Question 1

A bear at a national park has discovered that if it can open the lid of the trash cans, it is likely to find tasty food inside.Soon it is trying to open the trash cans all over the park.What mechanism of learning has occurred?

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A)  classical (Pavlovian)  conditioning
B)  habituation
C)  operant conditioning
D)  air conditioning Clarify question:E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Hamilton explained the origin of altruism in selected insect societies with his kin selection model of sex determination.Since males are haploid and females are diploid, the workers share a very high proportion of alleles, theoretically as high as 75%.What is this called?

Accepted Answer

A)  diploidy
B)  haploidy
C)  haplodiploidy
D)  parthenogenesisE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

In the phalarope, or wadepiper bird, the male is unusual in playing the larger parenting role -- he performs all the egg incubation and chick care.What unusual behavior might you predict for the female of the species?

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A)  The female provides sperm to fertilize the male's eggs.
B)  The female is part of a large harem of females, under the domain of a single male.
C)  The females compete to mate with the males, who choose among them.
D)  The females have dull, brown coloring that keeps them well-camouflaged. Clarify question:E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Insect workers propagate more of their own alleles by helping their mother reproduce rather than by reproducing themselves; thus, they share a larger fraction of their ___________ with the next generation.

Accepted Answer

A)  food resources
B)  time
C)  genome
D)  ability to defend their nestE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

In regards to altruism, what way are humans like vampire bats?

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A)  Their altruism is based on haplodiploidy.
B)  They are both Chiroptera.
C)  Their altruism is based on kin selection.
D)  They engage in reciprocal altruism. Clarify question:E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

It is 6:00 PM and the sun is due west of the hive.A honeybee has just returned to its hive from a patch of flowers that are due north of the hive.Which of the following best describes the type of waggle dance that this bee should perform? Note: The waggle run is the straight part of the dance.

Accepted Answer

A)  The waggle run should be straight down the vertical axis.
B)  The waggle run should be straight up the vertical axis.
C)  The waggle run should be 90  °\degree°  to the left of the vertical axis.
D)  The waggle run should be 90  °\degree°  to the right of the vertical axis. E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Recently the focus of research in behavioral ecology has been on the contribution by behavior to an animal's reproductive success.What is this called?

Accepted Answer

A)  average number of mates
B)  fitness
C)  foraging efficiency
D)  longevityE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The area over which an animal moves in the course of daily activity, but which it does not necessarily defend against other animals, is called what?

Accepted Answer

A)  family home
B)  foraging space
C)  home range
D)  nesting siteE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

Research on starlings indicates that young birds migrate by _______________, but older birds use true __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  orientation; navigation
B)  navigation; migration
C)  migration; orientation
D)  navigation; orientationE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Current research in behavioral ecology focuses on the overall contribution that behavior makes to an animal's

Accepted Answer

A)  fitness.
B)  learning.
C)  competitive strategies.
D)  foraging efficiency.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

In birds, if the offspring require extensive care, usually involving both the male and female, they are called

Accepted Answer

A)  semelparous species.
B)  altricial species.
C)  precocial species.
D)  iteroparous species.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

An animal learns to associate its behavioral response with a reward or punishment in

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral learning.
B)  classical conditioning.
C)  deviant behavior.
D)  operant conditioning.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

You read about how learning preparedness influences the associations that an animal is capable of learning.You want to explore the learning preparedness of hamsters.How might you test the learning preparedness of this species?

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A)  Train hamsters to navigate a maze to reach a reward.Determine which hamsters are fastest -- thus, are most prepared to learn.
B)  Train hamsters to navigate a maze to reach a reward.Determine the time of day at which the hamsters are fastest -- thus, most prepared to learn.
C)  Train hamsters to choose between tunnels to find a reward.Switch the reward tunnel frequently, and determine which hamsters learn the new association the fastest.
D)  Train hamsters to choose between tunnels to find a reward, and mark the tunnels with different visual, tactile, chemosensory or auditory stimuli to see which associations are learnable. Clarify question:E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Living as a member of a group may have all of the following advantages except what?

Accepted Answer

A)  being more resistant to disease and parasites
B)  increased feeding rate
C)  greater protection from predators
D)  members learn about new food sources from other membersE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

You are on the committee to update the design of the hospital NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) , which currently has incubators for the babies but not much else.Based on what you have learned about Harlow's experiments with rhesus monkeys, what would you suggest adding to the NICU to improve the babies' health and well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  comfortable chairs for parents to hold their babies
B)  softer lighting
C)  white-noise devices to mask the sound of beeping machines
D)  pheromones Clarify question:E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Courtship is often dependent on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  social releasers
B)  a stimulus/response chain
C)  an alarm call
D)  taxisE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

The processing of information and response in a manner that suggests thinking in the animal is called

Accepted Answer

A)  endogenous behavior.
B)  environmental induced behavior.
C)  instinctive behavior.
D)  associative behavior.
E)  cognitive behavior.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 18

Your study buddy is frustrated."This book says that a single gene can make mice exhibit a certain behavior.That's ridiculous! How can you build any kind of neural circuit with just one gene?" What is your response?

