Question 1

Stimulus filtering is an adaptation in the star-nosed mole because

Accepted Answer

A)  this property of its nervous system helps the mole population secure the energy base on which the species depends. 
B)  individuals vary hereditarily in the way in which the mole's cerebral cortex analyzes sensory inputs from the animal's nose. 
C)  individuals that ignore some categories of potential sensory inputs forage on worms more effectively than they would otherwise. 
D)  some star-nosed moles leave more copies of their genes to the next generation than others. 
A)  this property of its nervous system helps the mole population secure the energy base on which the species depends. 
B)  individuals vary hereditarily in the way in which the mole's cerebral cortex analyzes sensory inputs from the animal's nose. 
C)  individuals that ignore some categories of potential sensory inputs forage on worms more effectively than they would otherwise. 
D)  some star-nosed moles leave more copies of their genes to the next generation than others.

Question 2

A male moth detects a distant female and begins to fly towards her, but he hears the loud ultrasonic pulses of a hunting bat. The moth decides to employ evasive manoeuvres to avoid the bat, giving up his pursuit of the female moth. What is the ultimate-level explanation for this behavioral decision?

Accepted Answer

Natural selection favors moths whose ner

Stimulus filtering is an adaptation in the star-nosed mole because

A male moth detects a distant female and begins to fly towards her, but he hears the loud ultrasonic pulses of a hunting bat. The moth decides to employ evasive manoeuvres to avoid the bat, giving up his pursuit of the female moth. What is the ultimate-level explanation for this behavioral decision?

An Introduction to Animal Behavior

The Integrative Study of Behavior

The Developmental and Molecular Bases of Behavior

The Physiological and Endocrine Basis of Behavior

Avoiding Predators and Finding Food

Territoriality and Movement

Principles of Communication

Reproductive Behavior

Mating Systems

Parental Care

Principles of Social Evolution

Social Behavior and Sociality

Human Behavior

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Exam 4: The Neural Basis of Behavior

Stimulus filtering is an adaptation in the star-nosed mole because

An Introduction to Animal Behavior

The Integrative Study of Behavior

The Developmental and Molecular Bases of Behavior

The Physiological and Endocrine Basis of Behavior

Avoiding Predators and Finding Food

Territoriality and Movement

Principles of Communication

Reproductive Behavior

Mating Systems

Parental Care

Principles of Social Evolution

Social Behavior and Sociality

Human Behavior

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