Question 1

The field of _____ focuses on the ultimate cause of animal behavior in natural conditions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The field of _____ focuses on the...

Question 2

Which of the following scientists studied bees and their communications?

Accepted Answer

A) Lorenz 
B) Tinbergen 
C) Wilson 
D) von Frisch 
A) Lorenz 
B) Tinbergen 
C) Wilson 
D) von Frisch

Question 3

Infants born blind will not smile or frown because they have never seen anyone exhibit these expressions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Optimal foraging theory predicts:

Accepted Answer

A) that animals will select the most nutritious foods. 
B) that animals will select the best times to forage for the most nutritious foods. 
C) that animals will select whatever foods are available to avoid traveling too far from their home range. 
D) that animals will select food items that maximize their net energy intake per unit of foraging time. 
A) that animals will select the most nutritious foods. 
B) that animals will select the best times to forage for the most nutritious foods. 
C) that animals will select whatever foods are available to avoid traveling too far from their home range. 
D) that animals will select food items that maximize their net energy intake per unit of foraging time.

Question 5

Elevated levels of testosterone in male birds cause them to sing during the breeding season.The elevated hormone is considered a(n)______ cause of this behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) proximate 
B) ultimate 
C) behavioral 
D) environmental 
A) proximate 
B) ultimate 
C) behavioral 
D) environmental

Question 6

The simplest type of learning is called _____ learning.

Accepted Answer

A) associative 
B) classical 
C) nonassociative 
D) operant 
A) associative 
B) classical 
C) nonassociative 
D) operant

Question 7

A goose attempts to retrieve an egg that is removed from the nest.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) a sign stimulus 
B) imprinting 
C) a fixed action pattern 
D) kin selection 
A) a sign stimulus 
B) imprinting 
C) a fixed action pattern 
D) kin selection

Question 8

___________ is the performance of an action that benefits another individual at a cost to the actor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________ is the performance of an action...

Question 9

Discuss optimal foraging theory.

Accepted Answer

Optimal foraging theory posits that an a

Exam 37: Behavior and the Environment

The field of _____ focuses on the ultimate cause of animal behavior in natural conditions.

Which of the following scientists studied bees and their communications?

Infants born blind will not smile or frown because they have never seen anyone exhibit these expressions.

Optimal foraging theory predicts:

Elevated levels of testosterone in male birds cause them to sing during the breeding season.The elevated hormone is considered a(n)______ cause of this behavior.

The simplest type of learning is called _____ learning.

A goose attempts to retrieve an egg that is removed from the nest.This is an example of:

___________ is the performance of an action that benefits another individual at a cost to the actor.

Discuss optimal foraging theory.

The Science of Biology

The Chemistry of Life

Molecules of Life

Cells

Energy and Life

Photosynthesis: Acquiring Energy From the Sun

How Cells Harvest Energy From Food

Mitosis

Meiosis

Foundations of Genetics

DNA: the Genetic Material

How Genes Work

Genomics and Biotechnology

Evolution and Natural Selection

How We Name Living Things

Prokaryotes: the First Single-Celled Creatures

Protists: Advent of the Eukaryotes

Fungi Invade the Land

Evolution of the Animal Phyla

History of the Vertebrates

How Humans Evolved

The Animal Body and How It Moves

Circulation

Respiration

The Path of Food Through the Animal Body

Maintaining the Internal Environment

How the Animal Body Defends Itself

The Nervous System

The Senses

Chemical Signaling Within the Animal Body

Reproduction and Development

Evolution of Plants

Plant Form and Function

Plant Reproduction and Growth

Populations and Communities

Ecosystems

Human Influences on the Living World

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