Question 1

A hummingbird is attracted to the red, tubular flowers of a trumpet vine. It drinks nectar from the flower and, in doing so, collects pollen that it transfers to the next flower. In this form of communication, who is the sender, who is the receiver, and what information is being transferred?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hummingbird is the sender, the flower is the receiver, and the availability of pollen is the information.
B)  The hummingbird is the sender, the flower is the receiver, and the availability of the hummingbird to transfer pollen is the information.
C)  The flower is the sender, the hummingbird is the receiver, and the availability of nectar is the information.
D)  The flower is the sender, the hummingbird is the receiver, and the need of the flower to have its pollen transferred is the information.
E)  The flower is the sender, the pollen is the receiver, and the presence of the hummingbird is the information.

Question 2

Males of different species of field crickets have specific songs. Females typically only respond to males exhibiting their species-specific calls, however hybrids can form. Hybrid females will choose hybrid males that sing a hybrid song that has components of the songs from both parental species. Females of either parent species will not choose males that sing a hybrid song. Which of the following statements is the MOST likely reason for differential responses to calls in non-hybrid and hybrid females?

Accepted Answer

A)  The songs have a genetic basis and females respond to any calls they have heard while growing up.
B)  The songs have a genetic basis and females respond to the calls based on specialized sensory receptors that result in recognition of their conspecifics' call.
C)  The songs have no genetic basis and females respond to the calls they have learned from being around other conspecifics.
D)  The songs have no genetic basis and females respond to the calls based on specialized sensory receptors that result in recognition of their conspecifics' call.

Question 3

Patterns of behavior that are species-specific and highly repeatable are called displays and are an example of a(n)  _____ pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  key
B)  nurture
C)  fixed-action
D)  supernormal
E)  operant

Question 4

Which of the following mechanisms is a causal explanation for bird song?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young males learned their song from their fathers.
B)  Songs are used by males to attract a mate.
C)  The ritualization of the vocalization became species-specific.
D)  Air passing through a bird's specialized singing organ, the syrinx, vibrates the surrounding organs.

Question 5

Imagine a frog at a pond where multiple species are mating. Female frogs are able to discern males making their species-specific calls. How is she able to do this?

Accepted Answer

A)  The visual cues of a male frog from her species allows her to go directly to that male.
B)  The olfactory cues from a male frog of her species allows her to go directly to that male.
C)  The female only hears calls from a male frog of her species, which results in her going to a male frog of her species.
D)  The female frog hears all of the calls at the pond, but only male calls from her species excite a specific group of neurons which results in her going to a male frog of her species.

Question 6

Associative learning, also called conditioning, occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A)  an animal learns that two events are correlated.
B)  an animal learns a behavior without reward or punishment.
C)  an animal's behavior is lessened or eliminated through repeated exposure to the stimulus.
D)  an animal's response to a stimulus is enhanced when a strong or novel stimulus is presented first.

Exam 45: Animal Behavior

Associative learning, also called conditioning, occurs when:

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A hummingbird is attracted to the red, tubular flowers of a trumpet vine. It drinks nectar from the flower and, in doing so, collects pollen that it transfers to the next flower. In this form of communication, who is the sender, who is the receiver, and what information is being transferred?

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Imagine a frog at a pond where multiple species are mating. Female frogs are able to discern males making their species-specific calls. How is she able to do this?

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Which of the following mechanisms is a causal explanation for bird song?

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Patterns of behavior that are species-specific and highly repeatable are called displays and are an example of a(n) _____ pattern.

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Exam 45: Animal Behavior

Associative learning, also called conditioning, occurs when:

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A hummingbird is attracted to the red, tubular flowers of a trumpet vine. It drinks nectar from the flower and, in doing so, collects pollen that it transfers to the next flower. In this form of communication, who is the sender, who is the receiver, and what information is being transferred?

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Imagine a frog at a pond where multiple species are mating. Female frogs are able to discern males making their species-specific calls. How is she able to do this?

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Which of the following mechanisms is a causal explanation for bird song?

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Patterns of behavior that are species-specific and highly repeatable are called displays and are an example of a(n) _____ pattern.

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