Question 1

Describe the experiment used by Fertin and Casas (2007) to conclude that antlion larvae can detect substrate-born vibration made by their ant prey.

Accepted Answer

They recorded footfalls made by ants walking on sand and then mimicked those vibrations using a fine needle placed in an antlion sand pit. Antlion larvae responded to these vibrations by throwing sand at the needle and by attacking it.

Question 2

Umami taste involves the perception of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweet 
B)  Bitter 
C)  Salt 
D)  Sour 
E)  Amino acids 
A)  Sweet 
B)  Bitter 
C)  Salt 
D)  Sour 
E)  Amino acids E

Question 3

Which is the prediction for Fertin and Casas (2007) study of antlion larvae and their sandpits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antlions use mechanoreceptors on their head to detect prey 
B)  Antlions will toss sand in response to their vibrations 
C)  Antlions detect prey using electroreception 
D)  Antlions detect prey using olfaction 
A)  Antlions use mechanoreceptors on their head to detect prey 
B)  Antlions will toss sand in response to their vibrations 
C)  Antlions detect prey using electroreception 
D)  Antlions detect prey using olfaction B

Question 4

The lateral line system in fish is contained which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemoreceptors 
B)  Photoreceptors 
C)  Mechanoreceptors 
D)  Odorant receptors 
E)  Electroreceptors 
A)  Chemoreceptors 
B)  Photoreceptors 
C)  Mechanoreceptors 
D)  Odorant receptors 
E)  Electroreceptors

Question 5

Many vertebrates that can detect magnetic fields have cells that contain magnetite. These cells are typically found in what part of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  The forelimbs 
B)  The hindlimbs 
C)  The core of the body 
D)  The head 
E)  The tail 
A)  The forelimbs 
B)  The hindlimbs 
C)  The core of the body 
D)  The head 
E)  The tail

Question 6

Some noxious moths produce ultrasonic clicks that their bat predators can detect. Bats quickly learn to avoid such moths. This phenomenon is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acoustic aposematism 
B)  Coevolution 
C)  Substrate-borne vibration 
D)  Neuromast sensitivity 
E)  Umami perception 
A)  Acoustic aposematism 
B)  Coevolution 
C)  Substrate-borne vibration 
D)  Neuromast sensitivity 
E)  Umami perception

Question 7

What is the major difference between an odorant and a chemical pheromone?

Accepted Answer

A)  odorants are larger molecules than pheromones 
B)  pheromones degrade more rapidly odorants 
C)  only odorants are volatile than pheromones 
D)  only pheromones are species-specific. 
E)  only pheromones can travel through water 
A)  odorants are larger molecules than pheromones 
B)  pheromones degrade more rapidly odorants 
C)  only odorants are volatile than pheromones 
D)  only pheromones are species-specific. 
E)  only pheromones can travel through water

Question 8

Explain the three sources of directional information the Earth's magnetic field provides to individuals that can detect it.

Accepted Answer

It has polarity providing nort

Question 9

Many birds appear monomorphic to humans: both sexes have the same plumage. In what way do many birds vary across the sexes in plumage color that humans cannot perceive?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sexes vary in ultraviolet coloration. 
B)  The sexes vary in infrared coloration. 
C)  The sexes vary in photoreceptors 
D)  The sexes vary in the number of photoreceptors. 
E)  The sexes vary in the strength of their photoreceptors. 
A)  The sexes vary in ultraviolet coloration. 
B)  The sexes vary in infrared coloration. 
C)  The sexes vary in photoreceptors 
D)  The sexes vary in the number of photoreceptors. 
E)  The sexes vary in the strength of their photoreceptors.

Question 10

How do ultrasounds and infrasounds differ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans can hear ultrasounds but not infrasounds. 
B)  Humans can hear infrasounds but not ultrasounds. 
C)  Infrasounds attenuate more slowly. 
D)  Ultrasounds are not used in communication. 
E)  Only infrasounds are used to find prey. 
A)  Humans can hear ultrasounds but not infrasounds. 
B)  Humans can hear infrasounds but not ultrasounds. 
C)  Infrasounds attenuate more slowly. 
D)  Ultrasounds are not used in communication. 
E)  Only infrasounds are used to find prey.

