Question 1

Biologists generally classify animal behaviors by

Accepted Answer

A)  the number or proportion of the species that displays the behavior. 
B)  how changeable the behavior is in the organism. 
C)  how specific or general the behavior allows the organism to interact within its environment. 
D)  the way the organism acquired the behavior. 
E)  both the way the organism acquired the behavior and how changeable the behavior is in the organism. 
A)  the number or proportion of the species that displays the behavior. 
B)  how changeable the behavior is in the organism. 
C)  how specific or general the behavior allows the organism to interact within its environment. 
D)  the way the organism acquired the behavior. 
E)  both the way the organism acquired the behavior and how changeable the behavior is in the organism. E

Question 2

Antlers on a male deer and the lack of antlers on a female deer are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  monogamy. 
B)  sexual dimorphism. 
C)  polygamy. 
D)  optimal foraging. 
E)  sexual behavior. 
A)  monogamy. 
B)  sexual dimorphism. 
C)  polygamy. 
D)  optimal foraging. 
E)  sexual behavior. B

Question 3

In the wild,an animal avoids a food that had previously made it sick.This animal is exhibiting which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning 
B)  classical conditioning 
C)  habituation 
D)  observational learning 
E)  imprinting 
A)  operant conditioning 
B)  classical conditioning 
C)  habituation 
D)  observational learning 
E)  imprinting A

Question 4

Chimpanzees given food will readily share with other chimpanzees,even if not related.Which of the following is an explanation for this observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dominance hierarchy is occurring. 
B)  They anticipate reciprocal altruism. 
C)  They are engaging in kin selection. 
D)  It is a reflex. 
E)  Sexual dimorphism is occurring. 
A)  Dominance hierarchy is occurring. 
B)  They anticipate reciprocal altruism. 
C)  They are engaging in kin selection. 
D)  It is a reflex. 
E)  Sexual dimorphism is occurring.

Question 5

What is the evidence that genes are involved in a white-crowned sparrow learning to sing?

Accepted Answer

A)  If the sparrows are deafened after learning to sing, they will sing abnormally as adults. 
B)  If they do not hear singing from other white-crowned sparrows, they will eventually learn to sing normally. 
C)  If they do not hear singing from other white-crowned sparrows, they will not sing at all. 
D)  If they do not hear singing from other white-crowned sparrows, they will sing, but abnormally. 
E)  If they hear singing from both white-crowned and other species of sparrows, they will sing abnormally. 
A)  If the sparrows are deafened after learning to sing, they will sing abnormally as adults. 
B)  If they do not hear singing from other white-crowned sparrows, they will eventually learn to sing normally. 
C)  If they do not hear singing from other white-crowned sparrows, they will not sing at all. 
D)  If they do not hear singing from other white-crowned sparrows, they will sing, but abnormally. 
E)  If they hear singing from both white-crowned and other species of sparrows, they will sing abnormally.

Question 6

A meerkat sentry,at high risk of predation and exposure to environmental conditions,is an example of altruistic behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Mutation of the fru (fruitless)gene in fruit flies results in males attempting to mate with other males.This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  learned behavior 
B)  reflex 
C)  imprinting 
D)  fixed action pattern 
E)  taxis 
A)  learned behavior 
B)  reflex 
C)  imprinting 
D)  fixed action pattern 
E)  taxis

Question 8

Studying the Sepia apama cuttlefish,Hanlon,Naud,and their colleagues observed that most success in producing fertilized eggs was attributed to the males guarding mated females from subsequent mating attempts by other males.What additional behavior contributed to successful production of fertilized eggs?

