Question 1

The type of animal behavior that is inborn and does not require experience or learning to be performed correctly is innate behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A movement toward or away from a stimulus is a(an) :

Accepted Answer

A)  Reflex
B)  Fixed action pattern
C)  Taxis
D)  Aneurysm
E)  MethodologyF) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 3

The type of behavior that does not require learning or experience to be performed correctly is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Innate behavior
B)  Dominant behavior
C)  Recessive behavior
D)  Imprinting
E)  HabituationF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Male sticklebacks shown a model of a fish with a red belly will attack thinking it is a breeding male.Model fish without a red belly are not attacked.This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reflex
B)  Fixed action pattern
C)  Learned behavior
D)  Imprinting
E)  TaxisF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Behaviors that result from an animal's experiences are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Learned behaviors
B)  Imprinting and learned behaviors
C)  Innate behaviors
D)  Imprinting and innate behaviors
E)  ImprintingF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

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)  When does a human male develop a deep voice?
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)  Why do crows work together to attack great horned owls?F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is not a type of learned behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Observational learning
B)  Imprinting
C)  Habituation
D)  Taxis
E)  All are learned behaviorsF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

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 9

Scientists have no way to measure objectively of:

Accepted Answer

A)  The love that humans feel for a pet
B)  The level of insulin in the blood stream
C)  The force of a muscular contraction
D)  The volume of blood flow through an artery
E)  The effect of a neurotransmitter on a muscleF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Crows feeding on whelks drop the whelks from the air until their shell breaks,allowing the crow to eat the mussel inside.What would the crow need to optimize in this foraging strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of drops needed to break the shell and the height per drop
B)  The number of drops needed to break the shell
C)  The height per drop
D)  The force of gravity in each drop
E)  The force of gravity in each drop and the height per dropF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

In optimizing foraging,birds often stop feeding in an area and move on even though there are still some seeds left.What is the best explanation for this observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are safer from predators when moving
B)  They are more likely to find a mate if they move around
C)  Other areas may have food at a lower density
D)  The density of the food becomes low, so it will take too much energy to find
E)  They will leave some seeds to create the next generation of plantsF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Chemicals released into the environment by animals that usually influence behavior in other members of the same species are hormones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In addition to affecting behavior,what does ADH regulate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heart rate
B)  Respiratory rate
C)  Muscle contractions
D)  Blood pressure
E)  Release of testosteroneF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Imprinting is a type of innate behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A squirrel visits your bird feeder every day,and has learned that if it jumps onto the feeder,seeds will fall on the ground that it can then eat.The squirrel has gone through which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operant conditioning
B)  Classical conditioning
C)  Imprinting
D)  Observational learning
E)  HabituationF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

Ethology is the scientific study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Inheritance
B)  How organisms interact with the living and nonliving components of their environment
C)  Animal behavior
D)  Plants
E)  None of the above are correctF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Biologists traditionally classify ______________________ based on the way they are acquired and how changeable they are.

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal phyla
B)  Animal behaviors
C)  Animal size
D)  Animal territories
E)  Animal offspringF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 18

Animals that mark and defend a home range against other animals are exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A)  Imprinting
B)  Taxis behavior
C)  Habituation
D)  Symbiotic behavior
E)  Territorial behaviorF) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

In the study,______ voles were monogamous and social,while _____ voles were promiscuous and solitary.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prairie, Montane
B)  Montane, Prairie
C)  Pug-nosed, Prairie
D)  Montane, Pug-nosed
E)  Prairie, Pug-nosedF) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Fish eggs are fertilized externally while a dogs' eggs are fertilized internally.In which case is a male more likely to be involved in protecting his offspring?

Accepted Answer

A)  A male dog will help rear his young to adulthood
B)  A male dog will guard a female that he fertilized
C)  A male fish will help rear his young to adulthood
D)  A male fish will guard eggs that he fertilizedE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 35: Animal Behavior

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

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Behaviors that result from an animal's experiences are:

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Male sticklebacks shown a model of a fish with a red belly will attack thinking it is a breeding male.Model fish without a red belly are not attacked.This is an example of which of the following?

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Chemicals released into the environment by animals that usually influence behavior in other members of the same species are hormones.

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Crows feeding on whelks drop the whelks from the air until their shell breaks,allowing the crow to eat the mussel inside.What would the crow need to optimize in this foraging strategy?

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In the study,______ voles were monogamous and social,while _____ voles were promiscuous and solitary.

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The type of behavior that does not require learning or experience to be performed correctly is:

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Which of the following is not a type of learned behavior?

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Biologists traditionally classify ______________________ based on the way they are acquired and how changeable they are.

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Animals that mark and defend a home range against other animals are exhibiting:

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In optimizing foraging,birds often stop feeding in an area and move on even though there are still some seeds left.What is the best explanation for this observation?

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

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Scientists have no way to measure objectively of:

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Imprinting is a type of innate behavior.

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A squirrel visits your bird feeder every day,and has learned that if it jumps onto the feeder,seeds will fall on the ground that it can then eat.The squirrel has gone through which of the following?

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The type of animal behavior that is inborn and does not require experience or learning to be performed correctly is innate behavior.

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In addition to affecting behavior,what does ADH regulate?

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A movement toward or away from a stimulus is a(an) :

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Ethology is the scientific study of:

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Fish eggs are fertilized externally while a dogs' eggs are fertilized internally.In which case is a male more likely to be involved in protecting his offspring?

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