Question 1

An egg rolling out of its nest is a(n)  _______ to a nesting goose.

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A)   conditioned response
B)   reproductive habituation
C)   sign stimulus
D)   gene expression
E)   operant conditioningF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

The monarch butterflies that migrate to Mexico in the winter have never been there before.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Kinesis is

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A)   a movement toward a stimulus.
B)   a movement away from a stimulus.
C)   any movement in response to a stimulus, but not necessarily toward or away.
D)   a movement.
E)   any movement away from an object.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D) C

Question 4

What is the process through which many animals develop irreversible species-specific behavior patterns?

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A)   altruism
B)   taxis
C)   operant conditioning
D)   cognitive learning
E)   imprintingF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Optimal foraging as a form of efficient behavior would be favored by

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A)   associative learning.
B)   operant conditioning.
C)   energy expended.
D)   natural selection.
E)   None of these choices are correct.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

The focus of ethology is on

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A)   genetic and physiological mechanisms of behavior.
B)   mammal behavior.
C)   bird behavior.
D)   the consequences of behavior.
E)   behavior in the field.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E) A

Question 7

Modifications of previous behavior based on experience represent

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A)   learning.
B)   fixed action.
C)   stimulus response.
D)   adaptations.
E)   learning and adaptations.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

What is a factor that drives animal migration?

Accepted Answer

A)   seasonal availability of food
B)   nest availability
C)   hunting pressure
D)   intraspecific competition
E)   tidal patternsF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Naked mole rats are diploid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is an assumption of group selection, an attempt to explain altruism in nature?

Accepted Answer

A)   infanticide.
B)   individual selection.
C)   no natural selection.
D)   high rates of mutation.
E)   resource prediction.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Kin selection is a form of altruism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The benefits to an animal of defending a territory may include

Accepted Answer

A)   food.
B)   sheltered nesting sites.
C)   mates.
D)   Answers A, B and C are correct.
E)   None of these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Innate behaviors are the result of associative learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What tissues in an animal's body are the targets of genes for behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   axial skeleton
B)   forebrain and liver
C)   nervous system and musculature
D)   reproductive and urogenital
E)   innate and instinctualF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 15

Migration only occurs in vertebrates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 16

____________ is the study of how behavior contributes to the differential survival and reproduction of organisms.

Accepted Answer

A)   Behavior
B)   Behavioral Ecology
C)   Evolution
D)   Population Ecology
E)   Community EcologyF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Operant conditioning is the same as trial and error learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Only invertebrates show true eusociality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the golden-winged sunbird (Nectarina reichenowi) , defending a territory saved the bird 780 calories a day in reduced foraging activity, but cost the bird 728 calories in defense of the territory. The net change in calories due to territorial behavior was

Accepted Answer

A)   53
B)   1,508
C)   -53 (no gain) 
D)   52
E)   -52 (no gain) F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

A change in behavior related to a stimulus and response is

Accepted Answer

A)   aversiveness.
B)   associative learning.
C)   habituation.
D)   orientation.
E)   aversiveness and habituation.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Exam 55: Behavioral Ecology

An egg rolling out of its nest is a(n) _______ to a nesting goose.

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The monarch butterflies that migrate to Mexico in the winter have never been there before.

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Kinesis is

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What is the process through which many animals develop irreversible species-specific behavior patterns?

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Optimal foraging as a form of efficient behavior would be favored by

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The focus of ethology is on

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Modifications of previous behavior based on experience represent

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What is a factor that drives animal migration?

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Naked mole rats are diploid.

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What is an assumption of group selection, an attempt to explain altruism in nature?

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Kin selection is a form of altruism.

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Innate behaviors are the result of associative learning.

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What tissues in an animal's body are the targets of genes for behavior?

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Migration only occurs in vertebrates.

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____________ is the study of how behavior contributes to the differential survival and reproduction of organisms.

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Operant conditioning is the same as trial and error learning.

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Only invertebrates show true eusociality.

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