Accepted Answer

A)  As opportunistic hermaphrodites, smaller males were able to mate and reproduce as females. 
B)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
C)  Smaller, less aggressive males used mimicry of females to approach guarded females repeated times in attempts to mate. 
D)  Smaller males distracted larger males for more than 40 minutes, past the viability of their sperm, and then the smaller males mated with the females. 
E)  The sparse population density of Sepia apama cuttlefish results in lower but equal reproductive successes among smaller and less aggressive males. 
A)  As opportunistic hermaphrodites, smaller males were able to mate and reproduce as females. 
B)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
C)  Smaller, less aggressive males used mimicry of females to approach guarded females repeated times in attempts to mate. 
D)  Smaller males distracted larger males for more than 40 minutes, past the viability of their sperm, and then the smaller males mated with the females. 
E)  The sparse population density of Sepia apama cuttlefish results in lower but equal reproductive successes among smaller and less aggressive males.

Question 9

A behavior that can increase reproductive success of an individual male in a species is

Accepted Answer

A)  that, although more a physiological trait than a behavior, more sperm can be produced or released. 
B)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
C)  removal of the sperm from other males, so that there will be no successful fertilization. 
D)  post-mating physical competition to block other males from subsequently mating with the female. 
E)  direct physical competition for the "right" to mate with a particular female. 
A)  that, although more a physiological trait than a behavior, more sperm can be produced or released. 
B)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
C)  removal of the sperm from other males, so that there will be no successful fertilization. 
D)  post-mating physical competition to block other males from subsequently mating with the female. 
E)  direct physical competition for the "right" to mate with a particular female.

Question 10

A common human behavior happens in your biology lecture.A student yawns after a long night studying,and then you and other people yawn because you observed her.Each student now completes an entire yawn,taking some six seconds to complete.The behavior of yawning to completion after your yawn was triggered by the stimulus of seeing someone else yawn is termed a

Accepted Answer

A)  minimum survival pattern. 
B)  methodology template. 
C)  substantive blueprint. 
D)  fixed action pattern. 
E)  maximum survival pattern. 
A)  minimum survival pattern. 
B)  methodology template. 
C)  substantive blueprint. 
D)  fixed action pattern. 
E)  maximum survival pattern.

Question 11

The scientific study of animal behavior is ethology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The odd bouncing of one,then the entire herd of Thompson's gazelles when a predator is nearby,is called

Accepted Answer

A)  bobbing. 
B)  dribbling. 
C)  mobbing. 
D)  cavorting. 
E)  stotting. 
A)  bobbing. 
B)  dribbling. 
C)  mobbing. 
D)  cavorting. 
E)  stotting.

Question 13

Ethologists asking "why"-type questions in their studies are studying proximate causes of animal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a proximate question in regards to animal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why do parents risk their lives for those of their offspring? 
B)  Why do crows work together to attack great horned owls? 
C)  Why does a gazelle leap to warn others in the herd when a predator is present? 
D)  How does a male songbird learn the songs that attract females of his species? 
E)  When does a human male develop a deep voice? 
A)  Why do parents risk their lives for those of their offspring? 
B)  Why do crows work together to attack great horned owls? 
C)  Why does a gazelle leap to warn others in the herd when a predator is present? 
D)  How does a male songbird learn the songs that attract females of his species? 
E)  When does a human male develop a deep voice?

Question 15

An animal behavior,such as a bear entering camp more often,because it successfully finds food around camping people,is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  taxis. 
B)  innate. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  operant conditioning. 
E)  reflex. 
A)  taxis. 
B)  innate. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  operant conditioning. 
E)  reflex.

