Question 1

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Move long distances using sun and stars.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

In an experiment studying predator and prey relationships,a scientist offers a naïve toad a bumblebee as food.The bee stings the toad when the toad tries to catch and eat the bee.Subsequent feeding trials with the toad reveal that the toad avoids feeding on bumblebees.This is a demonstration of

Accepted Answer

A)  non-associative learning on the toad's part.
B)  associative learning on the toad's part.
C)  ultimate learning on the toad's part.
D)  proximate learning on the toad's part.
E)  sign stimulus learning on the toad's part.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

What would be included under the umbrella of "inclusive fitness"? (Check all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  reproduction by an another individual that practices reciprocal altruism
B)  reproduction of the individual
C)  reproduction by nieces and nephews
D)  reproduction by unrelated colony members
E)  reproduction by siblingsF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The neural circuit 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 D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Chemical signals that mediate interactions between two or more members of a given species are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pheromones
B)  alarm signals
C)  hormones
D)  competitive exclusionsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

One spring,your friend living in Minnesota eagerly sets up her new hummingbird feeders,and is thrilled to watch hummingbirds feeding on the nectar.However,she is disappointed when after just a week or two the hummingbirds disappear.What advice would you give her?

Accepted Answer

A)  Set up a bell (conditioned stimulus) near the feeders so the hummingbirds make an association with the food.
B)  Set up flashing red lights that mimic the male neck feathers -- that should attract more males to the area.
C)  Set up the feeders again in the fall.The hummingbirds may have briefly traveled through during their annual spring migration.
D)  Wait till next year -- hummingbirds are a high-metabolism,semelparous species and have already reproduced and died.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

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 C)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

As an animal matures,it forms attachments to other individuals and develops preferences.This process is called

Accepted Answer

A)  instinct.
B)  imprinting.
C)  associational learning.
D)  habituation.
E)  sensitization.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Social attachments are formed between parents and offspring.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Recently the focus of research in behavioral ecology has been on the contribution by behavior to an animal's reproductive success.What is this called?

Accepted Answer

A)  average number of mates
B)  fitness
C)  foraging efficiency
D)  longevity
E)  rate of growth to sexual maturityF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Courtship is often dependent on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  social releasers
B)  a stimulus/response chain
C)  an alarm call
D)  taxis
E)  size and colorsF) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 12

What is the flash pattern used by female fireflies to attract males of their species an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sign stimulus
B)  an innate releasing mechanism
C)  a supernormal stimulus
D)  sexual imprintingE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which are examples of advantages that different species might have due to living in a group? (Check all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Wolves in a pack can take down larger prey than those alone.
B)  Zebras in a herd have added protection from predators.
C)  Because of their social nature,diseases like rabies can spread quickly through a bat colony.
D)  A colony of termites can build mounds over 20 feet high,with elaborate tunnels and ventilation systems.
E)  A flamingo in a large flock may have trouble competing for food.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

In many animals,________ guides learning by determining what type of information can be learned,meaning that what an animal can learn is often biologically influenced.

Accepted Answer

A)  instinct
B)  free will
C)  consciousness
D)  operanceE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

Female fire beetles,Melanophilia sp.,must seek out freshly-burned trees to lay their eggs in so the larvae can feed on the burned wood.What specialized neural structures might you expect these beetles to have to facilitate this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extra large axons for rapid axonal transduction
B)  Special,enlarged synapses for rapid synaptic transmission
C)  Giant brain structures for processing auditory information
D)  Special sensory structures that can detect signs of fire or burned woodE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Your study buddy is frustrated."This book says that a single gene can make mice exhibit a certain behavior.That's ridiculous! How can you build any kind of neural circuit with just one gene?" What is your response?

Accepted Answer

A)  "If the book says so it must be true.Ours is not to question why."
B)  "Some genes are longer than others,over 1000kb -- they have enough information to encode a full neural circuit."
C)  "Mice are a lot simpler than we are,and their brains are smaller.One gene is plenty for them to build a circuit."
D)  "What the book really means is: all else being equal,one variant of a gene is associated with higher levels of the behavior than the other variant of the gene.All the other thousands of genes are still needed to develop the brain.But variation in one gene can change how a certain neural circuit will behave."E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

In the phalarope,or wadepiper bird,the male is unusual in playing the larger parenting role -- he performs all the egg incubation and chick care.What unusual behavior might you predict for the female of the species?

Accepted Answer

A)  The female provides sperm to fertilize the male's eggs.
B)  The female is part of a large harem of females,under the domain of a single male.
C)  The females compete to mate with the males,who choose among them.
D)  The females have dull,brown coloring that keeps them well-camouflaged.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

In species where the young are precocial,meaning requiring little parental care,males may be more likely to be what?

Accepted Answer

A)  monogamous
B)  polygynous
C)  polyandrous
D)  altricialE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Information processing that suggests thinking.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Konrad Lorenz demonstrated that newly hatched birds would direct their social behavior toward him if they saw him first after they hatched from their eggs.What is this called?

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-fostering behavior
B)  operant conditioning
C)  fixed action patterning
D)  habituation behavior
E)  imprinting behaviorF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Exam 53: Behavioral Biology

The neural circuit 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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Chemical signals that mediate interactions between two or more members of a given species are called ________.

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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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Recently the focus of research in behavioral ecology has been on the contribution by behavior to an animal's reproductive success.What is this called?

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Social attachments are formed between parents and offspring.

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Information processing that suggests thinking.

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In species where the young are precocial,meaning requiring little parental care,males may be more likely to be what?

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Your study buddy is frustrated."This book says that a single gene can make mice exhibit a certain behavior.That's ridiculous! How can you build any kind of neural circuit with just one gene?" What is your response?

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Female fire beetles,Melanophilia sp.,must seek out freshly-burned trees to lay their eggs in so the larvae can feed on the burned wood.What specialized neural structures might you expect these beetles to have to facilitate this behavior?

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Konrad Lorenz demonstrated that newly hatched birds would direct their social behavior toward him if they saw him first after they hatched from their eggs.What is this called?

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What is the flash pattern used by female fireflies to attract males of their species an example of?

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One spring,your friend living in Minnesota eagerly sets up her new hummingbird feeders,and is thrilled to watch hummingbirds feeding on the nectar.However,she is disappointed when after just a week or two the hummingbirds disappear.What advice would you give her?

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In an experiment studying predator and prey relationships,a scientist offers a naïve toad a bumblebee as food.The bee stings the toad when the toad tries to catch and eat the bee.Subsequent feeding trials with the toad reveal that the toad avoids feeding on bumblebees.This is a demonstration of

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Courtship is often dependent on what?

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Which are examples of advantages that different species might have due to living in a group? (Check all that apply.)

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In many animals,________ guides learning by determining what type of information can be learned,meaning that what an animal can learn is often biologically influenced.

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Move long distances using sun and stars.

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What would be included under the umbrella of "inclusive fitness"? (Check all that apply.)

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In the phalarope,or wadepiper bird,the male is unusual in playing the larger parenting role -- he performs all the egg incubation and chick care.What unusual behavior might you predict for the female of the species?

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As an animal matures,it forms attachments to other individuals and develops preferences.This process is called

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