Question 1

A parrot fluffs out her feathers and screeches when another female bird approaches.She is

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A)   communicating using visual signals
B)   sick
C)   communicating using auditory signals
D)   communicating using visual signals and auditory signals
E)   communicating using tactile cuesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

An increase in fitness-the survival of more offspring-that occurs due to competition among males and mate choice by females is called

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A)   altruistic behavior.
B)   selfish behavior.
C)   natural selection.
D)   sociobiology.
E)   sexual selection.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 3

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

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A)   protection against predators
B)   easier to find food
C)   easier to find a mate
D)   amount of work can be divided up among members
E)   increased chance of diseaseF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Learned behavior that causes a family of baby ducks to follow their mother is called

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A)   imprinting.
B)   operant conditioning.
C)   insight learning.
D)   extinction.
E)   motivation.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

Isolated songbirds will sing a more correct song if they

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A)   are never removed from isolation.
B)   listen to their own species' song within a particular time period.
C)   listen to other species' songs.
D)   are punished for not singing a complicated song.
E)   are given an adult tutor.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

The nest-building behavior of two populations of Fischer lovebirds and hybrid lovebirds showed that

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A)   no learning at all occurred with this type of behavior.
B)   the hybrid was the best at nest-building.
C)   all the birds began building nests in the most efficient way.
D)   the nest-building behavior was completely random.
E)   the hybrids showed behavior intermediate between the behaviors of the parents.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

The ability of an individual and the individual's kin to survive and reproduce is called

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A)   altruistic behavior.
B)   selfish behavior.
C)   natural selection.
D)   fitness.
E)   inclusive fitness.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a tactile communication method?

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A)   baby gulls pecking at parent's beak
B)   grooming in primates
C)   the waggle dance of bees
D)   pheromone release from female moths
E)   fish using their lateral lines to feel the presence of other fish swimming alongsideF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Altruism is described as

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A)   displaced aggressive behavior.
B)   a means of ranking animals in a dominance hierarchy.
C)   actions of an animal that immediately benefit others rather than itself, but may harm itself.
D)   belligerent behavior that helps an animal compete in its society.
E)   an individual's reproductive success.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

The first female aphids to hatch in the spring settle on large leaves and defend them against other females.This is an example of

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A)   territoriality.
B)   reproductive behavior.
C)   feeding behavior.
D)   learned behavior.
E)   dominance hierarchy.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 12

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

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A)   All of these can be effective both during the day and at night.
B)   tactile
C)   visual
D)   auditory
E)   chemicalF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Which statement about behavior is NOT true?

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A)   Inborn behavior is usually inherited.
B)   Innate behavior is triggered by a 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 an inherited behavior.
E)   All behaviors can be explained as fixed action patterns.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

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

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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 are healthier.
D)   A brightly colored male sings the loudest.
E)   A brightly colored male will help her raise their offspring.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 15

You are laying on your favorite beach in Florida and while looking down the beach you observe periodic white flashes in the sand.You get up and walk down the beach to see what is causing the flashes.You observe Fiddler Crabs waving their enlarged claw in the air producing the flashes.This behavior is an example of

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A)   auditory communication.
B)   chemical communication.
C)   visual communication.
D)   tactile communication.
E)   territoriality.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 16

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

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A)   They must be able to travel the entire territory in one day to defend it.
B)   They only need to maintain a territory that is large enough for the male and one mate.
C)   Different species need different sized territories depending on their food source.
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 it.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Which two organ systems are most involved in producing physiological changes leading to appropriate behavior patterns?

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A)   nervous and digestive
B)   digestive and urinary
C)   nervous and reproductive
D)   nervous and endocrine
E)   reproductive and digestiveF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Pheromones are

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A)   visual signals.
B)   auditory signals.
C)   chemical attractants.
D)   tactile responses.
E)   hormones.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Which body system plays an important role in influencing behavior?

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A)   endocrine
B)   cardiovascular
C)   respiratory
D)   digestive
E)   integumentaryF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

To train an animal,you try to reward each instance of desired behavior.In this way,you can eventually get pigeons to play ping-pong.This system of reward,where animals are given a reward each time they responded correctly,usually in a boxlike environment,is called

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A)  imprinting.
B)  operant conditioning.
C)  insight learning.
D)  extinction.
E)  motivation.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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The nest-building behavior of two populations of Fischer lovebirds and hybrid lovebirds showed that

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Altruism is described as

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Isolated songbirds will sing a more correct song if they

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An increase in fitness-the survival of more offspring-that occurs due to competition among males and mate choice by females is called

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Learned behavior that causes a family of baby ducks to follow their mother is called

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The first female aphids to hatch in the spring settle on large leaves and defend them against other females.This is an example of

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Which of the following is NOT a tactile communication method?

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

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A parrot fluffs out her feathers and screeches when another female bird approaches.She is

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Which body system plays an important role in influencing behavior?

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

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Which statement about behavior is NOT true?

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Which type of communication occurs when one animal touches another?

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Which two organ systems are most involved in producing physiological changes leading to appropriate behavior patterns?

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The ability of an individual and the individual's kin to survive and reproduce is called

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

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