Question 1

Briefly explain some of the advantages and disadvantages of living in social groups. ​

Accepted Answer

Social animals face more competition for...

Question 2

An animal that finds its way by the mechanism known as piloting is using ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  familiar landmarks to guide his journey ​
B)  the sun's position in the sky to orient himself
C)  both the sun's position and a mental map
D)  the Earth's magnetic field to orient himself
E)  another animal to lead the way as he learns the routeF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Male zebra finches behave differently toward familiar neighbors, whom they largely ignore, and unfamiliar singers, whom they attack and drive away. This behavior is a result of ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning ​
B)  classical conditioning
C)  cognition
D)  imprinting
E)  habituationF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

The pecking behavior in young herring gulls is triggered primarily by a red spot on the bill of the parent, and is performed repeatedly in the same way; therefore, it is an example of ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  imprinting ​
B)  a learned response
C)  a fixed action pattern
D)  operant conditioning
E)  classical conditioningF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

GnRH-producing cells in the brains of male cichlids are larger in territorial individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Recent research suggests that a homing pigeon can navigate to its home coop from any direction by using ____ as their compass and ____ as their map. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  the position of the Sun; olfactory cues ​
B)  the position of the stars;other visual cues
C)  olfactory cues; the position of the stars
D)  olfactory cues; the position of the Sun ​
E)  landmarks; olfactory cuesF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

When young male white-crowned sparrows first begin to sing, they match their vocal output to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  any birdsong they hear during their initial days of singing ​
B)  an instinctive blueprint of their species' song
C)  the memory of their species' song heard months earlier
D)  the memory of whatever song they heard during an early critical period
E)  the songs of male relatives heard during their initial days of singingF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

A taxis is ____ movement, while a kinesis is ____ movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  ordered; a change in the rate of ​
B)  disordered; ordered
C)  random; uniform
D)  a group; an individual
E)  a change in the rate of; disorderedF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Males and females often differ in their reproductive strategies due to the fact that males can increase the number of offspring they produce by ____ while females reproduce most successfully by ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  mating with a high-quality female; mating with a high-quality male
B)  driving off other males; defending a productive territory
C)  defending a productive territory; enlisting multiple males to aid in raising her offspring
D)  mating with multiple females; mating with a high-quality male
E)  mating with multiple females; mating with multiple malesF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

What is haplodiploidy, and how is it related to altruism in honeybees?

Accepted Answer

Drones (male bees are haploid, while que...

Question 11

In studying the dance of the honeybees, Karl von Frisch determined the duration of dance conveyed the ____ of the food and the angle of the dance conveyed the ____ of the food. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  direction; distance ​
B)  distance; direction
C)  type; direction
D)  direction; type
E)  distance; typeF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The brains of female zebra finches lack the hormonal influences that occur in the brains of males. As a result, what changes are seen in the female brains? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory processing centers are especially well-developed in females ​
B)  more neurons are produced in the higher vocal center ​
C)  increased transcription of genes whose products are involved in memory retention
D)  the number of neurons in the higher vocal center declines
E)  octopamine levels increase, stimulating neural transmissionsF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

In many animals, visual signals are ____, meaning they have become exaggerated and stereotyped over evolutionary time, forming an easily recognized visual display. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  tactile
B)  conditioned
C)  ritualized
D)  habituated
E)  operantsF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

What is an example of an ultimate cause of animal behavior? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic ​
B)  cellular
C)  physiological
D)  anatomical
E)  adaptiveF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 15

Some migratory birds that fly during the day position themselves using the location of the Sun in conjunction with an internal biological clock. This wayfinding mechanism is called ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  solar migration ​
B)  landmark migration
C)  piloting
D)  navigation
E)  compass orientationF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The worker bees represented by letters E and F, which receive the same alleles from the queen, are related to each other by ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  50%
B)  75% ​
C)  0% ​
D)  100% ​
E)  25% ​F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 17

