Question 1

In African tribes polygamy,the practice of one man having several wives,is practiced.The advantage to the female is

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A) more surviving children. 
B) good food source. 
C) help in child rearing. 
D) All of the choices are advantages to the female. 
A) more surviving children. 
B) good food source. 
C) help in child rearing. 
D) All of the choices are advantages to the female. D

Question 2

Adaptive behavior has probably been selected by evolutionary processes because it

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A) makes the animal the smartest. 
B) allows the animal to live the longest. 
C) allows the animal to live in the widest variety of environments. 
D) allows the animal to produce the largest number of viable offspring. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) makes the animal the smartest. 
B) allows the animal to live the longest. 
C) allows the animal to live in the widest variety of environments. 
D) allows the animal to produce the largest number of viable offspring. 
E) All of the choices are correct. D

Question 3

Many worker bees give their lives to save a bee hive from an attack by bears or other animals.In such cases,we now know that

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A) this is a case of sexual selection. 
B) each female worker is waiting to get her chance to reproduce. 
C) this is a case of bees consciously understanding the need to preserve the nest for their individual benefit-they might survive if all work together. 
D) These worker bees will have a reproductive benefit if the members of the hive survive. 
A) this is a case of sexual selection. 
B) each female worker is waiting to get her chance to reproduce. 
C) this is a case of bees consciously understanding the need to preserve the nest for their individual benefit-they might survive if all work together. 
D) These worker bees will have a reproductive benefit if the members of the hive survive. D

Question 4

Pavlov's well known experiment of a dog salivating at the sound of a bell ring is an example of

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A) imprinting. 
B) operant conditioning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) insight learning. Incorrect 
A) imprinting. 
B) operant conditioning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) insight learning. Incorrect

Question 5

An example of a pheromone in humans is

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A) testosterone. 
B) a chemical released by males that reduces premenstrual tension in women. 
C) the mother's milk that transfers immunity to the infant. 
D) saliva exchanged during kissing (as a sexual stimulant). 
A) testosterone. 
B) a chemical released by males that reduces premenstrual tension in women. 
C) the mother's milk that transfers immunity to the infant. 
D) saliva exchanged during kissing (as a sexual stimulant).

Question 6

Altruism is

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A) displaced aggressive behavior. 
B) a means of ranking animals in a dominance hierarchy. 
C) actions of an animal that immediately benefit others rather than itself. 
D) belligerent behavior that helps an animal compete in its society. 
A) displaced aggressive behavior. 
B) a means of ranking animals in a dominance hierarchy. 
C) actions of an animal that immediately benefit others rather than itself. 
D) belligerent behavior that helps an animal compete in its society.

Question 7

How will cheetahs use pheromones to increase their foraging success?

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A) Cheetahs will scent mark their territory to warn other cheetahs to stay out.This will decrease their competition for food within their territory. 
B) Cheetahs will scent mark their kills so they can find them again.This will increase their availability of food. 
C) Cheetahs will scent mark their trails so that other cheetahs can follow them to optimal food sources. 
D) Cheetahs do not use pheromones to increase their foraging success. 
A) Cheetahs will scent mark their territory to warn other cheetahs to stay out.This will decrease their competition for food within their territory. 
B) Cheetahs will scent mark their kills so they can find them again.This will increase their availability of food. 
C) Cheetahs will scent mark their trails so that other cheetahs can follow them to optimal food sources. 
D) Cheetahs do not use pheromones to increase their foraging success.

Question 8

Altruistic behaviors between closely related animals

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A) reduce fighting between species. 
B) increase the inclusive fitness of the altruist. 
C) increase the life-time reproductive success of the altruist. 
D) force individuals to cooperate with one another and thereby increase mating and population growth. 
A) reduce fighting between species. 
B) increase the inclusive fitness of the altruist. 
C) increase the life-time reproductive success of the altruist. 
D) force individuals to cooperate with one another and thereby increase mating and population growth.

Question 9

Scientists have discovered gene products,including the hormone ELH,that control all components of egg-laying behavior in Aplysia slugs.This discovery confirms that

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A) the egg-laying behavior is innate or hardwired into the slug's brain. 
B) the egg-laying behavior has absolutely no nervous system involvement. 
C) genes can control endocrine gland secretions that control behavior. 
D) this slug could avoid being eaten by garter snakes. 
E) genes only influence physiology and structure but not behavior. 
A) the egg-laying behavior is innate or hardwired into the slug's brain. 
B) the egg-laying behavior has absolutely no nervous system involvement. 
C) genes can control endocrine gland secretions that control behavior. 
D) this slug could avoid being eaten by garter snakes. 
E) genes only influence physiology and structure but not behavior.

Question 10

Which of the following communication methods would be most effective for a species that lives in the tropical rainforest and is active at night?

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A) chemical 
B) visual 
C) tactile 
D) auditory 
A) chemical 
B) visual 
C) tactile 
D) auditory

Question 11

A female chooses a mate by

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A) courtship display rituals. 
B) selecting the more aggressive and vigorous males. 
C) selecting traits that improve the chances of offspring survival. 
D) All of the choices apply. 
A) courtship display rituals. 
B) selecting the more aggressive and vigorous males. 
C) selecting traits that improve the chances of offspring survival. 
D) All of the choices apply.

