Question 1

-Pheromones are

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A) used in nonvocal communication. 
B) found only in the invertebrates. 
C) signals to members of other species. 
D) types of internal hormones that control maturation. 
E) involved only in learned behaviors. 
A) used in nonvocal communication. 
B) found only in the invertebrates. 
C) signals to members of other species. 
D) types of internal hormones that control maturation. 
E) involved only in learned behaviors. A

Question 2

Which of the following behavior patterns is limited to the most highly evolved animals?

Accepted Answer

A) imprinting 
B) insight learning 
C) fixed action patterns 
D) instinctive behavior 
E) classical conditioning 
A) imprinting 
B) insight learning 
C) fixed action patterns 
D) instinctive behavior 
E) classical conditioning B

Question 3

Which of the following statements is false?

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A) Behavior is influenced by the environmental stimuli an organism receives. 
B) Behavior is partially genetic so that it undergoes natural selection and evolution. 
C) Behavior refers only to responses to external stimuli. 
D) Behavior sometimes is nonadaptive. 
E) Behavior patterns can be learned. 
A) Behavior is influenced by the environmental stimuli an organism receives. 
B) Behavior is partially genetic so that it undergoes natural selection and evolution. 
C) Behavior refers only to responses to external stimuli. 
D) Behavior sometimes is nonadaptive. 
E) Behavior patterns can be learned. C

Question 4

Many male birds learn the full species song

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A) 10 to 50 days after hatching. 
B) by listening to other birds sing. 
C) while in a flock of juveniles being tutored by older males. 
D) within 50 days after hatching and by listening to other birds sing. 
E) 10 to 50 days after hatching and while in a flock of juveniles being tutored by older males. 
A) 10 to 50 days after hatching. 
B) by listening to other birds sing. 
C) while in a flock of juveniles being tutored by older males. 
D) within 50 days after hatching and by listening to other birds sing. 
E) 10 to 50 days after hatching and while in a flock of juveniles being tutored by older males.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about honeybees?

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A) Each bee can sting multiple times. 
B) Africanized bees respond to threats much faster than European bees 
C) "Killer bees" often kill their target. 
D) Africanized bees make more venom than European bees. 
E) All of these are true. 
A) Each bee can sting multiple times. 
B) Africanized bees respond to threats much faster than European bees 
C) "Killer bees" often kill their target. 
D) Africanized bees make more venom than European bees. 
E) All of these are true.

Question 6

-The above figure demonstrates

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A) imprinting behavior. 
B) displaying instinctive behavior. 
C) feeding a social parasite. 
D) a learned behavior. 
E) all of these. 
A) imprinting behavior. 
B) displaying instinctive behavior. 
C) feeding a social parasite. 
D) a learned behavior. 
E) all of these.

Question 7

African bees were imported to __________ in the __________ for pollination purposes.

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A) America; 1920s 
B) Argentina; 1930s 
C) Mexico; 1940s 
D) Brazil; 1950s 
E) Honduras; 1970s 
A) America; 1920s 
B) Argentina; 1930s 
C) Mexico; 1940s 
D) Brazil; 1950s 
E) Honduras; 1970s

Question 8

Long term responses rather than immediate behavioral responses are induced by

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A) alarm signals. 
B) signaling pheromones. 
C) sex attractants. 
D) priming pheromones. 
E) all of these. 
A) alarm signals. 
B) signaling pheromones. 
C) sex attractants. 
D) priming pheromones. 
E) all of these.

Question 9

Which of the following is (are) fixed action pattern(s)?

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A) A baby garter snake captures and eats a slug. 
B) A chick's gaping mouth induces a feeding response in a parent bird 
C) A European cuckoo hatchling pushes the host bird's egg out of the nest. 
D) A male fruit fly waves his wings at a female fruit fly during courtship. 
E) All of these are fixed action patterns. 
A) A baby garter snake captures and eats a slug. 
B) A chick's gaping mouth induces a feeding response in a parent bird 
C) A European cuckoo hatchling pushes the host bird's egg out of the nest. 
D) A male fruit fly waves his wings at a female fruit fly during courtship. 
E) All of these are fixed action patterns.

Question 10

The above figure is of a wolf behavior which tells others

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A) to prepare for a fight. 
B) that the wolf is subordinate and won't be a threat. 
C) that it wants to mate. 
D) that it wants to play. 
E) none of these. 
A) to prepare for a fight. 
B) that the wolf is subordinate and won't be a threat. 
C) that it wants to mate. 
D) that it wants to play. 
E) none of these.

Question 11

An example(s) that illustrate(s) natural selection acting on behavioral traits that benefit individuals include(s)

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A) the effect of oxytocin on vole reproductive behavior. 
B) the different responses of young coastal and inland garter snakes to banana slugs. 
C) courtship behavior in sage grouses. 
D) the nest-decorating behavior of starlings. 
E) all of these. 
A) the effect of oxytocin on vole reproductive behavior. 
B) the different responses of young coastal and inland garter snakes to banana slugs. 
C) courtship behavior in sage grouses. 
D) the nest-decorating behavior of starlings. 
E) all of these.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the reproductive behavior of voles?