Question 16

Imprinting is a kind of rapid learning that occurs only during a restricted time,early in the life of an animal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The behavior in which an animal mates for life,lives with its mate,helps care for the young,and defends the family is _____ which is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  monogamy; common to species in which sexual dimorphism is strong 
B)  monogamy; common to species in which males and females resemble each other 
C)  polygamy; common to species in which males and females resemble each other 
D)  polygamy; common to species in which sexual dimorphism is strong 
E)  monogamy; common only to species of primates and species of larger nesting birds 
A)  monogamy; common to species in which sexual dimorphism is strong 
B)  monogamy; common to species in which males and females resemble each other 
C)  polygamy; common to species in which males and females resemble each other 
D)  polygamy; common to species in which sexual dimorphism is strong 
E)  monogamy; common only to species of primates and species of larger nesting birds

Question 18

Ethologists asking "how"-type questions in their studies are studying proximate causes of animal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an advantage of birds travelling in flocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual bird will need to spend less time finding food. 
B)  An individual bird's chance of finding a mate will increase. 
C)  An individual bird will have more food available. 
D)  A flock of birds is like a warning signal to predators not to feed on them. 
E)  An individual bird's chance of being eaten by a predator is diminished. 
A)  An individual bird will need to spend less time finding food. 
B)  An individual bird's chance of finding a mate will increase. 
C)  An individual bird will have more food available. 
D)  A flock of birds is like a warning signal to predators not to feed on them. 
E)  An individual bird's chance of being eaten by a predator is diminished.

Question 20

Taxis is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  a motor response initiated by a stimulus, continuing to completion of the response. 
B)  a movement towards or away from a stimulus. 
C)  rapid learning of behaviors by an animal during a restricted time in the animal's life. 
D)  an instantaneous, automatic response to a stimulus. 
E)  the learning of a behavior that is associated with consequences of the behavior. 
A)  a motor response initiated by a stimulus, continuing to completion of the response. 
B)  a movement towards or away from a stimulus. 
C)  rapid learning of behaviors by an animal during a restricted time in the animal's life. 
D)  an instantaneous, automatic response to a stimulus. 
E)  the learning of a behavior that is associated with consequences of the behavior.

Exam 36: Animal Behavior

Biologists generally classify animal behaviors by

Antlers on a male deer and the lack of antlers on a female deer are examples of

In the wild,an animal avoids a food that had previously made it sick.This animal is exhibiting which of the following?

Chimpanzees given food will readily share with other chimpanzees,even if not related.Which of the following is an explanation for this observation?

What is the evidence that genes are involved in a white-crowned sparrow learning to sing?

A meerkat sentry,at high risk of predation and exposure to environmental conditions,is an example of altruistic behavior.

Mutation of the fru (fruitless)gene in fruit flies results in males attempting to mate with other males.This is an example of which of the following?

A behavior that can increase reproductive success of an individual male in a species is

The scientific study of animal behavior is ethology.

The odd bouncing of one,then the entire herd of Thompson's gazelles when a predator is nearby,is called

Ethologists asking "why"-type questions in their studies are studying proximate causes of animal behavior.

Which of the following is a proximate question in regards to animal behavior?

An animal behavior,such as a bear entering camp more often,because it successfully finds food around camping people,is an example of

Imprinting is a kind of rapid learning that occurs only during a restricted time,early in the life of an animal.

The behavior in which an animal mates for life,lives with its mate,helps care for the young,and defends the family is _____ which is _____.

Ethologists asking "how"-type questions in their studies are studying proximate causes of animal behavior.

Which of the following is an advantage of birds travelling in flocks?

Taxis is defined as

The Scientific Study of Life

The Chemistry of Life

Cell Structure and Function

The Energy of Life

Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Energy

DNA Structure and Gene Function

DNA Replication, mitosis, and the Cell Cycle

Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

Patterns of Inheritance

DNA Technology

The Forces of Evolutionary Change

Evidence of Evolution

Speciation and Extinction

The Origin and History of Life

Viruses

Bacteria and Archaea

Protists

Plants

Fungi

Animals

Plant Form and Function

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Reproduction and Development of Flowering Plants

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

The Nervous System

The Senses

The Endocrine System

The Skeletal and Muscular Systems

The Circulatory System

The Respiratory System

Digestion and Nutrition

Regulation of Temperature and Body Fluids

The Immune System

Animal Reproduction and Development

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

Biomes

Preserving Biodiversity

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