Question 1

Fitness of an animal is best judged by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Strength of an animal
B)  Health of an animal
C)  Ability of an animal to survive and reproduce
D)  Courtship rituals
E)  Feeding behavior C

Question 2

In most species the _______ invests most of the energy in raising the young and the _______ chooses the mate.

Accepted Answer

A)  Female: female
B)  Male: female
C)  Female: male
D)  Male: male
E)  They both invest energy equally and raise the young together.

Question 3

If you were studying a very rapid kind of communication that works even at a distance and in the dark you would be studying which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

If you were studying unselfish acts that help others in a group so that they,and the individual,increase their chances of surviving and reproducing,you would be studying:

Accepted Answer

A)  Altruistic behavior
B)  Selfish behavior
C)  Natural selection
D)  Inclusive fitness
E)  Sexual selection

Question 5

Imprinting and songbird singing are both examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Altruism
B)  Innate but not learned behavior
C)  A type of courtship ritual
D)  Behavior that requires some learning
E)  Kin selection

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Why is it an advantage for a female elk to choose a male that has a large set of antlers as her mate?

Accepted Answer

A)  A male with a larger set of antlers if more likely to be health and carry good genetics
B)  The male can use the antlers to spear food for the female
C)  The male is more likely to have already fathered offspring in the past
D)  The male is most likely a young bull that will be alive for many years to help raise the offspring
E)  The antlers will help nourish the offspring once they are born

Question 8

The sensitive period is most closely associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Operant conditioning
B)  Insight learning
C)  Imprinting
D)  Extinction
E)  Motivation

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an advantage to group living?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased predator avoidance
B)  Help with the rearing of offspring
C)  Help with finding food
D)  Competition for mates
E)  Division of labor

Question 10

Which statement about behavior is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inborn behavior is usually inherited
B)  Innate behavior is triggered by stimulus and does not vary
C)  Fixed action patterns are sometimes subject to modification by learning
D)  Animals with simple nervous systems tend to respond to a stimulus with inherited behavior
E)  All patterns of behavior can be explained as fixed action patterns

Question 11

A biologist is studying the adaptation to the environment due to the reproductive success of the individual's relatives.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct selection
B)  Selfish selection
C)  Kin selection
D)  Reciprocal selection
E)  Imprint selection

Question 12

___________ is a system in which animals arrange themselves in a pecking order,where the animal above takes precedence over the one below.

Accepted Answer

A)  Imprinting
B)  Inclusive fitness
C)  Dominance hierarchy
D)  Altruism
E)  Circadian rhythm

Question 13

Brightly colored and extremely large tails in male birds of paradise have been selected by evolutionary processes mainly because these features:

Accepted Answer

A)  Makes the animal smartest
B)  Allows the animal to live the longest
C)  Allows the animal to live in the widest variety of environments
D)  Allows the animal to produce the largest number of viable offspring
E)  Allows the animal to become the largest

Question 14

Why do females have a greater investment in offspring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Females continuously invest energy as the embryo develops
B)  Females invest energy in fighting off other females to obtain a mate
C)  Females must fight off any predators
D)  Females are the only ones who invest any energy in raising offspring
E)  Choosing a mate takes a great deal of the energy from the female

Question 15

Some fish give off a chemical when injured that signals to other fish that a predator is nearby.The chemical causes the uninjured fish to group together in a tight formation,move to the bottom of the water and cease movement to make it less likely that they will be preyed upon.

Accepted Answer

A)  This is communication using a chemical signal
B)  This is a futile attempt by the fish to survive
C)  An unnecessary action since the predator already has killed its prey
D)  This is a visual signal to the predator that they are prey items
E)  This behavior will only work one time

Question 16

An example of territoriality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Barnacles attached to the bottom of a boat
B)  A red-winged blackbird singing to ward off other males and attract a female to his nest
C)  A cloud of moths attracted to a light
D)  A swarm of mosquitoes hovering around a sweaty person
E)  A herd of zebras grazing in a field

Question 17

An animals physiology will play a role in determining its behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Learning that is reinforced by rewards,and a gradual strengthening of stimulus-response connections,is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Imprinting
B)  Operant conditioning
C)  Insight learning
D)  Motivation
E)  Extinction

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a benefit to living in a group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protection against predators
B)  Easier to find food
C)  Increased change of contracting a disease
D)  Easier to find a mate
E)  Division of labor among the group C

Question 20

Behavior is any action which can observed or described.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 38: Behavioral Ecology

Fitness of an animal is best judged by the:

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In most species the _______ invests most of the energy in raising the young and the _______ chooses the mate.

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If you were studying a very rapid kind of communication that works even at a distance and in the dark you would be studying which of the following?

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If you were studying unselfish acts that help others in a group so that they,and the individual,increase their chances of surviving and reproducing,you would be studying:

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Imprinting and songbird singing are both examples of:

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

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Why is it an advantage for a female elk to choose a male that has a large set of antlers as her mate?

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The sensitive period is most closely associated with:

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Which of the following is NOT an advantage to group living?

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Which statement about behavior is NOT true?

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A biologist is studying the adaptation to the environment due to the reproductive success of the individual's relatives.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which of the following?

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___________ is a system in which animals arrange themselves in a pecking order,where the animal above takes precedence over the one below.

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Brightly colored and extremely large tails in male birds of paradise have been selected by evolutionary processes mainly because these features:

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Why do females have a greater investment in offspring?

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Some fish give off a chemical when injured that signals to other fish that a predator is nearby.The chemical causes the uninjured fish to group together in a tight formation,move to the bottom of the water and cease movement to make it less likely that they will be preyed upon.

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An example of territoriality is:

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An animals physiology will play a role in determining its behavior.

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Learning that is reinforced by rewards,and a gradual strengthening of stimulus-response connections,is called:

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Which of the following is NOT a benefit to living in a group?

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Behavior is any action which can observed or described.

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