Question 1

Evidence that experience is important in white-crowned sparrows learning to sing includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   They will not produce any song at all if they do not hear other birds sing.
B)   White-crowned sparrows raised in a laboratory cannot learn how to sing properly.
C)   They need to hear songs from other male white-crowned sparrows from 10-50 days after hatching.
D)   They must imprint on their father to learn how to sing their song properly.
E)   They need to hear songs from any sparrow from 10-50 days after hatching to sing properly.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Through initial observation,research led by Naud and Hanlon showed that the main adaptation in behavior,that increases reproductive success of a male in the cuttlefish Sepia apama,is

Accepted Answer

A)   the use of the male's arms to sort and mix the eggs and sperm, to ensure successful fertilization before he leaves the female.
B)   an altruistic trade, in which females allow a large male to mate with them in exchange for protection from predators during the vulnerable gestation period.
C)   None of the answer choices are correct.
D)   guarding the females from subsequent mating attempts by other males.
E)   to change color and mimic another female, because the females are solitary and do not allow any males near them.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 3

In the spring season,many people notice that snakes move onto warm roadways that have heated in the sunlight.This is done to warm up after winter dormancy,and is a behavior snakes have from birth.This is a(n) ___ behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   learned
B)   habituation
C)   reflex and a taxis
D)   taxis and an innate
E)   None of the answer choices are correct.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

A homing pigeon that uses landmarks to find its way back to its nest is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)   piloting.
B)   solar navigation.
C)   stellar navigation.
D)   true navigation.
E)   magnetic orientation.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Crows feeding on whelks drop the whelks from the air until their shell breaks,allowing the crow to eat the mussel inside.What factor(s) is(are) important for crows optimizing this foraging strategy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

An instantaneous automatic response to a stimulus is a(n)

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A)   imprinting.
B)   learned behavior.
C)   reflex.
D)   fixed action pattern.
E)   taxis.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

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 8

Given that female cats produce few eggs relative to the number of sperm produced by males,which behavior would you predict?

Accepted Answer

A)   Both females and males would not be choosy about their mate, and would mate with multiple partners.
B)   Females would be more choosy about their mate.
C)   Both females and males would be equally choosy about their mates.
D)   Males would be more choosy about their mate.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Ethology is the scientific study of

Accepted Answer

A)   animal behavior.
B)   plants.
C)   how organisms interact with the living and nonliving components of their environment.
D)   inheritance.
E)   None of the answer choices are correct.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Which of the following is an ultimate question in regards to animal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   How does a male songbird learn the songs that attract females of his species?
B)   Why do parents risk their lives for those of their offspring?
C)   How does the nervous system translate instinct into action?
D)   How do crows know to work together to attack a great horned owl?
E)   When does a human male develop a deep voice?F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Stotting and mobbing are altruistic behaviors used by certain animals to warn others of danger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the morning,you are woken by hundreds of birds chirping in the trees outside your window.Which of the following is evidence of adaptation for birds living in a group?

Accepted Answer

A)   increased availability of nesting sites
B)   decreased aggression among members of the same species
C)   increased resistance to diseases
D)   increased availability of seeds to feed on
E)   protection against predatorsF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Using a hand puppet to feed a baby condor is done to promote ____ on condors and prevent ____ to humans.

Accepted Answer

A)   imprinting; habituation
B)   imprinting; operant conditioning
C)   operant conditioning; imprinting
D)   habituation; operant conditioning
E)   habituation; imprintingF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 14

In which case is a male vertebrate exhibiting stronger confidence in paternity?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

If scientists ask "Why" questions about behaviors of organisms,the questions are ____,but if scientists ask "How" questions about behaviors of organisms,the questions are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   developmental; anatomical
B)   dominant; recessive
C)   ultimate; proximate
D)   proximate; ultimate
E)   philosophical; physiologicalF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

People are often noted to pick up and "adopt" a baby wild animal,which then leads to a set of dependent behaviors that the young animal learns very rapidly.The dependent behaviors will be retained through life,endangering the survivability of the animal around people or in the wild.This behavior is learned by

