Question 1

Observational behavior:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is a learned behavior that becomes less frequent when punished
B)  Is an innate behavior that becomes less frequent when punished
C)  Is a learned behavior that becomes more frequent when punished
D)  Is an innate behavior that becomes more frequent when punishedE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

In eusocial animals like ants the queen is diploid and the male is haploid.Why would female worker ants be more likely than other animals to engage in altruism,feeding the queen's offspring?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more related to the queen's offspring than they would be to their own offspring
B)  The queen establishes a dominance hierarchy over the colony
C)  It is a reflex for the worker ants to be altruistic
D)  The worker ants are monogamous and remain faithful to the queen ant
E)  The worker ants hope for reciprocal altruism and may become the queen antF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 3

A kind of rapid learning that occurs only during a restricted time early in the life of an animal is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Observational
B)  Taxis
C)  Imprinting
D)  Habituation
E)  ReflexF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Given that female cats produce relatively few eggs relative to the number of sperm produced by males,which behavior would you predict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males would be more choosy about their mate
B)  Both males and females would not be choosy about their mate, and would mate with multiple partners
C)  Females would be more choosy about their mate
D)  Both males and females would be equally choosy about their matesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

If scientists ask "why" questions about the behavior of living organisms,they are studying the ___________________ causes of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dominant
B)  Recessive
C)  Proximate
D)  Ultimate
E)  AnatomicalF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

A behavior in which an animal learns not to respond to a stimulus is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Imprinting
B)  Observational
C)  Habituation
D)  Taxis
E)  ReflexF) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is an ultimate question in regards to animal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  How does a male songbird learn the songs that attract females of his species?
B)  When does a human male develop a deep voice?
C)  How does the nervous system translate instinct into action?
D)  How do crows know to work together to attack a great horned owl?
E)  Why do parents risk their lives for those of their offspring?F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

What is the evidence that genes are involved in a white-crowned sparrow learning to sing?

Accepted Answer

A)  If they do not hear singing from other white-crowned sparrows they will not sing at all
B)  If they hear singing from both white-crowned and other species of sparrows, they will sing abnormally
C)  If they do not hear singing from other white-crowned sparrows they will eventually learn to sing normally
D)  If the sparrows are deafened after learning to sing they will sing abnormally as adults
E)  If they do not hear singing from other white-crowned sparrows they will sing, but abnormallyF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Exam 35: Animal Behavior

Which of the following is an ultimate question in regards to animal behavior?

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In eusocial animals like ants the queen is diploid and the male is haploid.Why would female worker ants be more likely than other animals to engage in altruism,feeding the queen's offspring?

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Observational behavior:

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Given that female cats produce relatively few eggs relative to the number of sperm produced by males,which behavior would you predict?

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A kind of rapid learning that occurs only during a restricted time early in the life of an animal is:

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If scientists ask "why" questions about the behavior of living organisms,they are studying the ___________________ causes of behavior.

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What is the evidence that genes are involved in a white-crowned sparrow learning to sing?

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A behavior in which an animal learns not to respond to a stimulus is:

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Exam 35: Animal Behavior

Which of the following is an ultimate question in regards to animal behavior?

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In eusocial animals like ants the queen is diploid and the male is haploid.Why would female worker ants be more likely than other animals to engage in altruism,feeding the queen's offspring?

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Observational behavior:

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Given that female cats produce relatively few eggs relative to the number of sperm produced by males,which behavior would you predict?

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A kind of rapid learning that occurs only during a restricted time early in the life of an animal is:

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If scientists ask "why" questions about the behavior of living organisms,they are studying the ___________________ causes of behavior.

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What is the evidence that genes are involved in a white-crowned sparrow learning to sing?

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A behavior in which an animal learns not to respond to a stimulus is:

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