Question 1

Discuss the difference between home range and territory.

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Question 2

Which of the following can influence reproductive success?

Accepted Answer

A) How long the individual lives 
B) How frequently it mates 
C) How many offspring it produces per mating 
D) The genetic makeup of the mate 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 3

Young birds see objects flying overhead and respond by crouching down into the nest and remaining still.Over time,some objects become familiar and the young birds do not crouch down.This type of learning is referred to as:

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A) sensitization 
B) associative learning 
C) operant conditioning 
D) habituation

Question 4

Behavior can be defined as the way an animal responds to a ________ in its environment.

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Question 5

Ample evidence suggests that all animals respond to their environment through instinct and simple innately programmed learning and do not display cognitive behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How far an animal will go to forage can be influenced by whether predators are around.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A type of learning in which there is a decrease in the response to a repeated stimulus is:

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning 
B) imprinting 
C) conditional 
D) habituation

Question 8

Give an example for each of the following types of communication within social groups.Alarm calls;Alarm pheromones;Trail pheromones;Dance language.

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Question 9

Selection that favors altruism directed towards relatives is referred to as _________.

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Question 10

Ethologist Konrad Lorenz raised geese from eggs and the first thing the goslings saw was him.Consequently,they treated him as if he were their parent and followed him.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning 
B) classical conditioning 
C) imprinting 
D) nonassociative learning 
E) sculpting

Question 11

Long range two-way movement behavior in animals is termed ___________.

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Question 12

When green sea turtles travel over 1400 miles of open ocean to the Ascension Island,they are exhibiting:

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A) map sense 
B) compass sense 
C) timely sense 
D) direction sense 
E) No one knows exactly how they do this.

Question 13

List three examples and give details explaining each regarding animal cognition.

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Question 14

A type of selection that favors altruism directed toward relatives is called:

Accepted Answer

A) kin selection 
B) sexual selection 
C) group selection 
D) mate selection

Question 15

The following question addresses the three mating systems of animals.Select the choice that correctly describes each system.One male mating with one female is ___________;one male mating with more than one female is _________;one female mating with more than one male is __________.

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A) monogamy;polyandry;polygyny 
B) monogamy;polygyny;polyandry 
C) polygyny;polyandry;monogany 
D) polyandry;polygyny;monogamy

Question 16

Having information and responding in a manner that suggests thinking is an area of animal behavior called:

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive behavior 
B) behavioral genetics 
C) innate animal behavior 
D) behavioral ecology

Question 17

Intrasexual selection leads to:

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A) the evolution of nesting activities between the two parents 
B) the evolution of structures in males that are used in combat with other males 
C) the evolution of bright plumages,for example,by males to attract females 
D) the evolution of novel parental care possibilities

Question 18

An example of altruism is an animal alerting other members of his group that a predator is near even though it puts him in danger.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Both theory and evidence strongly suggest that social behaviors are determined by genes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Habituation and sensitization are simple forms of learning in which there is NOT an association between:

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A) the stimulus and the response 
B) the fixed action pattern and the sign stimulus 
C) imprinting and classical conditioning 
D) operant conditioning and cognitive behavior

Exam 37: Behavior and the Environment

Discuss the difference between home range and territory.

Which of the following can influence reproductive success?

Young birds see objects flying overhead and respond by crouching down into the nest and remaining still.Over time,some objects become familiar and the young birds do not crouch down.This type of learning is referred to as:

Behavior can be defined as the way an animal responds to a ________ in its environment.

Ample evidence suggests that all animals respond to their environment through instinct and simple innately programmed learning and do not display cognitive behavior.

How far an animal will go to forage can be influenced by whether predators are around.

A type of learning in which there is a decrease in the response to a repeated stimulus is:

Give an example for each of the following types of communication within social groups.Alarm calls;Alarm pheromones;Trail pheromones;Dance language.

Selection that favors altruism directed towards relatives is referred to as _________.

Ethologist Konrad Lorenz raised geese from eggs and the first thing the goslings saw was him.Consequently,they treated him as if he were their parent and followed him.This is an example of:

Long range two-way movement behavior in animals is termed ___________.

When green sea turtles travel over 1400 miles of open ocean to the Ascension Island,they are exhibiting:

List three examples and give details explaining each regarding animal cognition.

A type of selection that favors altruism directed toward relatives is called:

The following question addresses the three mating systems of animals.Select the choice that correctly describes each system.One male mating with one female is _______;one male mating with more than one female is _;one female mating with more than one male is ______.

Having information and responding in a manner that suggests thinking is an area of animal behavior called:

Intrasexual selection leads to:

An example of altruism is an animal alerting other members of his group that a predator is near even though it puts him in danger.

Both theory and evidence strongly suggest that social behaviors are determined by genes.

Habituation and sensitization are simple forms of learning in which there is NOT an association between: