Question 1

At a research conference,you meet a graduate student who studies the hormonal underpinnings of mating behavior in two species of squirrel."It turns out the difference between my two squirrel species is similar to the difference between the prairie and the montane voles," he says.You nod knowingly,and reply...

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A)  "Oh,so the promiscuous species has a lot of vasopressin and oxytocin receptors in the nucleus accumbus,blocking pair bonding,and the monogamous species doesn't?"
B)  "Oh,so the monogamous species has a lot of vasopressin and oxytocin receptors in the nucleus accumbus,promoting pair bonding,and the promiscuous species doesn't?"
C)  "Oh,so the polyandrous species has a lot of serotonin and dopamine receptors in the nucleus accumbus,promoting pair bonding,and the promiscuous species doesn't?"
D)  "Oh,so the monogamous species has a lot of serotonin and dopamine receptors in the nucleus accumbus,promoting pair bonding,and the promiscuous species doesn't?"E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following statements comparing the naked mole rat social system with social insect societies are true? (Check all that apply.)

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A)  As with social insect societies,colony members are kin.
B)  As with social insect societies,it is based on haplodiploidy.
C)  As with social insect societies,there is a division of labor within the colony.
D)  As with social insect societies,there is one queen and several reproductive males per colony.
E)  Unlike social insect societies,all colony members are diploid.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The modification of behavior as a result of experience is called

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A)  association.
B)  behavior modification.
C)  habituation.
D)  learning.
E)  sensitization.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

One of your professors says that fleas jump so high because they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles.But your other professor says that fleas jump high because evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host.So -- why do fleas jump high?

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A)  Because they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles.
B)  Because evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host.
C)  The ultimate cause is that they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles,and the proximate cause is that evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host.
D)  The proximate cause is that they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles,and the ultimate cause is that evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Foraging behaviors are those having to do with which of the following? (Check all that apply.)

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A)  how an animal avoids becoming the prey of a larger predator
B)  how an animal finds its food
C)  how much food an animal eats
D)  what an animal eats
E)  when an animal eatsF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 6

You read about how learning preparedness influences the associations that an animal is capable of learning.You want to explore the learning preparedness of hamsters.How might you test the learning preparedness of this species?

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A)  Train hamsters to navigate a maze to reach a reward.Determine which hamsters are fastest -- thus,are most prepared to learn.
B)  Train hamsters to navigate a maze to reach a reward.Determine the time of day at which the hamsters are fastest -- thus,most prepared to learn.
C)  Train hamsters to choose between tunnels to find a reward.Switch the reward tunnel frequently,and determine which hamsters learn the new association the fastest.
D)  Train hamsters to choose between tunnels to find a reward,and mark the tunnels with different visual,tactile,chemosensory or auditory stimuli to see which associations are learnable.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

When a parent herring gull arrives at the nest with food,a chick will orient to and peck at the red spot on the parent's bill.The parent will then regurgitate the food into the chick's open mouth and the chick swallows it.What is this set of behaviors an example of?

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A)  sign stimulus
B)  fixed action pattern
C)  innate releasing mechanism
D)  taxis
E)  stimulus-response chainF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 8

By evaluating and selecting mates with superior qualities,an animal can increase its

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A)  reproductive success.
B)  learning.
C)  competitive strategies.
D)  foraging efficiency.
E)  length of life.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following is the best interpretation of the graph below of mussel size (x-axis) versus energy gain (line graph,left y-axis) ,and number of mussels eaten per day (histogram,right y-axis) ?

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A)  Mussels are selected as food sources by crabs.
B)  Crabs select mussels in a way that maximizes their energy gain.
C)  Mussel size does not seem to be a good predictor as to which mussel hungry crabs will select.
D)  Crabs tend to consume most of the largest mussels.
E)  Crabs prefer the mussels with the smallest length for their food resources.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

What is the evolutionary advantage of extra-pair copulations in birds?

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A)  For males,increased reproductive success and for females,the chance to mate with genetically superior individuals.
B)  For males,the chance to mate with genetically superior individuals and for females,increased reproductive success.
C)  For males,increased reproductive success and for females,the chance to have other females (thought to be the sisters of the mates) assist with the rearing of the offspring.
D)  For males,the chance to have other females (thought to be the sisters of the mates) assist with the rearing of the offspring and for females,increased reproductive success.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following are used by species for navigation? (Check all that apply.)

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A)  landmarks
B)  magnetic fields
C)  phases of the moon
D)  stars
E)  the sunF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Innate motor program.