Accepted Answer

A)   taxis.
B)   imprinting.
C)   habituation.
D)   observation.
E)   reflex.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Scientists have no way to measure objectively the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Response to a predator is a type of innate behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Monogamous animals live with their one mate and help take care of their young.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The fitness of an organism includes any of these behaviors except

Accepted Answer

A)   the learned behaviors that animals develop from experience in accessing needed resources.
B)   an animal's behaviors that promote survival and reproductive success of itself and its kin.
C)   behaviors associated with courtship, sexual selection, and mating.
D)   the set of innate behaviors in which animals respond to stimuli.
E)   the altruistic behaviors, which place an animal at additional risk for the good of others.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Exam 36: Animal Behavior

In the spring season,many people notice that snakes move onto warm roadways that have heated in the sunlight.This is done to warm up after winter dormancy,and is a behavior snakes have from birth.This is a(n) ___ behavior.

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Response to a predator is a type of innate behavior.

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Which of the following is an ultimate question in regards to animal behavior?

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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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Ethology is the scientific study of

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In which case is a male vertebrate exhibiting stronger confidence in paternity?

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Scientists have no way to measure objectively the

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Given that female cats produce few eggs relative to the number of sperm produced by males,which behavior would you predict?

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Using a hand puppet to feed a baby condor is done to promote on condors and prevent to humans.

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The fitness of an organism includes any of these behaviors except

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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 factor(s) is(are) important for crows optimizing this foraging strategy?

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Stotting and mobbing are altruistic behaviors used by certain animals to warn others of danger.

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Evidence that experience is important in white-crowned sparrows learning to sing includes which of the following?

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A homing pigeon that uses landmarks to find its way back to its nest is engaging in

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Through initial observation,research led by Naud and Hanlon showed that the main adaptation in behavior,that increases reproductive success of a male in the cuttlefish Sepia apama,is

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In the morning,you are woken by hundreds of birds chirping in the trees outside your window.Which of the following is evidence of adaptation for birds living in a group?

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Monogamous animals live with their one mate and help take care of their young.

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If scientists ask "Why" questions about behaviors of organisms,the questions are ,but if scientists ask "How" questions about behaviors of organisms,the questions are .

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An instantaneous automatic response to a stimulus is a(n)

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Exam 36: Animal Behavior

In the spring season,many people notice that snakes move onto warm roadways that have heated in the sunlight.This is done to warm up after winter dormancy,and is a behavior snakes have from birth.This is a(n) ___ behavior.

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Response to a predator is a type of innate behavior.

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Which of the following is an ultimate question in regards to animal behavior?

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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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Ethology is the scientific study of

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In which case is a male vertebrate exhibiting stronger confidence in paternity?

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Scientists have no way to measure objectively the

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Given that female cats produce few eggs relative to the number of sperm produced by males,which behavior would you predict?

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Using a hand puppet to feed a baby condor is done to promote ____ on condors and prevent ____ to humans.

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The fitness of an organism includes any of these behaviors except

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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 factor(s) is(are) important for crows optimizing this foraging strategy?

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Stotting and mobbing are altruistic behaviors used by certain animals to warn others of danger.

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Evidence that experience is important in white-crowned sparrows learning to sing includes which of the following?

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A homing pigeon that uses landmarks to find its way back to its nest is engaging in

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Through initial observation,research led by Naud and Hanlon showed that the main adaptation in behavior,that increases reproductive success of a male in the cuttlefish Sepia apama,is

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In the morning,you are woken by hundreds of birds chirping in the trees outside your window.Which of the following is evidence of adaptation for birds living in a group?

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Monogamous animals live with their one mate and help take care of their young.

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If scientists ask "Why" questions about behaviors of organisms,the questions are ____,but if scientists ask "How" questions about behaviors of organisms,the questions are ____.

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An instantaneous automatic response to a stimulus is a(n)

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