Accepted Answer

A) Oxytocin induces monogamy in female prairie voles. 
B) Monogamous species have fewer oxytocin receptors than promiscuous species. 
C) ADH receptors in the brain play a role in monogamy. 
D) Mountain voles are more promiscuous than prairie voles. 
E) Male meadow voles are not monogamous. 
A) Oxytocin induces monogamy in female prairie voles. 
B) Monogamous species have fewer oxytocin receptors than promiscuous species. 
C) ADH receptors in the brain play a role in monogamy. 
D) Mountain voles are more promiscuous than prairie voles. 
E) Male meadow voles are not monogamous.

Question 13

A foster parent feeding a European cuckoo nestling is

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A) not a European cuckoo. 
B) displaying instinctive behavior. 
C) feeding a social parasite. 
D) prewired to respond to the gaping-mouth sign stimulus. 
E) doing all of these. 
A) not a European cuckoo. 
B) displaying instinctive behavior. 
C) feeding a social parasite. 
D) prewired to respond to the gaping-mouth sign stimulus. 
E) doing all of these.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavior patterns are inherited. 
B) Instinctive behavior involves a complete response to a sign stimulus the first time it is encountered. 
C) Behavior evolves as a result of natural selection. 
D) Reproductive success is responsible for perpetuating behavior patterns. 
E) The mechanisms underlying instinctive and learned behavior are the same. 
A) Behavior patterns are inherited. 
B) Instinctive behavior involves a complete response to a sign stimulus the first time it is encountered. 
C) Behavior evolves as a result of natural selection. 
D) Reproductive success is responsible for perpetuating behavior patterns. 
E) The mechanisms underlying instinctive and learned behavior are the same.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about birdsong is false?

Accepted Answer

A) It is an instinctive behavior. 
B) The bird nervous system is prewired to recognize the species song. 
C) Laboratory-raised, isolated white crown sparrows tend to learn their tutor's song. 
D) Rendition of the species song is influenced by acoustic input during a sensitive period. 
E) All of these are true. 
A) It is an instinctive behavior. 
B) The bird nervous system is prewired to recognize the species song. 
C) Laboratory-raised, isolated white crown sparrows tend to learn their tutor's song. 
D) Rendition of the species song is influenced by acoustic input during a sensitive period. 
E) All of these are true.

Question 16

Which of the following communication signals is mismatched?

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A) tactile; honeybees 
B) acoustical; frogs 
C) visual; baboons 
D) chemical; honeybees 
E) chemical; fireflies 
A) tactile; honeybees 
B) acoustical; frogs 
C) visual; baboons 
D) chemical; honeybees 
E) chemical; fireflies

Question 17

Bird song

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A) has to be heard before a bird can sing it. 
B) is learned during early life. 
C) is specific for each bird species. 
D) has a genetic component. 
E) includes all of these. 
A) has to be heard before a bird can sing it. 
B) is learned during early life. 
C) is specific for each bird species. 
D) has a genetic component. 
E) includes all of these.

Question 18

Konrad Lorenz is noted for his studies on

Accepted Answer

A) prenatal marking. 
B) mating behavior. 
C) imprinting. 
D) the genetic basis of behavior. 
E) insight learning. 
A) prenatal marking. 
B) mating behavior. 
C) imprinting. 
D) the genetic basis of behavior. 
E) insight learning.

Question 19

Honeybees convey information to other worker bees in the hive about all EXCEPT the __________ of a food source.

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A) direction 
B) general location 
C) distance 
D) abundance 
E) angle relative to the sun 
A) direction 
B) general location 
C) distance 
D) abundance 
E) angle relative to the sun

Question 20

Bees use which information for locating food and the hive?

Accepted Answer

A) local topographic features 
B) odors 
C) magnetism 
D) the angle of the sun 
E) distance between plants 
A) local topographic features 
B) odors 
C) magnetism 
D) the angle of the sun 
E) distance between plants

Exam 44: Animal Behavior

-Pheromones are

Which of the following behavior patterns is limited to the most highly evolved animals?

Which of the following statements is false?

Many male birds learn the full species song

Which of the following statements is true about honeybees?

-The above figure demonstrates

African bees were imported to __________ in the __________ for pollination purposes.

Long term responses rather than immediate behavioral responses are induced by

Which of the following is (are) fixed action pattern(s)?

The above figure is of a wolf behavior which tells others

An example(s) that illustrate(s) natural selection acting on behavioral traits that benefit individuals include(s)

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the reproductive behavior of voles?

A foster parent feeding a European cuckoo nestling is

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following statements about birdsong is false?

Which of the following communication signals is mismatched?

Bird song

Konrad Lorenz is noted for his studies on

Honeybees convey information to other worker bees in the hive about all EXCEPT the __________ of a food source.

Bees use which information for locating food and the hive?

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

A Closer Look at Cell Membranes

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Startsphotosynthesis

Energy-Releasing Pathways

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Controls Over Genes

Recombinant Dna and Genetic Engineering

The Macroevolutionary Puzzle

Emergence of Evolutionary Thought

Organizing Information About Species

The Origin and Evolution of Life

Viruses and Prokaryotes

Protists the Simplest Eukaryotes

Plants

Fungi

Animals: the Invertebrates

Animal Evolution the Chordates

Human Evolution: a Case Study

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Reproduction

Plant Growth and Development

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Protection, Support, and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Human Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Population Ecology

Community Structure and Biodiversity

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Impacts on the Biosphere

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