When researchers studied knockout mice with no active copies of the Dvl1 gene, they found these micewere____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  physically abnormal ​
B)  socially normal
C)  not easily startled
D)  physically and sociallynormal
E)  physically normal, but socially abnormalF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Kin selection is a form of natural selection in which ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  dominant individuals share resources disproportionately with their close relatives
B)  individuals help relatives only if they are likely to return the favor in the future ​
C)  group members sacrifice their own reproductive success to help individuals who are not their direct descendants ​
D)  shared alleles for altruism are perpetuated if the assisted animals produce more offspring than the helper could have produced if he had not helped ​
E)  shared alleles for altruism are perpetuated if the helper produces more offspring than the relatives that he aids ​F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Biologists categorize the cue that stimulates young herring gulls to peck as a sign stimulus because the pecking behavior ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  requires learning to perfect ​
B)  is a cue released by the baby gulls to their parents
C)  is triggered by presentation of the cue
D)  is only triggered by the cue if it is accompanied by species-specific behaviors
E)  appears both in the presence and absence of the cueF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

According to Niko Tinbergen, Which question is least likely to be addressed by basic studies of animal behavior? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Which mechanisms trigger a specific behavioral response? ​
B)  What is the behavior's ecological function and how does it increase an animal's chances of surviving and reproducing?
C)  How will the behavior be displayed after future evolutionary processes occur?
D)  How does the expression of a behavior develop as an animal matures?
E)  How did the behavior evolve?F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Exam 56: Animal Behavior

The pecking behavior in young herring gulls is triggered primarily by a red spot on the bill of the parent, and is performed repeatedly in the same way; therefore, it is an example of ____. ​

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In many animals, visual signals are ____, meaning they have become exaggerated and stereotyped over evolutionary time, forming an easily recognized visual display. ​

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What is haplodiploidy, and how is it related to altruism in honeybees?

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A taxis is ____ movement, while a kinesis is ____ movement.

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An animal that finds its way by the mechanism known as piloting is using ____. ​

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In studying the dance of the honeybees, Karl von Frisch determined the duration of dance conveyed the ____ of the food and the angle of the dance conveyed the ____ of the food. ​

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Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The worker bees represented by letters E and F, which receive the same alleles from the queen, are related to each other by ____. ​

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According to Niko Tinbergen, Which question is least likely to be addressed by basic studies of animal behavior? ​

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When young male white-crowned sparrows first begin to sing, they match their vocal output to ____.

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When researchers studied knockout mice with no active copies of the Dvl1 gene, they found these micewere____. ​

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Biologists categorize the cue that stimulates young herring gulls to peck as a sign stimulus because the pecking behavior ____. ​

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What is an example of an ultimate cause of animal behavior? ​

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Males and females often differ in their reproductive strategies due to the fact that males can increase the number of offspring they produce by ____ while females reproduce most successfully by ____. ​

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Kin selection is a form of natural selection in which ____. ​

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Briefly explain some of the advantages and disadvantages of living in social groups. ​

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Male zebra finches behave differently toward familiar neighbors, whom they largely ignore, and unfamiliar singers, whom they attack and drive away. This behavior is a result of ____. ​

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Some migratory birds that fly during the day position themselves using the location of the Sun in conjunction with an internal biological clock. This wayfinding mechanism is called ____. ​

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GnRH-producing cells in the brains of male cichlids are larger in territorial individuals.

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The brains of female zebra finches lack the hormonal influences that occur in the brains of males. As a result, what changes are seen in the female brains? ​

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Recent research suggests that a homing pigeon can navigate to its home coop from any direction by using ____ as their compass and ____ as their map. ​

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The pecking behavior in young herring gulls is triggered primarily by a red spot on the bill of the parent, and is performed repeatedly in the same way; therefore, it is an example of ____.

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A taxis is movement, while a kinesis is movement.

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When researchers studied knockout mice with no active copies of the Dvl1 gene, they found these micewere____.

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Male zebra finches behave differently toward familiar neighbors, whom they largely ignore, and unfamiliar singers, whom they attack and drive away. This behavior is a result of ____.

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Some migratory birds that fly during the day position themselves using the location of the Sun in conjunction with an internal biological clock. This wayfinding mechanism is called ____.

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The brains of female zebra finches lack the hormonal influences that occur in the brains of males. As a result, what changes are seen in the female brains?

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