Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a benefit to living in a group?

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A)  protection against predators
B)  easier to find food
C)  easier to find a mate
D)  amount of work can be divided up among members
E)  increased chance of diseaseF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

When an ant finds a source of food,such as an open sugar bin in a kitchen,it returns to the nest,leaving a trail that other ants can follow to the sugar.This is a case of

Accepted Answer

A)  innate knowledge of where food is located.
B)  a learned response that is an advantage of social insects.
C)  a pheromone pathway,a type of chemical communication.
D)  marking territory.
E)  higher reasoning,just as a hiker leaving signs along a trail.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Learned behavior that causes a family of baby ducks to follow their mother is called

Accepted Answer

A)  imprinting.
B)  operant conditioning.
C)  insight learning.
D)  extinction.
E)  motivation.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

A digger wasp continues to close its nest even though the researcher has removed the nest's contents.This shows that nest-closing behavior in the digger wasp is

Accepted Answer

A)  a learned behavior.
B)  an imprinted behavior.
C)  a fixed action pattern.
D)  an insight learning behavior.
E)  a classical conditioned behavior.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 5

What mechanism allows bees to compensate for the movement of the sun when they return to the hive and do a waggle dance?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to detect the earth's magnetic field
B)  always doing the waggle dance outside where the sun is visible
C)  a biological clock
D)  imprinting
E)  a mental map of the region encoded by learning when youngF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Which communication method can be effective both during the day and at night?

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A)  chemical
B)  tactile
C)  visual
D)  auditory
E)  All of the answer choices are correct.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements is NOT true about fixed action patterns (FAPs) ?

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A)  All the members of a species perform the exact same sequence of behaviors.
B)  The behavior pattern is stereotyped.
C)  Many behaviors thought to be fixed action patterns have been shown to develop after practice.
D)  The fixed action pattern was considered to be initiated by a sign stimulus.
E)  FAPs are strictly the result of the expression of particular genes.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 8

The waggle dance helps bees

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A)  feed their offspring when they are hungry.
B)  learn to hum the right tune.
C)  perfect the avoidance response.
D)  communicate the location of food.
E)  sound the alarm to protect the hive when it is invaded.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

What is a change in behavior that involves associating two separate events with each other?

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A)  a fixed action pattern
B)  innate behavior
C)  associative learning
D)  imprinting
E)  altruistic behaviorF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Some fish give off a chemical when injured that signals to other fish that a predator is nearby.The chemical causes the uninjured fish to group together in a tight formation,move to the bottom of the water,and cease movement to make it less likely that they will be preyed upon.

Accepted Answer

A)  This is communication using a chemical signal.
B)  This is a futile attempt by the fish to survive.
C)  This is an unnecessary action since the predator already has killed its prey.
D)  This is a visual signal to the predator that they are prey items.
E)  This behavior will only work one time.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

The first female aphids to hatch in the spring settle on large leaves and defend them against other females.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  territoriality.
B)  reproductive behavior.
C)  feeding behavior.
D)  learned behavior.
E)  dominance hierarchy.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

While walking along a trail in the woods you notice that your dog walks over to a tree and urinates on the base of the largest tree on the trail.Your dog's behavior is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  visual communication.
B)  auditory communication.
C)  tactile communication.
D)  chemical communication.
E)  learning.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 13

The sensitive period is most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  imprinting.
B)  operant conditioning.
C)  insight learning.
D)  extinction.
E)  motivation.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

You are lying on your favorite beach in Florida and,while looking down the beach,you observe periodic white flashes in the sand.You get up and walk down the beach to see what is causing the flashes.You observe Fiddler crabs waving their enlarged claw in the air producing the flashes.This behavior is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory communication.
B)  chemical communication.
C)  visual communication.
D)  tactile communication.
E)  territoriality.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 15

The competitive behavior among male elk competing for access to females is advantageous because

Accepted Answer

A)  the survivor of the competition is the elk that lives the longest,longer than the females.
B)  the survivor is the most altruistic and caring.
C)  the increased number of offspring produced will offset the shorter life of the male elk.
D)  the best DNA genome is directing the best animal to be superior in combat.
E)  once the top male elk wins,females ensure that he will have mating opportunities for his entire life.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The ability of an individual and the individual's kin to survive and reproduce is called

Accepted Answer

A)  altruistic behavior.
B)  selfish behavior.
C)  natural selection.
D)  fitness.
E)  inclusive fitness.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

Why do different species of animals have territories that are different sizes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They must be able to travel the entire territory in one day to defend it.
B)  They only need to maintain a territory that is large enough for the male and one mate.
C)  Different species need different-sized territories depending on their food source.
D)  They must be able to sing loudly enough to be heard throughout the territory.
E)  They must be able to mark the entire territory every day so others of their species will not invade it.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

Which type of communication occurs when one animal touches another?

Accepted Answer

A)  chemical communication
B)  visual communication
C)  tactile communication
D)  auditory communication
E)  pheromone communicationF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

In most species the _______ invests most of the energy in raising the young and the _______ chooses the mate.

Accepted Answer

A)  male; female
B)  female; male
C)  male; male
D)  female; female
E)  They both invest energy equally in raising the young and mate choice is random.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Which statement about behavior is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inborn behavior is usually inherited.
B)  Innate behavior is triggered by a stimulus and does not vary.
C)  Fixed action patterns are sometimes subject to modification by learning.
D)  Animals with simple nervous systems tend to respond to a stimulus with an inherited behavior.
E)  All behaviors can be explained as fixed action patterns.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Exam 33: Animal Behavior

What is a change in behavior that involves associating two separate events with each other?

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The competitive behavior among male elk competing for access to females is advantageous because

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Why do different species of animals have territories that are different sizes?

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The sensitive period is most closely associated with

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The first female aphids to hatch in the spring settle on large leaves and defend them against other females.This is an example of

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What mechanism allows bees to compensate for the movement of the sun when they return to the hive and do a waggle dance?

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A digger wasp continues to close its nest even though the researcher has removed the nest's contents.This shows that nest-closing behavior in the digger wasp is

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While walking along a trail in the woods you notice that your dog walks over to a tree and urinates on the base of the largest tree on the trail.Your dog's behavior is an example of

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about fixed action patterns (FAPs) ?

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When an ant finds a source of food,such as an open sugar bin in a kitchen,it returns to the nest,leaving a trail that other ants can follow to the sugar.This is a case of

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Some fish give off a chemical when injured that signals to other fish that a predator is nearby.The chemical causes the uninjured fish to group together in a tight formation,move to the bottom of the water,and cease movement to make it less likely that they will be preyed upon.

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In most species the _ invests most of the energy in raising the young and the _ chooses the mate.

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Which communication method can be effective both during the day and at night?

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Learned behavior that causes a family of baby ducks to follow their mother is called

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Which of the following is NOT a benefit to living in a group?

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The ability of an individual and the individual's kin to survive and reproduce is called

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Which statement about behavior is NOT true?

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The waggle dance helps bees

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Which type of communication occurs when one animal touches another?

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