Question 1

What occurs when a territory-holding male zebra finch hears the song of the male zebra finch that has held the neighbouring territory for a long time?

Accepted Answer

A) The territory-holding male initiates a ritualized threat display that may culminate in an expansion of his territory into the neighbour's land. 
B) Cells in the nucleus of the territory-holding male zebra finch's forebrain do not respond to the song of the neighbouring male. 
C) Cells in the nucleus of the territory-holding male zebra finch's forebrain fire frequently. 
D) The territory-holding male flies out to drive off the neighbouring male. 
A) The territory-holding male initiates a ritualized threat display that may culminate in an expansion of his territory into the neighbour's land. 
B) Cells in the nucleus of the territory-holding male zebra finch's forebrain do not respond to the song of the neighbouring male. 
C) Cells in the nucleus of the territory-holding male zebra finch's forebrain fire frequently. 
D) The territory-holding male flies out to drive off the neighbouring male.

Question 2

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-When do animals establish and defend territories?

Accepted Answer

A) only when territorial defence is not energetically costly 
B) only when some critical resource is in short supply 
C) only when females choose among displaying males 
D) only when the effort does not endanger the life of the individual 
A) only when territorial defence is not energetically costly 
B) only when some critical resource is in short supply 
C) only when females choose among displaying males 
D) only when the effort does not endanger the life of the individual

Question 3

Match each physiological response to the hormone that causes the response. A hormone may be selected more than once.
-stimulates genes in brain cells to produce certain proteins that affect nervous system function

Accepted Answer

A) GnRH 
B) estrogen 
C) juvenile hormone 
A) GnRH 
B) estrogen 
C) juvenile hormone

Question 4

What would a fiddler crab be prompted to do if a moving object appeared below the midline of its eyes?

Accepted Answer

A) become aggressive 
B) ignore the object 
C) prepare for mating 
D) perform evasive manoeuvres 
A) become aggressive 
B) ignore the object 
C) prepare for mating 
D) perform evasive manoeuvres

Question 5

Why do peahens choose peacocks with the longest, showiest tails, when a long tail might be easily grabbed by a predator?

Accepted Answer

Studies have shown the ability to surviv

Question 6

Match each description of a mating system with the most appropriate term.
-Prairie voles choose one mate and stay with that partner for life.

Accepted Answer

A) promiscuity 
B) monogamy 
C) polygyny 
D) polyandry 
A) promiscuity 
B) monogamy 
C) polygyny 
D) polyandry

Question 7

Match each term with its definition.
-territory

Accepted Answer

A) site that provides food, shelter, nesting materials, and interacting organisms 
B) unusual pattern of sex determination 
C) resource-rich site defended by its occupants 
D) natural selection for mating success 
E) use of familiar landmarks to guide a journey
F)travel from the birth site to another destination and back
G)grounds where males display for females
H)volatile chemicals that influence the behaviour of members of the same species
I)ordered movement
J)ritualized behaviours engaged in to attract the attention of the opposite sex
K)social systems in which individuals are ranked 
A) site that provides food, shelter, nesting materials, and interacting organisms 
B) unusual pattern of sex determination 
C) resource-rich site defended by its occupants 
D) natural selection for mating success 
E) use of familiar landmarks to guide a journey
F)travel from the birth site to another destination and back
G)grounds where males display for females
H)volatile chemicals that influence the behaviour of members of the same species
I)ordered movement
J)ritualized behaviours engaged in to attract the attention of the opposite sex
K)social systems in which individuals are ranked

Question 8

Humans are more likely to abuse children that they know are NOT their own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why do biologists categorize the cue that stimulates young herring gulls to peck as a sign stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A) because the pecking behaviour is completely instinctive 
B) because the pecking behaviour requires learning to perfect 
C) because the pecking behaviour appears both in the presence and absence of the cue 
D) because the pecking behaviour is triggered by presentation of the cue 
A) because the pecking behaviour is completely instinctive 
B) because the pecking behaviour requires learning to perfect 
C) because the pecking behaviour appears both in the presence and absence of the cue 
D) because the pecking behaviour is triggered by presentation of the cue

Question 10

Which sentence describes the sounds of young male White-crowned Sparrows that were experimentally raised without ever hearing the sound of their species?

Accepted Answer

A) They produced only random vocalizations. 
B) They sang a recognizable version of the song of an ancestral sparrow species. 
C) They sang a poorly developed version of their species' song. 
D) They never sang at all. 
A) They produced only random vocalizations. 
B) They sang a recognizable version of the song of an ancestral sparrow species. 
C) They sang a poorly developed version of their species' song. 
D) They never sang at all.

