Question 1

What is the primary trigger for pecking behaviour in young herring gulls?

Accepted Answer

A) hunger 
B) a red spot on the bill of the parent 
C) the shape of the parent gull's head 
D) the overall body silhouette of the parent bird 
A) hunger 
B) a red spot on the bill of the parent 
C) the shape of the parent gull's head 
D) the overall body silhouette of the parent bird

Question 2

What is the chance that a young child living with one parent and one stepparent would be criminally abused, relative to the chance that children living with both biological parents would be criminally abused?

Accepted Answer

A) 40 times higher 
B) 10 times higher 
C) 4 times lower 
D) 10 times lower 
A) 40 times higher 
B) 10 times higher 
C) 4 times lower 
D) 10 times lower

Question 3

Dominant male wild dogs have higher levels of cortisol and other stress-related hormones than submissive wild dogs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match each term with its definition.
-leks

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 5

How do female digger wasps find their nests, according to a study conducted by Niko Tinbergen in 1938?

Accepted Answer

A) by the position of stars in the night sky 
B) by the position of the Sun 
C) by visual landmarks 
D) by olfactory cues 
A) by the position of stars in the night sky 
B) by the position of the Sun 
C) by visual landmarks 
D) by olfactory cues

Question 6

Food preference in garter snakes is learned behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 47: Animal Behaviour

What is the primary trigger for pecking behaviour in young herring gulls?

What is the chance that a young child living with one parent and one stepparent would be criminally abused, relative to the chance that children living with both biological parents would be criminally abused?

Dominant male wild dogs have higher levels of cortisol and other stress-related hormones than submissive wild dogs.

Match each term with its definition. -leks

How do female digger wasps find their nests, according to a study conducted by Niko Tinbergen in 1938?

Food preference in garter snakes is learned behaviour.

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