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A)  cognition
B)  waggle dance
C)  navigation
D)  filial imprinting
E)  fixed action patternF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Alarm calling seems to be an example of ________,that is,it favors relatives.

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A)  sociology
B)  demography
C)  aggression
D)  kin selectionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-A form of communication in honeybees.

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A)  cognition
B)  waggle dance
C)  navigation
D)  filial imprinting
E)  fixed action patternF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

It is 6:00 PM and the sun is due west of the hive.A honeybee has just returned to its hive from a patch of flowers that are due north of the hive.Which of the following best describes the type of waggle dance that this bee should perform? Note: The waggle run is the straight part of the dance.

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A)  The waggle run should be straight down the vertical axis.
B)  The waggle run should be straight up the vertical axis.
C)  The waggle run should be 90° to the left of the vertical axis.
D)  The waggle run should be 90° to the right of the vertical axis.
E)  The waggle run should be 45° to the right of the vertical axis.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The signal from the environment that triggers a stereotyped behavior is a

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A)  conditioned reflex.
B)  fixed action pattern.
C)  reinforcing stimulus.
D)  releasing mechanism.
E)  key stimulus (sign stimulus) .F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

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A)  angle between the food source and the hive in reference to the sun.
B)  angle between the waggle run and the vertical axis within the hive.
C)  angle between the waggle run in reference to the hive-sun angle.
D)  angle between the waggle run in reference to the direction north from the hive.
E)  speed of the waggle dance.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

A bear at a national park has discovered that if it can open the lid of the trash cans,it is likely to find tasty food inside.Soon it is trying to open the trash cans all over the park.What mechanism of learning has occurred?

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A)  classical (Pavlovian) conditioning
B)  habituation
C)  operant conditioning
D)  air conditioningE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

You place an empty dog-food dish across the room from a puppy that then goes over to investigate the dish.You pick the dish up and ten minutes later you place it in a different part of the room,and you keep repeating this pattern.After the fifth time the puppy no longer goes over to the empty dish.Which of the following terms best describes this form of learning?

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A)  trial and error learning
B)  habituation
C)  classical conditioning
D)  operant conditioning
E)  imprintingF) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 20

The processing of information and response in a manner that suggests thinking in the animal is called

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A)  endogenous behavior.
B)  environmental induced behavior.
C)  instinctive behavior.
D)  associative behavior.
E)  cognitive behavior.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 53: Behavioral Biology

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Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

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Which of the following is the best interpretation of the graph below of mussel size (x-axis) versus energy gain (line graph,left y-axis) ,and number of mussels eaten per day (histogram,right y-axis) ?

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The modification of behavior as a result of experience is called

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You read about how learning preparedness influences the associations that an animal is capable of learning.You want to explore the learning preparedness of hamsters.How might you test the learning preparedness of this species?

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Foraging behaviors are those having to do with which of the following? (Check all that apply.)

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Alarm calling seems to be an example of ________,that is,it favors relatives.

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What is the evolutionary advantage of extra-pair copulations in birds?

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The processing of information and response in a manner that suggests thinking in the animal is called

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Which of the following statements comparing the naked mole rat social system with social insect societies are true? (Check all that apply.)

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It is 6:00 PM and the sun is due west of the hive.A honeybee has just returned to its hive from a patch of flowers that are due north of the hive.Which of the following best describes the type of waggle dance that this bee should perform? Note: The waggle run is the straight part of the dance.

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The signal from the environment that triggers a stereotyped behavior is a

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -A form of communication in honeybees.

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Which of the following are used by species for navigation? (Check all that apply.)

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Innate motor program.

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When a parent herring gull arrives at the nest with food,a chick will orient to and peck at the red spot on the parent's bill.The parent will then regurgitate the food into the chick's open mouth and the chick swallows it.What is this set of behaviors an example of?

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A bear at a national park has discovered that if it can open the lid of the trash cans,it is likely to find tasty food inside.Soon it is trying to open the trash cans all over the park.What mechanism of learning has occurred?

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By evaluating and selecting mates with superior qualities,an animal can increase its

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Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

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Which of the following is the best interpretation of the graph below of mussel size (x-axis) versus energy gain (line graph,left y-axis) ,and number of mussels eaten per day (histogram,right y-axis) ?

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The modification of behavior as a result of experience is called

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Foraging behaviors are those having to do with which of the following? (Check all that apply.)

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Alarm calling seems to be an example of ________,that is,it favors relatives.

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Which of the following statements comparing the naked mole rat social system with social insect societies are true? (Check all that apply.)

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The signal from the environment that triggers a stereotyped behavior is a

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