Question 11

Categorize the following learning examples as either classical or operant conditioning.
-Horses hurry to their mangers when the barn door opens.

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) operant conditioning 
A) classical conditioning 
B) operant conditioning

Question 12

Categorize the following learning examples as either classical or operant conditioning.
-Dairy calves recognize the vehicle of their caregiver and vocalize excitedly.

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) operant conditioning 
A) classical conditioning 
B) operant conditioning

Question 13

The following passages contain novel information describing real animal and human behaviours. Use the choices to classify the type of learning exemplified by each passage. A learning type may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-Wild ravens note the passage of a garbage collection truck and fly off to raid trash cans before the truck arrives to empty them.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

-In the figure, how will the other bees seek nectar if a honeybee performing the dance in image B moves straight down the comb?

Accepted Answer

A) by flying due south 
B) by flying directly away from the Sun 
C) by flying directly toward the Sun 
D) by flying at a 45° angle to the left of the Sun 
A) by flying due south 
B) by flying directly away from the Sun 
C) by flying directly toward the Sun 
D) by flying at a 45° angle to the left of the Sun

Question 15

Crickets have ears in their front legs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match each physiological response to the hormone that causes the response. A hormone may be selected more than once.
-changes production based on outcomes of conflicts

Accepted Answer

A) GnRH 
B) estrogen 
C) juvenile hormone 
A) GnRH 
B) estrogen 
C) juvenile hormone

Question 17

Which cue functions as sign stimuli to trigger smiling in very young babies?

Accepted Answer

A) the presence of two eyes 
B) a detailed likeness of any person's face 
C) a detailed likeness of one of the baby's caregivers 
D) the outline of the smiling mouth 
A) the presence of two eyes 
B) a detailed likeness of any person's face 
C) a detailed likeness of one of the baby's caregivers 
D) the outline of the smiling mouth

Question 18

Females almost always have a lower parental investment than males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Alexander Erdbeer/Shutterstock.com (left); Vetapi/Shutterstock.com (right)
-What is an animal using if it finds its way by the type of way-finding known as piloting?

Accepted Answer

A) another animal to lead the way as it learns the route 
B) familiar landmarks to guide its journey 
C) the Earth's magnetic field to orient itself 
D) both the Sun's position and a mental map 
A) another animal to lead the way as it learns the route 
B) familiar landmarks to guide its journey 
C) the Earth's magnetic field to orient itself 
D) both the Sun's position and a mental map

Question 20

Match each physiological response to the hormone that causes the response. A hormone may be selected more than once.
-induces the testes to produce testosterone

Accepted Answer

A) GnRH 
B) estrogen 
C) juvenile hormone 
A) GnRH 
B) estrogen 
C) juvenile hormone

Exam 47: Animal Behaviour

What occurs when a territory-holding male zebra finch hears the song of the male zebra finch that has held the neighbouring territory for a long time?

Alexander Erdbeer/Shutterstock.com (left); Vetapi/Shutterstock.com (right) -When do animals establish and defend territories?

Match each physiological response to the hormone that causes the response. A hormone may be selected more than once. -stimulates genes in brain cells to produce certain proteins that affect nervous system function

What would a fiddler crab be prompted to do if a moving object appeared below the midline of its eyes?

Why do peahens choose peacocks with the longest, showiest tails, when a long tail might be easily grabbed by a predator?

Match each description of a mating system with the most appropriate term. -Prairie voles choose one mate and stay with that partner for life.

Match each term with its definition. -territory

Humans are more likely to abuse children that they know are NOT their own.

Why do biologists categorize the cue that stimulates young herring gulls to peck as a sign stimulus?

Which sentence describes the sounds of young male White-crowned Sparrows that were experimentally raised without ever hearing the sound of their species?

Categorize the following learning examples as either classical or operant conditioning. -Horses hurry to their mangers when the barn door opens.

Categorize the following learning examples as either classical or operant conditioning. -Dairy calves recognize the vehicle of their caregiver and vocalize excitedly.

-In the figure, how will the other bees seek nectar if a honeybee performing the dance in image B moves straight down the comb?

Crickets have ears in their front legs.

Match each physiological response to the hormone that causes the response. A hormone may be selected more than once. -changes production based on outcomes of conflicts

Which cue functions as sign stimuli to trigger smiling in very young babies?

Females almost always have a lower parental investment than males.

Alexander Erdbeer/Shutterstock.com (left); Vetapi/Shutterstock.com (right) -What is an animal using if it finds its way by the type of way-finding known as piloting?

Match each physiological response to the hormone that causes the response. A hormone may be selected more than once. -induces the testes to produce testosterone

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