Question 1

The discovery of a gene in Aplysia slugs that results in protein products including an egg-laying hormone is evidence that:

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A)  The egg-laying behavior is innate or hardwired into the slugs' brain
B)  The egg-laying behavior has absolutely no nervous system involvement
C)  Genes can control endocrine gland secretions that can control behavior
D)  This slug could avoid being eaten by garter snakes
E)  Genes only influence physiology and structure but not behaviorF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following scientists is best associated with classical conditioning?

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A)  Karl von Frisch
B)  Niko Tinbergen
C)  Konrad Lorenz
D)  John Krebs
E)  Ivan PavlovF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

-This figure shows an example of classical conditioning.What does "D" represent?

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A)  An unconditioned stimulus
B)  A conditioned stimulus
C)  A conditioned response
D)  An imprinted response
E)  An unconditioned responseF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Which type of communication occurs when one animal touches another?

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A)  Chemical communication
B)  Visual communication
C)  Tactile communication
D)  Auditory communication
E)  Pheromone communicationF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The main result of the experiments with two groups of California garter snakes that varied in habitat and food was:

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A)  The behavior was general;the snake ate anything that moved
B)  The behavior was determined by the environment
C)  The behavior was genetic,and the hybrids had an intermediate response to the food extracts
D)  The behavior was imprinted by whatever they ate when they hatched
E)  The behavior was learned;one group learned to like to eat slugs,the other,fishF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Imprinting and songbird singing are both examples of

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A)  behavior that requires some learning.
B)  altruism.
C)  innate but not learned behavior.
D)  a type of courtship ritual.
E)  kin selection.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

The waggle dance helps bees:

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A)  Feed their offspring
B)  Reproduce
C)  Perfect predator avoidance
D)  Communicate the location of a food source
E)  Sound an alarm to protect the hive when invadedF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following supports a genetic basis of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two brothers raised in the same household who like the same type of ice cream
B)  Identical twins that are raised in two separate families and grow up to smoke the same brand of cigarettes
C)  A sister and a brother who are raised in the same household and say things in the same way
D)  Two unrelated individuals who are raised in the same household and have the same taste in clothing
E)  Cousins who grow up in the same family prefer the same foodsF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Which communication method can be effective both during the day and at night?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of these can be effective both during the day and at night
B)  Tactile
C)  Auditory
D)  Chemical
E)  VisualF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Which type of learning does not link behavior to stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical conditioning
B)  Operant conditioning
C)  Insight learning
D)  Habituation
E)  All of these types of learning have a stimuli associated with themF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

A fixed action pattern occurs when an animal no longer responds to a repeated stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ants follow a trail to the sugar bowl in your kitchen left by secretions of the tail glands of other ants in the colony.They are doing so because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chance alone
B)  A dance done by an ant in the anthill
C)  A learned response about where the sugar is
D)  An innate knowledge of where the sugar is
E)  A pheromone pathwayF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

A biologist is studying the two organ systems that are involved in producing physiological changes leading to appropriate behavior.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which two systems?

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A)  The nervous and digestive
B)  Digestive and urinary
C)  Nervous and reproductive
D)  Nervous and endocrine
E)  Reproductive and digestiveF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

Why do different species of animals have territories that are different sizes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Different species need different sized territories depending on their food source
B)  They must be able to travel the entire territory in one day to defend it
C)  They only need to maintain a territory that is large enough for the male and one mate
D)  They must be able to sing loudly enough to be heard throughout the territory
E)  They must be able to mark the entire territory every day so others of their species will not invade itF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

If you were studying the nest-building behavior of two populations of birds and hybrid birds you would observe that:

Accepted Answer

A)  The hybrids showed a behavior intermediate between the behaviors of the parents
B)  The nest-building behavior was completely random
C)  The hybrid was the best at nest building
D)  No learning at all occurred with this type of behavior
E)  All of the birds began building their nests in the most efficient wayF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

-This figure shows an example of classical conditioning.What does "A" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  An unconditioned stimulus
B)  A conditioned stimulus
C)  A conditioned response
D)  An imprinted response
E)  An unconditioned responseF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Why is it an advantage for a female cardinal to choose a brightly colored male as her mate?

Accepted Answer

A)  A brightly colored male is less attractive to predators
B)  Brightly colored males are able to camouflage the nest with their red feathers
C)  Brightly colored males tend to be healthier
D)  A brightly colored male sings the loudest
E)  A brightly colored male will help her raise their offspringF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true for inherited behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once the fixed action pattern starts,it can be modified by behavior
B)  The behavior pattern is stereotyped
C)  It is a fixed action pattern
D)  All members of a species perform the exact same sequence
E)  The fixed action pattern is initiated by a sign stimulusF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

If you were studying a change in behavior that involves a link between two events,you would be studying which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imprint learning
B)  Fixed action learning
C)  Associative learning
D)  Sensitive learning
E)  Altruistic learningF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 38: Behavioral Ecology

-This figure shows an example of classical conditioning.What does "A" represent?

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Which type of communication occurs when one animal touches another?

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Ants follow a trail to the sugar bowl in your kitchen left by secretions of the tail glands of other ants in the colony.They are doing so because of:

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The main result of the experiments with two groups of California garter snakes that varied in habitat and food was:

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The discovery of a gene in Aplysia slugs that results in protein products including an egg-laying hormone is evidence that:

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Which communication method can be effective both during the day and at night?

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If you were studying a change in behavior that involves a link between two events,you would be studying which of the following?

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Which type of learning does not link behavior to stimuli?

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The waggle dance helps bees:

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Imprinting and songbird singing are both examples of

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Which of the following statements is NOT true for inherited behavior?

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Which of the following scientists is best associated with classical conditioning?

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Which of the following supports a genetic basis of behavior?

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Why is it an advantage for a female cardinal to choose a brightly colored male as her mate?

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-This figure shows an example of classical conditioning.What does "D" represent?

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A biologist is studying the two organ systems that are involved in producing physiological changes leading to appropriate behavior.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which two systems?

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If you were studying the nest-building behavior of two populations of birds and hybrid birds you would observe that:

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A fixed action pattern occurs when an animal no longer responds to a repeated stimulus.

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Why do different species of animals have territories that are different sizes?

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Exam 38: Behavioral Ecology

-This figure shows an example of classical conditioning.What does "A" represent?

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Which type of communication occurs when one animal touches another?

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Ants follow a trail to the sugar bowl in your kitchen left by secretions of the tail glands of other ants in the colony.They are doing so because of:

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The main result of the experiments with two groups of California garter snakes that varied in habitat and food was:

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The discovery of a gene in Aplysia slugs that results in protein products including an egg-laying hormone is evidence that:

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Which communication method can be effective both during the day and at night?

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If you were studying a change in behavior that involves a link between two events,you would be studying which of the following?

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Which type of learning does not link behavior to stimuli?

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The waggle dance helps bees:

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Imprinting and songbird singing are both examples of

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Which of the following statements is NOT true for inherited behavior?

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Which of the following scientists is best associated with classical conditioning?

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Which of the following supports a genetic basis of behavior?

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Why is it an advantage for a female cardinal to choose a brightly colored male as her mate?

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-This figure shows an example of classical conditioning.What does "D" represent?

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A biologist is studying the two organ systems that are involved in producing physiological changes leading to appropriate behavior.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which two systems?

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If you were studying the nest-building behavior of two populations of birds and hybrid birds you would observe that:

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A fixed action pattern occurs when an animal no longer responds to a repeated stimulus.

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Why do different species of animals have territories that are different sizes?

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