Question 11

Explain why and how tongue flicks in snakes and sniffing in mammals are similar with respect to sensory system function.

Accepted Answer

Both increase the movement of

Question 12

Tan Lu and colleagues showed that mosquitoes can detect carbon dioxide exhaled by vertebrates to find a blood meal. If you wore a mask that prevented carbon dioxide from being exhaled into the air, would a mosquito be attracted to you?

Accepted Answer

Yes because mosquito

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the general concept of umwelt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal can acquire more environmental information than humans 
B)  Humans cannot detect the Earth's magnetic field 
C)  Species acquire different kinds of environmental information 
D)  Evolution maximizes the acquisition of environmental information 
E)  The acquisition of information from the environment enhances individual fitness 
A)  Animal can acquire more environmental information than humans 
B)  Humans cannot detect the Earth's magnetic field 
C)  Species acquire different kinds of environmental information 
D)  Evolution maximizes the acquisition of environmental information 
E)  The acquisition of information from the environment enhances individual fitness

Question 14

Based on the work of Tan Lu and colleagues, explain why mosquitoes are more attracted to you when you exercise compared to when you are standing still.

Accepted Answer

Mosquitoes have chemoreceptors that dete

Question 15

How does a neural signal travel from one neuron to another?

Accepted Answer

A)  via direct contact 
B)  through the release of neurotransmitters into a synapse. 
C)  via an electrical impulse that travels across a synapse 
D)  via reversed polarity 
E)  via the "umwelt" mechanism 
A)  via direct contact 
B)  through the release of neurotransmitters into a synapse. 
C)  via an electrical impulse that travels across a synapse 
D)  via reversed polarity 
E)  via the "umwelt" mechanism

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true about the Earth's magnetic field?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has polarity 
B)  It can only be detected by birds and turtles 
C)  Its angle of inclination varies with latitude 
D)  Its strength varies with latitude 
E)  It flows from south to north 
A)  It has polarity 
B)  It can only be detected by birds and turtles 
C)  Its angle of inclination varies with latitude 
D)  Its strength varies with latitude 
E)  It flows from south to north

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT associated with the lateral line system in fish?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cilia 
B)  Mechanoreceptors 
C)  Hydrodynamic information 
D)  Neuromasts 
E)  Chemoreceptors 
A)  Cilia 
B)  Mechanoreceptors 
C)  Hydrodynamic information 
D)  Neuromasts 
E)  Chemoreceptors

Question 18

Insect tympanal organs contain which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemoreceptors 
B)  Mechanoreceptors 
C)  Photoreceptors 
D)  Odorant receptors 
E)  Electroreceptors 
A)  Chemoreceptors 
B)  Mechanoreceptors 
C)  Photoreceptors 
D)  Odorant receptors 
E)  Electroreceptors

Question 19

Jean Boal her colleagues observed that cuttlefish are normally solitary but aggregate to spawn where females lay eggs in communal egg masses. What did they determine was the sensory mechanism ﻿for this reproductive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  The females used color cues from males flashing mating displays. 
B)  The females used odor cues to find their natal stream to lay eggs in. 
C)  The females used odor cues to detect freshly laid eggs () 
D)  The females used mechanoreceptor cues to determine where other conspecifics were grouping together. 
A)  The females used color cues from males flashing mating displays. 
B)  The females used odor cues to find their natal stream to lay eggs in. 
C)  The females used odor cues to detect freshly laid eggs () 
D)  The females used mechanoreceptor cues to determine where other conspecifics were grouping together.

Question 20

Changes in the rates of all of the following are often used to determine when a particular chemical odorant has been detected by an individual EXCEPT ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Licking 
B)  Sniffing 
C)  Tongue flicking 
D)  Water ventilation 
E)  Overall activity 
A)  Licking 
B)  Sniffing 
C)  Tongue flicking 
D)  Water ventilation 
E)  Overall activity

Describe the experiment used by Fertin and Casas (2007) to conclude that antlion larvae can detect substrate-born vibration made by their ant prey.

Umami taste involves the perception of what?

Which is the prediction for Fertin and Casas (2007) study of antlion larvae and their sandpits?

