scrub jays hiding food and notice that one particular individual only pretends to hide food. Your experiments associate the presence of other individuals with the frequency of pretending to cache food. A colleague shows you animals of the same species that do not perform this pretend caching. How does this information affect your conclusions about this behavior?

What type of signal is fast and requires daylight with no obstructions?

A region of the canary forebrain shrinks during the nonbreeding season and enlarges when breeding season begins. This change is probably associated with the annual

The color of throats of males in a population of side-blotched lizards is determined by ________.

What probably explains why coastal and inland garter snakes react differently to banana slug prey?

You discover a rare new bird species, but you are unable to observe its mating behavior. You see that the male is large and ornamental compared with the female. On this basis, you can probably conclude that the species is ________.

Behaviors are diverse and important for survival and reproduction. Some behaviors are learned, such as the species-specific song of a yellow warbler that is different from the song of a blue-winged warbler. Other behaviors are innate, such as a female cat in heat urinating more often and in many places to attract a mate or the honeybees' "dance" that indicates the distance and direction of a food source when they return to their hive. Which of the following statements supports the idea that behaviors are important in survival and therefore affect natural selection?