Accepted Answer

A)  "If the book says so it must be true.Ours is not to question why."
B)  "Some genes are longer than others, over 1000kb -- they have enough information to encode a full neural circuit."
C)  "Mice are a lot simpler than we are, and their brains are smaller.One gene is plenty for them to build a circuit."
D)  "What the book really means is: all else being equal, one variant of a gene is associated with higher levels of the behavior than the other variant of the gene.All the other thousands of genes are still needed to develop the brain.But variation in one gene can change how a certain neural circuit will behave."E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

Accepted Answer

A)  angle between the food source and the hive in reference to the sun.
B)  angle between the waggle run and the vertical axis within the hive.
C)  angle between the waggle run in reference to the hive-sun angle.
D)  angle between the waggle run in reference to the direction north from the hive.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

One of your professors says that fleas jump so high because they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles.But your other professor says that fleas jump high because evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host.So -- why do fleas jump high?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles.
B)  Because evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host.
C)  The ultimate cause is that they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles, and the proximate cause is that evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host.
D)  The proximate cause is that they have specially adapted leg structures and muscles, and the ultimate cause is that evolution selected for individuals with genes that helped them avoid being damaged by the scratching behavior of their host. Clarify question:E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A bear at a national park has discovered that if it can open the lid of the trash cans, it is likely to find tasty food inside.Soon it is trying to open the trash cans all over the park.What mechanism of learning has occurred?

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Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

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The processing of information and response in a manner that suggests thinking in the animal is called

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You read about how learning preparedness influences the associations that an animal is capable of learning.You want to explore the learning preparedness of hamsters.How might you test the learning preparedness of this species?

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Your study buddy is frustrated."This book says that a single gene can make mice exhibit a certain behavior.That's ridiculous! How can you build any kind of neural circuit with just one gene?" What is your response?

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In the phalarope, or wadepiper bird, the male is unusual in playing the larger parenting role -- he performs all the egg incubation and chick care.What unusual behavior might you predict for the female of the species?

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Courtship is often dependent on what?

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It is 6:00 PM and the sun is due west of the hive.A honeybee has just returned to its hive from a patch of flowers that are due north of the hive.Which of the following best describes the type of waggle dance that this bee should perform? Note: The waggle run is the straight part of the dance.

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Insect workers propagate more of their own alleles by helping their mother reproduce rather than by reproducing themselves; thus, they share a larger fraction of their ___________ with the next generation.

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Living as a member of a group may have all of the following advantages except what?

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The area over which an animal moves in the course of daily activity, but which it does not necessarily defend against other animals, is called what?

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In regards to altruism, what way are humans like vampire bats?

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Hamilton explained the origin of altruism in selected insect societies with his kin selection model of sex determination.Since males are haploid and females are diploid, the workers share a very high proportion of alleles, theoretically as high as 75%.What is this called?

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Recently the focus of research in behavioral ecology has been on the contribution by behavior to an animal's reproductive success.What is this called?

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Research on starlings indicates that young birds migrate by _, but older birds use true ____.

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In birds, if the offspring require extensive care, usually involving both the male and female, they are called

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Current research in behavioral ecology focuses on the overall contribution that behavior makes to an animal's

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Foraging bees communicate with other bees in a waggle dance to give information about the food.The important cue in the dance that conveys information about the required flight direction to the food source relative to the hive-sun direction is the

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The processing of information and response in a manner that suggests thinking in the animal is called

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You read about how learning preparedness influences the associations that an animal is capable of learning.You want to explore the learning preparedness of hamsters.How might you test the learning preparedness of this species?

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Your study buddy is frustrated."This book says that a single gene can make mice exhibit a certain behavior.That's ridiculous! How can you build any kind of neural circuit with just one gene?" What is your response?

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Insect workers propagate more of their own alleles by helping their mother reproduce rather than by reproducing themselves; thus, they share a larger fraction of their ___________ with the next generation.

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The area over which an animal moves in the course of daily activity, but which it does not necessarily defend against other animals, is called what?

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In regards to altruism, what way are humans like vampire bats?

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Hamilton explained the origin of altruism in selected insect societies with his kin selection model of sex determination.Since males are haploid and females are diploid, the workers share a very high proportion of alleles, theoretically as high as 75%.What is this called?

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Recently the focus of research in behavioral ecology has been on the contribution by behavior to an animal's reproductive success.What is this called?

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Research on starlings indicates that young birds migrate by _______________, but older birds use true __________________.

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