The lateral line system in fish is contained which of the following?

Many vertebrates that can detect magnetic fields have cells that contain magnetite. These cells are typically found in what part of the body?

Some noxious moths produce ultrasonic clicks that their bat predators can detect. Bats quickly learn to avoid such moths. This phenomenon is known as what?

What is the major difference between an odorant and a chemical pheromone?

Explain the three sources of directional information the Earth's magnetic field provides to individuals that can detect it.

Many birds appear monomorphic to humans: both sexes have the same plumage. In what way do many birds vary across the sexes in plumage color that humans cannot perceive?

How do ultrasounds and infrasounds differ?

Explain why and how tongue flicks in snakes and sniffing in mammals are similar with respect to sensory system function.

Tan Lu and colleagues showed that mosquitoes can detect carbon dioxide exhaled by vertebrates to find a blood meal. If you wore a mask that prevented carbon dioxide from being exhaled into the air, would a mosquito be attracted to you?

Which of the following best describes the general concept of umwelt?

Based on the work of Tan Lu and colleagues, explain why mosquitoes are more attracted to you when you exercise compared to when you are standing still.

How does a neural signal travel from one neuron to another?

Which of the following is NOT true about the Earth's magnetic field?

Which of the following is NOT associated with the lateral line system in fish?

Insect tympanal organs contain which of the following?

Jean Boal her colleagues observed that cuttlefish are normally solitary but aggregate to spawn where females lay eggs in communal egg masses. What did they determine was the sensory mechanism for this reproductive behavior?

Changes in the rates of all of the following are often used to determine when a particular chemical odorant has been detected by an individual EXCEPT ___________.

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Exam 5: Sensory Systems and Behavior

Describe the experiment used by Fertin and Casas (2007) to conclude that antlion larvae can detect substrate-born vibration made by their ant prey.

Umami taste involves the perception of what?

Which is the prediction for Fertin and Casas (2007) study of antlion larvae and their sandpits?

The lateral line system in fish is contained which of the following?

Many vertebrates that can detect magnetic fields have cells that contain magnetite. These cells are typically found in what part of the body?

Some noxious moths produce ultrasonic clicks that their bat predators can detect. Bats quickly learn to avoid such moths. This phenomenon is known as what?

What is the major difference between an odorant and a chemical pheromone?

Explain the three sources of directional information the Earth's magnetic field provides to individuals that can detect it.

Many birds appear monomorphic to humans: both sexes have the same plumage. In what way do many birds vary across the sexes in plumage color that humans cannot perceive?

How do ultrasounds and infrasounds differ?

Explain why and how tongue flicks in snakes and sniffing in mammals are similar with respect to sensory system function.

Tan Lu and colleagues showed that mosquitoes can detect carbon dioxide exhaled by vertebrates to find a blood meal. If you wore a mask that prevented carbon dioxide from being exhaled into the air, would a mosquito be attracted to you?

Which of the following best describes the general concept of umwelt?

Based on the work of Tan Lu and colleagues, explain why mosquitoes are more attracted to you when you exercise compared to when you are standing still.

How does a neural signal travel from one neuron to another?

Which of the following is NOT true about the Earth's magnetic field?

Which of the following is NOT associated with the lateral line system in fish?

Insect tympanal organs contain which of the following?

Jean Boal her colleagues observed that cuttlefish are normally solitary but aggregate to spawn where females lay eggs in communal egg masses. What did they determine was the sensory mechanism ﻿for this reproductive behavior?

Changes in the rates of all of the following are often used to determine when a particular chemical odorant has been detected by an individual EXCEPT ___________.

The Science of Animal Behavior

Methods for Studying Animal Behavior

Evolution and the Study of Animal Behavior

Behavioral Genetics

Communication

Learning, Neuroethology, and Cognition

Foraging Behavior

Antipredator Behavior

Dispersal and Migration

Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Aggression

Mating Behavior

Mating Systems

Parental Care

Sociality

Cooperative Behavior

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Jean Boal her colleagues observed that cuttlefish are normally solitary but aggregate to spawn where females lay eggs in communal egg masses. What did they determine was the sensory mechanism for this reproductive behavior?