Question 12

________ communication occurs within an animal societal unit.

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A) Chemical 
B) Auditory 
C) Visual 
D) Tactile 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) Chemical 
B) Auditory 
C) Visual 
D) Tactile 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 13

Hippopotamuses perform territorial displays that include mouth opening.This is _____ communication.

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A) auditory 
B) visual 
C) chemical 
D) tactile 
A) auditory 
B) visual 
C) chemical 
D) tactile

Question 14

Which description best explains the difference between orientation and migration.

Accepted Answer

A) Orientation by birds can be achieved by using the sun or stars in order to determine the direction they should be flying.Navigation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to environmental clues. 
B) Orientation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to environmental clues.Navigation by birds can be achieved by using the sun or stars in order to determine the direction they should be flying. 
C) Orientation by birds can be achieved by using the sun or stars in order to determine the speed they should be flying.Navigation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to social clues. 
D) Orientation by birds can be achieved by using the sun or stars in order to determine the direction they should be flying.Navigation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to predator and prey abundance. 
E) Orientation by birds can be achieved by using the Earth's magnetic field in order to determine the direction they should be flying.Navigation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to environmental clues. 
A) Orientation by birds can be achieved by using the sun or stars in order to determine the direction they should be flying.Navigation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to environmental clues. 
B) Orientation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to environmental clues.Navigation by birds can be achieved by using the sun or stars in order to determine the direction they should be flying. 
C) Orientation by birds can be achieved by using the sun or stars in order to determine the speed they should be flying.Navigation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to social clues. 
D) Orientation by birds can be achieved by using the sun or stars in order to determine the direction they should be flying.Navigation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to predator and prey abundance. 
E) Orientation by birds can be achieved by using the Earth's magnetic field in order to determine the direction they should be flying.Navigation is the ability of the birds to change their direction in response to environmental clues.

Question 15

Scientific discoveries have provided evidence that the ______ systems are involved in behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) digestive and reproductive 
B) excretory and circulatory 
C) respiratory and digestive 
D) endocrine and nervous 
A) digestive and reproductive 
B) excretory and circulatory 
C) respiratory and digestive 
D) endocrine and nervous

Question 16

Which body system plays a role in influencing behavior?

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A) nervous and endocrine 
B) endocrine and urinary 
C) muscular and neural 
D) respiratory and urinary 
E) None of these systems will influence behavior. 
A) nervous and endocrine 
B) endocrine and urinary 
C) muscular and neural 
D) respiratory and urinary 
E) None of these systems will influence behavior.

Question 17

An example of territoriality is

Accepted Answer

A) barnacles attached to a boat bottom. 
B) a cloud of moths attracted to a light. 
C) a swarm of mosquitoes hovering around a sweaty person. 
D) a red-winged blackbird singing to ward off other males and attract a female to the nest in his fencerow. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) barnacles attached to a boat bottom. 
B) a cloud of moths attracted to a light. 
C) a swarm of mosquitoes hovering around a sweaty person. 
D) a red-winged blackbird singing to ward off other males and attract a female to the nest in his fencerow. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 18

A very rapid kind of communication that works at a distance and in the dark is

Accepted Answer

A) chemical communication. 
B) auditory communication. 
C) tactile communication. 
D) visual communication. 
A) chemical communication. 
B) auditory communication. 
C) tactile communication. 
D) visual communication.

Question 19

Primate grooming and honeybee waggle-dancing share which of these forms of communication?

Accepted Answer

A) chemical communication 
B) auditory communication 
C) tactile communication 
D) visual communication 
A) chemical communication 
B) auditory communication 
C) tactile communication 
D) visual communication

Question 20

Besides humans,_____ have one of the most complex languages in the animal kingdom.

Accepted Answer

A) chimpanzees 
B) crickets 
C) bottlenose dolphins 
D) kilpspringers 
A) chimpanzees 
B) crickets 
C) bottlenose dolphins 
D) kilpspringers

Exam 43: Behavioral Ecology

In African tribes polygamy,the practice of one man having several wives,is practiced.The advantage to the female is

Adaptive behavior has probably been selected by evolutionary processes because it

Many worker bees give their lives to save a bee hive from an attack by bears or other animals.In such cases,we now know that

Pavlov's well known experiment of a dog salivating at the sound of a bell ring is an example of

An example of a pheromone in humans is

Altruism is

How will cheetahs use pheromones to increase their foraging success?

Altruistic behaviors between closely related animals

Scientists have discovered gene products,including the hormone ELH,that control all components of egg-laying behavior in Aplysia slugs.This discovery confirms that

Which of the following communication methods would be most effective for a species that lives in the tropical rainforest and is active at night?

A female chooses a mate by

________ communication occurs within an animal societal unit.

Hippopotamuses perform territorial displays that include mouth opening.This is _____ communication.

Which description best explains the difference between orientation and migration.

Scientific discoveries have provided evidence that the ______ systems are involved in behavior.

Which body system plays a role in influencing behavior?

An example of territoriality is

A very rapid kind of communication that works at a distance and in the dark is

Primate grooming and honeybee waggle-dancing share which of these forms of communication?

Besides humans,_____ have one of the most complex languages in the animal kingdom.

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