Question 1

Animals that acquire energy efficiently during foraging will increase their fitness by having more energy available for ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  competition
B)  defenses
C)  respiration
D)  reproductionE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

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.

Accepted Answer

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 ∘\circ∘  to the left of the vertical axis.
D)  The waggle run should be 90 ∘\circ∘  to the right of the vertical axis.
E)  The waggle run should be 45 ∘\circ∘  to the right of the vertical axis. F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Chemical messengers used for communication between animal species are called

Accepted Answer

A)  hormones.
B)  pheromones.
C)  genes.
D)  enzymes.
E)  immune chemicals.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Living as a member of a group may have all of the following advantages except

Accepted Answer

A)  being more resistant to disease and parasites.
B)  the feeding rate may be increased.
C)  there may be greater protection from predators.
D)  members learn about new food sources from other members.
E)  more individuals scan the environment for dangers.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

All of the following disciplines provide logical and natural linkages to the study of animal behavior except

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics.
B)  evolution.
C)  philosophy.
D)  physiology.
E)  ecology.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Haldane pointed out that if he received a certain allele,the chance that one of his brothers would receive that allele would be

Accepted Answer

A)  100%.
B)  50%.
C)  10%.
D)  random.
E)  0%.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  endogenous behavior.
B)  environmental induced behavior.
C)  instinctive behavior.
D)  associative behavior.
E)  cognitive behavior.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Insect workers propagate more of their own alleles by helping their mother reproduce rather than by reproducing themselves;thus,they share a larger fraction of their ___________ with the next generation.

Accepted Answer

A)  food resources
B)  time
C)  genome
D)  ability to defend their nest
E)  homeF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

If a scientist is conducting a study of how an animal's senses provide a physiological basis for that behavior,she would be asking about the

Accepted Answer

A)  ultimate causation.
B)  proximate causation.
C)  stereotyped causation.
D)  ethnological causation.
E)  fixed action pattern causation.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

Foraging behaviors are those having to do with all of the following except

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Tinbergen is credited with founding the field of behavioral _______,the study of how natural selection shapes behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics
B)  ecology
C)  symptomology
D)  demographicsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

One type of evolutionary analysis of behavior pioneered by Tinbergen was the study of the

Accepted Answer

A)  inheritance of behavior.
B)  innate releasing mechanisms.
C)  neural networks involved.
D)  survival value of behavior.
E)  timing of rhythmic behavior.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

All of the following sources are used for orientation by some birds during migration except

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Social insect colonies are composed of highly integrated groups called

Accepted Answer

A)  clines.
B)  ecotypes.
C)  castes.
D)  species.
E)  filial relatives.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

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) ?

Accepted Answer

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) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Learning is possible only within the boundaries set by an innate predisposition called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  instinct
B)  free will
C)  consciousness
D)  abilityE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The neural pattern that allows a male stickleback fish to orient and behave aggressively towards an inanimate object with a red stripe is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  sign stimulus.
B)  fixed action pattern.
C)  innate releasing mechanism.
D)  supernormal stimulus.
E)  stimulus-response chain.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Interactions with individuals of the same or other species may be competitive or cooperative;collectively they are referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggression
B)  social behavior
C)  neutrality
D)  ecologyE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

____________ conducted the now famous "imprinting" experiment on geese.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mendel
B)  Russel
C)  Lorenz
D)  Darwin
E)  RavenF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 55: Behavioral Biology

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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If a scientist is conducting a study of how an animal's senses provide a physiological basis for that behavior,she would be asking about the

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Living as a member of a group may have all of the following advantages except

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Learning is possible only within the boundaries set by an innate predisposition called _________.

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All of the following sources are used for orientation by some birds during migration except

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All of the following disciplines provide logical and natural linkages to the study of animal behavior except

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Animals that acquire energy efficiently during foraging will increase their fitness by having more energy available for ________________.

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Interactions with individuals of the same or other species may be competitive or cooperative;collectively they are referred to as __________.

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Social insect colonies are composed of highly integrated groups called

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

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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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Haldane pointed out that if he received a certain allele,the chance that one of his brothers would receive that allele would be

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Chemical messengers used for communication between animal species are called

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Tinbergen is credited with founding the field of behavioral _______,the study of how natural selection shapes behavior.

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Insect workers propagate more of their own alleles by helping their mother reproduce rather than by reproducing themselves;thus,they share a larger fraction of their ___________ with the next generation.

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The neural pattern that allows a male stickleback fish to orient and behave aggressively towards an inanimate object with a red stripe is an example of a(n)

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One type of evolutionary analysis of behavior pioneered by Tinbergen was the study of the

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____________ conducted the now famous "imprinting" experiment on geese.

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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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Foraging behaviors are those having to do with all of the following except

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